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The Best of Barter

The Best of Barter May 18, 2023 – September 17, 2023 Organized by William King Museum of Art in Collaboration with Barter Theatre Presented in the ...

Contemplating Character

April 27, 2023 – July 30, 2023 Contemplating Character, organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions in association with Denenberg Fine Arts, explores the evolution of portraiture from the end of the 18th century until the present. In contrast to portraits near the end of the ...

Reviving the Thread: Women’s 20th Century Quilting

Reviving the Thread: Women’s 20th Century Quilting March 23, 2023 – October 22, 2023 The Strongwell Gallery After centuries of quiltmaking in a domestic setting, the industrial changes of the 19th century drastically changed how quilts, blankets, and ...

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Call for Merchants! Mistletoe Market 2023

Jan 11

12:00 am

Call for Merchants - Mistletoe Market 2023 24th Annual Mistletoe Market Presented by William King Museum of Art

Call for Artists: From These Hills 2023

Feb 12

11:59 pm

CALL FOR ARTISTS From These Hills 2023 Submission Fee: $20 &...

Dining…fit for a King

Apr 30

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Come and join Ali Printz and WKMA staff for the op

Come and join Ali Printz and WKMA staff for the opening reception for "Into the Mountains: New Paintings by Ali Printz," Today, May 25th from 5pm-7pm.

"Into the Mountains: New Paintings by Ali Printz," is featured in the gallery from May 25th through July 23rd.

Artist: @aliprintz

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Its Wednesday Quiz Day! Do you know what musical

Its Wednesday Quiz Day!

Do you know what musical and film this character is from?

Comment what you think the answer is and check back tomorrow for the answer on our story!

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Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825) A Turbane

Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825)

A Turbaned Man in Distress. 1815
Black chalk

Jacques-Louis David said of his art, "In painting the picture my desire was to represent the customs of antiquity with such an exactitude that the Greeks and the Romans, had they seen my work, would not have found me a stranger to their customs."

David was banished from France by the Bourbons for refusing to seek a pardon for the crime of regicide (voting to execute Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette). This emotionally charged study was drawn by David during his first year of exile in Brussels. A number of agitated studies "têtes 'expression," of single and multiple figure drawings exist from this period.

This exhibition was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA in association with Denenberg Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA.

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GOOD NEWS! Teen Art Camp registration on our web

GOOD NEWS!

Teen Art Camp registration on our website has been extended until the Friday, May 26th!

There are just a few spots left, so grab them while you can!

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"Rose of Sharon" or "Ohio Rose" Appliqué Quilt Sc

"Rose of Sharon" or "Ohio Rose" Appliqué Quilt
Scott County, VA
1930s
Carrie Culbertson Hill

Rose appliqué patterns were very popular during the Craft Revival as women wanted to emulate the traditional American motifs that were brought over from Europe during early settlement years. Patterns such as the Whig Rose and Rose of Sharon, originating from the Tudor Rose of English Aristocrats, were popular as far back as the early 19th century when Dutch and English settlers came to America. After centuries of use, rose patterns developed into dozens of different variations and were thus called by numerous names depending on the quilter. This quilt's version, usually called a Rose of Sharon, likely came from a pattern journal or mail-ordered kit distributed in the 1930s.

On loan from Ben and Merry Jennings

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THE BEST OF BARTER IS NOW OPEN May 18, 2023 - Sep

THE BEST OF BARTER IS NOW OPEN

May 18, 2023 - September 17, 2023

William King Museum of Art and Barter Theatre are partnering to present the exhibit “The Best of Barter,” an original exhibition, to Abingdon, Virginia. Audiences will get the chance to take an up close look at the costumes, props, and set designs handcrafted from Barter Theatre artisans. Learn about the many hands that it takes to create one production and the countless hours that go into a rehearsal. Explore the origins of theater as well as Barter Theatre’s own origin story. Read about the many actors that have come through Barter’s doors and performed their way onto our own television sets at home. In this exhibition, audiences can peer behind the curtain of Barter Theatre productions and leave the exhibit with a newfound appreciation for the best of Barter.

The Best of Barter is part of the McGlothlin Exhibition Series at William King Museum of Art.
This exhibition is sponsored by Ballad Health Johnston Memorial Hospital

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