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Do You Have a Quilt Treasure?
The Arts Commission and a group of quilters from the Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild will be restoring this vintage quilt from the Perryville Brummett Family collection. Come out and watch the work on some Saturdays during Farmers’ Market beginning May 4th. You are welcome to join in, but certainly you…
Stephen Powell
Arts Commission produces new play for schools
You don’t want to miss this inspiring and thought provoking musical. FREE admission to the public performance. Donations are welcome to continue this type of program for our schools!
Vince DiMartino named 2018 Arts Citizen of the Year
The Arts Commission has named Vince DiMartino the 2018 Arts Citizen of the Year. DiMartino will be presented with the award on January 9, 2019 at the Annual General Meeting of the Arts Commission at 5:30 at McKinney Conference Center at Constitution Square. The public is invited to attend the presentation…
Entrepreneur Program Kicks Off
The Arts Commission welcomed the 2018 Class of Apprentice Artists in September. The group, from left to right, is Marie Taylor, Eliza Marsh, Mayme Taylor, Grace McDaniel and Abby Quirk-Royal. They join Mentor Artists Roni Gilpin, Travis Kern, Kathleen O’Brien, Jacquie Woodward and Deborah Peckler for seven months of study…
A Beautiful Day for Art
Monday, October 1st was a beautiful day for student from Kentucky School for the Deaf with teacher Alex Meckes and Pat Williams’ students from Forkland to enjoy a day of Plein Air painting at the historic home of Tim and Lisa Montgomery on Lexington Avenue in Danville. The…