AVA Community Art Center

10/21/2026

🎶 🏺 MUSIC & MUD: ARTIST SNEAK PEEK!🏺 🎶

✨ Meet the makers behind the mud! ✨

Music & Mud is right around the corner, and we’re giving you a little sneak peek at some of the incredible artists and treasures you’ll discover at AVA Community Art Center on Friday, October 23!

🏺 SHIRLEY BURKE-FRANZ
🎨 CHRISTINA GRAMMENS
✨ KAT HALVORSEN

These talented artists will be bringing their creative work to our ceramics flash sale, giving you the chance to find something truly unique, handmade, and ready to head home with you! Whether you're hunting for a functional favorite, unique ceramic treasure, or the perfect gift, you won't want to miss what's in store.

💛 PLUS, A LITTLE EXTRA LOVE! 💛

Our friends at Wyoming Cares have generously donated wares to add even more treasures to the mix! We're so grateful for their support and can't wait for you to see what will be available.

🎵 AND THAT'S NOT ALL! 🎵

Shop incredible handmade pottery, enjoy live music from Wyoming artists Quinlan Valdez and Mars Birch, and spend an evening celebrating the creativity and generosity that make our community so special.

📅 Friday, October 23 | 5–8 PM
📍 AVA Community Art Center
🎟️ FREE to attend | Family friendly!

🛍️ Shop local. 🎶 Enjoy live music. 🏺 Discover handmade treasures. 💛 Support your creative community.

We'll see you at Music & Mud! 🎶🏺✨

10/21/2026

🏺THE BIGGEST NEWS THIS WEEK 🏺

Music & Mud this coming Friday!!!

Live music, pottery flash sale, soup buffet
5-8pm
Free to the public!

Also 1 more week to view our two current exhibitions “Made At AVA” and “The Watercolor Show” before AVA's November Exhibition : Blanche Guernsey's The Quiet Observer

Blanche Guernsey, Artist

10/16/2026

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

THANK YOU to Wyoming Arts Alliance for doing this incredible advocacy work on behalf of Wyoming's Arts Sector! 🎨

Wyoming is colloquially known as the cowboy state, thanks mainly to its longstanding ranching and agricultural industries. When the economic data is examined, however, the state could also be just as known for its arts sector.

READ MORE: https://oilcity.news/community/arts/2026/10/15/wyoming-arts-alliance-creates-grassroots-task-force-to-promote-states-arts-economy/

10/16/2026

THANK YOU to Pronghorn Collective for including AVA in this wonderful program, and thank you to all who attended! 🎃 🌹

Go give Pronghorn Collective a follow to keep up to date on all of their upcoming projects! 👻

10/15/2026

🎃🌸 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🌸🎃

Our Petals & Pumpkins floral workshop is happening TONIGHT at 6:30 PM at AVA in Gillette!

We still have a few spots available, so grab a friend and join us for an evening of spooky floral fun! 👻💐

It’s not too late to sign up! We’d love to see you there!

10/14/2026

🍁New Week at AVA🍁

We are getting very excited for Music and Mud next Friday, Oct 23rd 5-8pm

10/13/2026

🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃

Gillette Main Street is hosting a Pumpkin Carving Contest during the Boo-Fest on Saturday, Oct 31 from 12-3pm on 3rd Street Plaza!

Carving starts at 10am and ends at 1pm with Judge's Choice chosen at 1:30pm. People's Choice will be decided online with Facebook likes. Each category has 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place cash prizes 🤑

The Pumpkin Carving Contest is free to enter and GMS will provide the large pumpkins to carve, you only need to bring your tools!

Artists, get out to Boo-Fest this year to celebrate the spooky season and show off your carving skills to our community! 👻

10/07/2026

✨THIS WEEK AT AVA…..and some into next week…and a touch in the week following that✨