The Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present a solo exhibition, Celestia Morgan: Disparities, March 4 – May 20, 2022. The museum will host a reception for the artist on Friday, April 1 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., during downtown Tuscaloosa’s First Friday festivities. What does it mean in our society, one of the richest in the world, to not only systematically deny opportunities for progress and prosperity, but to also obstruct access to basic life needs such as […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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? Walkthrough Video
Do You See What I See ? Walkthrough Video Click on the link above to see our summer show!
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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Elevation of Art
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. […]