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Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL
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Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts

A UAB arts center with rotating contemporary exhibitions, a permanent collection, and lectures in Birmingham.

1221 10th Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35205 · Birmingham, AL

About Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts

The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts is a University of Alabama at Birmingham center for contemporary art and artists. It hosts rotating exhibitions, including solo shows, thematic group shows, selections from its permanent collection, and an annual graduating BFA exhibition. The building also houses UAB's Department of Art and Art History, three galleries, a lecture hall, and an atrium that can be rented for events. The building was designed by architect Randall Stout.

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