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Children’s Art Fair (Sunday)
FestivALL Children’s Art Fair (Sunday)

Saturday, May 30 | 10am-5pm
Sunday, May 31 | 11am-4pm

The Children’s Art Fair is two days of family fun! Enjoy make & take craft opportunities from invited artisans and volunteer groups and a stage with kid-friendly music and performances, games, and other activities for children of all ages.

(FREE ENTRY)

Make and Take Partners: Kanawha County Extension Master Gardeners, West Virginia Department of Tourism/State Arts Office, Scouting America, Read Aloud West Virginia, West Virginia 4-H, West Virginia Youth Symphony, The Clay Center, Buckskin Council, BSA, River City Youth Ballet, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Charleston Dirty Birds

Sponsors: The Daywood Foundation, The Elliot Family Foundation, Go-Mart, The Kanawha County Public Library, Security America, United Bank, Vandalia Health, ZMM Architects and Engineers

Location: In front of the Main Library, 123 Capitol St. (used book sale inside the library)

STAGE SCHEDULE

Children’s Art Fair Stage presented by Bailey & Glasser, LLP

Saturday, May 30
- 10am Annabelle Reed
- 11am Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
- 12pm Tony M. Music
- 1pm Children’s Theatre of Charleston
- 2pm The Lincoln County Cloggers
- 3pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing
- 4pm Lydia Sturm
Sunday, May 31
- 11am TBA
- 12pm TBA
- 1pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing
- 2pm Katzendrummerz, Play drums! Have fun! (Ammed Solomon, Mark Davis)
- 3pm Tony M. Music
April 14, 2026
Art-After-Dark

Art-After-Dark

When the gallery lights go down, the party lights come up for Art After Dark! Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Juliet Art Museum, with free admission!

Explore the current exhibitions along with live performances by local musicians, take home art activities, and free parking during Downtown Charleston’s Art Walk!

More info coming soon.

Current Exhibition:
Author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett kicks off her new book tour with this traveling exhibit featuring watercolor paintings from her manuscript. The illustrations feature a combination of vibrant landscapes, hand-drawn maps, and close-up views of the tiny plants, animals, and fungi that Haizlett observed during a six-month trip through the entire Appalachian Mountain range (from Alabama to Newfoundland) in 2022. The exhibit replicates stepping into a whimsical field guide.

Date: Thursday, October 17

Time: 7-9pm

Location: Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences, 1 Clay Square

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September 23, 2025
Art After Dark

Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Juliet Art Museum, for FREE! This month, we are debuting a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of beloved Charleston artist Charles Jupiter Hamilton!

And it’s the last chance to see our contemporary rug hooking exhibition “Stories are Made Loop by Loop.”

We’ll have live music by the Carpenter Ants and a take-home activity, too!

Grab a snack from our Curiosity Café, or a drink from our cash bar. Park for FREE in our lot beginning at 5 pm, to start and end your Downtown Charleston Art Walk with the Clay Center

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September 23, 2025
Art-After-Dark

When the gallery lights go down, the party lights come up for Art After Dark! Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Susan Runyan Maier Sculpture Garden, with free admission! Explore our growing outdoor sculpture collection, along with a performance by singer/songwriter Sam Eplin. Screenprint your own tote bag with Dan Davis of Kin Ship Goods!

And check out a pop-up exhibition of screenprints by students in Davis’ class here at the Clay Center! Grab a snack from our Bits & Bytes Bistro, or a drink from our cash bar. Park for FREE in our lot beginning at 5 pm, to start and end your Downtown Charleston Art Walk with the Clay Center!

This event is presented with support from The Elliot Family Foundation

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September 23, 2025
Children’s Art Fair presented by Children’s Dentistry

The Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun! 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 children have the opportunity to participate in art instruction provided by FestivALL leading up to the fair sell their works.

Enjoy the Kanawha County Public Library’s Summer Library Club Super Saturday event with art activities, a Used Book Sale, games and more from 12pm-4pm!

Make sure to check out the Downtown Open, the KCPL’s SLC Suepr Saturday: Make Art Together, Capitol Street Art Fair, and more while you are there!

Saturday, June 17

Activities

Make and Take Artists: Lisa Dennison, Matt Green, Brianna Taft, Leah Towler, Trisha Withrow, Anna Copenhaver, Boone Dawson and Monica Leigh!

Neighborhood Arts Program partners: Bob Burdette Center, Partnership for African American Churches, Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Charleston, Step By Step

Other volunteer partners: Mountaineer Montessori, City of Charleston Parks & Recreation, United Way

Music & Entertainment

11am House Music
12pm Lydia
1pm Katzendrummers, Play drums! Have fun!
2pm Heavy Hitters
3pm Katzendrummers, Play drums! Have fun!
4pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing

Sunday, June 18

Activities:

Make and Take Artists: Lisa Dennison, Matt Green, Brianna Taft, Leah Towler, Trisha Withrow, Anna Copenhaver, Boone Dawson and Monica Leigh!

Neighborhood Arts Program partners: Bob Burdette Center, Partnership for African American Churches, Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Charleston, Step By Step

Other volunteer partners: Kanawha County Master Gardeners and United Way

Music & Entertainment

11am House Music
12pm Tony M. Music
1pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing
2pm WV Mountainettes
3pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing
4pm Tony M. Music

Thank you to our
generous sponsors

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September 23, 2025
Art-After-Dark

When the gallery lights go down, the party lights come up for Art After Dark! Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment, and interactive fun in the Juliet Art Museum, with free admission! Explore our current exhibitions along with live performances by local musicians, take home art activities, and free parking during Downtown Charleston’s Art Walk!

Check back in for more details about interactive art experiences and more!

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September 23, 2025
Children’s Art Fair

The Children’s Art Fair is the perfect two days of family fun! 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 children have the opportunity to participate in art instruction provided by FestivALL leading up to the fair sell their works.

Enjoy the Kanawha County Public Library’s Summer Library Club Super Saturday event with art activities, a Used Book Sale, games and more from 12pm-4pm!

Make sure to check out the Downtown Open, the KCPL’s SLC Super Saturday, Capitol Street Art Fair, and more while you are there!

Saturday, June 22

Activities

Make and Take Artists: Matt Green, Joshua Perry, Brianna Taft, Leah Towler, Anna Copenhaver, Boone Dawson, Katie Becker and Danny Dawson

Neighborhood Arts Program partners: Bob Burdette Center, Partnership for African American Churches, Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Charleston, Step By Step

Other volunteer partners: Mountaineer Montessori, MissionWV, Secret Santa and more!

Music & Entertainment

10am House Music
11am TBA
12pm Katzendrummers, Play drums! Have fun!
1pm Lydia Strum
2pm Story Booth Characters
3pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing
4pm Tony M. Music

5pm TBA

Sunday, June 23

Activities:

Make and Take Artists: Matt Green, Joshua Perry, Brianna Taft, Leah Towler, Anna Copenhaver, Boone Dawson, Katie Becker and Danny Dawson

Neighborhood Arts Program partners: Bob Burdette Center, Partnership for African American Churches, Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Charleston, Step By Step

Other volunteer partners: Kanawha County Master Gardeners, New Horizons Therapy Services and more!

Music & Entertainment

11am House Music
12pm Tony M. Music
1pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing
2pm TBA
3pm Tony M. Music
4pm O’Ryan the O’Mazing

Thank you to our
generous sponsors

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September 23, 2025