Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

Comic Craft Foundations: Building Your Graphic Story (Pack Part 2)
2025-07-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Huntsville Art Supply | Studios 269 and 270
Master the art of creating comics, graphic novels, and manga! Perfect for all skill levels. Limited spots available – register now for Comic and Graphic Novel Art Class: Pack Part 1!
Workshop Details:
Date: Starts July 10, 2025 (Every Thursday for 5 weeks)
Time: 5pm – 7pm (2 hours per session)
Location: Huntsville Art Supplies,
2211 Seminole Drive,
Studio 269
Huntsville, AL 35805
Ticket Price: $300 for the 5-week course
Maximum Class Size: 15
Minimum Class Size: 5 (If less than 5, the class will be canceled, and fees refunded.)
About the Artist:
Hello! I’m Paul Brandofino, an independent comic artist, illustrator, digital artist, animator, writer, and streamer. I previously taught at Super Powered Studios, working alongside Kevin Stokes. Currently, I stream on Twitch, where I create art and assets for my streams. I’ve also developed my original webcomic Shards and various fan comics.
What You’ll Learn:
Class 6: Dynamics and Perspective – Making your panels and characters pop out and avoid looking similar!
Class 7: Backgrounds – Learning to create unique backgrounds and how to match your setting~
Class 8: Dialogue, Lettering and Pacing – How to make characters interact with each other! As well as to have proper pacing for the entire comic!
Class 9: Book Covers and Posters – Creating an eye-catching comic book cover!
Class 10: Comic one-shot – Putting together everything you learned to make a quick one-shot!
Space is limited, so reserve your spot now to ensure you don’t miss this opportunity to unleash your creative potential!
WHAT TO BRING:
Paper and pencil (HB) or a drawing tablet
Micron 08
Eraser
9×12″ Bee Inspired Drawing Paper
Comics, graphic novels, or manga that inspire you
Binder/folder to organize your art (optional but recommended)
All of these supplies are available at Huntsville Art Supplies!

Live Figure Drawing
2025-07-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Yuri Ozaki | Studio 310, 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville, AL, 35805, United States
Join Yuri Ozaki for a gathering of creativity and connection! Grab your sketchpad and join fellow artists in drawing from a live figure. Immerse yourself in the art-making process, share techniques, spark conversations, and enjoy the camaraderie of creating together. It’s a come-as-you-are kind of event—no pressure, just pure artistic flow.

Yoga at Lowe Mill
2025-07-10 17:15 - 18:15 | Josephine Glass | Studio 2008 | Saturn Jive Dance Space
Come join us for YOGA with Avery every Thursday evening from 515pm to 615pm. It is open level and everyone is welcome!
$15 or $10 for students or Lowe Mill Artists. Cash and/or Venmo
and you can stay for Sensation Heels afterwards!

America the Beautiful: A History of Art in the U.S.
2025-07-10 18:00 - 19:00 | North Star Classroom | Studio 1047
Let’s look together at our nation’s artistic heritage. This class is an overview of the history of painting in the U.S. from settlement to about 1950. It will also include some architecture, sculpture, photography, and poetry.
Which artists capture the history and/or the spirit of the U.S.? Are there paintings that illustrate our nation’s core values and ideals? We will explore the relationship between our culture, our history, and our art. A timeline will connect the art with key historical events and social movements. Students are encouraged to share their perspectives, analyses, and interpretations and to bring in additional examples. There will be opportunities for creative writing. By the end of the series of classes, each participant will have received 32 color copies of famous works of art to take home. There is no expectation that students will have any prior knowledge of art history.
Art historian Lynne Berry has taught classes about famous works of religious art at the Church of the Nativity and other venues since 1998. She is a frequent contributor to the WLRH Sundial Writers Corner with a series called Art on the Radio.
Please contact Lynne at lynneb4@gmail.com for instructions on how to register. Payments will be made by cash, check, Venmo, or Zelle and must be received no later than June 13, 2025.
If any classes must be cancelled by the teacher, the student will be given a pro-rated refund for that class.

Meleah Shrout Piano Lessons - Book Your Own Day/Time
2025-07-11 11:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-16 11:00 - 17:30 | Meleah Shrout | Studio 1036
Let Meleah Shrout Studio 1036 in renowned Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment unlock a world of musical wonder for adults and children alike.
Upon completing her Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano, Meleah discovered a deeper desire to express herself through music, which includes sharing her talents with eager to learn students. Meleah believes that anyone can learn to create music and she truly enjoys teaching people of all ages. She finds particular joy in helping adults who are returning to the piano and in working with children on the autism spectrum. Music brings joy to everyone, regardless of age or ability. Let Meleah guide you with her amazing ability to teach you the art of piano.
Click LEARN MORE to contact Meleah.

Hip Hop Classes
2025-07-11 17:15 - 18:00 | Josephine Glass | Studio 2008 | Saturn Jive Dance Space
Join Josephine Glass Studio 2008 with the Saturn Jive Dance Space for an exhilarating hip hop class! Taught by two exceptional local dancers, Derrell and Delorin, this class dives into the rich, cultural roots of hip hop as a dynamic African American art form. Just like jazz, hip hop has grown to shape music, dance, and even fashion and language worldwide. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned dancer, this class will have you moving, grooving, and connecting with hip hop’s vibrant history. Don’t miss out—join us Friday nights or Saturday afternoons and get ready to dance!

Watercolor Class for beginners
2025-07-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Yuri Ozaki | Studios 307 and 310
Join us at Studio 310 for a fun and inspiring watercolor class designed for all skill levels! Whether you’re a beginner discovering the joy of painting or an experienced artist honing your craft, this class has something for everyone.
What to Expect:
• For Beginners: Start with simple yet beautiful landscape projects, learn how to mix paint and water, and gain foundational knowledge of watercolor materials and techniques.
• For Intermediate & Advanced Students: Receive personalized guidance from the instructor to tackle artistic challenges, refine your skills, and bring your creative visions to life.
The instructor offers a variety of projects to choose from or you may bring your own ideas to work on. Materials are provided for those unsure of what to bring, though you are encouraged to bring your preferred supplies.

Bollywood Dance
2025-07-11 18:15 - 19:00 | Josephine Glass | Studio 2008 | Saturn Jive Dance Space
Come join us for our very first Bollywood dance class!
615pm after the adv/int hip hop class!
$15 or $10 for highschool or college students
Bollywood dancing is a vibrant dance style that blends traditional Indian dance forms with modern influences like hip-hop, jazz, and Latin dance styles, often seen in Indian films. It’s known for its expressive movements, and energetic rhythms.

Theatre of Fashion Kids and Youth Sewing Classes
2025-07-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Anyaberry | Studio 2001
Cost is $155 for 4 classes. Classes are 2 hours each.

The Theatre of Fashion is a school of fashion designing and sewing for children ages 9-17 and adults.
Here students learn the elements of design, fashion illustration, sewing and fashion presentation (modeling the designed garments). Classes culminate with a presentation of student’s designs (by students) on a runway!

Cost is $155 for 4 classes. One time registration fee is $15.

Instructor: Anya Sievers is a founder of The Theatre Of Fashion and a small fashion business Anyaberry. She is excited to continually improve the program offered at The Theatre Of Fashion.

Outdoor Market
2025-07-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Lowe Mill A&E Grounds
SATURDAYS 11AM – 4PM
MAY 3 UNTIL OCTOBER 25
Join us every Saturday, 11AM – 4PM, from May 3 until October 25 for our Outdoor Market. Vendors from all over the area will present their finest products, whether made-by-hand, second-hand or made by the earth. Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment will host this event throughout the grounds providing patrons, pickers, and art lovers with an open air shopping experience (weather permitting).

FREE CIGAR BOX GUITAR LESSONS
2025-07-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Cigar Box Guitar Store | Studio 106
Visit The Cigar Box Guitar Store in Studio 106 from 12-2pm for free cigar box guitar lessons, almost all of which can be played with just one finger. Drop in for a few minutes or stay for the entire lesson. No experience required. Loaner guitars available. No obligation–just come learn how easy it is to make a joyful noise! Questions? Call 256-886-8554.

Private Tasting Event - Book Your Own Time
2025-07-12 12:00 - 18:00 | Iron’s One Distillery | Studio 2061
Visit Irons One Studio 2061 in amazing Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment for a private tasting
event for you and your friends. This is for small groups – recommended size is from 2-20
people. When you and your guests arrive, the distillery’s doors close and your private event
begins.
The private tasting starts with a guided tour, offering a detailed exploration of the whiskey-
making process. After the tour, you end up in the tasting room where an Irons One bottle is
opened —crafted just for you. Enjoy it during the tasting, and whatever is left is yours to take
home and savor.
Private tasting pricing starts at $200 for groups of up to 10 people, with an additional $20 per
person for groups of 11–20.

Face Painting with Anjuli
2025-07-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Art by Anjuli | Studio 2027
Looking for a fun Saturday activity for the kids? Join Anjuli Farrales Studio 2027 at Lowe Mill A&E for some face painting adventures! Anjuli is ready to transform your little faces into Spider Man, unicorns, mermaids, cute puppies, fierce tigers, and tons of other cool designs! Prices are $7, $10, or $15. Let Anjuli bring smiles and fun to your Saturday afternoons!

To see samples of face painting by Anjuli, click on LEARN MORE below.

Happy 3-Year Studio Anniversary, Corinna Nicole!
2025-07-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Corinna Nicole | Studio 118
Come celebrate with Corinna Nicole Studio 118 and congratulate her on her 3 Year Lowe Mill A&E Anniversary as an independent business owner and artist.
Whether you’ve witnessed her journey from the beginning or you’ve only recently discovered Corinna Nicole Art, she’d love to share in celebration with you!
Stop by Studio 118 at Lowe Mill on July 12th between 1-5pm for sweets, treats, and 15% off select art.

Theatre of fashion Adult Sewing Class-Saturdays
2025-07-12 13:30 - 15:30 | Anyaberry | Studio 2001
$155 for 4 classes. Each class is 2 hours.
Join Anya Sievers Studio 2001 in creative Lowe Mill A&E and the Theatre of Fashion to embark on a journey of discovery and skill refinement as you delve into the world of sewing through these expert-led classes! With the guidance of Kim Clinton, a seasoned professional with a rich tapestry of experiences in the fashion industry, you are sure to enjoy the art of garment creation using commercial patterns. Let Anya and Kim help unlock your potential to fashion stunning attire.
$155 for 4 classes. Each class is 2 hours. Enroll on a month-to-month basis, ensuring flexibility and convenience for your busy lifestyle.
Meet Your Instructor: Kim Clinton
From her education at The Art Institute of Atlanta to her tenure in the garment industry and teaching at Bauder Fashion College, Kim brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to every stitch. Specializing in custom dressmaking and design, with a focus on bridal gowns and debutante dresses, Kim is now dedicated to developing enriching adult programs for the Theatre of Fashion.
Get ready to Begin Your Sewing Adventure!

Floral Resin Claw Clip Workshop
2025-07-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Kenzi Vogt | Studio 201 | Studio Kenzi B
Join Kenzie Vogt Studio 201 of Studio Kenzi B in cultivating Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment to add some bloom to your hairstyle with a custom-made resin claw clip! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll design and create your own floral hair accessory using real dried flowers and resin on a metal claw clip. Kenzi will guide you through the process step-by-step, so no experience is needed—just come ready to create something cute! Choose your flowers + layout.
Learn beginner-friendly resin techniques.
Go home with a functional, wearable piece you made yourself!
All supplies included.
Come for the vibes, leave with a new favorite hair clip!

Paint By Numbers: DATE NIGHT or GIRLS NIGHT OUT!
2025-07-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Hunstville Art Supply | Studio 270 | Stephanie Weaver
Stephanie Weaver Studio 270 in creative Lowe mill ARTS & Entertainment invites you to a fun and imaginative girls night out or date night with her Paint by Numbers class! Every second Saturday of each month, bring your friends / partners to create a gorgeous piece of art to cherish forever! This is your time to relax, paint, watch a movie and grab a beverage from our local meadery: Ravenwood Meadery! Let Stephanie guide you through some tricks and techniques that will elevate your artistic prowess all while having fun.

Celtic (céilí ) Dance Classes
2025-07-12 16:30 - 17:30 | Josephine Glass | Studio 2008 | Saturn Jive Dance Space
Learn Irish and Scots ceili dances in a casual, relaxed setting. No high kicks, leaps, or hard shoes required, just a desire to have fun dancing ceili party dances. Be ready to join in the sets for St. Patrick’s Day or Burns Night or any other time there’s celtic music available to dance to.
The goal of this class is to teach you the basics of Irish and Scots ceili dances, along with some of the more widely known dances.
While we probably can’t cover dances from all seven Celtic Nations, we’ll do our best to present a wide selection of celtic dance and have a good time dancing it. No previous experience or partners required. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about celtic dance but were afraid to ask.
Saturdays from 4:30pm-5:30pm.
$15/$10 students. Cash or Venmo.
This class is drop in friendly. We’ll keep dancing previous dances as we continue to learn new ones

Mocha Pot!
2025-07-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Yuri Ozaki | Studios 307 and 310
What happens when the humble mocha pot takes center stage in the world of fine art? Mocha Pot! is a playful and inventive exhibition featuring works by ten artists, each interpreting the iconic coffee maker in their own style. From bold realism to surreal whimsy, these paintings celebrate the charm of the mocha pot while offering fresh perspectives on classic imagery.
Some artworks pay homage to famous masterpieces—where a mocha pot replaces iconic figures, reimagining history with a humorous twist. Imagine Monet’s lady with a parasol transformed into a dignified espresso companion or other beloved compositions infused with caffeinated creativity.
Through humor, nostalgia, and artistic innovation, Mocha Pot! invites viewers to see everyday objects in a new light. Whether you love coffee, art, or both, this exhibition promises a delightful blend of inspiration and amusement.
Opening Night for this collaborative event begins on this upcoming Open Studio Night Saturday July 12, 2025 from 5pm – 7pm.
The exhibit will be available to view each day during Lowe Mill A&E public hours Wed. – Sat. 11am – 7pm.
Enjoy.

Mocha Pot!
2025-07-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Yuri Ozaki | Studios 307 and 310
What happens when the humble mocha pot takes center stage in the world of fine art? Mocha Pot! is a playful and inventive exhibition featuring works by ten artists, each interpreting the iconic coffee maker in their own style. From bold realism to surreal whimsy, these paintings celebrate the charm of the mocha pot while offering fresh perspectives on classic imagery.
Some artworks pay homage to famous masterpieces—where a mocha pot replaces iconic figures, reimagining history with a humorous twist. Imagine Monet’s lady with a parasol transformed into a dignified espresso companion or other beloved compositions infused with caffeinated creativity.
Through humor, nostalgia, and artistic innovation, Mocha Pot! invites viewers to see everyday objects in a new light. Whether you love coffee, art, or both, this exhibition promises a delightful blend of inspiration and amusement.
Opening night of this collaborative event is on our upcoming Open Studio Night: Saturday July 12, 2025 5pm – 7pm!

Open Studio Night
2025-07-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
At Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, we are inspired by the stories of every artist we encounter. In an effort to bring in talent from all over the world into our community, we created Open Studio Night, a place where visiting artists have a chance to meet the artists of the Mill, interact with the public, and exhibit their fantastic work in our seven galleries. Open Studio Night is also a chance for the 150+ studios around the building to open their studios, ensuring everyone the chance to appreciate art from near and far.
The featured artists for this upcoming Open Studio Night will be ALMAC, Leslie Wood, Garland Farwell, Denise Dekemper, Friends of Cattyshack, Lorrie Lane and Steve Davis, Leanna Leithauser & Leslie and Tara Stallworth Lee.
Bring your friends and family to meet with our over 150 plus artists and enjoy light refreshments and music while you immerse in an environment of art and beauty.

Argentine Tango Class
2025-07-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Josephine Glass | Studio 2008 | Saturn Jive Dance Space
Saturday Evenings from 5:30pm-6:30pm Come learn Argentine Tango! $15/$10 Students. Cash and/or Venmo
No partner, experience or pre pre registration required!
Walk ins welcome!
Argentine Tango is an intimate, compact, and improvisational . It’s music emphasizes the melody and allows for a more forgiving and creative rhythm. Our classes will focus on all the elements students need to dance beginner social Argentine Tango. We look forward to sharing this unique music and dance with you.
The Argentine tango is a passionate, intimate partner dance that originated in the 1880s. The tango is known for its close embrace, intricate footwork, and expressive movements. It emphasizes a strong connection between partners, fluidity, and improvisation.

Kathryn Williamson - Climate Women
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | First Floor Ramp Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by Kathryn Williamson which will be on view in the First Floor Ramp Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

About the exhibit:
I believe that healing the climate is connected with healing ourselves, which includes listening to those small seeds of yearning we have, to share ourselves and live out loud from our passions. I always loved astrophysics and art, and the climate crisis asks me to bring both the scientific and artistic parts of myself forward to be more whole. I’ve spent much of the last decade as an academic, an astronomy educator, hardly painting at all. This “Climate Women” series is a gift to myself. It has accompanied a larger shift in my life of transitioning from academia to independent consulting, from frantic rushing to being more intentional with my time, and from following rigid perceptions of what a “professional” does to listening more to the messy, creative parts of myself. Painting these women while listening to recordings of them speaking on stage or in interviews has become a meditation practice for me to listen, learn, create, and connect.
I originally started this series by painting authors from the book All We Can Save, but since the book has about fifty authors, I started to bounce around. In no particular order, I just followed my whims for topics that caught my eye. I expanded to women I know personally and/or learned about through other efforts. I have many more portraits I’d like to paint, and I made more paintings for this series than I’m sharing in public. This is for a few important reasons. The first has to do with consent. A big part of this effort is the practice of respect and reciprocity. I vowed from the beginning that I would only display the paintings if I received explicit permission. There are a handful of women I painted who I was not able to reach, and it was not for lack of trying! For example, I can see that a few of the women are extremely busy taking brave actions, and after brief attempts to contact them, I thought it might be best to just let them be so they can focus. Others seem to have totally disappeared from contact. It gives me a sinking feeling. I wonder, why? Did their activism bring them into harm’s way? Are they okay? There is only one painting where I got an explicit “not at this time” response. There is also one painting that is just bad; I’m too embarrassed to share it with anyone. It was one of the first ones I started, and I could feel myself rushing, trying to “accomplish” the big task ahead. I keep it as a reminder to take my time and prioritize investing in process and quality. Then there are the paintings where I did invest careful attention to detail, and I’m very proud of the resulting quality, and I still couldn’t reach the woman depicted, so I sit with that feeling of not getting what I thought I wanted, without getting that external validation. And that, too, is a learning practice for me.
This collection is not at all representative of the many women who show up to help make a better world. In general, compared to men, women are more likely to recognize climate change as a serious problem, more concerned global climate change will harm them personally, and believe that people will have to make major lifestyle changes to reduce the effects of global climate change (Pew Research Global Attitudes Survey 2015). While women suffer disproportionately from resource scarcity and natural disasters resulting from climate change, women also hold significant community and ecological knowledge, can mobilize households, and can safeguard health measures such as sanitation and forest regeneration. This is why gender equity is listed as one of the key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Whether you are inspired by the women featured in this collection, other women helping their communities, and/or all the awesome non-women activists out there helping to envision and generate a healthy, equitable, and sustainable future, I hope you find your unique role in the climate movement. We need everyone. We need you!
Original paintings are not for sale. See ursagaia.com if you would like to purchase a 18×24-inch mosaic poster print of the collection. Proceeds will be donated to the All We Can Save Project.

Paul Cordes Wilm - Our Divided Circus
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | First Floor Main Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by Paul Cordes Wilm which will be on view in the First Floor Main Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

Paul Cordes Wilm is a Southern artist and musician, born and raised in (Theodore) Alabama. He currently lives in Birmingham.
Equally influenced by abstract expressionist Robert Rauschenberg and (Alabama folk artist) Mose Tolliver, the bright house paint colors (a good-natured nod to the artist’s red/green colorblindness), bold ink lines, satirical juxtapositions, subtle social commentary and sharp sense of humor all make Paul Cordes Wilm’s “Folk-Pop” paintings on found wood instantly recognizable.
His latest series, Our Divided Circus attempts to paint a subconscious portrait of these strange, chaotic and unpredictable times we’re experiencing.
This exhibit was inspired by :
automatism, bingo cards (Mexican), climate change, dreams (half-remembered), early morning birdsong, freeform radio, geography, Halloween, intuition, jigsaw puzzles, kitchen conversations, language, Musique Concrete, night, the occult, politics (current), questioning, road trips, spirits, transformation, uncertainty, vernacular, wood (patterns), X (generation), the Year of the Snake, zoo cages

Nathan Husser - Conditions for Progress
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | First Floor West Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by Nathan Husser which will be on view in the First Floor West Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

About the exhibit:
Conditions for Progress is a multimedia solo exhibition containing sculptures made from plaster, glass, cheesecloth, wood and more. This exhibition is a body of work reflecting on the presence and importance of the physicality held in objects.These altered and re-contextualized forms represent the dense honesty three dimensions can have, while simultaneously being multifaceted conceptually. Conditions for Progress is an inside look into how as an artist, I know to process and reimagine life beyond the language I speak and represent it in sculpture.

About the artist:
My name is Nate Husser from Madison, Alabama. I am a 2025 Graduate from the University of North Alabama where I majored in Sculpture. I have been practicing and creating in different mediums of art from photography, filmmaking, to collage the last 10 years of my life. Sculpture has taken over as my main form of creative expression and fascination. With my sculpture I am able to create, replicate, and alter different forms to change or elevate their meaning. This being said, I consider myself a conceptual artist. I am always questioning and trying to derive new meaning from my surroundings.

Wild Alabama - Conservation through Art: 50 Years of Wilderness in Alabama
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | Second Floor Connector Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by Wild Alabama which will be on view in the Second Floor Connector Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

About the exhibit:
Each artist in this exhibit has a personal and profound relationship with the federal Wilderness areas in Alabama. Their paintings, photographs, book arts and writing are expressions of the inspiration by Alabama’s wildest places that have deeply influenced their work and their lives. The aim of this exhibit and its associated workshops, Forest Bathing walks, and Wilderness hikes is to bring awareness of the importance of the treasure of Wilderness for all living things, and to advance Wild Alabama’s mission to inspire people to enjoy, value and protect the wild places of Alabama.
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Eastern Wilderness Areas Act that gave us all three federal Wilderness areas in Alabama. This exhibit is a celebration of the persistent efforts of Alabamians who fought for the Act, and the wisdom of a Congress that gave it overwhelming bipartisan support.

Kristin Hudson - Everyday Rainbows
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | North Floor Gallery, 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville, AL, 35805, United States
This exhibition round includes works provided by Kristin Hudson which will be on view in the North Floor Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

About the exhibit:
Inspired by the sun shining through rainbow window film, the idea for “Everyday Rainbows” began when I captured pictures of sun painted rainbows across my bathroom sink vanity and evolved into an exploration of color.
While studying for my art degree, I discovered my love of color went deeper than the clothes I wore or how I decorated. I began utilizing color to tell a story, emphasize a design, or create an emotion. Combining those colors with simple shapes allowed me to think minimally while making a big impact. As I was naturally drawn to bright, neon, and iridescent colors, it steadily became a focus in my art to incorporate eye catching color.
Every piece of art you see here is created from just 3 colors: pink, yellow, and blue. By limiting myself, I explored, experimented, and showed the versatility of color. It is satisfying to see the way combinations, layers, and techniques, can elicit vastly different reactions. I tried new, experimental styles of creation with media outside my norm to further explore the opportunities these 3 colors could provide.
As you peruse the gallery, you will see the breadth of opportunity within these 3 colors. Though each start from the same place, the results can be vastly different.

About the artist:
Kristin is a Creative Marketing Manager, Graphic Designer, and Printmaker. She has a B.A. in History from the University of Louisville and a B.A. in Studio Art/Graphic Design from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. As a Graphic Designer and Marketer, she gets to create corporate design including brand development, campaigns, documents, software design, and more. In her personal art, she focuses on illustration and branding. As a Printmaker, she primarily works in linoleum, woodblock, and screen printing. Kristin has studio 2054 at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment where she is lucky enough to be able to work remotely, create during off hours, experiment with all kinds of different art styles/mediums, and enjoy a community of artists full of encouragement and motivation.

@kdesignartstudio
www.kdesignartstudio.com

Liz Onken - Tea in Istanbul
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | Third Floor West Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by Liz Onken which will be on view in the Third Floor West Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

About the exhibit:
Tea in Istanbul is a visual diary—an abstracted love letter to a city that overwhelmed my senses and opened my eyes. This collection reflects on my time as a foreign painter immersed in the rich, layered world of Istanbul: a place where ancient empires meet modern rhythms, and where every street corner holds a burst of color, scent, or sound.
Through vibrant palettes, textured surfaces, and dynamic forms, these works capture the chaos and cohesion of a city alive with history and daily ritual. From the deep reds of street-side spices to the pastel shimmer of tile mosaics, from the tangled geometry of architecture to the soft intimacy of sharing tea, each piece is a translation of sensory experience into visual language.
The paintings shift between representation and abstraction, reflecting how I navigated this unfamiliar city—sometimes clearly, sometimes intuitively. Wandering through Istanbul felt like moving through a living mosaic, a patchwork of empires and cultures, where cats nap beside centuries-old ruins and the scent of baklava drifts past contemporary storefronts.
At the heart of it all: tea. A moment of stillness and warmth amid the movement. This show is a meditation on discovery, observation, and the beauty of getting lost.

About the artist:
Liz Onken is an abstract expressionist painter based in Huntsville, Alabama. She earned her BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in painting and drawing from Auburn University and continued her studies in Rome, where she deepened her understanding of art history and traditional techniques.
Named Emerging Artist of the Year in 2018 by World Art Collector magazine, Liz is known for her bold abstract paintings, as well as her mixed media and textile-based works. Her art has been exhibited in galleries across the United States and abroad.
After years of working and studying in other cities, Liz is excited to return to her hometown, where she continues to create and exhibit work inspired by both her Southern roots and international experiences.

The Eclectic Frog Collective - The Odd, The Weird, The Queer
2025-07-16 - 2025-09-20 | Third Floor East Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by The Eclectic Frog Collective which will be on view in the Third Floor East Gallery from July 16 – September 20, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, September 20 from 5-7 pm.

About the Exhibit:
The Weird, The Odd, The Queer
Once meant to wound, these words have become a mirror.
Odd. Weird. Queer.
I’ve worn them all—and now I wear them with purpose.
This exhibit is a meditation on otherness.
It asks us to see with new eyes, to question the boundaries of belonging, and to find beauty in what defies convention.
It holds space for grief and becoming—for memory, mystery, and transformation.
To be odd is to walk a path all your own.
To be weird is to bend the pattern into something new.
To be queer is to live truthfully without waiting for permission.
The Weird, The Odd, The Queer is a tribute to those who came before: the rebels, the romantics, the survivors. It is a celebration of queer existence in all its complexity, and a call to Resist, Remember & Rise.

About the Artists:
The Eclectic Frog Collective is a queer-led group of Southern artists who explore themes of transformation, resistance, and survival through mixed media, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance.
Led by Aaron Kilgore—from Studio RR5A at Lowe Mill A&E, the collective blends political urgency with honest personal stories. Their work invites you to see the beauty that grows on the margins.
