On View: Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest Retrospective

July 6 – September 25, 2026

Free Admission

Honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States, as well as our nation’s public lands and our state’s diverse natural environment, we present the “Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest Retrospective.”

A partnership with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, this exhibition showcases photographs taken by Alabamians utilizing traditional photography techniques with handheld cameras. Taken throughout Alabama between 2021 and 2025, the selected photographs on display placed in the annual Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest, a joint project between the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Alabama Tourism Department. Categories include: Alabama State Parks, Birds, Bugs, Cold-Blooded Critters, Nature-Based Recreation, Scenic, Sweet Home Alabama, Wildlife, and Young Photographer.

From birds, reptiles, pitcher plants, and waterfalls, to kayaking and spelunking, the photographs in this exhibition perfectly immortalize the sublimity of Alabama’s biodiversity, state parks, and nature-based recreation.

The exhibition will be on view July 6 – September 25, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, July 10, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Find out more at outdooralabama.com.

The Georgine Clarke Alabama Artists Gallery is located on the first floor of the RSA Tower in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Details on past exhibitions featured in the Alabama Artists Gallery can be found here.

The gallery is free and open to the public, Monday–Friday, 1:00 pm–4:45 pm, or by appointment with Council staff.

For more information, please contact Gallery Manager Amy Jenkins at 334-242-5150 or amy@arts.alabama.gov.