Carnegie Carnival

Calling all Artists!

Artist Applications - River Clay Fine Arts Festival ”Very professionally run from application, to set up, to load out. The artists are appreciated with an exceptional party with patrons, not to mention they provide us lunches! The art is exceptional, and show is well balanced… they appreciate fine art and artists!”

Congratulations to these Artists who have have been recognized for their exceptional artwork in our Embracing Art 2026 exhibition. Meet all the artists selected for this juried show featuring local professional and amateur artists in the North Alabama area at our Artists Reception this Friday, March 27th, 6-7:30 in the Gallery.

1st Place-
Shaun Forester – “Alabama Brimstone II: The Woeful Wendigo of Winfield”

2nd Place-
Richard Parker – “Invictus”

3rd Place-
Zack Underwood – “George and Christina”

Director’s Choice
Trey Edgil – “The Chain”

Curator’s Choice
Jackie Segars – “Lone Flight”

Bella - 2026 Lady Barks A Lot enjoying this beautiful weather in North Alabama!

Celebrating Fat Tuesday with our Carnegie Carnival Royals in downtown Decatur! Congratulations King XV Phil Mitchell and Queen XV Kristen Propst & Princess Emma Hensley McMasters and Prince Gann Faulkner.

Bring us your Beads!!!

Once Carnival season is done and the cleanup begins, what in the world do you do with all those beads? Keep supporting local community efforts through the Carnegie’s “Catch and Release” program. Bead recycling is highly encouraged! Simply drop off any unwanted beads at the Carnegie or other participating local business,- Pool Doctors, Harvest Moon Massage-and the kids enrolled in the AIM Program of Decatur City Schools will clean and repackage them to sell at next year’s Carnegie Carnival as a fundraiser for the Developmental Program.

Bags of beads sell for approximately $10 for a bag of 100.

https://www.carnegiecarnival.org/parade/

Carnival Frolic 13.1 and 5k results are posted on runsignup.

A big thanks to Stuart Lamp, River City Runners-Jon Elmore, Kelly Waters Elmore, Brien Clark and John Alderman for the finish line assistance.

Huge shout out to Decatur High Boys Soccer for working a water station, Decatur High Cross Country Team, and Delta O, JUG, Decatur ROTC, and Decatur Heritage boys for helping with the Pepsi truck, medals and King Cake donuts at the finish line!

Save the date for next year! 2-6-27 Carnival Frolic

Thank you to our participants in the Carnival Frolic 13.1 & 5k! What great weather and our largest event yet. Thank you for supporting our mission to promote the arts in our Community and the Carnegie Visual Arts Center

We are proud to welcome back our race photographers -We Run Huntsville

Carnival Frolic photos from start to finish and all along the way:
https://www.werunracephotos.com/WRH/2026-Events/2026-Carnival-Frolic/2026-Carnival-Frolic-Finishline

https://www.werunracephotos.com/WRH/2026-Events/2026-Carnival-Frolic/2026-Carnival-Frolic-5k

https://www.werunracephotos.com/WRH/2026-Events/2026-Carnival-Frolic/2026-Carnival-Frolic-Half-On-Course

https://www.werunracephotos.com/WRH/2026-Events/2026-Carnival-Frolic/2026-Carnival-Frolic-Half-Startb

2026 Carnival Frolic 5k - We Run - Race Photos Free downloads, thanks to your RD!