This exhibit guides visitors through Lucy Higgs Nichols' life, from 1838 — 1915. Period documents and letters detail her life as a slave in Tennessee, a nurse during the Civil War, and her post-war life in freedom.
This moving exhibition draws the national phenomenon of the Underground Railroad into sharp focus by revealing the contributions of ordinary people, both free and enslaved, whose courageous acts on both sides of the Ohio River helped overthrow the institution of slavery.
Join us on Thursday, September 4th from 5-7 PM at the Cultural Arts Center for the Opening of “Threads of Industry: Labor and Life in New Albany’s Textile Factories”, an exhibit that explores the rise and fall of New Albany, Indiana’s textile and garment industries…
« All Events Stories and Art with Ms. Ashley November 17 10:30 am - 11:30 am Join us for stories, songs, movement activities in the Jane Barth Anderson Meeting Room! We will end each session with an art activity to take home! No registration is…
« All Events Meet & Make Mondays: Braided Fabric Rugs November 17 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm Join us for Meet & Make Mondays throughout the month of November as we dive into the art of creating Braided Fabric Rugs. This program follows an ongoing,…
« All Events 50 Years of Strega Nona Celebration! November 18 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Come to the Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the book Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola! There will be a reading of the book…
« All Events Baby’s Afternoon Out November 19 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Join us for an afternoon of early literacy fun for babies! There will be stories, songs, and sensory activities for babies to interact with at the end of the program. No registration…
« All Events Art in Autumn: Totem Tales & Tribal Traditions November 19 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Join us at the Cultural Arts Center for a creative and educational journey into the world of Pacific Northwest Native American tribes. Students will explore the rich…
« All Events Artists Roundtable November 20 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Would you like to share your artwork and ideas with other artists? Join us at the Cultural Arts Center for Artists Roundtable, a visual art feedback group, to receive personalized feedback on your…
