CLOSED for Exhibition Change
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-12 | AL
Pardon us as we change to the next exhibition!

CLOSED for the Holiday
2024-07-04 - 2024-07-06 | AL
Happy Fourth of July to everyone!

Fantasy and Fiction Art Exhibition
2024-07-13 - 2024-09-17 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Since the creation of fire, humans have spun stories of the fantastical, the mythical, and the unknown. Fiction has long allowed us to express complex emotions and ideas through entertaining stories. In times past, the seasons changed because Persephone was kidnapped by Hades; the seas claimed sailor lives because of mermaid songs; and the Anglo-Saxons were defeated because the destined King Arthur drew Excalibur. Even now, heroes still fight so as to inspire us to stand up and fight for a better real world.
Step into stories and worlds brought to life by our local and regional artists of Alabama, and explore the art of imagination!
Check out the Exhibition here!

"Fiction & Fantasy" Opening Reception
2024-07-18 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Step into stories and worlds brought to visual life by our local and regional artists of Alabama. Join us for snacks, drinks, great company, and explore the art of imagination!

DRESS: Feel free to dress up “fantastically”—whether it be a costume, medieval, or simply colorful!

Art of Service Exhibition at Maxwell AFB
2024-09-09 - 2024-11-14 | Air University Library, 600 Chennault Circle, Building 1405, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112
The Kelly is proud to partner with the Air University Library (AUL) on Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. Local artists put to canvas and paper what service means to them, in honor of our military, first responders, and their families. This exhibition is displayed in the library’s Main Lobby Entrance.

"Art of Service" Exhibition Reception
2024-09-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Air University Library, 600 Chennault Circle, Building 1405, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112

"Art Gone Wild" and "Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition" Exhibition
2024-10-01 - 2024-11-22 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Learn More here!

Opening Reception for "Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition" and "Art Gone Wild"
2024-10-03 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
“Art Gone Wild” is our annual Wildlife Art Exhibition every fall, and this reception also celebrates the hard work of artists in year two of the juried fine art competition sponsored by The Alabama Wildlife Federation and LIV Development. We have some truly beautiful wildlife art to share with everyone! So please join us for snacks, drinks, great conversation, take a guess at which artworks might win the Competition, and just enjoy the wonderful regional wildlife art and artists, celebrating the native beauty of the South.

Learn more about the exhibit here!

Exhibition Change
2024-11-25 - 2024-12-06 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Pardon us as we change to the next exhibition! We’ll be taking down our wildlife art exhibition, and then we’ll be taking a holiday break. Afterwards, we will install the “Holiday Artist Market”. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.
See you soon!

Holiday Artists' Market
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-24 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
As the holidays get closer, The Kelly is preparing for our annual Kelly Artists’ Market!
Local and regional artists of all different kinds will come together to bring you unique artworks and craftsmanship that truly make one-of-a-kind gifts for your loved ones. The Artists’ Market will also coincide with Wetumpka’s Christmas events, like Dicken’s Downtown Christmas Celebration and Christmas on the Coosa. So there will be much to see and much to do! Come stop by and support your local artists—and surprise your family and friends with heartfelt originals.

"Fields & Farms" Art Exhibition
2025-01-14 - 2025-03-06 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
More information coming soon…

Opening Reception for "Fields & Farms"
2025-01-16 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join us for our opening art reception for “Fields & Farms”, an art exhibition highlighting the rural and natural beauty of our Southern region. Celebrate the rustic and pastoral with snacks, drinks, great conversation, and the wonderful artworks – sponsored by Alfa Insurance!

CLOSED for Exhibition Change
2025-03-08 - 2025-03-17 | AL
Pardon us as we change to the next exhibition! Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. See you soon!

Elmore County Art Guild Opening Reception
2025-03-16 14:00 - 16:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join us for our opening art reception for the Elmore County Art Guild’s 40th Anniversary show! Come see the amazing artworks of our Elmore County artists and the presentation of awards.

Elmore County Art Guild 40th Anniversary Show
2025-03-18 - 2025-04-08 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Since 1985, the Elmore County Art Guild (ECAG) Annual Show has showcased and rewarded the finest artists in our region. Come join us for their judged members’ show, featuring the talented artists right here in Elmore County!

Louise Smith Everton: A Retrospective
2025-03-18 - 2025-05-15 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Louise Smith Everton was a prize-winning artist, diligent art organizer, and dear friend of many of the Dixie Art Colony artists, including our namesake John Kelly Fitzpatrick. She was known for painting with the greatest of ease and for encouraging her fellow and newcomer artists alike. She was an active member of many art organizations, such as the Alabama Art League, the Watercolor Society of Alabama, the Southern States Art League, the Birmingham Museum of Art, and of course, the Dixie Art Colony.
Come join us for a retrospective exhibition honoring her artistic career with her paintings and handwritten letters that her son, Angus Everton, generously loaned to The Kelly.

Everton Coffee Reception
2025-03-20 07:30 - 09:30 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Come join us for a free coffee reception for Louise Smith Everton’s Retrospective Exhibition, honoring her artistic career with a collection of her paintings and handwritten letters that her son, Angus Everton, generously loaned to The Kelly. We will have breakfast snacks, a coffee bar, fantastic historical art, and great conversation!

Louise Smith Everton was a prize-winning artist, diligent art organizer, and dear friend of many of the Dixie Art Colony artists, including our namesake John Kelly Fitzpatrick. She was known for painting with the greatest of ease and for encouraging her fellow and newcomer artists alike. She was an active member of many art organizations, such as the Alabama Art League, the Watercolor Society of Alabama, the Southern States Art League, the Birmingham Museum of Art, and of course, the Dixie Art Colony.

Exhibition Change
2025-04-07 - 2025-04-14 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092

Artful Discoveries: Elmore County High School Student Art Show
2025-04-15 - 2025-05-15 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Every year, the Kelly works together with local Elmore County high school educators for our annual Student Art Show. Come celebrate these amazing young artists as they take the opportunity to express their creativity and exhibit their art for the community. We aim to inspire Elmore County students to foster their artistic potential and pursue their creative talents beyond the classroom. Family, friends, and the public are all invited to come appreciate the artistic achievements the students of Elmore County!

"Artful Discoveries" Opening Exhibition Reception
2025-04-17 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Come join us for free snacks, drinks, and appreciate the artistic achievements the students of Elmore County!
Every year, the Kelly works together with local Elmore County high school educators for our annual Student Art Show. Come celebrate these amazing young artists as they take the opportunity to express their creativity and exhibit their art for the community. We aim to inspire Elmore County students to foster their artistic potential and pursue their creative talents beyond the classroom.

"Rim of the Pacific" Artist/Collector Applications Due Today
2025-04-26 | AL
There is a great big world out there, and for this exhibit The Kelly invites you to explore the other side. The scope is as broad as the boundless Pacific Ocean, and we are so excited to travel through art and artifacts from California to Japan, Australia to Chili, and all the points in-between. Oceans, islands, iconic Pacific landmarks, Pacific cultural histories—you name it!
Applications to apply for “Rim of the Pacific” are due TODAY!

Exhibition Change
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-29 | AL

"Rim of the Pacific" Art Exhibition
2025-05-30 - 2025-07-26 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
It is a vast world out there, and The Kelly invites you to explore the other side in our “Rim of the Pacific” art exhibition. Navigate the boundless Pacific Ocean as interpreted by our Alabamian artists.

"Art of Service" Artist Applications Due Today
2025-06-01 | AL
Applications to apply for “The Art of Service” are due TODAY!
The Kelly is honored to collaborate with The Air University Academic Services to host the second annual “Art of Service” art show in 2025. We invite submissions that reflect the Airforce’s new tagline; “Innovate, Accelerate, and Thrive”. We seek artworks that emphasize Air Force technologies (“innovate”), aircraft (“accelerate”), and servicemembers and their families (“thrive”). Artists are encouraged to create works that illustrate buildings and monuments, vehicles and aircraft, as well as depict the lives of airmen and their family activities associated with Maxwell AFB and Air Force units in Montgomery, Alabama.

Opening Reception for "Rim of the Pacific"
2025-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join us for our opening art reception for “Rim of the Pacific”. It is a vast world out there, and The Kelly invites you to explore the other side in our “Rim of the Pacific” art exhibition. Navigate the boundless Pacific Ocean as interpreted by our Alabamian artists with snacks, drinks, great conversation, and the wonderful artworks!

CLOSED for the Holiday
2025-07-04 - 2025-07-05 | AL
Happy Fourth of July to everyone! We will be closed for the holiday weekend, and thank you for your understanding!

Art of Service Coffee Reception
2025-07-10 07:00 - 09:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Come join The Kelly in enjoying some art and coffee! This month, we will be holding a free coffee reception at the Kelly for the Art of Service exhibition happening at the Air University Library. We will have breakfast snacks, a coffee bar, a digital preview of the exhibition, and great conversation!
The Kelly is honored to collaborate with The Air University Academic Services to host the second annual “Art of Service” art show in 2025. This year, local artists reflect on the Air Force’s new tagline; “Innovate, Accelerate, and Thrive”. Within brush strokes and camera lens, artists emphasize life within the Air Force through Air Force technologies (“innovate”), aircraft (“accelerate”), and service members and their families (“thrive”).

"Alabama Wildlife Fine Arts Competition" Applications Due Today
2025-07-31 | AL
Applications to apply for the “Alabama Wildlife Fine Arts Competition” are due TODAY!
The Kelly, in conjunction with the Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival, is excited to announce year three of a juried fine art competition sponsored by The Alabama Wildlife Federation and LIV Development. The contest will be held at The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts and will coincide with the Art Gone Wild exhibition running from September 16th through November 8th. The goal of the competition is to increase awareness and appreciation of Alabama’s wildlife as well as recognize outstanding artistic talent.

The Delta Blues: Clint Herring Watercolors
2025-08-06 - 2025-08-30 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join Clint Herring, renowned contemporary watercolor artist from Auburn, Alabama, in this exhibition celebrating his Delta Blues watercolor series for his upcoming art book “Clint Herring Watercolors: The Delta Blues”. Full of portraiture and conceptual artworks (seventy-three!), both this exhibition and his upcoming art book honor the legends and everyday delta blues players of the past and contemporary – from T-Model Ford, Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters to Gip Gipson and Ruthie Foster. Be sure to come see his exhibit at The Kelly throughout this month!

The Kelly's Own
2025-08-06 - 2025-08-30 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join the Kelly in appreciating our Artist Associates and the wonderful art they create through this upcoming exhibition! We appreciate all the art our Artist Associates create for The Kelly and wanted to give them a show of their own. Therefore, we will be showcasing their work throughout most of the gallery during the month of August. Be sure to come see this exhibit at The Kelly sometime this month!
