A fundraiser benefiting William King Museum of Art. Coming November 7th-9th is the region’s premier holiday shopping event: Mistletoe Market. Brought to you by William King Museum of Art and held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, VA, Mistletoe Market is the region’s largest holiday shopping event and the biggest annual fundraiser […]
VIP Champagne Brunch 11/7/2025 10:30am Private Shopping 9:00am-10:00am Limited to 96 Help support access to the arts in Southwest Virginia & Northeast Tennessee by doing your Christmas shopping early! Join us for a special VIP Champagne Brunch catered by Your Grate Escape. Each ticket includes an hour-long private shopping experience before Mistletoe […]
Instructor: Travis Goyette Cost: $65 Time and date(s): Saturday, November 8 12:00-4:00 Location: Digital Lab Skill level: New learners Audience: Teen-Adult Join Travis Goyette for a hands-on introduction to Retro Video Art! In this immersive workshop, explore the creative possibilities of analog video and early digital technology. Our setup will feature vintage CRT TVs, circuit-bent […]
November 12th: Topic: Texture: Dragon Scales and Wings 13-18 project: Dragon Scales and Wings: Students will draw a dragon portrait with a focus on textures by drawing details in their scales, wings, and eyes. We will use various mediums to achieve the different desired textures that students wish to create. 10-12 project: Dragon Scales and […]
New to digital art and design? Get a taste of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or Premiere Pro in one of our introductory classes! Perfect for beginners or anyone interested in a refresher, our Intro classes cover the basic interface, tools and common tasks in the programs. Instructor: Alice Salyer Cost: $45 Time and date(s): Wednesday, […]
Class Title: Beginner Fabric Printing & Dyeing Instructor: WKM Staff Cost: $150 (prefer to pay with installments? contact lbridges@wkmuseum.org) Time and date(s): Wednesdays, 11/12-12/17 from 2:00-4:00PM (6 weeks, TG week optional) Location: 3D Classroom, Art Lab lower level (stair access only) Skill level: Beginners/Intermediate Audience: Teen - adult Description: Participants will explore basic techniques for […]
November 19th: Topic: Texture: Van Gogh Inspired Skies 13-18 project: Van Gogh Inspired Skies: Students will create a painting with heavy actual texture using their paint and mediums. They will also use heavy implied texture by using painting techniques that were used by Vincent Van Gogh. They may create an image of any of their […]
Class Title: Laser Etched Pet Ornaments Instructor: WKMA Staff Cost: $40 Time and date(s): 1:00-4:00 on Saturday November 22 Location: Art Lab Digital Lab Skill level: beginner-intermediate Audience: Adult Description: Make your own laser-etched wood ornament with a photo of your pet! Students will be guided through simple Adobe Photoshop techniques to adapt an image […]
Art Lab opened in 2020 and turns five this year. In celebration of this milestone and as a give-back to our community, we are offering five classes with $5 admission. Registrants will be confirmed by phone or email from WKMA 2 business days prior to the class. If a person registered can no longer attend, […]
December 3rd: Topic: Beginning color theory: Warm and Cool Elemental Creatures 13-18 project: Warm and Cool Elemental Creatures: Students will discuss color theory and how cool and warm colors convey a feeling like icy and hot, respectively. Then they can choose which creatures to portray and give them ice and fire elemental designs while focusing […]
