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The Kentuck Festival of the Arts is being welcomed back to Tuscaloosa's Snow Hinton Park for the second year. With all of the festivities, a front man who's found a profound new meaning and unexpected power in the historic hymns and hollers stands ready to share music with the Druid City. Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly remake the songs and connect them directly to the roots of rock and roll.

This week on StoryCorps, fellow artists Carey Fountain and Valencia Benjamin discuss the potential benefits and concerns of AI in regards to art, social media and history.

Alabama Public Radio is proud to share the work of local artist Abi Brewer, who created an original painting exclusively for the station. Views of Home is done in collaboration for APR's 2025 Fall Pledge Drive, happening from September 10 - 19. The art is what Abi calls "a love letter to Alabama." The painting celebrates the different flora, fauna and landscapes of the Yellowhammer State.

Jessie Andrews is a native of Huntsville, a muralist and the founder of Honey Blood Mural Company. She talks with Quick-Fire Quips host Baillee Majors about making art, local eateries and keeping Alabama alive. Plus, the irony of scuba diving being on her bucket list despite her irrational fear related to swimming in a pool.

Auburn welcomes artists of all styles to take part in an exhibition happening in May. Artwork must center around types/kinds of gardens and things found in gardens are open to personal interpretation. Works may be two or three dimensional in any style.

Artists are being invited to showcase their talent in Auburn. Registration is currently open for the Inaugural Juried Ceramics Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center. Applications close on Feb. 14.

In this continuation of StoryCorps, Lynn asks Sonyika about her current experience as an art teacher with children in Mobile and how she has seen her class impact the kids.

An indoor and outdoor weekend event in Tuscaloosa that highlights local artists is being billed as "perfect opportunity to find some one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list." The Kentuck Art Center's Art Market Holiday Extravaganza is set for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Kentuck at Queen City on Jack Warner Parkway.

Locals and visitors from across the country will make their way to the Kentuck Festival of the Arts this weekend. The event also brings in more than 270 artists from all walks of life. One such creative is Abi Brewer. She shared insights with Alabama Public Radio into what fuels her work and creativity.

The Mobile Museum of Art is celebrating a milestone: the 60th anniversary of its founding. The museum will hold a 1960s-themed Birthday Bash to commemorate the occasion. That's along with the opening of the special exhibition, 1960s Hard Edge and Op Art: Tribute to the Responsive Eye.