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2023 Event Schedules

Exhibitions

Of Wit and Wisdom: May 19th to June 30th featuring Adam Kahn, Keegan Watson, Tom Acosta, and Vintage Magazine Collages

by Ward Nichols

Northwest Artists' Exhibition: July 21st to August 30th

featuring Tonya Bottomley (Juror) and

submissions by artists from or near

Northwest North Carolina

Bill Johnston, Sam & Ashley Burr, Crystal Hurt, and Dawn Wicklow: September 15th to November 1st

Summer Camps (June-August)

June 5th through June 9th  

Creations in Clay w/ Brooke Horn

  • Rising 1st-4th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $110 / $100 WAG Members

  • Rising 5th-8th Graders: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. - $110 / $100 WAG Members 

Painting Pilates w/ DeLisa Anderson

  • Rising 1st-4th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $85 / $75 WAG Members

  • Rising 5th-8th Graders: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.- $85 / $75 WAG Members

Tapestry Weaving w/ Carol Patton

  • Middle School- College: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $85 / $75 WAG Members

Pin Loom Weaving w/ Carol Patton

  • Middle School- College: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $85 / $75 WAG Members

June 12th through June 16th

Betty Powell, Bob Powell, and Charles Kesler: November 10th to December 22nd

Gallery Events and Programs

The Powers of Poetry w/ Phillip Shabazz: June 12th to June 16th

FREE Poetry Workshop Tour

Tour Schedule:

  •  June 12th at Wilkes Playmakers- 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. (Kids and Adults)

  •  June 12th at Wilkes Playmakers- 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (Kids and Adults)

  •  June 13th at Skyview Family Investment Center- 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. (Third-Fifth Graders)

  • June 13th at Skyview Family Investment Center- 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (Middle Schoolers and up)

  • June 14th at Wilkes Heritage Museum- 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (High Schoolers and up)

  • June 15th at Wilkes Art Gallery: Creative Cafe - 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. (High Schoolers and up)

  • June 15th at YMCA Summer Camps- 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (Kindergarten - Middle School)

  • June 16th at Wilkes County Public Library- 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (High Schoolers and Adults)

Pickers' Open Mic Night: July 28th @ 6 P.M.

featuring music and poetry by local artists

Polymer Clay Jewelry + More w/ Naomi Webster

  • Rising 1st-4th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $75 / $65 WAG Members

  • Rising 5th-8th Graders: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. - $75 / $65 WAG Members 

June 19th through June 23rd 

Creations in Clay w/ Brooke Horn

  • Rising 1st-4th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $110 / $100 WAG Members

2-Day Clay Workshop (June 20-21) w/ Jane Maddocks

  • High School-College: 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. - $60 / $50 WAG Members

Painting with Mixed Media w/ Lauren Waterhouse

  • Rising 1st-4th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $90 / $80 WAG Members

  • Rising 5th-8th Graders: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. - $90 / $80 WAG Members 

July 24th through July 28th

2-Day Clay Workshop (June 25-26) w/ Jane Maddocks

  • High School-College: 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. - $60 / $50 WAG Members

Beginning Pottery Wheel w/ Maggie McCann

  • Rising 5th-12th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $110 / $100 WAG Members

Pottery Painting Fun w/ WAG Staff

  • All ages: 10:30 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $20 / Day

August 7th through August 11th

Clay Exploration w/ Jane Maddocks

  • Middle -High School: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. - $110 / $100 WAG Members

Photography w/  Bryan Rierson (using phone or camera)

  • Rising 5th-8th Graders: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $85 / $75 WAG Members

  • Rising HS-College: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.- $85 / $75 WAG Members

Pottery Painting Fun w/ WAG Staff

  • All ages: 10:30 A.M. to 12 P.M. - $20 / Day

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