|
April
April 2
Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum opens for the
season. New hours: Wed. & Sat. 11 am - 4 pm; Thurs. & Fri. 1-4 pm
April 6
Sunday, April 6, 3 pm
Lecture, 3 pm
Dr. Richard Chess, Director of the Creative Writing Program and the Director of
the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville
April 12
A Celebration of Spring Community Event
10:30 am - 1 pm, $5
Art, music, dance and food for the whole family.
May
May 3
A Day at the Downs: Kentucky Derby Party Fundraiser
$100 per ticket
The Olde Farm, Bristol, VA
Call the Arts Center at 276.628.5005 for information or tickets.
May 6
Tuesday Night Adult classes begin pre-registration required
May 8
Thursday Night Adult Art Classes begin pre-registration required
May 17
Personal Mandalas Workshop
10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $55
See Art Education page for more details
May 31
Collage Workshop
10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $60
See Art Education page for more details
June
June 1
Appalachia Elementary School Student Gallery Exhibitions opens
June 6
GEORGE exhibition opens
June 14
The Artist's Perspective
1 pm - Gallery talk by Norm Schulman on his work in the exhibition
Norm Schulman: A Life in Clay
2 pm - Refreshments
3 pm - Lecture by Nancy Patterson Lamb on the process used to create the stoneware featured in the exhibition Shaping the Earth: Iron Mountain Stoneware of Laurel Bloomery, TN
June 14
Ceramics Reception at the Inn on Town Creek
6-8 pm, $10 per person, $5 for Arts Center members
Featuring tile work, stained glass, and landscaping by Jim Kaneko and Sally Patterson of Iron Mt.
Stoneware.
June 17
Tuesday Night Adult Class Portraiture in Oils begin
See Art Education page for more details
June 27
Surface, Identity, and Time: The Self-Portraits of Vaughn Garland exhibition opens
June 28
Stained Glass Adult Workshop
10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $60
See Art Education page for more details
July
July 25
A Century of Furniture: the Rose Cabinet Shops exhibition opens
July 30
Lecture by Ken Farmer and WKRAC Director Betsy White on American 19th-Century Furniture and the Rose Cabinet Shop followed by public reception with cash bar.
Ken Farmer will provide an overview of styles and important furniture centers for 19th-Century American furniture. This lecture will provide the context for a brief talk by Arts Center Director Betsy White on the exhibition A Century of Furniture: The Rose Cabinet Shops.
Kenneth W. Farmer, Jr. is the owner of Ken Farmer Auctions and Appraisals, LLC based in Radford, Virginia. His specialties include the appraisal and selling of American furniture and folk art and sales of fine art and decorative art.
July 27 - August 17
Virginia Highlands Juried Youth Art Exhibition artwork accepted at WKRAC
July 25
Dancing on the Wall Adult Workshop
1:30 - 4 pm, $60
See Art Education page for more details
|
