The Night Works series by Houston-based artist, Ann Stautberg, challenges preconceived notions about photography. Her background in painting and printmaking adds an unexpected painterly and dramatic approach to the art of photography.

FREE public opening reception – Thursday, Feb. 19 | 4:00-7:30 pm Youth Art Month is a national celebration of the visual arts and art education! Each year, The Grace Museum participates by hosting a one-month art exhibition and partnering with schools throughout the Region 14 district, as well as with homeschool groups. Teachers select their students’ best artwork and submit … Youth Art Month 2026

Emergence: Transformation Through Glass and Light will feature 20 large glass installations created by Dallas glass artist, Carlyn Ray, with suspension and interactive elements to surprise and delight each visitor. Through this body of work, Ray explores the immersive potential of art; how light, color and form can evoke emotion and foster deeper connection. She invites viewers to move beyond observation into feeling, allowing each piece to become a portal for reflection and inner exploration.

Self-taught and inspired by the colorful world of her imagination, memories, and environment, Cindi Holt’s interiors and landscapes are presented as a rich, colorful visual experience. Her intuitive approach to painting creates carefully delineated and curiously compressed scenes that are both captivating and enchanting.

Gail Norfleet’s recent travels to Morocco and New Mexico are the subject of recent multi-dimensional paintings featured this solo exhibition. Her vividly colored “fields” of flowers and layered architectural motifs reveal Norfleet’s love of nature and exotic locales. Also highlighted are monoprints from her early career as a printmaker.

This annual juried art competition offers every Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art student in Abilene ISD an opportunity to have artwork selected for a museum exhibition and to compete for valuable college scholarships. The exhibition is a collaborative effort by AEF, Abilene ISD, and The Grace Museum.

In an age defined by rapid consumption, Virginia Fleck’s work investigates the relationship between materiality and perception, urging a slower, embodied engagement with objects and space. Magical thinking — rooted in cultural superstitions and beliefs in unseen forces — plays a vital role in Fleck’s practice. By infusing her work with these notions, she taps into a collective cultural memory, where objects are not only functional but also symbolic. This connection between materiality and the metaphysical draws viewers into a space where the boundaries between the rational and the irrational blur, creating a heightened sensory experience that invites deeper contemplation.

In continuation with the celebration of the opening of Abilene Heritage Square, The Grace will open an exhibition that highlights clothing and ephemera from Abilene area junior high and high schools, colleges, and universities. The school letter jacket, a cheerleading uniform, the football helmet, and the game ball are just a few artifacts that can really define a student in … We’ve Got Spirit: School Pride

Join The Grace Museum in an exhibition highlighting the early history of Abilene High School and Lincoln Middle School. Built on South 1st at Peach Street in 1889, the first Abilene High School was constructed to stand out on the major thoroughfare through Abilene. Another building was erected in the same location in 1909. With the significant economic and population … Beginnings: Early History of Abilene High School and Lincoln Middle School

Extraños Magníficos is a contemporary Spaghetti Western, influenced by Nancy Newberry’s Texas upbringing and her mother’s Italian heritage. Staged with Mexican charros, American cowboys and military soldiers suspended in a playful sense of preparedness at the Texas-Mexico Border, this exhibition challenges modern-day perceptions of the Wild West.

National Back to School Month celebrates education, students, teachers, and families as they get ready for a new school year. This exhibition also honors the struggles and triumphs our community members have endured throughout history. The month of August has been celebrated as National Back to School Month in the United States since the 1960s, and exists to recognize educators … National Back to School Month 2025

December is Universal Human Rights Month Universal Human Rights Month celebrates the landmark document that “enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” This month strives to promote this declaration and the continuing struggles … Universal Human Rights Month 2025

November is Native American Heritage Month Native American Heritage Month celebrates the history, culture, traditions, and contributions of Native people in the United States. It is also a time to educate and bring awareness to the challenges Native people encountered historically and currently. Learn about the history and culture of Native peoples in Texas and the Big Country region and … Native American Heritage Month 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures, traditions, and many contributions of those individuals of Latinx and Hispanic ancestry in the United States. The establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month was the first Cultural Heritage Month in the United States. The month allows for Hispanics to feel recognized, accepted, and proud to be a Hispanic living in the United States. Today, … Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

Independence Day in the United States is celebrated every July 4th to commemorate the Declaration of Independence in 1776 with fireworks, parades, and parties. Throughout Abilene’s history, Independence Day has meant a day off work and celebrating the holiday with friends, family, and the entire city. Families gathered to watch parades, and sometimes even participate, with young boys following the … Independence Day 2025