Visual Arts Exhibits
In addition to it research and preservation roles, the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Studies also supports the visual arts and artists. The Center exposes the region to regionally and nationally know artists, and offers opportunities to tap into the inspiration of these artists through workshops and other events. The National Center regularly hosts travelling art exhibits featuring individual artists and artist groups. In addition to these individual galleries, the National Center hosts annual shows by the National Alliance of Artists from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Montgomery Artists Consortium, Inc.
In addition to the traveling and annual exhibitions, the National Center frequently displays pieces from its ever-growing collection. This collection includes a variety of artists, both regionally and nationally known, and showcases many visual styles and media. Two highlights from this permanent collection are its two murals. There is the two-part indoor mural project by Vincent Morgan, which illustrates in one part the events, places, and personalities of the Civil Rights Movement, while the second part is inspired by The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It, by Jo Ann Robinson. There is also the ongoing outdoor mural project, located outside the National Center Annex. This series of panels is connected by the theme, “Journey to Freedom,” and illustrates Black history from Africa to the present, with an emphasis on the history of Alabama State University.Levi Watkins Learning Center Digital Collections
Upcoming and Recent Programs

Keynote Speaker: Fred Gray, Civil Rights Attorney
Monday, December 3, 2018
6 p.m. | First Baptist Church, 347 N. Ripley Street

The Colvin-Feagin Annual Communiy Art Show
Exhibit opening and artists' reception featuring local artists and live jazz.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Exhibit Dates: October 5, 2018 - January 11, 2019
1345 Carter Hill Road

The Journey to Freedom: A Mural in Eight Parts
A Visual Interpretation of African-Americans’ Struggle for Recognition as Human Beings and First-Class Citizens
Commissioned by The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University
Cultural Spotlights
- National Center Honors Alumnus for Outstanding Years of Service
- Remembering civil rights activist Medgar Evers
- New president brings sense of urgency to Morehouse
- Jeannie Graetz Literacy Program
- Inscription On Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial To Be Removed
- King's Forgotten Manifesto
- Harlem churches see gospel tourist boom on Sundays
- A Plot of Land, a Path to Freedom
- Tourism tax, like all taxes, should have a sunset