Cathy and Coulter Fussell will discuss their personal quilting histories, materials, methods, inspiration, approaches, and themes and share images of their most recent works.

Join Path of Entry artists Bethany Johnson, Hyomin Kwon, Joe Ren, Laura Lucía Sanz Giraldo and Karen Stentaford, along with guest curator Chintia Kirana for a virtual artist talk and panel discussion.

In this two-hour workshop you will experience basic collage techniques and materials as Beverly West Leach shares with you her approaches to creating a narrative with collage.

$80 for members; $90 for not-yet members 2 hour sessions, 6 person maximum per session Ages 8 and up, children ages 8-16 must be accompanied by an adult Indulge your inner artist with a two-hour glass blowing session! Hot Glass Academy...

Free on Zoom. Glenn House (1931-2014) was a prolific artist from West Alabama. Glenn developed and directed the Book Arts program at the University of Alabama, which is a cornerstone of the University’s library school. He created in multiple mediums...

Free on Zoom. Cathy and Coulter Fussell will discuss their personal quilting histories, materials, methods, inspiration, approaches, and themes and share images of their most recent works. “Like the rivers depicted in our art quilts, in terms of materials, methods,...

Free on Zoom Join us for a virtual panel discussion with book artist Jessica Peterson, Dr. Jerrilyn McGregory of Florida State University, who wrote Wiregrass Country, and historian Dr. Martin Olliff of Troy University Dothan. The discussion will center around...

Join us for a special film screening of Chasin’ Butterflies: The Art of Being Butch Anthony, a SCAD Savannah Film Festival award-winning short for Best Short. Watch this heart-warming film in WMA’s Great Hall, and enjoy a cash bar with...

Create a one-of-a-kind seasonal botanical arrangement with floristry expert and visual artist Holly Carlisle. Together, we will explore the “The Birmingham Style” which is a unique approach to floristry developed in Birmingham, AL by two friends during the 1960s named...

Join exhibition curator Paul Barrett in Blumberg Gallery as he speaks about works from I, Too, Am Thornton Dial. Thornton Dial Sr. (1928-2016) is one of Alabama’s most critically acclaimed artists, and his works can be found in the collections...

Join us in the Main Gallery for a special film screening of Mr. Dial Has Something to Say. The documentary film Mr. Dial Has Something to Say investigates the problem of classism and racism in the elite American art world. By...

Thornton Dial suffered a massive stroke and lost a great deal of fine motor control as a result. Although he never drew again after that event, he continued to make art, developing and refining his practice throughout the rest of...

Join artist Heather Baumbach for an improvised sculpting workshop. We will learn to sculpt improvised vessels out of fiber. Participants should come prepared for a messy workshop, so wear clothes or an apron that can get dye on them. Artist...

Join artist Heather Baumbach as she walks us through her exhibition in the Blumberg Gallery. She will speak about her artistic practice, explore conceptual content, and answer questions from guests. No registration is required. Questions? Call 334.794.3871 or email info@wiregrassmuseum.org....

Join us for an all-day book arts workshop with exhibiting artist Mary Ann Sampson. Sampson will guide us through the ancient method of building a hanging book structure, also known as a prayer book. The Palm-leaf prayer book inspired the...

Join artist Clarence Heyward as he speaks about his artistic process and career. He is a painter and collagist whose work explores notions of the Black American experience. His work investigates cultural truths, challenges stereotypes, and questions identity. A Q&A...

Join a selected group of our B22: Wiregrass Biennial artists as they thoughtfully speak about one another’s work and explore the intersections and associations they find. We carefully curated this panel to represent multiple mediums and backgrounds. A Q&A will follow the...

Join us for this unique artist conversation with book artist Mary Ann Sampson and sound/media artist Holland Hopson. Holland and Mary Ann both have work currently on view at WMA’s galleries. Specifically, Hopson and Sarah Bryant collaborated on a book arts piece with...

Create your own imaginary felted wool life form! Join B22: Wiregrass Biennial fiber artist Heather Deyling in WMA’s studio for a fun felting workshop. Deyling will guide participants through the process of developing ideas and bringing them to fruition. We will brainstorm,...

In this talk, Jessica Wohl a B22: Wiregrass Biennial exhibiting fiber artist will discuss her recent body of work, Imagining Matriarchy, an exhibition of hand-sewn quilts that envision what a matriarchal society might feel like. She will discuss how her work takes on the...

Come play in the clay with artist Sara Bowen. Bowen will share her hand-building practice with students at this workshop in WMA’s classroom. We will learn to handbuild snakes with a short tutorial on the drying and firing practice of...

Artist Sonya Yong James will speak about her exhibit “The Eye of a Needle” for a special artist talk on May 12th at 6pm. James will explore her practice and how it has led her to her current work. The...

Photographer Sean Crutchfield will lead three groups on a photography excursion in Downtown Dothan. Sean is a Wiregrass Native. His photographic practice focuses on picturing the everyday world around us and exploring relationships to our regional landscape as we move...

Participants in this workshop will learn about printmaking through the processes of silkscreen and monotype with artist Sarah Marshall. Using inks and water-soluble crayons, they will draw directly on the silkscreen surface to create colorful images. These drawings can be...

Join us on ZOOM for an artist discussion about the newly released artbook Entwined. Artists Carolyn DeMeritt and Pinky/MM Bass will talk about their book with the book designer Susan Walker. Entwined is a fine art photography book and a...

Join us as we meet Artist Gary Chapman on Zoom to discuss a retrospective of his body of work spanning several decades. As an artist, Gary is interested in realism that goes beyond dictatorial reality and recognizes a broader and...

We invite you to join artist Sydney Foster for an artist talk on Zoom. Sydney will explore her residency at the Wiregrass Museum of Art. She will share details about her time spent working in Dothan and the impact the...

Indulge your inner artist with a two-hour glass blowing session! Hot Glass Academy glassblowing studio will set up a furnace on WMA’s campus. Each workshop session begins with a comprehensive safety introduction to working with hot glass. Students then begin...

Collage is one of the mainstays of mixed-media art, but creating a cohesive, interesting piece can be daunting. Where to start? What supplies to use? How to find inspiration? In this two-hour workshop you will experience basic collage techniques and...

Charlie Lucas, also known as “The Tin Man”, will join us for a hands-on creative experience with kids ages 7-17! Lucas will lead kids on a gallery adventure to explore his exhibition Charlie Lucas & Yvonne Wells: What I Knew How...

Jon Coffelt will lead a conversation with fellow book artists Mary Ann Sampson and David Sandlin about their artbooks, publications, and the vast Book Arts world. They will speak to their own narratives and give insight into their processes and...

WMA is excited to present a virtual artist talk with the renowned photographer Jerry Siegel. In the talk, Siegel will discuss his career and process, examining his work chronologically from the first project to his present-day work. After 35 years...

WMA presents a virtual conversation with Willie Cole, exhibiting artist in Nice Work if You Can Get It. Listen to Cole speak about the scope of his work and the connections he makes to his life and the lives of others....

Join Aimee Burr as she teaches a sampling of the basic accordion fold. Kids will make three books, each adding a new level to the accordion. Before you even begin folding, you will make your stamps to add personal details...

Olivia Hill is an emerging fiber artist in the Southeast and will introduce participants to the art of punch needle embroidery, or ‘punch hooking’. Students will receive a supply kit with a unique, hand-crafted needle and a variety of yarns...

Thank you for your interest in this workshop. At this time, the workshop has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a future date. Previous registrants will be contacted and refunded. If you have any questions, please reach out to...

Join WMA for a free, virtual artist talk with the Hill family! What’s it like to be in a family of professional artists, you ask? Get to know the Hill family — Bethanne, Darius, and Olivia — as they discuss...

Alabama contemporary artist, Butch Anthony, will inspire and instruct a new generation of southern artists. Kids will construct a mixed media fish sculpture with found objects and cans outside in the garden, as weather permits. This class is designed for...

Join artist Chintia Kirana on Zoom for a talk about her artistic practice, community-building endeavors, and current WMA solo exhibition Between Heaven and Earth.  About Chintia Kirana Chintia Kirana is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and art activist. Her works have been featured in...

Path of Entry artist Hyomin Kwon will take inspiration from Korean artist Hong-do Kim and guide young artists through creating four artworks in two hours, using only items you might find around the house! During this workshop, participants will design a...

Join Path of Entry artist Bethany Johnson in a morning of experimental collaging practices using materials easily found around the home. Johnson engages with collage methods in her work, often with otherwise discarded or visually overlooked materials. In this age of continued...

In the aftermath of the Civil War, the “Lost Cause” emerged as a rhetorical strategy intended to rewrite the legacy of the Confederacy by capitalizing on the emotional power of nostalgia and regional uniqueness of the South. Proponents of this...

Join Path of Entry artists Bethany Johnson, Hyomin Kwon, Joe Ren, Laura Lucía Sanz Giraldo and Karen Stentaford, along with guest curator Chintia Kirana for a virtual artist talk and panel discussion. The talk will be moderated by Kirana, a Montgomery, Alabama-based artist. Path of Entry will...

Join artists Sara Garden Armstrong and Barb Bondy on December 8th, 2020, for a conversation about their artistic practices and shared interests in the intersection of art and science. Don’t miss this engaging conversation with two fascinating Alabama artists whose...

Join us as artist Beverly West Leach speaks about her artistic practice and the inspiration for her WMA exhibition Telling on Myself.  Registration for this online event has closed.

In this virtual workshop, WMA exhibiting artist Beverly West Leach will give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse of making some of her mixed media assemblages. She will walk participants through the process, starting with how something could spark inspiration to what...

Join WMA exhibiting artist Beverly West Leach to learn how to transform your knickknacks, paper ephemera, or any objects into a work of art. This workshop will cover techniques and methods to create mixed-media assemblages. The museum will supply general...

did you happen to miss the first performance of jenny fine’s synchronized swimmers during the opening at january 16th’s art after hours or just want to see it again? Jenny and her troupe of costumed performers will return on February 6th to...

Come make props with artist Jenny Fine! Students enrolled in this three-hour workshop will learn to create small, three-dimensional seashell sculptures using paper, glue, and paint. Students will make one sculpture to contribute to the Synchronized Swimmers traveling exhibition and...

Indulge your inner artist with a two-hour glass blowing session! Hot Glass Academy is a mobile glassblowing studio that will set up a furnace on WMA’s campus on March 12th-15th for multiple sessions. Each workshop session begins with a comprehensive safety...

Indulge your inner artist in this one-day ceramic workshop suitable for teenagers and adults! Each participant will be guided along as we take a lump of clay and turn it into a functional ceramic plate. Basic forming techniques will be...

Join us on Friday, June 21st for an evening of hand-stitching at WMA with visiting artist Aaron Head. Participants will learn the fundamentals of hand-stitching, as well as the stitches and patterns of Sashiko stitching and mending. After learning the...

Students will create an original work on canvas with a design of their choosing using GOLDEN© paints and a variety of paper materials. All ages. (Students 16 and below must have an adult present.) Limited Seating!

As part of WMA’s Visiting Artist Series, artist Chris Cruz will teach an engaging workshop on painting on silk. Cruz provides students with silk scarves to create colorful abstract works of art you can wear! Students will use fabric dye...

Join artists Douglas Pierre Baulos (Alabama Reckoner) and Pinky Bass for this engaging visual ecology workshop June 9th, 2018 from 10am to 3pm! Kirigami — from the Japanese “kiru,” which means “to cut,”  and “kami,” which means paper — is a...

Join us on Thursday, June 7 at 6 p.m. as artist Douglas Pierre Baulos speaks about his WMA exhibition Alabama Reckoner and shares his thoughts on creative placemaking. For more information, call 334.794.3871 or email info@wiregrassmuseum.org. Wiregrass Museum of Art 126 Museum...

Join Aaron Head, curator, critic and visual artist based in Nashville, TN, for an artist workshop at WMA on Saturday, March 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will learn basics of shibori resist dyeing, with a concentration on...