Tag: art

  • Live Music Bingo

    Live Music Bingo

    May 29 7pm – 9pm

    Arts Amplified presents Live Music Bingo at Fife Street Brewing featuring Shane Meade!

    A fun mash-up of live music and bingo — but with a twist. Instead of letters and numbers, you’ll mark spaces on your bingo card based on songs and unexpected moments during the performance. Free to play, all ages welcome, and multiple prizes up for grabs. Come for the tunes, stay for the game!

    In partnership with Arts Amplified 

    Location: Fife Street Brewing, 180 Summers Street

  • Sunset Yoga and Sound

    Sunset Yoga and Sound

    June 1 | 7pm

    Find your Zen after a full day of FestivALL activities.. Join Nina Ratliff, owner and yoga instructor of The Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, for a nourishing 60-minute all-levels yoga practice. Class will end with a 15-minute sound healing savasana.

    Beginner friendly.

    Some mats and props will be provided, but please you own if you have one. Bringing a blanket is recommended.

    Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd.

  • Yoga on the River

    Yoga on the River

    May 31 | 9am

     

    Find your Zen before a day full of FestivALL activities.

    Join Beth Moore, Yoga Instructor at Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, for a 60-minute all-levels Yoga practice.

    Beginner friendly.

    Some mats and props will be provided. If you have your own, please bring them, and bringing a blanket is recommended!

    Location: Haddad Riverfront Park, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E

  • Children’s Art Fair (Sunday)

    Children’s Art Fair

    Sunday, June 1 | 11am-4pm

    The FestivALL Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun in the heart of downtown Charleston, WV! The Children’s Art Fair & Sale offers young artists the chance to interact with each other and the public.

    Invited artists and groups offer free make-and-take art activities, kid-friendly performances take the stage all day long, and more!

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, Kanawha County Public Library, and Security America

    Sunday, June 1 (Bailey Glasser, LLP Children’s Stage)

    located outside of the downtown Kanawha County Public Library (123 Capitol St.)

    11am    Alban Arts Center Improv
    12pm    Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
    1pm      O’Ryan the O’Mazing (Juggling Variety Act)
    2pm     Tony M. Music
    3pm     Annabelle Reed

    Thank you to our generous sponsors

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, The Daywood Foundation, CAMC/Vandalia Health, United Bank, the Kanawha County Public Library and Security America

  • FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair (Sunday)

    FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair presented by Burke & Herbert Bank

    Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1

    The annual two-day Capitol Street Art Fair welcomes you to enjoy art, music, and more in the heart of downtown Charleston!

    Over 70 local and regional artisans will sell and display their wares in bath & body, books, fine art, jewelry, glass work, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodwork, textiles and more. Live music stages, roaming performers, and other entertainment will also delight you for two days of fun.

    Make sure to check out the Children’s Art Fair, and more while you are there.

    Additional sponsors: CAMC/Vandalia Health, WV Lottery

    2025 Artisans

    Bath & Body
    Appalachian Botanical Co
    Exclusive Pastime Creations LLC
    Simple Minded Bath Company LLC
    Wild Mountain Soap Company

    Face Painting
    Alto Design FacePainting
    The Doodlin’ Roo

    Fine Art
    Art By Larry Garnett
    Bashful Bee Press
    Cali Wesson Art
    Cathy Fulks
    Charles Ott
    Echo-Lit
    HepCatz Design
    John Wirts Art
    LosAngled
    MarisaMade LLC
    Matt Smith Makes
    MY Art
    Patty Stewart Art

    Jewelry
    Bear Branch Designs
    Connie McColley
    Diet Sweater
    M. Benson (formerly The Artisan’s Menagerie)
    Mick’s Media Jewelry
    Mystical Crystal Jewelry
    On Cord Creations
    Sacred Totems
    SHEA NEW
    Teresa Gail Designs
    The Queen of Arts~Curiosities by Adrienne
    WV Mountain Ears

    Metalwork/Sculpture
    Fire and Steel Artistic Creations
    Steel blooming LLC

    Photography
    Deylight Photography
    Randall Sanger Photography
    West Virginia Homeplace (Betty Rivard)

    Pottery
    The Beard and The Bun Pottery
    Ellie’s Emporium
    Lake Shore Pottery and Jewelry
    Love For Pottery
    MegFerg Pottery
    Siren Pottery
    Wingard Pottery

    Printmaking
    Made by Meish
    Sugar Pop Press

    Specialty Food
    DARN Good Candy
    Hill & Holler Herbal Company

    Textiles/Fiber Art
    Cedar Olivet Orientals
    Knotty Lady Macrame
    Thomas Ruggiero Art & Design
    Yarn.0ver

    Woodwork
    Art by Petey with Weese Woodgems
    Black Locust Woodshop
    Heirloom Footstools

    Misc.
    C R Stuff
    Echo-Lit
    Hippie’s Daughter
    Rob Cleland (Caricatures & Fine Art)

    Sunday, June 1 (City National Bank Stage Schedule)

    11am-12pm   O’Ryan The O’Mazing
    12-1pm   Friendly Fire
    1-2pm   Woodbine
    2-3pm   East End Ghouls (family-friendly)
    3-4pm   Matt Malinoski
    4-5pm   Cariño

  • Art-for-ALL Kids’ Juried Art Exhibition

    Art-for-ALL Kids’ Juried Art Exhibition

    May 28, 2025 – June 7, 2025

    Art-for-ALL is a juried art exhibition open to children in grades Pre-K through 6th in 13 WV counties at The Clay Center. 

    Check out the exhibition in the ticketing lobby of the Clay Center throughout FestivALL!

    Exhibition open during Clay Center Hours:
    Tuesday-Saturday | 10am-5pm
    Sunday | 12pm-5pm
    Monday | Closed

    Sponsors: The Elliot Family Foundation, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, The Daywood Foundation
    Support: Clay Center, Owens Family Foundation
    Location: Ticketing Lobby, 1 Clay Square

  • Carriage Trail

    Carriage Trail Walk

    June 1 | 1-4pm

    Enjoy the arts outside during FestivALL! Experience the charm of the Sunrise Carriage Trail as you walk along the .65 mile trail, taking in the sights and sounds of live music, art, dance, and more.

    • Musical Easels with Minor Swing
    • Performances by Carli Mareneck & Friends
    • The Rustic Mechanicals – West Virginia’s Shakespeare Troupe -“Jukebox Shakespeare on the Carriage Trail”
    • Music by Emmy Davis
    • Interactive Art, and more TBA!

    Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leashes.

    Location/Parking: Sunrise Carriage Trail, 746 Myrtle Rd. Parking is limited. We recommend parking at Farmer, Cline, Campbell PLLC at the top of the trail or across the bridge in downtown Charleston.
    NOTE: the trail is a wide gravel way approximately one-half mile long and has a moderately steep incline.

    Sponsor: Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, West Virginia Lottery

  • Rise and Thrive: A Celebration of Resilience for Justice-Impacted Youth

    Rise and Thrive: A Celebration of Resilience for Justice-Impacted Youth

    Oct. 8 -24
    Location: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, 178 Summers St.
    Viewers will enjoy this student exhibit through the windows from the sidewalk

     

    WVSDT‘s art exhibit, taking place in the windows of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, is being held in conjunction with Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM). 

    YJAM is an annual campaign where advocates unite to organize digital and in-person events to raise awareness and inspire action for young people impacted by the justice system. 

    The exhibit will feature student artwork centered around the themes of resilience and personal strength and will be on display in the windows of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation from Oct. 8-24. 


  • ARTbus Unveiling

    A new Charleston ARTbus will roll into town during FestivFALL!

    Designs have been submitted and one design has been chosen!  This mobile mural will be the first youth design and will be unveiled on Oct. 15 when it will begin transporting thousands of commuters!

    Stay tuned for this year’s winning design!

    THANK YOU
    to our
    generous sponsors

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    publicart
    KRT
    assuredpartners
    2013 Chas Area ALLIANCE_color~horiz

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  • Downtown Charleston ArtWalk

    Downtown Charleston ArtWalk


    Enjoy Charleston’s free, premiere art event that brings you fine art, fashion, crafts, antiques, food and much more! Wander through shops, galleries, and businesses along Quarrier, Capitol, Lee, Summers, and Hale Streets, and discover regional art, performances, and unique finds.  

    Date: Thursday, October 17

    Time: 5-8pm