Fayette Art Museum

56th Fayette Arts Festival scheduled for Sept. 12

The above painting by Fayette Art Museum board member Joel Haney is this year’s design for Fayette Arts Festival t-shirts, which will be available for purchase at the event.

The above painting by Fayette Art Museum board member Joel Haney is this year’s design for Fayette Arts Festival t-shirts, which will be available for purchase at the event.

The 56th annual Fayette Arts Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fayette Civic Center and Art Museum, 530 Temple Ave. N. One of the longest-running arts festivals in Alabama, the event will feature artists and craftspeople from across the region, food vendors, children’s activities and special events celebrating Fayette’s artistic heritage. The festival will be held indoors and outdoors, rain or shine.

Webster collection donated to Fayette Art Museum

One of the two Nativity scenes carved by Fred Webster and displayed at the Fayette Art Museum.

One of the two Nativity scenes carved by Fred Webster and displayed at the Fayette Art Museum.

A significant collection of works by late Fayette native Fred Webster has been donated to the Fayette Art Museum, expanding its display of Alabama folk art. The donation, made by Jim Shepherd, honors the memory of his mother, Dr. Linda W. Acker, and her husband, Dr. Joe Acker. Along with the collection, Shepherd also gifted a Thomasville lighted curio cabinet to house the pieces, fulfilling his mother’s wish to see them permanently displayed.

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