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STARRY NIGHT STUDIO
An all-new social painting experience at the Arts Center you just can't miss!

Gather your friends for an unforgettable evening of
fun and fine art!

This isn't your typical art lesson -- Starry Night Studio is a social painting experience offered on scheduled dates each month for all levels of artistic talent open to fun and creativity!

Upcoming Schedule 

  

Lovely Little Ladybug 

Tuesday, December 14 (7-9 pm)
Click here to register! 

Mark your calendars for our upcoming sessions:

Tuesday, January 11, 7-9p.m.
Tuesday, February 8, 7-9p.m.

 

Have a group interested? Ask us about a private party deal by sending an email with your name and what piece you would like to do here! Perfect for a birthday party, bachlorette party, or any celebration!

New England society was captivated by all things Japanese at the turn of the 20th century as Okakura Kakuzo become Curator of Asian Arts at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Even art patroness Isabella Stewart Gardner, known for her opulent tea parties, requested the mysterious oriental teach her the Japanese Tea Ceremony in her grand Fenway palazzo. It was there that East met West as the tea ceremony and the tea party came face-to-face and the Book of Tea came to be written in 1906.

Bruce Richardson has been on the trail of Okakura Kakuzo for six years preparing his 2011 edition of the timeless Book of Tea. Join us as the Perryville author will share the adventures, scandals, and incredible influences this Japanese artist had upon the lives of many American art icons, including John Singer Sargent, Frank Lloyd Wright and Georgia O'Keefe.

MSN and The Wall Street Journal both call Bruce Richardson "A leading expert in America's tea renaissance for over 20 years."

The nationally-known tea blender, author, speaker, and longtime resident of Perryville spends much of his time educating Americans in the art of infusing tea into a healthy lifestyle.

Bruce knows England's tea scene as well as anyone. He travels regularly throughout the UK chronicling tea rooms for his pictorial book The Great Tea Rooms of Britain. He is co-author of The National Trust of England reference book, The New Tea Companion and producer of the Tea in the City travel guides to London and Paris. He serves as editor for the 2011 edition of The Classic Book of Tea.

Bruce has served on the Advisory Committee for the Specialty Tea Institute of America, the editorial board of Fresh Cup magazine, and is the Perfect Cup columnist for TeaTime magazine.

Bruce is a long time supporter of the arts. He was the founding director of the Danville Children's Choir for 15 years and served on the first board for the Boyle County Arts Commission. For seven years, he volunteered his leadership skills as mayor of Perryville and now chairs the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association.

Bruce and his wife Shelley are the owners of Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and its publishing division Benjamin Press. Their mission is to share the ancient ideal that tea is a lifestyle - not a commodity.

To reserve a catered box lunch ($10), make your reservation online by 5p.m. Monday, November 15, by clicking here or call to order: (859) 236-4054. Participants also may bring their own lunch with $5 admission at the door.

Every third Wednesday of the month, the CAC will present a featured artist who will present and demonstrate his or her work, with time available for discussion with the artist. The monthly arts series will feature everything from literary arts to performing, theatrical and visual arts. 

Tickets can be purchased at:

Book Lady's Inn

Heart of Danville

Danville-Boyle County Convention Center

V-The Market

Maple Tree Gallery

Kinfolk Treasures, Liberty, Ky

A Lasting Impression Florist

Centre Bookstore

Not Just Antiques

Carol's Bridal and Boutique

The Derby Shoppe

Or from any KSD staff member