Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts

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Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts Community arts center, children's museum, art exhibits, classes, programs, concerts, and activities in Historic Downtown Gadsden, AL. Please review our hours.
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The Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, under the direction of the Gadsden Cultural Arts Foundation, opened in 1990, and today more than 100,000 people visit the exhibits, performances and functions held at the Center each year. The last visitors are admitted 1 hour before each closing time. The Hardin Center is home to:

Galleries that feature a wide range of changing national and local exhibits. Imagination Place Children’s Museum located adjacent to the Hardin Center for Cultural Arts in the historic Kyle Building. IPCM reaches thousands of children through museum visits and educational outreach. The Gadsden Community School for the Arts which offers instruction in strings, woodwind, brass, voice and more. The Downtown Dance Conservatory which offers quality classical ballet and contemporary dance education. With an enrollment of over 500 students, the dancers are trained in the renowned syllabus work of the Royal Academy of Dance. The nationally-celebrated Etowah Youth Orchestras featuring 300 talented young musicians

The Gadsden Symphony Orchestra

Gadsden Youth Chorus

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10/07/2026

You don’t want to miss this! 🎭🎨🖌️🖼️🩰🪩🍻👏🏻✨🎉🍿Gadsden Arts Council presents Artoberfest on Thursday, October 15th from 5:00-8:00pm.

FOOD TRUCKS, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, B**R GARDEN, LIVE PERFORMANCES, ART VENDORS, LOCAL PROGRAMS, MUSIC, AND MORE! 👏🏻

Come enjoy an evening located on Wall Street in Alabama City under the lights of the Historic Ritz theatre! Back Forty B**r Company for the adults (21+) and plenty of activities for kids of all ages! Live music and dance performances by Downtown Dance Conservatory, Gadsden Line Dancers, Theatre of Gadsden, Gospel Slides, and Gadsden State Community College Show Band! 😍

Free admission to the event! We will see you there!

10/07/2026

WANT VIP TICKETS? 😍❄️If you would like to a sponsor a character or group for this year’s performance, email us at [email protected]. Each sponsor will receive recognition in our 2026 digital program and on our social media! ❄️💫

Funds raised through these sponsorships will be put towards the continued expansion of our programming including new equipment, performances, once in a life opportunities for our dancers, and more! 🩰💫

We immensely appreciate the continuous support of our programs!! Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to continue to meet the needs of our expanding dance program. ❤️ This year we were able to purchase BRAND NEW BARRES for our studios purchased with a portion of contributions from our sponsors.

10/07/2026

Well we wrapped up an incredible show Saturday! A huge Thank you to everyone that came and enjoyed the fun! We always try and bring this area the best show possible, and if you’ve been to them you know our show chairman Big A does a great job!
With that said…… it’s time to mark your calendars for our next Spring show! This will be our 40th, yes 40th!!!, annual show! 😁🇺🇸

Address

501 Broad Street
Gadsden, AL
35901

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12565432787

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