Institutions loom large among the recipients of the 2014 Greater Mobile Art Awards and perhaps none larger than the University of South Alabama, which in 50 years of reshaping Mobile, is influential both in this 11th slate of award winners and ultimately our cultural landscape.
This year’s recipients include:
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