Artplay

Enjoy a free, family-friendly afternoon of Halloween fun, creativity and art.

Want to get creative this fall? ArtPlay is offering a variety of art classes designed to foster learning, creativity and connection. Registration is now open.

Celebrate the arts and dance under the evening sky at this free community event with music, exhibitions, giveaways and interactive experiences, plus food trucks and vendors.

This year, the UAB Center for the Arts will raise the curtain for iconic star of stage and screen Bernadette Peters, in an elegant evening at the Alys Stephens Center. 

In August, Vocabby’s World will present “The One and Only Me,” which will teach pre-K children new words through hands-on activities, music, movement and play.

College-bound seniors can get personalized expert feedback plus practical resources for college auditions and portfolio reviews from college faculty, professional artists and industry specialists.

Find a pleasant diversion this summer and learn to create stationery, iced cookies, calligraphy, needlework and watercolor postcards in this new series that teaches refined skills in two hours.

Kendall Wakefield of Winfield, Alabama, who is earning a degree in writing and media, will be the first woman in her family to earn a college degree when she graduates May 2.

For 48 hours, UAB’s alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and families come together to support the programs and people who make the university exceptional. 

The free community vocabulary program, now in its 10th year, meets monthly and takes pre-K children on adventures as they learn vocabulary words through art and science integration. 

See acrobats in gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, with colorful costumes and live Afro-jazz, percussion and kora music, plus free, family activities in the lobby before the show. 

New year, new talent: Take a class or workshop in voice, dance, drama, writing and more from UAB’s ArtPlay Community Education.

Discover the ultimate 2025 UAB Blazer gift guide for spirited gift ideas that make holiday shopping simple.

Give a class or summer camp to a budding artist, concert tickets to see a legendary performer, Alys Stephens Center gift certificates or premium memberships with exclusive perks.

Is opera for kids? It sure is, when Opera Birmingham presents the fun-filled musical adventure “The Three Little Pigs” at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.

Dress up for a not-so-spooky good time Oct. 25 at ArtPlay’s Halloween Bash, and celebrate the season Dec. 13 at the festive Holiday Open House — both free.

This bilingual, bicultural musical teaches the meaning of Día de Muertos with traditional live music, regional dances of Mexico and colorful costumes.

From pottery, sculpture and drawing to ballet, crochet, playwriting and more, discover your new passion with an ArtPlay class.

At “A Night of the Arts” Gala on Sept. 5, works by four Alabama artists exhibited by the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts this year will vie for the top prize — a permanent home at UAB.

Eat, drink and dance at the 2025 Arts Block Party, a night of music, art and community, featuring vibrant emerging jazz artists Endea Owens and The Cookout.