ABOUT the Montgomery Art guild (MAG)

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The Montgomery Art Guild (MAG) is the longest standing, non-profit arts organization in the Montgomery Region. It is an all volunteer organization and serves the mission to:

  • Advance and promote the appreciation, enjoyment and distribution of the arts for the mutual improvement, cultural benefit and social enlightenment of members and of the public.

  • Sponsor exhibitions of original art by any artists.

  • Present art programs of the highest quality.

  • Create a means through which artists may continue their work and study.

  • Encourage artists of all ages.

BRIEF HISTORY: The Montgomery Art Guild (MAG) was formed in the late 1950's by a group of local Montgomery area artists for the purpose of promoting and making the citizens of Montgomery, Alabama aware of the visual arts. Mae Belle Gay, art professor at Huntingdon College, was the first president of the Guild (1957–58). The Guild was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1968. It still thrives today as an integral part of art scene here in the River Region.

Activities of the Guild include:

  • Juried exhibitions

  • Art critiques

  • Workshops presented by local and regional artists

  • Social gatherings throughout the year

  • Access to our art resources

  • the MAG newsletter

Our present membership is open to all who wish to join. That includes art lovers (you don't have to be an artist to join), Sunday painters, students of art, high school teachers, university professors, and established artists.

Board of Directors

President: Warren Simons
1st Vice President: Andrea Buchmann
2nd Vice President: Open
Treasurer: Richard Mills
Recording Secretary: open

Members at Large:

Carol Ballard
George Taylor
Charles Payne
Patricia Payne
Beth Wicker
Dockery Austin
Elisabeth Perry
Kelly Parvin
Lisa Lenox
Meredith Knight
Sarah Tanner