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Abstract Energy Portraits: Express Your Inner Light. Let your energy flow onto the canvas in color, motion, and light. T...
06/06/2025

Abstract Energy Portraits: Express Your Inner Light. Let your energy flow onto the canvas in color, motion, and light. This is your spirit—painted. With Instructor Heather Eck.
In this vibrant, freeing workshop, you’ll tune into the energy within and around you, and translate it into color, form, and brushstrokes. No faces, no pressure—just abstract marks that capture your essence. Beginners and seasoned creatives alike. Ideal for anyone feeling the call to reconnect with their spirit. All materials provided. Just show up and shine!
Monday, June 16, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Ages 16+
Register today! Adult Classes tab.
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

Join the Arts Center on Saturdays with new teacher Alicia Rickerby for Preschool Art! Preschoolers will explore and crea...
06/05/2025

Join the Arts Center on Saturdays with new teacher Alicia Rickerby for Preschool Art! Preschoolers will explore and create in these fun-filled classes on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am! Ages 3-4!
Register today!
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

After an exciting inaugural season, the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center Dance Team regrouped for their second full season of c...
06/04/2025

After an exciting inaugural season, the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center Dance Team regrouped for their second full season of competition!

Following auditions in spring 2024, the team began their rehearsals led by coaches Ashley Avent and Jordyn Davis, assisted by Cora Vick and Tami Davis. The team participated in four competitions – Primetime, StarQuest, Showstopper, and Adrenaline – earning a substantial number of awards at each.

This team has built upon the success of last year's team, and the dancers have proven excellent ambassadors for the Town of Fuquay-Varina!

Explore and create in these fun filled Camps! Draw, paint, print, sculpt, dance and more with our experienced instructor...
06/04/2025

Explore and create in these fun filled Camps! Draw, paint, print, sculpt, dance and more with our experienced instructors in the Arts Center Studios. All materials provided.
Starting in June! Ages 6-12, except for the new Magic Camps, those are for ages 10-14!
Register online today!
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/984/Camps-and-Track-Out

Come join us on Saturday, June 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for our next ArtLAB experience: Butterflies, Bees and Insects!Ins...
06/03/2025

Come join us on Saturday, June 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for our next ArtLAB experience: Butterflies, Bees and Insects!
Insects and pollinators are not only beautiful and fascinating, but they are also important for life here on earth. Come and create a fluttering butterfly, bee or dragonfly. You might even invent a new wild bugaboo. We’ll have all sorts of materials to help your imagination Bug Out!

ArtLAB is a FREE Art experience one Saturday each month, with a different theme and project. Explore drawing, bookmaking, printmaking, collage, painting, sculpture and more!
Registration is free but helps us know how many people to plan for!
Follow the link for more info: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1752/Art-LAB

Crochet Classes with Shannon Brooke Lashley Intro to Crochet - the place to start if you have never crocheted before!Thi...
06/02/2025

Crochet Classes with Shannon Brooke Lashley

Intro to Crochet - the place to start if you have never crocheted before!
This class teaches crochet basics for the complete beginner. Students will work on understanding yarn and hook size, holding the hook, tension, basic chain and single crochet stitches with support from the instructor. No experience necessary! Registration is for one day.
AM classes 10:30 to 11:45AM
June 18, July 2, or August 6
PM classes 6:00 to 7:15PM
June 12, July 2, or August 6

Basic Crochet - A step up from Intro!
Come learn how to improve your crochet skills and confidence. A simple pattern and materials will be provided or bring your own pattern and materials and get help from the instructor on your progress. Participants must have basic knowledge of chaining, single and double crochet stitches as well as increasing and decreasing. Registration is for both days.
PM classes 6:00 to 7:15
June 18 & 25
July 7 & 14
August 14 & 21

Register today! Under Adult Classes tab.
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

Join Instructor Shannon Brooke Lashley for Card Making Workshops on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 12:00 PM for ages 16+Come str...
05/30/2025

Join Instructor Shannon Brooke Lashley for Card Making Workshops on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 12:00 PM for ages 16+
Come stretch your creative muscles while learning to make beautiful handmade cards using modern techniques and materials. This class will teach new and experienced paper crafters how to make 2 - 3 cards to give (or keep)! No experience needed. Join us for some crafty fun!
June 3
July 1
August 5
Register today! Under Adult classes tab.
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

*NEW CLASSES* Stitching with Carol!Hand Quilting StitchesMonday 5:30 to 7:30PM, Ages 16+Simple stitching over a hand ste...
05/29/2025

*NEW CLASSES*
Stitching with Carol!
Hand Quilting Stitches
Monday 5:30 to 7:30PM, Ages 16+
Simple stitching over a hand stenciled pattern. Creating a wall hanging, or your first block for a larger quilt.
Slow stitching techniques for Creative Hand Quilting. Each session will showcase a specific process or stitch, pattern and project. Continuing sessions will expand on the previous class. No sewing experience necessary. Bring a comfortable thimble, a pair of scissors and a 12x12 square of fabric.

Also check out her other two upcoming classes as well: English Paper Piecing in July and Sashiko - Japanese Embroidery in August!
Register today! Under the Adult Classes tab at the bottom.
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

Instructor Lynnette Reagan has merged her love of jewelry, particularly bracelets, with her 55-year love affair with roc...
05/28/2025

Instructor Lynnette Reagan has merged her love of jewelry, particularly bracelets, with her 55-year love affair with rock and crystal collecting. She loves how the earth can make so many kinds of rock and gemstones that are a lovely surprise!
One Saturday each month (June - August) will feature a different kind of gemstone. Materials provided. 11:00AM to 11:45AM. Ages 16+
Peridot, June 14
Garnet, July 12
Lapis Lazuli, August 9!
Don't miss out on these fun and informative classes on gemstones and jewelry making!
Register today! Under Adult classes tab.
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

Come to beat the heat at the Arts Center on Friday, June 27th at 7:30 pm for the Gerald Parker Jazz Orchestra summer con...
05/27/2025

Come to beat the heat at the Arts Center on Friday, June 27th at 7:30 pm for the Gerald Parker Jazz Orchestra summer concert, As Time Goes By! Cool jazz, big band and swing tunes through the decades take the stage! You won't want to miss this excitement!
Grab your tickets today!

It's 1944 London and film star Marian Ames has brought her best girl friends from the Hollywood Canteen to put on the rip-roaringest canteen show of them all. Marian, Jo, Katie, Topeka and Lilly are ready to give the troops a memorable night with over 30 vintage classics from the war years. Laughs,....

Seeing as it is Memorial Day, why not sign up for an inspiring class coming up in June? The Heart of Freedom Painting!Jo...
05/26/2025

Seeing as it is Memorial Day, why not sign up for an inspiring class coming up in June? The Heart of Freedom Painting!

Join instructor Karina Goodman for a fun, step-by-step acrylic painting class on June 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM! No experience needed. Create a bold Heart of Freedom on an 11x14 canvas, featuring a drippy texture and playful, messy stars. Perfect to celebrate the season of freedom.

No prior painting experience? No problem. This class is all about unwinding, exploring creativity, and embracing the therapeutic power of art.
All materials provided.
Register soon! Under Adult Classes tab.
https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1255/Summer-Classes

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123 E. Vance Street
Fuquay-Varina, NC
27526

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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