Events
Birdwatching & Plein Air Painting
The Wallace Center and Chris and Timothy Joe (collectively known as the Joe Brothers) are hosting a bird watching and plein air painting event on April 19 on the Wallace Center’s six acres in Harpersville, Alabama.
The Joe Brothers are third-generation farmers and cattle ranchers, and birdwatchers. They founded Connecting with Birds and Nature Tours LLC to carry on their familial heritage.
The Joe family is a part of a long tradition of Black people who engage in bird watching as a form of recreation. Their work honors one of the methods of resilience that enslaved people in America used to endure bondage.
Join the Joe Brothers at the Wallace Center for a peaceful morning of birdwatching and painting. Register here for bird watching, painting, or both!
Birding: 9 - 10 am Painting: 10 am - 12 pm
35184 Highway 25, Harpersville, Alabama 35078
Out of Whole Cloth: Marking History & Making Home, 1865-1910
Visit the Wallace Center’s newest exhibit that explores the lives of newly emancipated Black Americans who lived in Harpersville, Alabama following the Civil War.
Emancipation was a beginning and an end. After 1865, millions of newly formerly enslaved people were left with the promise of freedom and few other resources. This exhibit tells the story of three groups of free people and their struggles to make a place for themselves in Alabama.
Individual tours groups of up to 20 people are available by emailing info@wallacearts.org.
Register to attend the public launch of the exhibit on Saturday, June 7 2-4 pm.