Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) at UAB

Adjacent to UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on 10th Avenue South, AEIVA is the contemporary art center on the campus of UAB, located across the street from the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. They present between eight and ten exhibitions a year accompanied by a wide range of programs, all of which are free and open to the public. AEIVA’s mission is to provide a cultural gateway that enriches and supports accessible learning, research, and thinking for the UAB community, Birmingham, and beyond, through transformative and challenging exhibitions, engaging programming, and purposeful collecting.

AEIVA also houses academic classrooms and laboratories for instruction and offices for students and faculty of the Department of Art and Art History located on the building’s second floor. The 26,000-square-foot building was named for lead donors Judy and Hal Abroms and Ruth and the late Marvin Engel. Additional major donors include Gail and Jeffrey Bayer, the Ronne and Donald Hess Foundation, and Carol and the late Jack Odess. The building was designed by renowned Los Angeles-based architect Randall Stout.

MORE ABOUT THIS VENUE

Venue Type: Museum

LOCATION

Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) at UAB

1221 10th Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35205

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Accessibility Information

Accessible Restrooms
Changing Stations
Drop Off
Family Restrooms
Service Animal
Wheelchair Access

PARKING INFO

Metered and free parking is available along the streets surrounding AEIVA. Please do not use the lot directly behind AEIVA. This lot is by parking-permit only.

PUBLIC HOURS

Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm