Wetumpka is the site of the greatest natural disaster to ever hit Alabama, a large meter strike. It created an almost five-mile wide crater that is still visible near the city. Join the Wetumpka Impact Crater Commission for "Crater Talk" at 10a.m. the first Saturday of each month at The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery. Each […]
African Killer Beads and Brass Wraps We invite you to our monthly lunch and learn program from 12:00pm - 1:00pm at the Kelly. Bring your lunch, and we will provide water and dessert and an exciting program. This month learn about African Killer Beads and Brass Wraps with presenter Marilyn Winborn, Wetumpka resident. Marilyn Winborn […]
Join us for the new exhibit opening April 22, 2022 " Faces & Forms." We invite you to join us as we examine the beautiful complexity of the human experience and the spirit that connects us. Our regional group exhibition embraces a multitude of mediums and methods to interpret the human form with compelling variety […]
Please join us at The Kelly from 5:30pm to 8:00pm for the "Faces & Forms" artist reception. Meet the artists, mingle, and enjoy provided food and drink. We hope to see you there!
This week the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery proudly features “Crater Talk” on Saturday, May 7th from 10:00 to 11:00 am. This free informational talk will help you see and understand how the eighty five million year old Wetumpka Impact Crater was formed. We have only known the real story about our crater for about 24 […]
Faces and Forms In Watercolors Meet the Artist: Clint Herring We invite you to our monthly lunch and learn program from 12:00pm – 1:00pm at the Kelly. Bring your lunch, and we will provide water, dessert, and an exciting program. This month the artist Clint Herring from Auburn, AL will share his talent as a […]
Student Art and the Sylvia C. McConnell Scholarship Winner We invite you to our monthly lunch and learn program from 12:00pm – 1:00pm at the Kelly. Bring your lunch, and we will provide water, dessert, and an exciting program. This month we encourage the young artists of the River Region! Local art teachers will assist […]
Come join us at The Kelly as we honor our namesake, Wetumpka's own John Kelly Fitzpatrick, his friends, and fellow artists at the Dixie Art Colony. We will feature works by John Kelly Fitzpatrick, as well as his fellow artists Austin Martin, Warree Carmichael LeBron, Karl Ferdinand Wolfe, Carlos Alpha Moon, Louise Everton, Mildred Nungester […]
The Kelly cordially invites you to attend the reception for the "Kelly and Friends" exhibition on August 25th from 5:30pm - 8:00 p.m. sponsored by Alabama Power Foundation. View the works, mix and mingle, enjoy a delightful evening celebrating the arts and learning more about Wetumpka's artistic past. We hope to see you there!
"Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else." - Sydney Gurewitz Clemens Every first Thursday of the month, The Kelly will host a "Kelly's Kids" arts and crafts activity program during Wetumpka's Community Market Day. We provide the supplies at no charge. Just have your […]
Join Kelly members for two special Tuesday with Kelly events in September! For this September 13th Lunch-and-Learn from noon until 1:00pm, come hear June Carpenter, retired teacher and historian, share stories and background about John Kelly Fitzpatrick himself. Bring your lunch, and the Kelly will provide water and dessert.
