Conversations

Dates: Thursdays, March 1 & April 5, 6:30-8 pm

Ages: Adult       Cost: Free

An informal monthly gathering for artisans to network and discuss current topics in the making and business of crafts will take place at William King Museum in the Library on the 3rd level.

Oil Painting 

Dates: Thursdays, March 1 – April 5, 6pm-8:30 pm

Ages: High School-Adult                        Cost: $150

This is a class for beginning and experienced painters. Sam Morrow will direct students as they learn how to use this classic medium. Students will develop skills while working on individual projects with guidance and critique by the instructor. This studio class is highly motivating for all who attend. Register by emailing sam.morrow57@gmail.com .

Girls Night Out   

Date: Thursday, April 12, 7-8:30 pm

 Ages: Adults   Cost: $25 each or $40 if pre registering for two events

Calling all Girls! It is your night to unleash your creative spirit and discover your inner artist while have fun with other women doing the same thing. An art instructor will lead you through the process of making something beautifully hand crafted to take home with you at the end of the evening. All materials provided. Feel free to bring a beverage to sip or some nibbles to eat while you create. Pre- registration required. Call 276-628-5005, ext 114 or email kgibian@wkmuseum.org to register.

April 12:  Silk Screen Designs for Fabric led by Kathy Gibian

Cafe Pre K

Dates: Wednesday, March21, 1:30-2:30 pm

Ages: 4 & 5           Cost: $7 per session

On the third Wednesday of the month, sip coffee with friends while your preschooler engages in an hour-long art adventure at the William King Museum. Young students enjoy gallery tours and art making; moms enjoy coffee and conversation. Register by emailing Kathy at kgibian@wkmuseum.org or phoning 276.628.5005 ext 114.

Adventures in Art – Printing/Pressing/Painting

Dates: Saturdays, March 3-17, 1:30-3 pm

Ages: 5-12        Cost: $85 including supplies.

A multi-media class using natural materials to create art and design. Students will learn printing processes using stamps carved from potatoes, found objects and plants. Projects include note cards, bookmarks, wrapping paper and covered boxes. Students will also learn to make their own flower and plant press and to press and create with dried flowers. Taught by local artist Catherine Walden of The Secret Garden Studios. Register by emailing Catherine at cat_walden@hotmail.com or phoning 505.316.0174.

Wanted: Young Leonardo’s Who Love Exploring Science Through Fun Art Activities

Dates: Sundays, April 15-29, 2:00-4:00 pm

Ages: All ages! Cost: $75

Kids put on your lab coats and get out your beakers! During this series of Sunday classes children will delight in fun and creative art processes that emphasize science discovery.  The book, Science Arts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences, will be utilized as inspiration.  Projects will include: exploring changes in states of matter through a melting point ice painting, erect an ice and salt sculpture, study the process of fossilization by casting a clay fossil, blast into an exploration of space with a sugar moon craft, design a paper model of the sun, compose a constellation painting, imagine a spiral galaxy sculpture, digest the food chain as we make glow in dark food, and experiment with a concoction of edible finger paint.  Sign up your little Leonardo today! Contact instructor Pamela Hagy via e-mail: pamelahagy@gmail.com

William King Museum is located at 415 Academy Drive, off West Main Street or Russell Road, in Abingdon. The Museum features five exhibition galleries, resident artist studios, a museum store and outdoor sculpture garden. Educational programs in the visual arts are offered year-round for both children and adults, and school audiences are served by in-house and outreach programs. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the William King Museum is a partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and a member of the Virginia Association of Museums and is funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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            The idea of an aesthetic fusion of popular culture with Appalachian vernacular in many ways invites a calamity of principles and taste. Brian Clinebell, Peter Morgan, and Jessica Walker grew up in Abingdon at the end of twentieth century with color televisions and new-media saturation yet surrounded by the tchotchkes and Americana that are favored in the mountains of Appalachia. The work in this exhibition will focus on art-making as a place for humor and social critique as well as present alternative applications of animation and graphic imagery. Collectively the work will offer an unexpected narrative about what it means to be from this unique region and new generation of artists.

            The Museum would like to thank Brian Clinebell for creating the cover artwork for the postcard and the gallery guide being used for this exhibition

            Related events include the Opening Reception for Color Me Bad on Thursday, March 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served as visitors have a sneak peak at the newest WKM exhibition.

            William King Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors. Members, students and children are free. For more information on this exhibition, related events, and all other Museum on-goings, please visit us on the web at www.WilliamKingMuseum.org.

William King Museum is located at 415 Academy Drive, off West Main Street or Russell Road, in Abingdon. The museum features five exhibition galleries, resident artist studios, a museum store and outdoor sculpture garden. Educational programs in the visual arts are offered year-round for both children and adults, and school audiences are served by in-house and outreach programs. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the William King Museum is a partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and a member of the Virginia Association of Museums and is funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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            Submissions for the next round of Panoramic Gallery exhibitions are being accepted through March 15. All media is accepted, and local artists are encouraged to submit portfolios for solo or group exhibitions of recent work for consideration.

            Submissions should include up to twenty digital slides on a CD at 300dpi for printing, a cover letter, a brief artist biography and statement, and a slide identification sheet. A self-addressed stamped envelope should also be included if you would like your materials returned. For more information on what should be submitted, please visit our website at http://www.williamkingmuseum.org/exhibitions-grid/portfolio-submissions/, information is located under the Exhibitions Tab under Portfolio Submissions.

            Opening receptions for Panoramic Gallery exhibitions are held the first Thursday of the month with some exceptions. The first Monday of the month will be reserved for installation and de-installation while the Museum is closed.

            Your portfolio can be mailed to: Portfolio Submission, William King Museum, P.O. Box 2256, Abingdon, VA 24212. If your portfolio is selected you will be notified individually; only one portfolio per artist per year will be accepted. All portfolios will be reviewed twice before taken from the selection process.

William King Museum is located at 415 Academy Drive, off West Main Street or Russell Road, in Abingdon. The Museum features five exhibition galleries, resident artist studios, a museum store and outdoor sculpture garden. Educational programs in the visual arts are offered year-round for both children and adults, and school audiences are served by in-house and outreach programs. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the William King Museum is a partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and a member of the Virginia Association of Museums and is funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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