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  • Functional Handbuilding (Ceramics)

    Class Title: Handbuilt Ceramics Instructor: WKM Staff Cost: $205 Time and date(s): Thursdays 3/12-4/16 from 4:00PM-7:00PM (6 weeks)* Location: Clay Studio (Art Lab lower level; stair access only) Skill level: Beginner/intermediate Audience: Teen - adult Description: Let’s play in clay! In this class you will be led through tutorials and learn how to use and […]

    $205.00
  • Animal Painting w/ Addie Hirschten

    Class Title: Animal Painting Instructor: Addie Hirschten Cost: $138 Time and date(s): Tuesdays 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28 from 5:30PM-7:30PM Location: 3D Lab in Art Lab's lower level (stairs-access only) Skill level: Any Audience: Adult Description: Learning to paint animals is a fun way to practice painting techniques. In this class we will learn how to […]

    $138.00
  • $5 Workshop: Drawing Hands

    Class Title: Drawing Hands from Observation Instructor: WKM Staff Cost: $5 Time and date(s): Wednesday, 4/8/26  from 5:00PM-6:30PM Location: Upper level, Art Lab lecture room. Skill level: New Learners Audience: Teen - adult Description: $5 Art Lab Anniversary deals are extended into 2026! It’s so easy to get so caught up in drawing what we […]

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  • Through the Lens of Color: Landscapes in gouache and watercolor

    Through the Lens of Color: Landscapes in gouache and watercolor with Renee Pitts Thursdays 4/9-4/30/26 from 2:00PM-5:00PM  Various locations on the campus: Lecture room, Red Table youth room, various outdoors $50 per student   Explore watercolor/gouache and landscape while taking inspiration from the natural world, architecture, and three exhibitions: The House, The Highlands, and the […]

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  • Dining…fit for a King Kick-Off Party

    Dining...fit for a King is an annual fundraiser with proceeds supporting curatorial and educational programming at William King Museum of Art. This series of dining events offers unique culinary experiences ranging from “Brunch on the Front Porch” to “Summer Social at Middle Fork Barn.” Join us at WKMA on April 9th for the kick-off party […]

    Free
  • Art Business 101 w/ Addie Hirschten

    Class Title: Art Business 101 Instructor: Addie Hirschten Cost: $75 Time and date(s): Saturday 4/11 from 10:00AM-4:00PM (with lunch break) Location: Lecture Room in Art Lab Skill level: Any Audience: Adult Description: In this day long intensive workshop you will create a plan for your art business.  We will discuss the variety of ways you […]

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  • Photoshop Friday!

    Instructor: Alice Salyer Cost: $20 Time and date(s): 1:00-2:00 Fridays April 17 Location: Digital Lab Skill level: Some Photoshop experience. Students should be comfortable with basic computer use, such as using a mouse and keyboard, opening and closing applications and saving files, and have a little Photoshop experience. Audience: Teen-Adult For people who are interested […]

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  • Portrait Drawing, Fridays April 17, 24 & May 1

    Art Lab - William King 415 Academy Dr NW, Abingdon, VA, United States

    Instructor: Donna Bird Cost: $144 Time and date(s): Fridays, April 17, 24 and May 1 from 5:30-8:30 Location: Art Lab Skill level: Any Audience: Adult Learn to draw portraits with Donna Bird! With this three-session workshop students will begin to unravel the mysteries of drawing the human face. The class will focus on facial proportions, […]

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  • Traditional & Alternative Film Processing

    Art Lab - William King 415 Academy Dr NW, Abingdon, VA, United States

    Instructor: Morgan Ford Cost: $65 Time and date(s): Saturday, April 18, 1:00 p.m. -  4:00 p.m.  Location: Art Lab Lecture Room & Darkroom Skill level: New Learners Audience: Teen - adult Photography is so much more than a quick phone snap; the hands-on experience of analog processes are undeniably fascinating. Here is your opportunity to […]

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  • Wearable Cyanotypes

    Art Lab - William King 415 Academy Dr NW, Abingdon, VA, United States

    Instructor: Morgan Gilbert  Cost: $65 Time and date(s): Sunday, April 19, 1:00 - 3:00 Location: Art Lab   Skill level: New Learners Audience: Teen - adult Join us for this two-hour, hands-on cyanotype workshop where you'll unlock the historical magic of creating striking blue and white artistic designs directly onto fabric—no experience needed! You'll learn the […]

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