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  • Dinner on the Grounds

    Indulge in a French-inspired dinner with handcrafted mocktails and select libations, served beneath the shimmering canopy of a golden rain tree.   Hosted by: Nancy and Joel Harte, Greg McMillan and Dirk Moore

    $125.00
  • Seasonal: Clay Pumpkin Rattle

    Seasonal: Clay Pumpkin Rattle Students will use basic clay building techniques to create a hollow pumpkin form and then they will fill the pumpkin with beads to turn it into […]

    Get Tickets $10.00 17 tickets left
  • Folding Landscapes: A World in Layers

    Folding Landscapes: A World in Layers Students will create a dimensional folding landscape by combining drawing, design, and paper construction techniques. Students will understand how artists create depth through foreground, […]

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  • Mistletoe Market

    Southwest Virginia Higher Ed Center One Partnership Circle, Abingdon, VA, United States

    Help support art education by doing your holiday shopping early! Mistletoe Market, an annual fundraiser for William King Museum of Art, is a wonderful opportunity to shop local, take photos with Santa, and spend time with family and friends. Hours: Friday 10am-6pm Preview Shopping tickets are available for an extra hour of shopping before the […]

    Get Tickets $5.00 – $25.00
  • Abingdon Wolf Auction

    Martha Washington Inn & Spa 150 W Main St, Abingdon, United States

    It's time to auction wolves from the Abingdon Wolf Project! All twenty wolves from the Abingdon Wolf Project, a fundraising collaboration between William King Museum of Art and the Town of Abingdon, will be auctioned at the Martha Washington Inn. Proceeds benefit the artists and William King Museum of Art. Drinks start at 6pm and […]

    Get Tickets $10.00 – $50.00 130 tickets left
  • Color: The Color Wheel Remix

    Color: The Color Wheel Remix Students will mix primary colors to create a full 12-color wheel and understand color bias.     9:30–11:00 AM: ages 14–16+ 11:00 AM–12:30 PM: ages […]

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  • Art Night: Local Artist Meetup and Hallway Galleries Reception

    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 […]

  • Color: Tinting the Rainbow

    Color: Tinting the Rainbow Students will create a value scale of tints by adding increasing amounts of white to a single color.     9:30–11:00 AM: ages 14–16+ 11:00 AM–12:30 […]

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  • Special Screening of The Art of Adventure

    Barter Theatre 127 W Main St, Abingdon, United States

    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 […]

  • Worrell Gallery Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

    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  

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