Kathleen “Kat” Kirk Stoves is one far-out wife, mama, and pro artist, holding it down as a pillar of the Mobile Arts Council and groovy site director for Amp Up Arts - Mobile’s hub for a statewide arts education happening. She’s jived with all kinds of mediums, but she really digs laying down bold pyrography and painting with colors loud enough to boogie. Kat always loves producing work with layered meanings behind it, can you dig it?

Catch her work at Kat Kirk Stoves – ART or cruise over to kmkirkart.com.

Help Kat score first dibs on this year’s mystery art supplies. Be a hip art hero — put some bread in Kat’s jar!

For 13 years, local artists have gone head-to-head in this high-energy live art competition. Five artists. Ninety minutes. One shared supply table—and a surprise mystery box. It’s fast, creative, and a thrill to watch. At the end of the night, attendees can bid on these freshly made masterpieces in a live auction, hosted by director, actor, and writer Japonica Brown.

This year, we’re throwing it back in honor of MAC’s 70th anniversary — with a special “retro-bution” edition of The Throwdown! Past competitors are returning for another shot at victory, and we can’t wait to see what they bring to the table. This year’s competitors are Christy LeGross (returning champion), Mary Elizabeth Kimbrough (2019 competitor), Kathleen Kirk Stoves (2020 competitor), Christopher Murray (2022 competitor), and Ty Tover (2023 competitor).

Thank you to our 2025 event sponsors: Mobile County Commission, Heros Sports Bar & Grill, The Royal Scam, United Johnson Brothers, New Horizons Credit Union, Downtown Mobile Alliance, Cathead Distillery, Braided River Brewing Co., and Ron Barrett LLC.