Elliot A. Knight, PhD
Executive Director
Dr. Knight, an Opelika native, earned three degrees from the University of Alabama including a BA in Visual Communication, an MA in American
Studies, and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies. He currently serves as a board member for the Montgomery Public Art Commission, Montgomery Art Guild, and the University of Alabama Community Affairs Board of Advisors, and has served as a member of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art Junior Executive Board. Knight is a Blackburn Institute Fellow. He co-founded and developed the nationally recognized Black Belt 100 Lenses Program, a participatory photography and arts program that worked with high school students in twelve Alabama Black Belt counties from 2007-2012.
Dr. Knight developed and taught several courses at the University of Alabama in the Department of Art History, the Honors College, and the Department of American Studies. He also served as Director of the Arts Living Learning Community at the University of
Alabama.
Prior to being named the executive director of the Council, Dr. Knight served as deputy director of the Council. In his first five years at the Council he served as the Visual Arts Program Manager and Director of the Georgine Clarke Alabama Artists Gallery.
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