Hey folks! Don’t forget about the ongoing Juried Art Exhibit happening now at the Rockmart Cultural Arts Center! This exhibit is a showcase of 60 artists from the Northwest Georgia area. Voting for the People’s Choice artwork will be available until March 10th, so be sure to cast your pick for the winner.
If you’d like to own pieces of artwork and crafts from 70 different RCAC artists, check out the gift shop to buy locally and support the community. Hours for both the art gallery and gift shop are Tuesdays from 1- 7 PM, and Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Local art classes and workshops are also available for children and adults to enjoy during 2022. If you’re looking to pick up a new creative hobby, contact each instructor (or the art gallery directly) for more information. Check below for a list of some of the class hours, instructors, and pricing. All classes include supplies unless specified otherwise.
Rockmart Community Chorus. Meeting at the Arts Center Chorus room every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 PM. Contact Debbie Miller for more information: 404-219-9572. Practicing now for their Spring Concert to be held May 14 & 15.
Children’s Pottery with Rene’ Hardy . 770-757-6449 Mondays 5-6:30 PM, Thursdays 5- 6:30 PM. $90 for 6 classes, or $18 per class for children’s pottery.
Children’s Mixed Media Art with Virginia Moore. Tuesdays 5 to 6:30 PM – 770-655-2653. $60 for 6 classes or $15 per class for Mixed Media.
Open Studio Pottery with Paul Craighead. 770-843-5302 Includes all clay, glazes and firing. Tuesday evenings: 6:30 – 8:30 pm; $18 per class – FULL Wednesday mornings: 10 – 11:30 am; $15 per class. Wednesday evenings: 6:30 – 8:30 pm; $18 per class. Thursday mornings: 10 – 11:30 am; $15 per class.
Beginning Drawing and Oil Painting with James Hill Wednesday (10am , 3pm or 5pm), or Thursday (10am), Private classes also available1 ½ hour class, $15 per lesson. Call 770-355-1535 to sign up.
Open Studio Oil Painting with Beverly Culver Ongoing class: Thursdays 10-1, $20, For all levels. Bring your own supplies. March 26 Workshop: Saturday 1 day Landscape workshops 10-3, $30. Bring your own oil paint, brushes and 11×14 canvas for workshop, easels are provided. Call Beverly at 770-289-1837 to sign up.
Fused Glass with Elizabeth Mobley March 12: Wind chimes Workshop 10:30-1, $35. To sign up for workshop or a private class, email: e.lizabeth@mindspring.com.
Intro to Weaving with Kathryn Johnston 10-1, $40, Loom already pre-warped for first class, make a woven sampler. Contact Kathryn to sign up at kpjohnston01@gmail.com or 404-219-2714. March 19: 3rd Saturday of each month make a different sampler.
Needle Felting with Hillari Knight Saturday workshops 10-12:30. Contact Hillari at 770-862-2248 or knightcreativeart@gmail.com. March 5: Needle Felted Landscape, $40.
Candle Making with Sue Ritt – 10-12, $35 March 12 or April 9: Choice of scents, Kids and Adults age 10 and up. Contact Sue to sign up at 727-710-6210.
Polymer Clay, Cards, and More with Anita Kennerley. Contact Anita to sign up at anita@anitakdesigns.com. Feb. 19: Polymer Clay Canes March 5: Flowers! Springtime Cards March 19: Polymer Clay Bowls April 2: Polymer Bunny Gnomes.
Acrylic and Mixed Media with Christy Hayes Feb 12: Mixed Media Portrait or Pet Portrait – 10 – 1:30, $ $30 per person. Send photo to Christy 1 week prior to workshop. Contact Christy to sign up at christyhayesartist@yahoo.com.
The Academy of Performing Arts Drama Classes available at The Rockmart Theatre! Taught by Brent Costin and Alli Streetman 4th – 8th grade January 24 – April 18, 2022 Every Monday 10 am – 2 pm, Bring a sack lunch $100 month or $25 day April 23 & 24 performances, Play TBA. To sign up, call or text 678-918-6626.Please note that art classes are held at the Arts Center building, located at 316 N. Piedmont Avenue, building 300 in Rockmart (behind the Rockmart Library).Drama classes are held at The Rockmart Theatre, at 116 Elm Street in Rockmart. For more information, feel free to check out the Rockmart Cultural Arts Center on Facebook, or contact the RCAC at 770-684-2707 or rcac@rockmart-ga.gov.
