Exhibits
Beauty Runs Free: A Rooted Rhapsody
Beauty Runs Free: A Rooted Rhapsody is on view from December 19, 2024 - March 30, 2025. This exhibition highlights the diverse perspectives of West Virginia artists as they reflect on life in the Mountain State, offering a compelling exploration of identity, culture, and the natural beauty that defines the region.
Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit
Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit is based on Mo Willems’ all-ages book, Opposites Abstract, published by Hyperion Books for Children.
Rosalie Haizlett: Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains
The Juliet Art Museum presents Rosalie Haizlett’s traveling exhibit, showcasing her watercolor paintings from a journey through the Appalachian Mountains. On display from August 31 to December 8, the collection features vibrant landscapes, detailed maps, and close-up views of regional flora and fauna.
Shattered by Shoji Satake
The next Juliet Art Museum artist-in-residence is ceramicist Shoji Satake, an Associate Professor in the School of Art & Design at WVU and Coordinator of the School’s Ceramics in China program.
Charles ‘Charly’ Jupiter Hamilton: A Retrospective
In celebration of Charly’s life and work, the Juliet Art Museum at the Clay Center has organized a retrospective exhibition that will examine his entire artistic career, drawing on private and public collections as well as archival materials.
Walking in Antarctica
Walking in Antarctica is an immersive, interdisciplinary exhibition bringing together photography, sculpture, and audio narrative to take the viewer on a journey through an extraordinary environment of remote places that the tourist ships do not reach and few people get to witness in person.
Stories are Made, Loop by Loop: Contemporary Rug Hooking with Fabric, Yarn, and Plastic
Using the rhythmic process of rug hooking, artists in this exhibition tell personal stories of motherhood, healing, and environmentalism.
Something Pretty: New Work by Nichole Westfall
Nichole Westfall is known for her colorful murals across our region: joyful, whimsical scenes created with large blocks of color and patterning. She will be our Artist in Residence from Nov. 17 through Dec. 20, working on new paintings with an open studio.
Romare Bearden: Artist, Activist, Visionary
A new traveling exhibition presents the work of Romare Bearden (1911–1988), an African American artist, author, and jazz songwriter who countered racial stereotypes with imagery drawn from history, literature, and the free world of his imagination.
Food in Art
We are relishing all things food at the Clay Center this summer as we open our new café! To mark the occasion, this exhibition examines images from our permanent collection of or related to food, analyzing cultural foodways, consumerism, and hierarchies in the canon of art.