In this beginner-friendly two-hour class, you’ll learn the basic techniques of decorative woodburning and will create an image of a feather to take home. Using a pen-like burning tool, you'll start by practicing mark-making techniques to explore options and possibilities with the wood burner.  Then you will create an image of a feather by copying a design from nature or making up your own design. All materials provided. Students must be at least 8 years old.

Our monthly evening paint ‘n’ sip workshops bring instructor Erika Elizabeth to the Gilley for a fun evening of learning and art. Students are guided step by step through the process of painting, with plenty of explanation and instruction along the way.

Each month has a different theme and inspiration painting. The subject for June is Robins in Watercolor. 

Sip on wine, tea or seltzer as part of this adults-only class, which is suitable for artists of all levels who are at least 21 years old. All materials and beverages provided.

Learn basic skills in wood carving and woodburning in this two-hour class to create a small piece of avian art you can finish during the workshop and take home with you. Registration is required and class sizes are limited. Participants must be at least 11 years old.

Birds in Art is a prestigious juried international exhibit that debuts every September at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum and features more than 100 works of the 1,000+ submitted annually, all themed around the wonders of the avian world. When it closes at the Woodson, sixty works of art are chosen for a traveling show and it is that show — featuring new paintings, sculptures, and works on paper created by contemporary artists — that is coming to the Gilley in 2025. The exhibit will be featured from when we reopen on May 28, through Aug. 9.

This Birds in Art is an especially exciting collection of work. Using a range of mediums including watercolor, acrylic, oil, wood, and bronze, the artists depict the beauty, spirit, and habitat of birds through approaches that are both classic and innovative.