Galleries

The MAC Ice House Galleries are open Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm

The Visual Arts became a central focus of the Morgan Arts Council once MAC acquired the Ice House in 1996. After a year-long visual arts festival in 1997, developing gallery space in the building became a top priority. Today, the Ice House is home to several gallery spaces. Arts education classes in the visual arts occur throughout the year, with programming available for all ages.

Click here to check out our past gallery exhibits

A Call to Hallway Artists

The Morgan Arts Council invites artists to submit their work for an exciting opportunity to exhibit in the Ice House Carr-Kelly and Hall of Dreams Gallery spaces on the first and second floors of the Ice House. This is your chance to reach a diverse audience and join our vibrant arts community. We seek innovative, inspiring, original artwork to captivate visitors as they explore our historic venue. No walk-ins will be considered. Please note that submitting this form does not automatically make you eligible to showcase your work at the Ice House. The artwork uploaded into these forms is juried through a committee.

Please fill out this form for consideration. 

A Call to Curators

The Morgan Arts Council invites individuals to apply to be curators for the MAC gallery space in the Ice House. This is your chance to reach a diverse audience and join our vibrant arts community. We seek someone who can bring a theme to life by combining innovative, inspiring, original artwork to captivate visitors as they explore our historic venue. Please note that submitting this form does not automatically make you a curator at the Ice House. The forms are juried through a committee.

Please fill out this form for consideration. 

Current MAC Special Exhibit Gallery
The Morgan Arts Council produces an annual series of specially themed art exhibits featuring guest curators. These exhibits feature local, regional, and national artists in various media.

A Season of Wonder
November 7 – December 28, 2025
Curator: Maya Fredo
Opening Reception: November 15 @ 6:30 PM

 

 

 

Hall of Dreams Gallery
This special exhibit space debuted after the 2013 building renovation. The rotating exhibit in the first-floor lobby highlights local art in an accessible, central location.

Carr-Kelly Gallery
A special exhibit space opened on the second floor of the West Wing in 2014, featuring rotating exhibits of individual artists and groups.

November 13 – December 28, 2025
Felicia Reed – Survivorship: Comfort – honors survivors of domestic violence through Healing Wraps—handcrafted, wearable works of art that embody comfort, resilience, and renewal. More than an exhibit, it is a movement for healing and a call to end domestic violence.

Linda Cahill – Ciao Moderni – This collection rejects 20th-century and post-modern art trends, instead embracing realism through contrasts of musty and fresh, dark and light, stillness and swiftness, present and past.

Nathaniel Brown – Driven to Capture the Divine – This show reflects my inspiration from the world around me, where each piece captures not only the physical attributes of a subject but also its personality, mood, and story. Through this work, I strive to reveal the infinite essence of people and nature in their divine form.

 

UPCOMING MAC GALLERY EXHIBITS

Get Wet: Enjoy the Art of Water
January 10 – March 1, 2026
Curator: Andrea Pollan
Opening Reception: January 10th @ 3 PM

Annual Youth Art Show
March 7 – March 29, 2026
Opening Reception: March 6th @ 6 PM

Encore!
April 3 – May 24, 2026
Curator: MAC Gallery Committee
Opening Reception: April 4th @ 6:30 PM

Prose in Sculpture
May 29 – July 26, 2026
Curator: Luc Fiedler
Opening Reception: May 30th @ 6:30 PM

It’s a Celebration! Annual Quilt Show & Sale
July 30 – September 6, 2026
Curator: Carmen Winiarski
Opening Reception: August 1st @ 3 PM

From Soup to Nuts: A Diversity of Ceramic Forms & Methods
September 10 – November 1, 2026
Opening Reception: September 12 @ 6:30 PM

Annual Holiday Show
November 5 – January 3, 2027
Opening Reception: November 21 @ 6:30 PM

Ice House Artist’s Co-Op Gallery
The Ice House Artist’s Co-Op is a tenant of the Morgan Arts Council, operated by local artists who rent out gallery space in the MAC Ice House Gallery. The Co-Op features over 30 local and regional juried artists who showcase and sell their work in varied media.

304-867-3073 •  www.icehousecoop.com