Programs

Sunday, May 8
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Truist Art Studio

With May’s Second Sunday falling on Mothers Day, we will be creating beautiful Dandelions with finger paints. Students may also take the project a step further and write a small poem in the bottom right if they would like.

Supplies included:

  • -Finger Paint
  • -Printed template on 8.5×11/ A4 paper
  • -Markers in each color of paint + Black
  • -Wipes for hands

May be art of 1 person

Artist Led Tours
Ellie Schaul: Reimagining the Familiar, a Sixty Year Retrospective
Saturday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25 at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4 @ 1:00 p.m.

Join artist Ellie Schaul on an in depth and personal look at her current exhibition, Reimagingin the Familiar, a Sixty Year Retrospective.  The artist will share anecdotes, stories, and background information on the variety of pieces included in this exhibit. 

This tour is included with the cost of admission, advanced registration is not required. 

Art After Dark 
Thursday, May 19
7:30 – 9:30 PM

Following the Downtown Charleston Art Walk, enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Juliet Art Museum!  April will feature exhibits including Patchwork: Recent Drawings by Ric Ambrose & Ellie Schaul: Reimagining the Familiar, a Sixty Year Retrospective Exhibition.

This FREE Art After Dark event is presented with support from AARP of West Virginia. The Clay Center’s performing arts and visual arts offerings are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts. The Clay Center salutes Fund for the Arts and the following major donors to Fund for the Arts whose annual gifts of $10,000 or more help all the arts thriving in our area: City of Charleston, Cecil I. Walker Charitable Foundation, Daywood Foundation, Spilman, Thomas & Battle PLLC.