Bringing Art Inspiration,
Information, and Education
to the Clayton Community

Bringing Art Inspiration, Information, and Education to the Clayton Community

April 2024

Art for non artists

call for entry

call for artists

april exhibit at the clayton center

exhibit schedule

calendar of events

Upcoming Events

EVENTS

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celebrating diversity in the visual arts

FREE Introductory Art Classes for Curious Adults

“Beginner Pen and Ink”
Wednesday, May 15 – 6:30-8:30pm

You are invited to enter the
“Capturing Clayton 2024” – Photography Competition and Exhibition.

Photographers of all levels are encouraged to enter. Accepted entries will be displayed in The Clayton Center for the month of May. Deadline: April 24, 2024.

Clayton Visual Arts application for the July-June monthly exhibits season held in The Clayton Center is currently closed.
If you have received an acceptance please pay the exhibit fee by clicking on the link below.

at The Clayton Center

March: Carolina Preserve Art Group, multiple media

April: Eric McRay, painting and collage; Corinne Miller, acrylic and watercolor; Chris Pappas, paint and pen; Bethany Hadden, mixed media on wood

May: Capturing Clayton, photography

June: Kathleen Nobles, oil and acrylic; Ed Frantz, acrylic, graphite and colored pencil; Medrith Nuttle, acrylic

May 7, 2024 12:00 pm – Monthly CVA member meeting
May 9, 2024 6:00 pm – CVA Artists Reception

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All members are invited to attend CVA’s monthly meetings. Join us on the first Tuesday of every month at The Clayton Center, 111 E 2nd St, Clayton, NC 27520 in the Poole Room at 12 noon.

The monthly artists reception is typically held at the Clayton Center on the Thursday immediately following the member meeting. Join us.

Click the “Calendar” button for details.

As a CVA member you will have opportunities to network with local artists, pay discounted entry fees and have your artwork featured on CVA’s website.

Participate in member only shows and events, and have your art exhibited at the The Clayton Center, the hub for the Town Hall, Public events and concerts for the town of Clayton.

Click the “Join CVA” button for details.

Your sponsorship works directly to bring local artists, local leaders and the broader community together to enrich the area in which we live and work.

We’re supported in part by The Town of Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation and private donations.

Artists and art lovers have the opportunity to support CVA (a 501(c)3 organization). Click the “Become a Sponsor” button for more info.

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

2 Monthly CVA member meeting - Special Presentation 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The Clayton Center View Location Registration is required and limited to members of Clayton Visual Arts. Click HERE to register. read more

4 CVA Artists Reception 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Clayton Center View Location read more

17 Art for Non Artists 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm American Legion Post #71 1300 Old U.S. Hwy 70 Clayton, NC 27520 View Location Map Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Info coming soon.... read more