• Black and White Exhibition
  • Welcome
  • Membership Form
  • 2021 Calendar
  • 2021 Exhibitions
  • 2020 Exhibitions
    • Miniature Art Show
    • Student Art Show
    • Art Show by Ann Rudd
    • Annual Regional Art Exhibition
    • It Takes a Village
  • Our Story ... Then & Now
  • Our Board of Directors
  • Past Exhibitions
    • 2019 Exhibitions >
      • "Anything Goes"
      • Trio of Local Artists
      • 2019 Kaleidoscope - Member & Art Patron Pledge Drive featuring Youth Art Exhibition
      • Black and White Exhibition
      • Art Work of Elsie Prather
      • Annual Regional Art Exhibition
      • Claybank
      • Artisan Christmas Market
    • 2018 >
      • Artisan Market
      • Claybank Jamboree 2018
      • Regional Juried Show
      • Alabama 200
      • Artist in the Woods Exhibit
      • Drawing Class / 4.21.2018
      • 2018 Photography Exhibit
      • Membership Exhibit
    • 2017 >
      • 2017 Christmas Bazaar
      • 2017 Black and White Show
      • 2017 Member Show
      • 2017 Collections & More
      • 2017 Back to the Garden - Nature Show
      • 2017 Susan Boyles Solo Show
      • 2017 Regional Art Show
      • 47th Claybank Jamboree
      • 2017 Ila Jean Newman Solo Show
      • Make A Difference Day
    • 2016 >
      • 2016 Lindy Bruggink Solo Show
      • 2016 Holiday Open House
      • 2016 Student Art Explosion
      • 2016 Rethought Trash
      • 2016 Photography Show
      • 2016 Member Show
      • 2016 Back to Nature Show and Reception
      • 2016 Judy Neher Show
      • 2016 Southern Cultural Celebration (2)
    • 2015 >
      • 2015 Artisan Market
      • Young Artist Show
      • 15th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
      • Jack DeLoney: "Jack's Pallette"
      • Nature Show, 2015
      • Black and White Show, 2015
    • 2014 >
      • Juried Art Show, 2014
      • From One Extreme to the Other"
      • Three Artists Exhibition
      • Our Town, 2014
      • Yonder; Leslie Blackmon, 2014
    • 2013 >
      • Mary Ann Casey, October 2013
      • 13th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • 7 x 7 + 3 My Lifetime Journey to Becoming an Artist, 2013
      • Cows, Cats & Critters
      • Recycle Show, 2013
      • Black and White Show, 2013
      • Frozen in Time
    • 2012 >
      • Artisan Holiday Show and Sale, 2012
      • Ann Rudd's Seaworld
      • 12th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, 2012
      • Nature Show, 2012
      • Black and White Show, 2012
      • The Science of Primary Colors
      • Pieces
    • 2011 >
      • Shaping My Thoughts
      • Back Street Art
      • 11th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Stained Glass Class
      • The MFA Show
      • Fusion Show
      • Photography Show
      • I Saw the Light or How I Made it Home
    • 2010 >
      • Studio Within
      • 10th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Fashion Revival - Too Good to be Through
      • Hoofbeats and Heritage
      • 10th Anniversary Reflection Art Center in Ozark
    • 2009 >
      • Sessions
      • Stained Glass Class
      • 9th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Deb Scott
      • Color Splash
      • Black and White Show
      • Wild at Heart
    • 2008 >
      • 70s Party
      • Albert Dean
      • 8th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
      • Frank Thompson
      • Where Art Thou?
      • Kevin Hargrave
      • Black and White Show
      • Ruthie Arad
    • 2007 >
      • 7th Annual Regional Juried Aft Exhibition
      • Stained Glass Class
      • Creativemess
      • Expressions
      • Quilt Show
    • 2006 >
      • Tails of the South
      • Art in Bloom
      • Decorative Artists Show
      • Where ART Thou
      • Black and White Show
      • Art in Nature
    • 2005 >
      • Janet Hiinton McLeod Exhibit
      • 5th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Robert Bruce Exhibit
      • Brian Wilson and Tim Richardson Exhibit
      • Troy State's Foundation Art Department Exhibit
      • Black and White Show
    • 2004 >
      • 4th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Helen Taylor Andrews - One Woman Show
  • Artist Days
  • Contact Art Center
  • Gallery Rental
DALE COUNTY COUNCIL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Ann  Rudd Art Center ~ Destination for Fine Art

​​ART WORK OF ELSIE PRATHER

The Ann Rudd Art Center in downtown Ozark, AL is proud to present the exclusive art of Elsie Prather, a resident of Dothan, AL. Born in Quito, Ecuador, Mrs. Prather studied art for six years at the Fine Arts School of Ecuador. Selected for further study at the Cartographic School at Fort Clayton in the Canal Zone she embarked on a new career and met and married Jackie Prather of the U.S. Army. Military life took them to an assignment in Europe where Mrs. Prather resumed her study of sculpture and explored the techniques of stained glass under the instruction of a German expert in the art.

Mrs. Prather participated in numerous art shows in Bavaria where she and her husband made their home for over three years. They returned to the Isthmus in 1970 where Mrs. Prather was once again inspired by the vibrant color and excitement of Panamanian life. Her enchanting interpretation of the sights, scenery and local culture appeared in galleries throughout the Canal Zone and Panama. During this period her pen and ink drawing of a picturesque Panamanian scene, “Un Lugar” was selected from entries submitted to the National League of American Pen Women for the 1976 Bicentennial Art Exhibit in our Nation’s Capital.
  

Elsie Prather’s winning piece “Un Lugar” hung in the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. from April 9 to 11, 1976. It is now on exhibit at the Ann Rudd Art Center along with a large exhibition of her art which reflects sensitivity, imagination, and creative energy.
The Art of Elsie Prather at the Ann Rudd Art Center
Gallery Hours: November 27 to January 3
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
11:00 am to 3:30 pm and by appointment ~ 334.445.6526
Picture
At the artist's request, no photography or videography will be allowed. Thank you.

The REception

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!

Hours

Tuesdays and Wednesdays
11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.


​Artist Escape every
Wednesday between 11 and 3!

ADDRESS

Mailing Address:
 P.O. Box 1512
Ozark, AL 36361-1512


Physical Address:
144 E. Broad Street
​Ozark AL 36360

Telephone

334.445.6526

Email

Art Center Information
  • Black and White Exhibition
  • Welcome
  • Membership Form
  • 2021 Calendar
  • 2021 Exhibitions
  • 2020 Exhibitions
    • Miniature Art Show
    • Student Art Show
    • Art Show by Ann Rudd
    • Annual Regional Art Exhibition
    • It Takes a Village
  • Our Story ... Then & Now
  • Our Board of Directors
  • Past Exhibitions
    • 2019 Exhibitions >
      • "Anything Goes"
      • Trio of Local Artists
      • 2019 Kaleidoscope - Member & Art Patron Pledge Drive featuring Youth Art Exhibition
      • Black and White Exhibition
      • Art Work of Elsie Prather
      • Annual Regional Art Exhibition
      • Claybank
      • Artisan Christmas Market
    • 2018 >
      • Artisan Market
      • Claybank Jamboree 2018
      • Regional Juried Show
      • Alabama 200
      • Artist in the Woods Exhibit
      • Drawing Class / 4.21.2018
      • 2018 Photography Exhibit
      • Membership Exhibit
    • 2017 >
      • 2017 Christmas Bazaar
      • 2017 Black and White Show
      • 2017 Member Show
      • 2017 Collections & More
      • 2017 Back to the Garden - Nature Show
      • 2017 Susan Boyles Solo Show
      • 2017 Regional Art Show
      • 47th Claybank Jamboree
      • 2017 Ila Jean Newman Solo Show
      • Make A Difference Day
    • 2016 >
      • 2016 Lindy Bruggink Solo Show
      • 2016 Holiday Open House
      • 2016 Student Art Explosion
      • 2016 Rethought Trash
      • 2016 Photography Show
      • 2016 Member Show
      • 2016 Back to Nature Show and Reception
      • 2016 Judy Neher Show
      • 2016 Southern Cultural Celebration (2)
    • 2015 >
      • 2015 Artisan Market
      • Young Artist Show
      • 15th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
      • Jack DeLoney: "Jack's Pallette"
      • Nature Show, 2015
      • Black and White Show, 2015
    • 2014 >
      • Juried Art Show, 2014
      • From One Extreme to the Other"
      • Three Artists Exhibition
      • Our Town, 2014
      • Yonder; Leslie Blackmon, 2014
    • 2013 >
      • Mary Ann Casey, October 2013
      • 13th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • 7 x 7 + 3 My Lifetime Journey to Becoming an Artist, 2013
      • Cows, Cats & Critters
      • Recycle Show, 2013
      • Black and White Show, 2013
      • Frozen in Time
    • 2012 >
      • Artisan Holiday Show and Sale, 2012
      • Ann Rudd's Seaworld
      • 12th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, 2012
      • Nature Show, 2012
      • Black and White Show, 2012
      • The Science of Primary Colors
      • Pieces
    • 2011 >
      • Shaping My Thoughts
      • Back Street Art
      • 11th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Stained Glass Class
      • The MFA Show
      • Fusion Show
      • Photography Show
      • I Saw the Light or How I Made it Home
    • 2010 >
      • Studio Within
      • 10th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Fashion Revival - Too Good to be Through
      • Hoofbeats and Heritage
      • 10th Anniversary Reflection Art Center in Ozark
    • 2009 >
      • Sessions
      • Stained Glass Class
      • 9th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Deb Scott
      • Color Splash
      • Black and White Show
      • Wild at Heart
    • 2008 >
      • 70s Party
      • Albert Dean
      • 8th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
      • Frank Thompson
      • Where Art Thou?
      • Kevin Hargrave
      • Black and White Show
      • Ruthie Arad
    • 2007 >
      • 7th Annual Regional Juried Aft Exhibition
      • Stained Glass Class
      • Creativemess
      • Expressions
      • Quilt Show
    • 2006 >
      • Tails of the South
      • Art in Bloom
      • Decorative Artists Show
      • Where ART Thou
      • Black and White Show
      • Art in Nature
    • 2005 >
      • Janet Hiinton McLeod Exhibit
      • 5th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Robert Bruce Exhibit
      • Brian Wilson and Tim Richardson Exhibit
      • Troy State's Foundation Art Department Exhibit
      • Black and White Show
    • 2004 >
      • 4th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
      • Helen Taylor Andrews - One Woman Show
  • Artist Days
  • Contact Art Center
  • Gallery Rental