KENNEDY-DOUGLASS CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The Kennedy-Douglass Art Center, headquarters for the Arts and Museums Department, is comprised of art galleries, classrooms, art studios, community meeting and workshop spaces, an outdoor sculpture garden, and a ceramics studio. Situated across the street from Wilson Park, the Art Center has a dynamic presence in downtown Florence and the three-building complex invites creative activity, exhibition, collaboration, and education. 

The mission of Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is to engage the community with the arts through exhibits, education, programs, and events. We welcome our Florence community and visitors from across the state and country alike to discover and enjoy extraordinary works of art, explore new ideas, and cultivate new insights into culture and the act of creation. The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts encourages transformative encounters with works of art and contemplation of the human story.

The Kennedy-Douglass Arts Volunteers

The Kennedy-Douglass Arts Volunteers, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, have fostered and encouraged public appreciation of the arts and humanities in the Shoals area since 1978. They formally established an organization in 1982 to develop opportunities to fund and provide arts and humanities education for the community and in area schools. The Kennedy Douglass Volunteers organize and promote programs and events throughout the year to engage the public interest in Florence Arts and Museums which are the cultural centers of Florence.