The Threshold at Montevallo Presbyterian Church
The Threshold Community Arts Center offers a vibrant array of events throughout the year where people can gather to experience the work of local and regional artists, including painters, sculptors, poets, and musicians. Housed and hosted by Montevallo Presbyterian Church, The Threshold is more than just a venue; it’s a sanctuary for creativity, where art and faith intersect to inspire and uplift the community.
We believe that art has the power to bring people together, transcend boundaries, and foster meaningful connections. Through our events and collaborations, The Threshold seeks to provide a space where individuals from all walks of life can come together to share in the beauty and diversity of creative expression.
In keeping with the church’s mission of service and outreach, The Threshold also supports emerging artists by offering opportunities for showcasing their work and engaging with the community. Whether you’re attending a gallery opening, participating in a workshop, or enjoying a musical performance, you’ll find that The Threshold is a place where creativity flourishes and relationships are nurtured.
Join us at The Threshold, where art, fellowship, and collaboration are celebrated, and where every event is an invitation to explore the richness of our shared human experience.
Upcoming Events (Scroll Down for Tickets)
Livestream Video (Friday, October 18th, 7pm)
Promotional Video
Join us on Friday, October 18th at 7pm when The Threshold at MPC presents Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley Jones and special guest Jermaine Thompson for an evening of poetry.
Ashley M. Jones is Poet Laureate of the state of Alabama (2022-2026). She received an MFA in Poetry from Florida International University (FIU), where she was a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellow. She served as Official Poet for the City of Sunrise, Florida’s Little Free Libraries Initiative from 2013-2015, and her work was recognized in the 2014 Poets and Writers Maureen Egen Writer’s Exchange Contest and the 2015 Academy of American Poets Contest at FIU. She was also a finalist in the 2015 Hub City Press New Southern Voices Contest, the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award Contest, and the National Poetry Series. Jones has been featured on news outlets including Good Morning America, ABC News, and the BBC. Her poems and essays appear or are forthcoming in many journals and anthologies, including CNN, the Academy of American Poets, POETRY, and much more.
Born in Louisville, Mississippi, Jermaine Thompson learned language from big-armed women who greased their skillets with gossip and from full-bellied men who cursed and prayed with the same fervor. He’s been writing poetry since he was 13—inspired by having to memorize Langston Hughes’ “Harlem” for a Black History Program at his Presbyterian church home. Jermaine loves language for what it creates, what it destroys, what binds in heaven, & for what it looses on earth. Jermaine teaches 9th–12th grade Humanities at Build Up Community School in Birmingham, AL. He has publications in The Pinch, Memorious, Whale Road Review, Southern Indiana Review, and New Letters.