Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center

Arts Education


JUST ANNOUNCED: UAB Receives $5 Million Gift from Jane Stephens Comer for Children’s Arts Education. UAB has received a gift of $5 million from Jane Stephens Comer, to be used in partnership with the Alys Stephens Center, for a cultural arts education program for Birmingham-area children in pre-school through high school. Read More.

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The Alys Stephens Center's "Arts in Action" Education & Outreach Program is at the root of our mission to make the performing arts accessible to the broadest possible audience and cultivate an understanding of and appreciation for the arts. We are committed to providing meaningful interaction with renowned artists and exciting opportunities for artistic growth and development for students, parents, and teachers.

Since the inception of "Arts in Action" in 2002, over 50,000 students have participated in these programs that provide a basis for learning, growing, connecting with other cultures, and exchanging ideas.

In this section you'll learn more about:

"Arts in Action" would not be in existence without the generous support of these donors and sponsors: Alabama State Council on the Arts, Dr. and Mrs. James Kirklin, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, Jane Stephens Comer, National Endowment for the Arts, Target, The City of Birmingham, UAB Department of Neurology/University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, UAB Health Systems Foundation, UAB National Alumni Society and Vulcan Materials Company.

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The ASC produces original theatrical productions each season • School kids attend "Meet the Artist" shows for free • Your support allows us to provide buses free-of-charge too
  • $20 pays for one student on the Martin Hames Arts Mentoring Program to see a performance.
  • $100 pays for one school bus of students to see a Meet the Artist series performance.
  • $325 pays for one ASC Drama Camp tuition scholarship.
  • $1,000 pays for a 6-week Poet's Corner residency.

For more information about the ASC's Arts in Action program, call the Director of Education & Outreach at (205) 934-0862.