The Appalachian Center for the Arts

PIKEVILLE, KY

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Inspiring Creativity in Pikeville, KY

For The App, the arts are essential; a way to promote cultural change and growth, to celebrate and build on the area’s rich cultural history, and, most importantly, to enrich and entertain.

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DEC 2, 2022

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2023 Season

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JuL 21 - 22, 2023 (SESSION 2 CAST)

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Jun 30 - Jul 1, 2023 (SESSION 1 CAST)

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Upcoming Classes

Disney's Jungle Book Kids Camp (Session 2)

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Upcoming Classes

Intro to Improv (age 18+)

Feb. 6th- April 15th | $200 for semester
Tues & Thurs 5:30-6:45 pm | Sat 10-11:15 am

Intro to Improv – Age group: 18+. Your IMPROV training starts now! This class is dedicated to learning the foundational principles of improv including supporting your partner, “Yes, and”, creating an environment, building relationships, and more. There will be multiple performances to showcase the training received during this class. Class meets three times a week for 10 weeks. Enrollment in this class guarantees ONE FREE ADMISSION to one show at The App per session.
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Stage Combat (age 18+)

Feb. 6th- April 15th | $200 for semester
Tues & Thurs from 7-8:15 pm

Stage Combat (Unarmed & Broadsword) – Age Group: 18+. This class is for complete beginners and experienced combatants looking to improve their unarmed fighting skills and discover the tools to wield a broadsword. Unarmed combat is the most sought after skill set for fight performers with broadsword trialing close behind. This course will cover all the essential basics to build your abilities in order to make you a more believable fighter. We focus on slaps, punches, kicks, and finishing moves for unarmed and basic offense and defense for broadswords while incorporating these moves into dramatic scenes. While exploring topics such as character objective, fight rhythm, and staging, our actors will learn to create a fight where they are connected and truthful and, therefore, more engaging to an audience. There will be a culminating performance to showcase the training received during this class. Class meets three times a week for 10 weeks. Enrollment in this class guarantees ONE FREE ADMISSION to one show at The App per session.
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Acting 101 (age 12+)

Acting class Feb 6th- April 15th | $200 for semester
meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:45-8 pm

Acting 101 – Age Group: 12+. Novice or experienced, this acting class is right for you. Whether you are a new actor, experienced professional, or simply looking for a new hobby, our acting class is here to bring your characters, and choices, to a new life. In this class, you will learn the following: how to use your body and voice to express a full emotional range, basic script analysis, what it means to overcome obstacles, the incorporation of tactics, secrets, and objectives, and why it is important to make bold choices. This class will meet two times per week for 10 weeks. At the end of each course, a performance of monologues and scenes will be presented to the community alongside pieces from the Audition! course here at The App.
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Teen Improv! (age 13-18)

Feb 13th-April 15th
Mon & FRI from 5:30-6:30 pm
$100 Per PERSON

Improvisation for teens! This class is dedicated to the creation of The App’s first ever teen improv troupe. Join us and get a start of learning the ins and outs of improvisation while you’re still young. There will be multiple performances to showcase the training received during this class. Class meets two times a week for 10 weeks. Enrollment in this class guarantees ONE FREE ADMISSION to one show at The App per session.
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Canvas & Cocktails

Sat Feb 25th, 2023 at 6pm
$40 Per PERSON
Instructor: Jessica Salyer

Join us for an evening of painting, cocktails, drinks and appetizers! Jessica Salyer will be guiding you through painting this picture!!

$40 ages 12 and up.

Mocktails will be served to participants under age 21.

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Creative Movement (ages 9-11)

Mar 13th-Apr 14th, 2023
Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-5:15pm
$100 Per Person

Do you have a child or children between the ages of 9-11? Are your children searching for ways to express themselves? Can you be at The App at 4:30-5:15 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then do we have something for you! Bring them to the Creative Movement class at The Appalachian Center for the Arts! This 5-week class features explorations in movement, story-telling, and building relationships. There will be a final sharing in conjunction with the Acting 101 class on April 14th, 2022. at 7:00 p.m.

No child is ever turned away due to financial hardship. Contact shannon@theapparts.org for financial hardship scholarship opportunities.

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Creative Play (ages 5-8)

Mar 18th - Apr 14th, 2023
Saturdays from 11:00 -11:45 am
$100 Per Person
Instructor: Katie Coleman

Students will explore acting exercises and skills that strengthen their imagination as they build characters. In this animal themed class, we’ll explore our creativity by playing games, building masks, and learning to work together to create a story!

No child is ever turned away due to financial hardship. Contact shannon@theapparts.org for financial hardship scholarship opportunities.

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NOV 17, 2022

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Canvas & Cocktails

Featured Instructor: Brooklynn Watkins

Meet us for Canvas and Cocktails in the upstairs lobby of the Appalachian Center for The Arts.

Brooklynn Watkins will be guiding you through a beautiful snow globe watercolor painting! It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Each class includes a12x12 canvas, all supplies needed to create your art, charcuterie and a glass of wine or mocktail on us!  A cash bar will be available throughout the night.  ID’s will be checked for anyone purchasing alcoholic drinks.

New to The APP Gallery

A Place for ALL People

Sat Feb 25th, 2023 at 6pm
$40 Per PERSON
Instructor: Jessica Salyer

A Place for All People: Introducing the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a commemorative poster exhibition celebrating the Smithsonian’s newest museum. Based on the inaugural exhibitions of the museum, the posters highlight key artifacts that tell the rich and diverse story of the African American experience. A Place for All People is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with the Museum.
 
Gallery hours are weekdays from 1PM to 1:30PM or by appointment.

TIna Ousley and Tim Smith

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Tina Ousley – Tina Ousley is a contemporary Appalachian artist residing and working in Salyersville, Kentucky. Ousley, a native of Eastern Kentucky, received a Masters of Science Degree in Biology, with a research emphasis in Microbiology, from Morehead State University in 2004. Ousley has taught Human Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology courses for 19 years at Big Sandy Community & Technical College and has an infinite passion for both art and biology.

Tim Smith – A native of Pike County, Tim Smith is a accomplished contemporary artist now residing and working in Salyersville, KY. Smith has devoted a lifetime to making, learning about and teaching art, and has exhibited both regionally and internationally. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture, with an emphasis in drawing, at Eastern KY University in 1991 and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 1993. As a Professor of Art at Big Sandy Community and Technical College for over 18 years, Smith shares his passion for art with others in the Art History, Drawing and 2-D Design courses he teaches. Smith’s recent works include sculpture, painting, printmaking, and drawing. He is deeply interested and devoted to both his professions as an Artist and Art Professor.

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Gallery hours are weekdays from 1PM to 1:30PM or by appointment.

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