Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Since our opening in 2003, the vision of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama, has been to provide educational and cultural opportunities to the community. Through our programs, collections, and events, we want to encourage a greater involvement in art at all levels and ages. Not only do we want our visitors and students to enjoy the visual art they view here at the Carnegie, but we also want them to leave with new and innovative knowledge they can share with the community.

Today, the Carnegie has a very strong children’s art education program that fosters creativity with hands-on activities. Exhibits such as the ones featuring Anne Frank’s life in words and photos, carvings of traditional masks by Northwest Indian artisans, and Art in Textiles: The Color of Quilts by Hallie O’Kelley evoke emotions and inspire the soul.