UAB's ArtPlay

Whimsical Wednesdays at ArtPlay

Royal Affair: Delectable Designs in Icing

Dearest gentle reader, you are cordially invited to a most delicious engagement: A Royal Affair Icing Class. Perfect for beginners, this session unveils the elegant fundamentals of decorating with royal icing. With cookies and icing provided, you will learn to craft charming, personalized designs fit for any Regency fête. Bring an apron—and your most inspired creativity—as you prepare to astonish both friends and yourself with newfound confectionary skill. A sweet triumph awaits!

Registration end date:
Wednesday, June 10

Registration Link: https://www.alysstephens.org/connect/classes/delectable-designs-in-icing/

Teaching Artist Bio:
Francesca Scalici has been baking as long as she can remember. Francesca started baking in her childhood home, both because she enjoyed the process, but more so the end product. For 10 years, she ran Francesca’s Kitchen from her home, baking and designing custom cookies for baby showers, birthdays, weddings and just about any special event you can imagine. Since then, she has worked at various bakeries around town and is excited to share her icing tips and tricks!

Francesca Scalici has been baking as long as she can remember. Francesca started baking in her childhood home, both because she enjoyed the process and, more so, the end product. For 10 years, she ran Francesca’s Kitchen from her home, baking and designing custom cookies for baby showers, birthdays, weddings, and just about any special event you can imagine. Since then, she has worked at various bakeries around town and is excited to share her icing tips and tricks!

Here’s to opening day and the start of an unforgettable summer adventure! Break a leg, everyone! 🎶💫ries—our campers are about to experience the thrill of bringing Roald Dahl’s beloved story to life. We can’t wait to watch them grow, shine, and become the revolting children we know they’re meant to be! 🌟📚

The stage is set, the scripts are ready, and our young performers (ages 7–12) are about to step into the extraordinary world of Crunchem Hall. Tomorrow marks day one of three incredible weeks filled with singing, dancing, acting, and pure theatrical magic.

From learning choreography to discovering their voices, building confidence to creating lifelong memories—our campers are about to experience the thrill of bringing Roald Dahl's beloved story to life. We can't wait to watch them grow, shine, and become the revolting children we know they're meant to be! 🌟📚

Here's to opening day and the start of an unforgettable summer adventure! Break a leg, everyone! 🎶💫

UAB Center for the Arts

🌿🎨 That’s a wrap on Eco-Art Exploration at ArtPlay! 🎨🌿

Where creativity met the natural world, our young artists spent the week experimenting with color, texture, and technique, using sustainable, nature-inspired materials—transforming everyday elements into extraordinary works of art.

From outdoor exploration and collaborative creations to a joyful final art show, this group brought imagination, curiosity, and care for the environment into everything they made 💚

We’re so proud of these artists and so grateful to our incredible teaching team for guiding such a meaningful, creative week!

Art + environment + expression = something truly special 🌎✨



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Whimsical Wednesdays at ArtPlay

Royal Affair: Delectable Designs in Icing

Dearest gentle reader, you are cordially invited to a most delicious engagement: A Royal Affair Icing Class. Perfect for beginners, this session unveils the elegant fundamentals of decorating with royal icing. With cookies and icing provided, you will learn to craft charming, personalized designs fit for any Regency fête. Bring an apron—and your most inspired creativity—as you prepare to astonish both friends and yourself with newfound confectionary skill. A sweet triumph awaits! 

Registration end date: 
Wednesday, June 10

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Teaching Artist Bio:
Francesca Scalici has been baking as long as she can remember. Francesca started baking in her childhood home, both because she enjoyed the process, but more so the end product. For 10 years, she ran Francesca’s Kitchen from her home, baking and designing custom cookies for baby showers, birthdays, weddings and just about any special event you can imagine. Since then, she has worked at various bakeries around town and is excited to share her icing tips and tricks!

Whimsical Wednesdays at ArtPlay

The Art of Stationery: A Regency Collage Atelier

Dearest reader, the ton agrees: nothing is quite so charming as a handwritten note delivered upon exquisite stationery. In this delightful workshop, you will craft your own bespoke correspondence papers using an array of fine scraps, patterned clippings, and curated ephemera. Guided by artistic instruction, you will design stationery worthy of any society invitation or whispered missive. Leave with a fully personalized set—and the confidence to continue your creative pursuits long after the session ends.

Registration end date:
Wednesday, June 3

Register HERE: https://www.alysstephens.org/connect/whimsical-wednesdays/

Teaching Artists Bio:
Rachel Brockwell has been a fiber artist for over 15 years and has been pursuing art as a full-time career for over a year. She sells her art under the brand, “ur local hookr,” and frequently teaches many forms of art ranging from crochet and knitting to collaging and paper crafts. She finds sustainability + veganism very important, and in all of her projects, both personal and professional, she prioritizes using recycled & reclaimed materials. Because of this, everything she makes is truly one of a kind. Rachel believes that art should not only be appreciated by all people, but that it should be accessible to all people. By sourcing materials secondhand, she finds that costs plummet along with people’s inhibitions—”you can’t ‘mess up’ something that was already labeled as trash!” So whether we’ve met before or we will be working together for the first time, Rachel can’t wait to create with you.

🎨🌿 Eco-Art Exploration starts THIS MONDAY!

We can’t wait to welcome our young artists for a week of creativity, nature, and imagination! From sustainable art projects to a gallery exhibition at the historic ArtPlay House — it’s going to be an amazing week.

See you Monday, campers! 💚💛