Bringing Art Inspiration, Information, and Education to the Clayton Community
CAPTURE THE TOWN 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
CVA invites photographers to enter Capture the Town 2022 offering $1,000 in rewards. Capture the Town will feature the talents of local photographers as they capture images unique to Clayton NC.
Please go HERE for more information and submission details.
JUNE MEMORIAL - DON STEPHENSON
Self Portrait
Don Stephenson
Clayton Visual Arts at the Clayton Center Exhibitions: July 2022
Exhibit Schedule for July 2022 - June 2023
July: Paul Atkinson, photography; Andrea Frank, acrylic & oil; Randall Hale, oil; Susan Brabeau, oil
August: Tipping Paint artists group, assorted media
September: CVA All Members Show
October: Deborah Naves, acrylic; Ronald Lunn, oil; Cheryl McCardle, mixed, oil, acrylic; Susan Miller, mixed
November: Johnston County Arts Cooperative, assorted
December: Catherine Donleycott, watercolor & oil; Charles Parrish, screen print; Val Taylor, colored pencil, watercolor, pastel
January: Kenneth Eugene Peters, oil; Albert White, photography
February: Woman’s Club
March: Jill Hunt, acrylic & mixed media; Edward L. Baxter, oil; Heidi-Lee Peach, watercolor, acrylic, oil, mixed
April: Watercolor Society of North Carolina
May: Paint the Town
June: Lyudmila Tomova, watercolor & oil; Peggy Findlay Wickham, acrylic; Joni Purk, oil
NEWS
CVA Gatherings take place each First Tuesday of the Month at The Clayton Center in the York Room at 12 Noon. The Art in Action will be presented by a member of CVA or a special guest.
August 2, 2022 at Noon – CVA meeting at The Clayton Center. Please come join our live and in-person meeting!
BECOME A CVA MEMBER
SUPPORT CVA
Clayton Visual Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to Bringing art to Clayton. It is the main visual arts programming body in Clayton, North Carolina. Its members are volunteer artists, educators, and art lovers.
We’re supported in part by The Town of Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation and private donations.
CVA would like to thank United Community Bank for their generous donation. Thank you!
KIDS AND GROWN-UPS - PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR EDUCATION PAGE
TRY TAKE A LINE FOR A WALK. Try the LINKS provided and take part in moving and turning upside down the Space Station, found in Google Arts and Culture app. ( iPhone or Ipad). Also, Adventures in Art Museums. You may need to use Google Chrome Arts and Culture Links. Other links invite you into their Museums for a virtual Visit.
As soon as we are able, we hope to continue the art classes at the Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library in Clayton. We will be working in Clay…..YAY!
The Red Boat
Jo Lee
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Ed Baxter
Bohemian Elephant
Melissa O’Neal
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN THE VISUAL ARTS
Painting – Oils, Acrylics, Watercolor
Drawing – Graphite, Colored Pencils, Pen and Ink, Oil Pastels, Pastels
Printmaking Photography
Traditional and Contemporary Fine Crafts – Fiber, Glass, Paper, Wood, Jewelry, Felting, Mixed Media
“Every artist was first an amateur.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson