CLOSED for Exhibition Change
2025-03-08 - 2025-03-17, 2025-09-02 - 2025-09-15, 2025-12-26 - 2026-01-12 | 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 (America/Chicago) | 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!

Opening Reception -The Delta Blues: Clint Herring Watercolors & Kelly's Own Artists
2025-08-07 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join us for our opening reception for a dual-exhibition, showing Clint Herring’s amazing lifelike watercolor series “The Delta Blues” and our Artist Associates member exhibition show! Enjoy snacks, drinks, meet the artists, and enjoy these truly marvelous works of art!

Art of Service Closing Reception
2025-09-04 13:00 - 15:00 | 219 Hill Street, Wetumpka AL 36092
** VENUE CHANGE **
Due to security changes on Maxwell, the reception has been moved to Forresters at:
219 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Join The Kelly at the Air University Library to meet the artists of the Art of Service exhibition and enjoy some light refreshments along with art!
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”).
If you would like to join us for this event, you will need to have base access. If you do not already have on-base access, you can reach out to The Kelly for assistance with getting base access. We hope to see you there!

Alabama Wildlife Fine Arts Competition & Art Gone Wild Exhibitions
2025-09-16 - 2025-11-08 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
The “Alabama Wildlife Fine Arts Competition” and “Art Gone Wild” are our annual Wildlife Art Exhibitions every fall, and we celebrate the end of the art exhibition with our Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival! Enjoy wildlife art of all kinds, learn about these amazing Southeastern artists, and keep an eye out for our schedule of upcoming demonstrations and workshops!
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Opening Reception for "Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition" & "Art Gone Wild"
2025-09-18 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Come celebrate the native beauty of the South with us! The Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition and “Art Gone Wild” are our annual wildlife art exhibitions every fall, and our incredibly talented regional artists have packed the gallery full of incredible wildlife art. Please join us for delicious food, drinks, great conversation, take a guess at which artworks might win the Competition, and just enjoy the wonderful art and meet the artists.

Learn more about the exhibit here!

Artists' Holiday Market
2025-11-21 - 2025-12-24 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
As the holidays get closer, join us for our annual Kelly Artists’ Market!
Local and regional artists of all different kinds are offering 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.

CLOSED for the Holiday
2025-11-27 | AL
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We will be closed for the holiday; thank you for your understanding!

Last Day of Holiday Artist Market
2025-12-24 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
It’s the last day of our Holiday Artist Market! Need that last minute gift? Come grab some really exquisite artworks and artisan crafts made by our local and regional talents!

CLOSED for the Holiday
2025-12-25 | AL
The Kelly will be closed for the holidays. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding!

"Art in Bloom" Art Exhibition
2026-01-13 - 2026-02-27 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Outside may be cold and grey, but at The Kelly, art is in bloom! We invite artists and collectors alike to let your creativity sprout in an art exhibition flush with the blossoms and buds of florals, flowers, botanicals, and everything that “blooms”. We welcome still lives, wildflower fields, bouquets, or even creative interpretations on flowers and blooms.

"Art in Bloom" Opening Reception
2026-01-15 17:00 - 19:00 | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
Join us for our opening reception for “Art in Bloom”, an art exhibition sprouting with the blossoms and buds of florals, flowers, botanicals, and everything that “blooms”! Anyone and everyone is invited to enjoy snacks, drinks, meet the artists, and enjoy these truly marvelous works of art!
