Welcome Statement
We’re thrilled to introduce you to the exciting programs and events hosted by the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), Alys Stephens Center (ASC), ArtPlay Community Art Education (ArtPlay), and UAB Arts in Medicine (AIM). Our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries and finding new, innovative ways to bring the arts to life. We work tirelessly to curate thought-provoking exhibitions, enriching educational programs, and experiences that promote well-being through the arts. Take a moment to explore our site and discover all that we have to offer.
Lili Anderson, Executive Director
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Upcoming Events
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ArtPlay PresentsArtPlay 15th Anniversary and Spring Family Day
FREE Community Event Celebrate 15 years of creativity, connection, and community at ArtPlay! Bring the whole family for a joyful spring afternoon with live music, hands‑on art activities,
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ASO PresentsAlabama Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
Celebrate the accomplishments of our students this year during the Spring ASYO concert. Free and open to the public!
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ASO PresentsMasterworks Series: Heart of a New World
Artists Chris Confessore, conductor Julian Schwarz, cello Program to Include BARBER The School for Scandal Overture HIGDON Cello Concerto (Alabama première) DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9 “The New World”
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ASC PresentsYellow Bird Chase
A bumbling maintenance crew finds a magical yellow bird, and the mad chase begins. Racing over land, across the sea, and through the air, battling pirates and monsters,
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UAB Arts in Medicine PresentsMedical Music Day
UAB Arts in Medicine welcomes YCA on Tour to UAB Medicine. Join us for this special noon performance on January 27th at 12 PM in the UAB Highlands Atrium, where world-class artistry meets the heart of healing.
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ASO PresentsMasterworks Series: Beyond the Forest, Into the Sky
Daniel Cho, conductor HUMPERDINCK Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel HIGDON blue cathedral MOZART Symphony No. 40, K. 550, in G Minor STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 version)
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ArtPlay PresentsBack to the Garden
Vocabby’s garden is growing with many fragrant flowers! Join Vocabby’s World™ and your ArtPlay friends to learn new vocabulary words! We will explore new words through song, movement...
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ASO PresentsMasterworks Series: Beyond the Forest, Into the Sky
Daniel Cho, conductor HUMPERDINCK Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel HIGDON blue cathedral MOZART Symphony No. 40, K. 550, in G Minor STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 version)
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UAB Arts in Medicine PresentsMental Health and Community Well-Being: A Conversation with Donna Duke-Pope
Because we can never talk about mental health too much, we are bringing back Donna Duke-Pope, mental health advocate, for another discussion on mental health within the Black...
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Arts After Hours: Arts Member-Exclusive EventsAIM After Hours: The Healing Power of Magic with Kevin Spencer
Join us for the latest AIM After Hours, an ongoing member-exclusive series. Step behind the curtain and experience the transformative power of therapeutic magic. Join UAB Arts members...
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-AEIVA PresentsErin Jane Nelson: Living and Working
Exhibition Opening: Thursday, May 21, 5-7 p.m. AEIVA presents Living and Working, a survey exhibition of work by Erin Jane Nelson made between 2015 and 2025 while she...
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-AEIVA PresentsIn the Moment: Recent Acquisitions to AEIVA’s Permanent Collection
Opening: May 21, 5–7pm AEIVA presents In the Moment: Recent Acquisitions to AEIVA’s Permanent Collection, featuring work by seventeen artists acquired over the past three years, much of...