Two Alabama Artists to Exhibit at OWA Theater Lobby During Frank Brown Songwriters' Festival
Original works by Susan N. McCollough and the late NALL go on display in Foley beginning Nov. 9
Orange Beach, Ala. — (OBA) — The OWA Theater Lobby in Foley will host a joint art exhibition featuring original works by two internationally acclaimed Alabama artists. The exhibition, titled "Two Artists / Two Visions — One Extraordinary Exhibition," showcases paintings and other works by Gulf Shores artist Susan N. McCollough and the late Fred "NALL" Hollis, a Troy, Alabama, native. Original artwork will be on display and available for purchase throughout the event.
The exhibition opens Monday, November 9, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the OWA Theater Lobby at 205-A North OWA Boulevard in Foley. The opening coincides with the 42nd Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival, which runs November 5 through 15 along the Florida-Alabama Gulf Coast. Exhibition viewing continues November 10 through 18, daily from noon to 5 p.m.
Admission to the art exhibition is free. Organizers note that separate tickets are required for musical performances and catered dining associated with the event. No ticket is needed to view the artwork during regular exhibition hours.
Susan N. McCollough is a Gulf Shores-based painter known for large-scale, expressionist canvases in bold oil colors. ArtTour International Magazine named her Artist of the Year in 2017. McCollough has exhibited internationally, including at the Louvre in Paris and at art fairs in New York, Miami, and Monaco.
NALL, whose full name was Fred Nall Hollis, was a surrealist painter, engraver, and sculptor born in Troy, Alabama, in 1948. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was mentored by Salvador Dalí. NALL passed away on September 14, 2024, in Fairhope. His legacy lives on through the
Nall Institute at Troy University, which is listed as a co-presenter of the exhibition.
The
42nd Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival brings more than 200 nationally acclaimed songwriters to venues across Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido Key, and Pensacola each November. Established in 1984, the festival is one of the country's longest-running events of its kind. Its overlap with the November 9 opening allows attendees to combine live music with fine art during a single visit to the Foley area.
Mr. Frank's Arts and Music Social is listed as a co-sponsor of the exhibition, along with the Nall Institute. For more information, contact the Nall Institute at
info@thenallinstitute.com or 334-372-9228.
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