The Tennessee Valley Art Center is located in beautiful Tuscumbia, Alabama on the corner of North Water and North Commons across from the birthplace of Helen Keller.  The Art Center offers visual arts programs including rotating exhibitions, juried art competitions, workshops for adults and children and an educational outreach program.

Annual exhibitions and programs include the Helen Keller Festival of the Arts displaying the work of up to 150 artisans; the Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama, a juried competition of works by Alabama Children who are visually impaired, blind or deaf blind; Exhibition South, a regional fine arts competition; a juried Photography competition; Members Exhibition, displaying the art of artist members of The Tennessee Valley Art Association; and The Trees of Christmas featuring 12’ live spruce and fir trees decorated in a variety of themes.

On permanent exhibition is the Martin Petroglyph, huge sandstone boulders with elegant images skillfully carved into the surfaces. The Martin Petroglyph is an ancient and invaluable art form and an irreplaceable part of Alabama’s heritage.

Classes and workshops for adults and children are offered throughout the year and include a summer Art Camp for children and a Drama Camp program for youth originated in 1997 that teaches creative thinking through the dramatic arts.