Events
Every Tuesday from 1pm-3pm in the Holmes Art Cellar!
Spend time with area wood carvers!
Join us at Central Square for an opening gallery reception featuring the work of Minnesota artist, Jim Grafsgaard, on Saturday, April 20th, from 5:30-7 pm, before our 20th Annual Concert Series debuts with internationally renowned Americana performer, Alice Wallace.
Jim Grafsgaard will be in residency at Central Square from April 15th–26th, and we will host an opening gallery reception for his work “Gathered in Moss,” an intricate painting that spans an impressive 30 feet in length.
"Artist Talk: Brett Kern" @ Plains Art Museum
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Brett Kern began his higher education at California University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 2003 as a Graphic Design Major. However, one year into college, after discovering a love for clay, Brett decided to switch his focus to ceramics. In the spring of 2007, he graduated from CALU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a focus in Ceramics. Brett immediately transitioned to West Virginia University to begin his graduate studies. West Virginia would have to wait a semester though. In the fall of 2007 Brett studied overseas as part of the WVU/Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute exchange program in Jingdezhen, PRC. In 2010 Brett received his Masters of Fine Arts from WVU.
After grad school, Brett became a long-term resident at Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana for one year. From there, Brett returned to West Virginia to teach full-time at Davis & Elkins College until he resigned in 2017 to pursue life as a full-time artist. Brett now lives in Pittsburgh, PA where he continues to make his ceramic sculptures from home with his wife and four cats.
