The Council is a body of fifteen members appointed by the Governor for six-year
terms to help promote the arts statewide. A primary responsibility of the
Council is to make decisions on grants awarded to support art programs and arts
education throughout the state. Members come from diverse areas of the state
and backgrounds, ranging from arts educators, to professional artists, to community
arts volunteers.
Click on a Council Member's name to view biography.
Chairmen and Council Officers
Members of the Council
- John C. Coleman, Dothan
- Warren Duncan, Tuskegee
- Sharon Delmar, Atmore
- Dr. Rachel Brown Fowler, Birmingham
- Julie Hall Friedman, Fairhope
- Dr. Tina Naremore Jones, Livingston
- Kim Mitchell, Decatur
- Barbara Patton, Opelika
- Ceil Jenkins Snow, Birmingham
- Sontonia T. K. Stephens, Northport
- Lynne Berry Vallely, Huntsville
- Mary Wadsworth White, Florence
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