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Together for Creativity: A Collaboration with Central Elementary School

The Paul R. Jones Museum presents , an exhibition of artworks from the Paul R. Jones Collection and artworks by Central Elementary fifth-grade students. The exhibition runs January 12-February 25, 2022 and there will be a reception for the artists on Friday, February 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., during downtown Tuscaloosa’s First Friday festivities. Last fall, museum director Daniel White gave the fifth graders a tour of the Paul R. Jones Museum while the exhibition Forward Movement: Selections from […]

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Forward Movement: Selections from the Collection of Johnny and Allison Howze

The Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present the exhibition, Forward Movement: Selections from the Collection of Johnny and Allison Howze, from October 1 to December 3, 2021. There will be a closing reception on First Friday, December 3, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Face coverings are required in the gallery.   Forward Movement brings a selection of works from the Collection of Johnnyand Allison Howze to Tuscaloosa, showcasing modern and contemporary works that both beautify their home and […]

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Constructed Complexity: Assemblage and Collage in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art

The Paul R. Jones Museum is excited to announce the opening exhibition of the fall season, Constructed Complexity: Assemblage and Collage in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art. Works by artists Amalia Amaki, Benny Andrews, Joy Ballard-Peters, Hans Bhalla, Allan L. Edmunds, Selma Glass, Sam Gilliam, John T. Riddle Jr., and Molly Brooke Threadgill, among others, will be on view from First Friday, August 6 through September 24, 2021, with a First Friday reception on September 3, from […]

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Mario Andres Robinson- A Brush with Time May 7th -July 30th, 2021

Mario Andres Robinson, “Charlestine,” n.d., watercolor, 9 x 12 inches. Image courtesy of the artist. The Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present Mario Andres Robinson: A Brush with Time, May 7 – July 30, 2021. There will be two First Friday receptions: on, May 7, and on June 4, both from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in the museum. Painter, pastellist and draftsman Mario Andres Robinson is one of the leading watercolorists working today. Born and raised in Altus, […]

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Charlie Lucas: Talking to the Ancestors

The Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present Charlie Lucas: Talking to the Ancestors, October 2 – February 26, 2021. The iconic, self-taught artist, Charlie Lucas, is the youngest of a pantheon of outsider artists who rose to public attention in the latter part of the twentieth century. Lucas bridges a couple of generations of artists, said museum director Daniel White, “Starting with Bill Traylor, then Jimmie Lee Sudduth and Mose T, Charlie is the last in a long […]

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When They See Us, What Do They See?: Perspectives on Black Art

The Paul R. Jones Museum presents When They See Us, What Do They See?: Perspectives on Black Art, August 7-25, 2020, curated by Barbara-Shae Jackson. What does the aesthetic experience of a person perceiving a work of art look like when it does not reflect their culture or life experience? That is the question that Barbara-Shae Jackson, a doctoral student in cognitive psychology at UA, asked for her recent study, The Color Line: The Influence of Culturally Mediated Cognition, Openness […]

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Do You See What I See? – Selections from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art

Do You See What I See? – Selections from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art May 8 – August 31, 2020                   The new exhibit in the Paul R. Jones Museum, Do You See What I See?, draws from work by artists in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art. Dominated by portraits and figures, many works stare back at the viewer, encouraging a dialogue about personal identity and how […]

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IT’S LIKE THAT- Selections from the Collection of Rebecca and Jack Drake

The Paul R. Jones Museum presents It’s Like That: Selections from the Collection of Rebecca and Jack Drake, March 6-April 24, 2020. The public is invited to a reception on Friday, April 3 (First Friday in downtown Tuscaloosa), from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Works for this exhibition were selected by independent curator Paul Barrett who previously curated Purvis Young: Born in Liberty City, at the Jones Museum and A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw: Self-Taught Alabama Artists from […]

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Celebrate! Investigate! Create! A Collaboration between Arcadia Elementary School and the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art

Celebrate! Investigate! Create! A Collaboration between Arcadia Elementary School and the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art January 8- February 28 2020 Pre-Kindergarten through third grade students participating in the Paul R. Jones Art Classes this past October and November (held on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30pm) will have their art displayed at the Paul R. Jones Museum from January 10th to February 28th, 2020. We will celebrate Arcadia students with a special reception held at the Paul R. […]

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