Wade MacDonald is an assistant professor of Art and the ceramics director with the Departmental Undergraduate Programs at the University of Alabama. He is a leader of the Alabama Visual Arts Network, located in Vestavia Hills at 3179 Green Valley Road, Suite 301.

Q: Tell our readers a little about the Alabama Visual Arts Network?

A: The Alabama Visual Arts Network, or ALVAN, is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to connecting, supporting and celebrating artists and the visual arts in Alabama. We bring together artists, educators, students and arts supporters to strengthen the role of the arts in communities across the state.

ALVAN’s most known area of programming is our annual Alabama Clay Conference, where hundreds of attendees come from around the Southeast to participate and learn from

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