AVA Community Art Center
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    • 2022 Exhibitions >
      • January 2022: AVA's 20th Annual Art Matters Exhibition
      • February 2022: Wyoming Textile Artists
      • February 2022: Inkteraction: Prints from BHSU
      • March 2022: CCSD Student Show
      • April 2022: Trees
      • May 2022: Behind Our Masks: A Featured Exhibition by Daniel Florin Tomiaga Lerwick
      • May 2022: Donated Art Pop Up-Show >
        • Donated Art Bid Sheet
      • June 2022: Mixed Media
      • June 2022: Embracing Imperfections by Irene Daly
      • June 2022: Propulsion by Rachael Anderson
      • July 2022: Drawing & Painting
      • August 2022: Less is More
      • August 2022: MINI 5x5 Auction
      • September 2022: Florence Alfano McEwin and Bart Fetz
      • October 2022: Edie Reno & Anugraha Norstegaard
      • November 2022: Loved Ones
      • November 2022: Watercolor Group
    • 2023 Calls for Art >
      • General Exhibit Entry Form
      • Community Call for Art: Project Intersect
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • 2021 Exhibitions >
        • January 2021: AVA's 19th Annual Art Matters Exhibition
        • February 2021: Still Life Exhibition
        • February 2021: From Pen to Pencil
        • March 2021: CCSD Elementary Student Show
        • April 2021: Photography Exhibition
        • May 2021: CCSD Senior Student Show
        • June 2021: Mixed Media
        • July 2021: Drawing & Painting Exhibit
        • July 2021: Three Loose Screws
        • August 2021: Chasing Light
        • October 2021: Symbiosis
        • November 2021: Cartoons
      • 2020 Exhibits >
        • April 2020: VAST: Spaces of the West
        • June 2020: Larger than Life
        • July 2020: Man's Best Friend
        • July 2020: Drawing & Painting
        • August 2020: Abstract Invitational
        • September 2020: Mark Wigner
        • September 2020: Watercolor Exhibition
        • October 2020: Haunted
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    • Ceramics
    • Handcrafted Goods
    • Jewelry
    • Original Paintings
    • Photography & Prints
    • Stationery
    • Mixed Media
    • Textiles
  • Events
    • AVA's 21st Annual Art Matters Fundraiser >
      • Buy Tickets
      • Meet the Artists >
        • Rede Ballard
        • Karen Barton
        • Robert Bell
        • Andrew Call
        • Carol Foerster
        • Blanche Guernsey
        • Sarah Hunyadi
        • Elizabeth Kayl
        • Michael Kolitsky
        • Barbara Lunger-Switzenberg
        • Brooke Mack
        • Ryan Mack
        • Hannah Mooney
        • Stephanie Mummert
        • Eileen Nistler
        • Mark Paxton
        • Michael Plourde
        • Paul Prosinski
        • Stephanie Rose
        • William Schneider
        • Chessney Sevier
        • Joan Siem
        • Joan Sowada
        • Morgan Sullivan
        • Lyudmila Tomova
        • Nathan Trampe
        • Hannah U
        • Kate Ulam
        • Ledin Vauthier
        • Cindy Wageman
        • Breanna Whitlock
        • Ed Whitmore
        • Gregory Wilhelmi
      • View the Art
      • Event Information >
        • Travel Packages
      • Become a Sponsor
      • Art Matters with the Superheroes: Edition #21
  • Workshops
    • Register for Workshops
    • Propose a Workshop
  • Members
    • Membership
    • Graduating CCSD Student Scholarship Information
    • Virtual Studio Tours
  • About Us
    • COVID-19 Response Plan
    • Annual Sponsors
    • Volunteer Applications
  • Donate
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • 2022 Exhibitions >
      • January 2022: AVA's 20th Annual Art Matters Exhibition
      • February 2022: Wyoming Textile Artists
      • February 2022: Inkteraction: Prints from BHSU
      • March 2022: CCSD Student Show
      • April 2022: Trees
      • May 2022: Behind Our Masks: A Featured Exhibition by Daniel Florin Tomiaga Lerwick
      • May 2022: Donated Art Pop Up-Show >
        • Donated Art Bid Sheet
      • June 2022: Mixed Media
      • June 2022: Embracing Imperfections by Irene Daly
      • June 2022: Propulsion by Rachael Anderson
      • July 2022: Drawing & Painting
      • August 2022: Less is More
      • August 2022: MINI 5x5 Auction
      • September 2022: Florence Alfano McEwin and Bart Fetz
      • October 2022: Edie Reno & Anugraha Norstegaard
      • November 2022: Loved Ones
      • November 2022: Watercolor Group
    • 2023 Calls for Art >
      • General Exhibit Entry Form
      • Community Call for Art: Project Intersect
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • 2021 Exhibitions >
        • January 2021: AVA's 19th Annual Art Matters Exhibition
        • February 2021: Still Life Exhibition
        • February 2021: From Pen to Pencil
        • March 2021: CCSD Elementary Student Show
        • April 2021: Photography Exhibition
        • May 2021: CCSD Senior Student Show
        • June 2021: Mixed Media
        • July 2021: Drawing & Painting Exhibit
        • July 2021: Three Loose Screws
        • August 2021: Chasing Light
        • October 2021: Symbiosis
        • November 2021: Cartoons
      • 2020 Exhibits >
        • April 2020: VAST: Spaces of the West
        • June 2020: Larger than Life
        • July 2020: Man's Best Friend
        • July 2020: Drawing & Painting
        • August 2020: Abstract Invitational
        • September 2020: Mark Wigner
        • September 2020: Watercolor Exhibition
        • October 2020: Haunted
  • Artisan Market
    • Ceramics
    • Handcrafted Goods
    • Jewelry
    • Original Paintings
    • Photography & Prints
    • Stationery
    • Mixed Media
    • Textiles
  • Events
    • AVA's 21st Annual Art Matters Fundraiser >
      • Buy Tickets
      • Meet the Artists >
        • Rede Ballard
        • Karen Barton
        • Robert Bell
        • Andrew Call
        • Carol Foerster
        • Blanche Guernsey
        • Sarah Hunyadi
        • Elizabeth Kayl
        • Michael Kolitsky
        • Barbara Lunger-Switzenberg
        • Brooke Mack
        • Ryan Mack
        • Hannah Mooney
        • Stephanie Mummert
        • Eileen Nistler
        • Mark Paxton
        • Michael Plourde
        • Paul Prosinski
        • Stephanie Rose
        • William Schneider
        • Chessney Sevier
        • Joan Siem
        • Joan Sowada
        • Morgan Sullivan
        • Lyudmila Tomova
        • Nathan Trampe
        • Hannah U
        • Kate Ulam
        • Ledin Vauthier
        • Cindy Wageman
        • Breanna Whitlock
        • Ed Whitmore
        • Gregory Wilhelmi
      • View the Art
      • Event Information >
        • Travel Packages
      • Become a Sponsor
      • Art Matters with the Superheroes: Edition #21
  • Workshops
    • Register for Workshops
    • Propose a Workshop
  • Members
    • Membership
    • Graduating CCSD Student Scholarship Information
    • Virtual Studio Tours
  • About Us
    • COVID-19 Response Plan
    • Annual Sponsors
    • Volunteer Applications
  • Donate
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Sarah Carper is a Wyoming-born country/folk cover artist currently living in Casper, WY. She covers artists from Miranda Lambert to Holly Dunn along with original songs.
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Zack Scott Schommer, a Wyoming native, whose variety in music can reach all age groups and demographics alike, has been playing music in the Rocky Mountain region for almost a decade now. Zack performs as a one-man-band and music styles range from Country Western, to rock, blues, and more. You can find his new singles, and the album to come, on Spotify, Apple Music, or any of your preferred streaming services, under the name, “Zack Scott.”

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The Blind Guy was founded in 1997 and has expanded into many independently owned franchises across the United States including Gillette and the surrounding areas. The Blind Guy has been offering on-site sales and installation of window coverings, awnings, exterior sunscreens, and retractable screen doors at do-it-yourself prices for over 10 years. We take pride in our product knowledge, professionalism, and workmanship.

The Blind Guy uses the latest technology to ensure our customers receive the best possible service. We save you time and increase order accuracy by using laser measuring devices and mobile pen tablet computers. Your order is submitted electronically to avoid costly input and production errors.

We attend continuing education classes on a regular basis to stay plugged into the industry. Motorization, child safety, and new innovative products are just a few examples of why it's important to stay plugged in. We also use products that integrate with the most popular home automation systems.

The Blind Guy is here to help you by offering full service on-site sales and installation of all our products.
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Potters

My love of pottery started while in high school at CCHS in Gillette. I devoted thousands of hours perfecting my skills on the wheel making mostly large decorative work. I didn’t even attempt functional work until years later. After I graduated from high school, I attended the University of Wyoming and studied Electrical Engineering. Throughout my college years I would occasionally take some ceramics classes but for the most part I took a 6 year break from ceramics. Ceramics was always something I felt I needed. After focusing on engineering I told myself I would get back into clay as soon as I could. Thankfully it was shortly after I graduated that I had saved up enough money to get my own equipment and started pursuing ceramics again while balancing it with my career. Thanks to the pandemic I had some extra free time due to lock downs. I went all in and started focusing on functional work because it was new to me. There were some cobwebs to shake off, but shortly I got my skills back to a good level.
Since I was living in Denver, Colorado there were some new firing methods I could explore that aren’t as accessible in Wyoming. I started my journey into atmospheric firings, specifically soda
and wood firings. Over the last year I have primarily been exploring these firing methods and perfecting my functional style. There is nothing like atmospheric firings, it is a very labor intensive process. The wood kiln I fire in takes 2 days to load, holds almost 1,000 pieces and the firings span over 60 hours. This labor intensive process produces genuinely unique and beautiful pieces every firing, no two pieces are the same and no two firings ever produce the same results. My finished pieces rely heavily on kiln atmosphere, I rarely use any glaze, the colors and patterns are a direct result of the flame moving past the pot and the ash that gets deposited throughout the firings. Atmospheric firings are something I see myself doing for a long time and I am excited to see how the surfaces I achieve progress.
Hello All, My name is Corina Crump. Stay at home mom and small batch ceramicist (Art BarnStudio) here in Gillette, Wyoming. I formerly worked as an art teacher at many different schools and taught at primary and secondary levels before staying at home with my two wee ones. My work consists of brightly colored, layered collage imagery that envelops the surface of my pots. My brief nap time studio sessions allow me to, de-stress and express my creative ADD. In other words my work is always one of a kind and never the same. That would be boring!
For the mug show I’ve prepared tumblers, tea infuser cups, espresso cups and of course
mugs (like I said creative ADD) that are all dressed in this layered collage method. I’m so excited to be a part of this show and see all of you at the opening
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Will Lopez is a ceramic artist and sculptor based out of Gillette, Wyoming. Graduate of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD with a Bachelors of Studio Art degree emphasizing in ceramic art. His work has been exhibited in galleries, auctions, and public art festivals throughout the United States. Will has been a featured artist for The Matthews Opera House & Art Center for five years and was recently nominated Top 3 artworks for the Annual Community Art Show in 2021. His work is also displayed at Ava Community Art Center and a three-time recipient of Top 10 artworks to be auctioned at AVA’s Annual Art Matters Art Auction and Fundraiser. Works have also been exhibited at The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art in Memphis, TN, The Denver Art Museum during The Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century exhibition in Denver, CO, and The Presidential Gallery in Spearfish, SD.
Clay Dykstra specializes in functional pottery, kitchenware, dinner ware, and specialty wares for events or businesses.     ​

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AVA Community Art Center

509 W. 2nd St.
Gillette, WY 82716
​(307) 682-9133


Hours of Operation:
10 - 5  Tuesday - Friday
10 - 4  Saturday
Closed  Sunday - Monday
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