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Ground Floor Contemporary is a cooperative art gallery focused on promoting and expanding the visual arts in the greater Birmingham area.
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The gallery includes artists working in a wide range of mediums. For information on exhibitions and opportunities please email gallery director, Jennifer Marshall at [email protected]

To keep up with monthly events and artist updates please follow us on Instagram.

06/23/2026

Our annual all-artist exhibition has traveled to and opens this SATURDAY!!! Artist talk begins at 2 pm!

YES, ABSURD
June 27-August 25, 2026
Gadsden Museum of Art

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West

21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski

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05/09/2026

We are open today 1-4 pm and will be there!

Our artist talk is next Saturday, May 16 at 2 pm!

YES, ABSURD
May 2–16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition

Also n view:

GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21st STREET PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West

21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski

05/06/2026

We are open on Sat 1-4 pm and will be there!

Our artist talk is May 16 at 2 pm!

YES, ABSURD
May 2–16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition

Also n view:

GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21st STREET PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West

21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski

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05/04/2026

36 artists, 46 pieces, 10 studio residents, 300 plus friends!!! Thank you to Birmingham and our arts community for always coming out! And congrats to all the artists! You always slay it….

We are open next Sat 1-4!!!

YES, ABSURD
May 2–16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition

plus!

GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21st STREET PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 2 pm
Gallery Hours: May 9 and 16, 1–4 pm

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West

21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski

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05/01/2026

OUR ANNUAL ALL-ARTIST/FULL-BUILDING EXHIBITION/HUGE PARTY/OPENING RECEPTION/OPEN STUDIOS NIGHT !!!!

SATURDAY NIGHT !!!! 5-8 pm !!!!

YES, ABSURD
May 2 –16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition and Open Studios Night

plus!

GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21st STREET PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

Opening Reception with Open Studios: Saturday, May 2, 5–8 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 2 pm
Gallery Hours: May 9 and 16, 1–4 pm

Ground Floor Contemporary is thrilled to present our annual open studios night and full-building exhibition, Yes, Absurd, a survey of new works by GFC and 21st Street Studio artists and Guts, a visiting artists exhibition in the 21st Street Project Space.

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West

21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski

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04/30/2026

yes, labor-intensive; yes, repetitive; yes, action; yes, meaningless; yes, urgent; yes, unsellable; yes, funny; yes, heavy; yes, time-consuming; yes, ugly; yes, gorgeous; yes, macabre; yes, weird; yes, found materials; yes, nature; yes, bodily; yes, communal; yes, solitary; yes, unpractical; yes, subversive; yes, playful; yes, boring; yes, frivolous; yes, yearning; yes, nothing; yes, absurd

The title stems from the term “tactical absurdity,” coined by the artist and writer Dave Ball. This show reflects how we each embrace and revel in the absurdity of making art, and, at times, utilize absurdity and related substrates as mediums.

OUR ANNUAL ALL-ARTIST/FULL-BUILDING EXHIBITION/HUGE PARTY/OPENING RECEPTION/OPEN STUDIOS NIGHT !!!!

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT !!!! 5-8 pm !!!!

YES, ABSURD
May 2 –16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition and Open Studios Night

Also on view:

GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21st STREET PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

Opening Reception with Open Studios: Saturday, May 2, 5–8 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 2 pm
Gallery Hours: May 9 and 16, 1–4 pm

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04/29/2026

OUR ANNUAL ALL-ARTIST/FULL-BUILDING EXHIBITION/HUGE PARTY/OPENING RECEPTION/OPEN STUDIOS NIGHT !!!!

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT !!!! 5-8 pm !!!!

YES, ABSURD
May 2 –16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition and Open Studios Night

plus!

GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21st STREET PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

Opening Reception with Open Studios: Saturday, May 2, 5–8 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 2 pm
Gallery Hours: May 9 and 16, 1–4 pm

Ground Floor Contemporary is thrilled to present our annual open studios night and full-building exhibition, Yes, Absurd, a survey of new works by GFC and 21st Street Studio artists and Guts, a visiting artists exhibition in the 21st Street Project Space.

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West

21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski

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04/16/2026

Sunday: ARTIST TALK 3 pm
Saturday: GALLERY HRS 1-4 pm

SLOW BURN
Matthew Barton, Ryan Meyer, Tara Stallworth Lee
April 4 – 19, 2026

Artist Talk: Sunday, April 19, 3 pm

PLEASE NOTE: Our artist talk and closing reception on a Sunday this month.

04/11/2026

We are open today 1-4 pm and will be there!

SLOW BURN
Matthew Barton, Ryan Meyer, Tara Stallworth Lee
April 4 – 19, 2026

Artist Talk: Sunday, April 19, 3 pm

PLEASE NOTE: Our artist talk and closing reception on a Sunday this month.

Address

111 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard S
Birmingham, AL
35233

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

Website

http://www.groundfloorcontemporary.com/

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