All the goings on going on at William King Museum.
Ceramics w/ Laura Blankenship Balancing experimentation, guided step by step instructions, and space to customize your creations from your own imagination, these clay classes are designed to hone your foundational hand-building skills so that you feel equipped to make anything you can dream of. Ages 12 to adults This class: Intro to Hand-building: Clay […]
Join us at Art Lab on Thursday, November 12 from 5:00-7:00 for a combined Local Artist Meetup and Hallway Galleries Reception with a special performance by the Southern Appalachian Dance Collective! Local Artist Meetup is an opportunity for regional artists to share works in progress, learn from other artists, meet new friends, and hang out […]
Needle Felting Series with Laura Blankenship Before it was co-opted for mass production, felting had been a vital community art that provided beauty, housing, and clothing for nomadic tribes across Asia and Europe. Now the felting needle brings it back into the hands of the people! All classes teach the basics of this craft and […]
Instructor: Morgan Ford Cost: $65 Time and date(s): Saturday, November 14, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Art Lab Lecture Room & Darkroom Skill level: New Learners Audience: Teen - adult Description: Photography is so much more than a quick phone snap; the hands-on experience of analog processes are undeniably fascinating. Here is your opportunity […]
Needle Felting Series with Laura Blankenship Before it was co-opted for mass production, felting had been a vital community art that provided beauty, housing, and clothing for nomadic tribes across Asia and Europe. Now the felting needle brings it back into the hands of the people! All classes teach the basics of this craft and […]
In partnership with Barter Theatre, a special screening of the award winning documentary about the 1957 expedition by Robert Bateman, a wildlife artist, and his friend Bristol Foster, a wildlife biologist, through Africa, India, and South East Asia. Director Alison Reid will speak after the screening in a discussion moderated by Kathy Kelsey Foley, Director […]
Public Opening & Ribbon Cutting Join us outside the new Worrell Gallery lobby for a ribbon cutting to formally open William King Museum of Art’s new addition and the Worrell Collection of Wildlife Art. Time: 10:00am
Wet Felting & Other Traditional Seasonal Skills Class Series with Laura Blankenship People have been creating shelter, clothing, and beauty, and singing together while we do it before time began. Come remember some of these traditional ways by dipping your toes into wet felting, singing, and candlemaking. Teen and Adult. Class Title: Wet Felted […]
Join us as we welcome some of the artists featured in the Worrell Collection, Ron Kingswood, Don Rambadt, Bart Walter, Grant Hacking, Kimberly Fletcher from John Banovich's studio, and Gary Price. Curator Russell Facemire will moderate a discussion with the artists about their careers, their views on Nature and Wildlife Art and where they see […]
Class Title: Ceramic Winter Gnomes/Elves Instructor: Laken Bridges Date/Time Tuesday, November 24th from 1:00PM-4:00PM Cost: $45 per person Location: Art Lab’s Ceramic Studio Skill level: Any Audience: 12-adult Description: Come learn some hand-building basics to create 2-3 decorative gnomes for mantle, table arrangement, or other holiday decor. Your creations will dry out for a couple […]
