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Amplifying the arts on First Fridays in Tuscaloosa
4 minute read / With a highly anticipated home football game the next day, a sunset-framed University Boulevard buzzed with a lively mix of students, locals, and visitors. Amid this bustle was First Friday, a monthly art walk where galleries open their doors after hours.
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Nonsensical Formalism offers a playful conversation on perspective
4 minute read / How can perception speak into understanding joy, hope, and the issues we face today? This past spring a vibrant and thought-provoking exhibit opened at the Paul R. Jones gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa. Nonsensical Formalism, by Michael C. Thorpe, offered viewers of a warm and accepting visual narrative on his own perception…
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The Insanity of Mary Girard explores the power of choice
5 minute read / On a Sunday afternoon in April, I found myself sitting in the Allen Bales Theater waiting for the final Crimson Stage show of the year, The Insanity of Mary Girard, to begin. With the house lights still up and the door open to the lobby, in walked a woman in late…