Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

SAVE THE DATE
Show Opening 3/15 at House Eleven
more details to come.

Artist Statement

Nature Knows SBTT

There’s many moments in one’s life that they admittedly or not feel lost
I’ve experienced these moments more often than not, being a Nigerian American going up in Alabama. The 1971 poem “Lost” by David Wagnor goes: “Stand still, The trees ahead and the bushes beside you are not lost, Whereever you are is called here, and you must treat it as a powerful stranger…If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you, You are surely lost.”
This poem embodies the feeling of my residency at Studio By The Tracks.
Studio By The Tracks Is Nature
The refurbished building is rich soil and everybody who enters is a seed.
The artists are the sun and their smiles as they work are the rays
The paint splattered tables are the bushes and the art made on them are the flowers
The staff are the tall, sturdy trees and the volunteers are the branches.
The trains passing by are the thunder claps
and the community’s love and support is the rain shower

Nothing about Studio By The Tracks is lost on me.
So in summer ‘25 when I found myself there,
I truly felt as if I were never lost.

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Whether you're looking for creative connections or simply want to be part of our artistic community, feel free to bring along a project you're working on or just bring yourself. Our studio is your studio! We can't wait to see you there!

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Whether you're looking for creative connections or simply want to be part of our artistic community, feel free to bring along a project you're working on or just bring yourself. Our studio is your studio! We can't wait to see you there!

Show Title : Parallel Play

Date: Thursday February 19th 2026

Location: Sloss Furnaces Visitor Center (east room)

Time: 6-8pm

Studio by the Tracks Artist in Residence , Hugh Patton

Will be exhibiting works that explore and showcase ideas and experiences gathered from time

spent working within the SBTT studio. Through large scale drawings, sculpture, installations and

live performance pieces this exhibition will explore and invite others to participate and share in

connecting through in mark making and movement.

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Whether you're looking for creative connections or simply want to be part of our artistic community, feel free to bring along a project you're working on or just bring yourself. Our studio is your studio! We can't wait to see you there!

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Studio By The Tracks is seeking artists for our upcoming 10-week exploratory arts Transitional Program. We offer sessions of various lengths that expose artists on the autism spectrum ages 16+ to different art mediums and processes including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics, and more.

Our topic of exploration for the Spring is "All About Drawing" where we will break drawing down by to its foundations and study them through different materials including charcoal, ink, markers, graphite and interdisciplinary processes.

• WHEN: Classes will be held on Wednesdays from
  Jan 28th- April 1st, 2025 from 4-5:30pm 

• WHERE: Classes will take place at Studio By The Tracks
  (301 20th St S Irondale AL 35210)

• Accepted students are invited to attend free of charge

• Classes will be led by our staff as well as professional artists from our region including Deidre Darby, Natalie Henderson, and Darien Malone.
  

Link to apply: https://form.jotform.com/253065095516155

Whether you're looking for creative connections or simply want to be part of our artistic community, feel free to bring along a project you're working on or just bring yourself. Our studio is your studio! We can't wait to see you there!

Whether you're looking for creative connections or simply want to be part of our artistic community, feel free to bring along a project you're working on or just bring yourself. Our studio is your studio! We can't wait to see you there!

Join us on December 20th for a FREE Tree Tufting workshop with artist in residence, Nneka Onwuka! Come learn about rug tufting and leaves with your very own tufted Christmas Tree, just in time for the Holidays!

Sign up here, spots are limited!

https://studio-by-the-tracks-store-1.myshopify.com/products/tree-tufting-workshop-with-nneka-onwuka

Join us on December 6th & 7th for this year’s Holiday Open House! Shop original artwork and holiday decor, enjoy light bites and mulled wine, and support the studio!

Saturday December 6th 11am-3pm

• Features ONLY SBTT artists work and merchandise

• Light bites & mulled wine

• First chance to shop ceramic angels!

Sunday December 7th 11am-3pm

• Vendor market featuring local artists and food/drink

• SBTT original artwork

Vendor List:

• Willow Marlena

• Begin Again Goods

• Sarah Langford

• Covencore

• Savannah Setzer

• Kim Gerlach

• Natalie Russo

• Doodle Booth

• Kat Runnells

• Brandy Hill

• Cala Coffee

• Tara Lee

• Luca & Colt

• Sarah Gillespie-Lucas

• Max Denney

• Nancy Hollis

Join us on December 6th & 7th for this year’s Holiday Open House! Shop original artwork and holiday decor, enjoy light bites and mulled wine, and support the studio!

Saturday December 6th 11am-3pm

• Features ONLY SBTT artists work and merchandise

• Light bites & mulled wine

• First chance to shop ceramic angels!

Sunday December 7th 11am-3pm

• Vendor market featuring local artists and food/drink

• SBTT original artwork

Vendor List:

• Willow Marlena

• Begin Again Goods

• Sarah Langford

• Covencore

• Savannah Setzer

• Kim Gerlach

• Natalie Russo

• Doodle Booth

• Kat Runnells

• Brandy Hill

• Cala Coffee

• Tara Lee

• Luca & Colt

• Sarah Gillespie-Lucas

• Max Denney

• Nancy Hollis

SHOP SMALL!

SBTT Small Business Saturday Specials:

• 20% off Club Duquette Zodiac Bandana Collab

• 20% off T-Shirts

• Free mystery art with purchase