“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
Main Street Wetumpka is organizing the annual Coosa Candy Crawl, benefitting the Elmore County Food Bank. And we at The Kelly are excited to be a part of it! Join
Our volunteers are our lifeblood. We at The Kelly would not be able to provide the public with our exhibitions, programs, activities, or anything without you! On Wednesday, November 9th,
Come get ’em while the paint is still fresh! Alabama Plein Air Artists have worked hard these past couple of days painting “en plein air” (outdoors), and Saturday, September 17th
Please join us for the Alabama Plein Air Artists’ reception on Friday, September 16th from 5:00pm – 7:30pm. These artists will paint outside from Sept 15th until Sept 16th, and
As part of the “Art Gone Wild” exhibition at The Kelly, Alabama Plein Air Artists will be having a “paint out” with us from Thursday, September 15th until Saturday, September
Exhibition Dates: September 27, 2022 – November 19, 2022 Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm Reception: Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm Alabama is rich
AUG 16–Tuesday With Kelly welcomes speaker Joel Sidney Kelly, Portraiteur. Come at noon and bring a lunch–we have sangria as well as water and dessert–one hour to learn and munch.
The Art Associates of The Kelly have really stepped up, offering a range of truly delightful art for sale. To stir up the doldrums of the summer, they decided to
Calling ALL KELLY ARTISTS! Whether you are a normal member or an Art Associate, you are invited to participate in the Artists Market December 2-10, the first weekend coinciding with
A new exhibit is in the works. The Kelly has a large permanent collection, including quite a few paintings not only by John Kelly Fitzpatrick himself, but also by his
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
The River Rose is the charming shop next door to The Kelly Art Gallery on Company Street. Sharon Wilson, proprietor, formerly owned the Rose of Sharon in Montgomery, but she
We’re looking for artists and volunteers to help with the HUGE Wildlife Festival in November. Jennifer Eifert (our new Executive Director–did you see that post?) is looking for fabulous art
The Kelly is incredibly proud to announce its first annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival, presented by Smoot-Harris Family! The festival will include a series of educational classes, art exhibits, and
Yesterday, Garden & Gun wrote an article about Art Communities within the Southeast, and Wetumpka, Alabama was the first of their list! Wetumpka continues to make a name for itself
Join us for our monthly lunch and learn program from noon until 1:00pm at The Kelly. Bring your lunch, and The Kelly will provide water and a desert. We hope
Congratulations are in order! Because of Jennifer Eifert’s excellent work as the Kelly Curator this past year, the Kelly Board has promoted her to Executive Director. The difference is that
Which winner? What contest? Every year for the past several years The Kelly has given a $1000 scholarship to a high school senior planning to study art in college. The
The current exhibit at The Kelly is so stunning that sometimes it’s hard to get past the pictures of the premier artists. No one can miss the exquisite watercolor ballerinas
While fall is a few months and 20-30 degrees away, The Kelly is already planning a precursor to the new Wetumpka Wildlife Festival. The theme for The Kelly’s fall exhibition
From September 27th until November 19th, The Kelly will present “Art Gone Wild”, an exhibition of artworks featuring and celebrating Alabama (and the South’s) wilds and wildlife. We will host
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
Marilyn Winborn will share her artistic beaded jewelry at Tuesday with Kelly on April 19, 12-1. Bring a lunch. The Kelly will provide a beverage and dessert. Art comes in
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
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,
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
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
Go on the road again with Cookie Knott, this time a road trip to Selma, Alabama, on February 24. Plans are to visit Charlies Lucas’ (The Tin Man) studio, have
The Cherokee Nation comes to The Kelly for TWK, Nov. 16, at noon. Cherokee Bob Whiteowl will be the interesting speaker.
BLACK and WHITE is the theme for the Annual Members’ Party, Thursday, Nov. 18, 5:30-8 p.m. at The Kelly.
Alyssa Spauling becomes Kelly’s first paid intern.
On August 12, a group of revelers gathered at The Kelly to celebrate Kelly Fitzpatrick’s 133rd birthday–any excuse for cake! Munching “Brazzi Bites” (Brazilian cheese puffs) and luscious strawberry cake,
Our beautiful, newly renovated Kelly is open for business. Because there is so much tourist traffic in downtown Wetumpka, we have a roster of gracious volunteers helping 10-5 p.m. on
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