The View From Here
New in 2026, The View From Here (TVFH) is a six-part, free, multidisciplinary community arts series presented by Bare Hands with advisory partner, The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, funded by a City of Birmingham Community Arts Grant. TVFH explores the power of perspective, rooted in the belief that creativity lives in the everyday, it invites community participants to reflect on how we experience the world through color, culture, identity, and place. It encourages community members to see and celebrate the beauty of the extraordinary in the familiar.
Celebration Without Borders in honor of Women’s History Month, highlighting Gullah/Geechee Culture, featuring a presentation and workshop by visiting Gullah visual artist Sabreee. Saturday March 7 12pm - 4pm The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Community Meeting Room
Fabric of Our Lives - Free intergenerational community arts day of making art from everyday items with local artists! Saturday March 14 11am - 3pm Woodlawn Theatre
Darlena King (T-Shirt Pillows & 9-Square Pillows), Vero Vanblaere (Sock Buddies), Wilhelmina Thomas (Visible Mending & Story Quilt Blocks), Julie Carpenter (Embossed Aluminum Decorations), Brianna Payne (Small Hands Corner - Children' s Community Tapestry)
Join us for a day of creativity and fun! Come and go or stay the whole time! Fabric of Our Lives focuses on each of us creating art in the company of community. Thank you to Woodlawn Theatre for their generous support.
My World, My Words - Free intergenerational community arts day of using art to tell your story working alongside local artists and facilitators! Saturday April 18 11am - 3pm. The Greenhouse - Ensley
Jahman Hill (Spoken Word), Hemp the Artist (Music), Tony Haute Sinclair (Photography), Glenny Brock (Written Word), Eboni Wallace & Wendy Jarvis (Story Boxes)
Join us for a day of creativity and joy! Come and go or stay the whole time! My World, My Words focuses on each of us creating and sharing our stories in the company of community. Thank you to The Greenhouse - Ensley for their generous support.
Party on the Lot! - Free community arts evening gathering with arts activities and performances highlighting the midpoint of The View From Here. Saturday August 8 4:30pm - 7:00pm 125 57th St N, Birmingham, AL 35212 (in and around the parking lot of the soon-to-be Bare Hands Community Arts Center.
Parts 5 and 6 of The View From Here will take place in November (Celebration Without Borders II) and in December (End of Year Community Celebration).