Kenai Potters Guild MOTHER'S DAY POTTERY SALE
2026-05-09 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Ave, Kenai, AK, 99611
MOTHER’S DAY POTTERY SALE by the Kenai Potters Guild
The Potters Guild (in the same building as Kenai Art Center) will be selling all types of pottery from bowls to cups and dishes to platters. Stop by and pick up a unique, beautiful hand-crafted gift by one of our local potters. Your mom will love it!
For more details: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082007225198

COPTIC BOOK BINDING with Diane Peterson
2026-05-30 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Ave, Kenai, AK, 99611
Join artist Diane Peterson as she teaches participants the basics and beauty of custom coptic book binding. This binding method dates back to ancient practices from Egypt and Northern Africa and has held up in modern day as a great way to create journals, sketch books, art books and/or any book that needs to be durable, sturdy and lie perfectly flat.
$75 Workshop fee includes a book binding kit for each participant as well as a book to take home.
To reserve your spot, venmo Diane at: Diane-Peterson-888

About The Artist:

Diane Peterson lives in Kenai,
Alaska. She is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on installation and performance art. She came upon bookbinding by taking a class in Paris, France in 2018. “I am now at a point in this craft that I would like to teach others.” Diane is also the Coordinator of the monthly Art Hive at the Kenai Art Center. The Art Hive is an open studio for the public to come and create art free of charge. Second Saturday of each month 9am-Noon. For more Art Hive info:https://kenaiartcenter.org/https-kenaiartcenter-org-wp-admin-post-phppost6394actionedit/

100 WOMEN WHO CARE 2nd Quarter Meeting
2026-06-02 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Ave, Kenai, AK, 99611
Want to change our community but aren’t sure how? Want to learn how others are already making changes for good?
Join us for an inspiring summer evening of connection, community, and collective impact. No long commitments. No complicated process. Just women coming together to make an immediate, meaningful impact on the Kenai Peninsula. The Kenai Art Center will be hosting this upcoming event. Open to the public. Free to attend.
More info about 100 Women Who Care: https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/bpWhMrK/100-Women-Who-Care-Soldotna-Kenai/post/43Lsgk4

CAPTURING OUR TOWN via plein air
2026-06-06 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage) | The Kite Festival Grounds
The KAC is offering twice monthly outdoor art events (June through August) that give artists a chance to get together and creatively capture the scenery, people and feeling of the Kenai/Soldotna Area. This project has two purposes:
1: Offer outdoor events that support and encourage artists to create bonds within the art community.
2. Encourage artists to create plein air works for submission for the upcoming call for art show titled OUR TOWN scheduled for March 2027.
June 6th Location:
The Kenai Kite Festival (Millennium Square Park, frontage Rd/Bridge Access, Kenai)
Time: 11:00–3:00
Instructions for Artists:
Join local artists outside while we create art that captures a sense of where we wander, rest, socialize, recreate and live. Grab your easels, paint brushes, paints, camera, sketchpad, paper, scissors, glue, or whatever you use to render scenes and spend some time outdoors with art friends capturing the unique character of Kenai and Soldotna.
Spots in old town Kenai, the Kenai bluffs, the kite festival, Soldotna Creek Park, local historical sites and other places will be where we come together as artists and the community becomes our subject matter for “the canvas”.
Sign in at every plein air location with our event coordinator and you can be part of the group that will be invited to submit works for the March 2027 show titled CAPTURING OUR TOWN.* At this opening reception in March we will be partnering up with the Kenai River Brewing Co to launch a new beer at this annual beer launch fundraiser.
More opening reception and call for art details coming in the future!
For more detailed instructions and plein air event dates and locations:https://kenaiartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Capturing-OUR-TOWN-via-Plein-Air-2.pdf

More details about the City of Kenai Annual Kite Festival: https://www.facebook.com/events/millennium-park/kenai-kite-festival/1291678322902462/

KPen ArtHive--event cancelled for June and July
2026-06-13 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Ave, Kenai, AK, 99611
No ArtHive for June and July. See you August 14th!
The KPEN ArtHive is Back! What’s an arthive? It’s a global community-based art studio that provides free access to materials and welcoming spaces for self-directed creativity, skill-sharing, and community building. This event will happen the second Saturday of each month from 9 am to 12 pm. Come and go as you please!
The KAC hosts the only ArtHive in Alaska and our purpose is to support local established and upcoming or new artists. It’s a great opportunity to create art, get to know other artists, and to get art guidance if you are looking for it. This event is free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All art created by you can be taken home. For questions, please call Diane at 503-880-1498.

CAPTURING OUR TOWN via Plein Air
2026-07-11 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | AK
The KAC is offering twice monthly outdoor art events (June through August) that give artists a chance to get together and creatively capture the scenery, people and feeling of the Kenai/Soldotna Area. This project has two purposes:
1: Offer outdoor events that support and encourage artists to create bonds within the art community.
2. Encourage artists to create plein air works for submission for the upcoming call for art show titled OUR TOWN scheduled for March 2027.
July 11th Location: Erik Hansen Park, 913 Mission Ave, Kenai
Time: 2:00–5:00 pm

Instructions for Artists:
Join local artists outside while we create art that captures a sense of where we wander, rest, socialize, recreate and live. Grab your easels, paint brushes, paints, camera, sketchpad, paper, scissors, glue, or whatever you use to render scenes and spend some time outdoors with art friends capturing the unique character of Kenai and Soldotna.
Spots in old town Kenai, the Kenai bluffs, the kite festival, Soldotna Creek Park, local historical sites and other places will be where we come together as artists and the community becomes our subject matter for “the canvas”.
Sign in at every plein air location with our event coordinator and you can be part of the group that will be invited to submit works for the March 2027 show titled CAPTURING OUR TOWN.* At this opening reception in March we will be partnering up with the Kenai River Brewing Co to launch a new beer at this annual beer launch fundraiser.
*More opening reception and call for art details coming in the future!
For more detailed instructions and plein air event dates and locations:https://kenaiartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Capturing-OUR-TOWN-via-Plein-Air-2.pdf

CAPTURING OUR TOWN via Plein Air
2026-07-25 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage) | AK
The KAC is offering twice monthly outdoor art events (June through August) that give artists a chance to get together and creatively capture the scenery, people and feeling of the Kenai/Soldotna Area. This project has two purposes:
1: Offer outdoor events that support and encourage artists to create bonds within the art community.
2. Encourage artists to create plein air works for submission for the upcoming call for art show titled OUR TOWN scheduled for March 2027.
July 25th Location:Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox church, 1106 Mission Ave, Kenai
Time: 12:00–3:00 pm

Instructions for Artists:
Join local artists outside while we create art that captures a sense of where we wander, rest, socialize, recreate and live. Grab your easels, paint brushes, paints, camera, sketchpad, paper, scissors, glue, or whatever you use to render scenes and spend some time outdoors with art friends capturing the unique character of Kenai and Soldotna.
Spots in old town Kenai, the Kenai bluffs, the kite festival, Soldotna Creek Park, local historical sites and other places will be where we come together as artists and the community becomes our subject matter for “the canvas”.
Sign in at every plein air location with our event coordinator and you can be part of the group that will be invited to submit works for the March 2027 show titled CAPTURING OUR TOWN.* At this opening reception in March we will be partnering up with the Kenai River Brewing Co to launch a new beer at this annual beer launch fundraiser.
*More opening reception and call for art details coming in the future!
For more detailed instructions and plein air event dates and locations:https://kenaiartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Capturing-OUR-TOWN-via-Plein-Air-2.pdf

KPen ArtHive
2026-08-08 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Anchorage) | Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Ave, Kenai, AK, 99611
The KPEN ArtHive is Back! What’s an arthive? It’s a global community-based art studio that provides free access to materials and welcoming spaces for self-directed creativity, skill-sharing, and community building. This event will happen the second Saturday of each month from 9 am to 12 pm. Come and go as you please!
The KAC hosts the only ArtHive in Alaska and our purpose is to support local established and upcoming or new artists. It’s a great opportunity to create art, get to know other artists, and to get art guidance if you are looking for it. This event is free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All art created by you can be taken home. For questions, please call Diane at 503-880-1498.

CAPTURING OUR TOWN via Plein Air
2026-08-08 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage) | AK
The KAC is offering twice monthly outdoor art events (June through August) that give artists a chance to get together and creatively capture the scenery, people and feeling of the Kenai/Soldotna Area. This project has two purposes:
1: Offer outdoor events that support and encourage artists to create bonds within the art community.
2. Encourage artists to create plein air works for submission for the upcoming call for art show titled OUR TOWN scheduled for March 2027.
August 8th Location: North Beach, Spruce St, Kenai
Time: 12:–3:00 pm

Instructions for Artists:
Join local artists outside while we create art that captures a sense of where we wander, rest, socialize, recreate and live. Grab your easels, paint brushes, paints, camera, sketchpad, paper, scissors, glue, or whatever you use to render scenes and spend some time outdoors with art friends capturing the unique character of Kenai and Soldotna.
Spots in old town Kenai, the Kenai bluffs, the kite festival, Soldotna Creek Park, local historical sites and other places will be where we come together as artists and the community becomes our subject matter for “the canvas”.
Sign in at every plein air location with our event coordinator and you can be part of the group that will be invited to submit works for the March 2027 show titled CAPTURING OUR TOWN.* At this opening reception in March we will be partnering up with the Kenai River Brewing Co to launch a new beer at this annual beer launch fundraiser.
*More opening reception and call for art details coming in the future!
For more detailed instructions and plein air event dates and locations:https://kenaiartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Capturing-OUR-TOWN-via-Plein-Air-2.pdf

Mixed Media Junkies--Group show
2026-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Anchorage) | Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Ave, Kenai, AK, 99611
From the MM Junkies:
“We are The Mixed Media Junkies, a local group of artists who focus on art exploration. We are currently creating a variety of repurposed books. Our exhibition, Creative Pages, will feature works blending metals, cloth, papers, wood, leather, and found elements to explore and redefine the book as art. [This] show will feature works blending metal, cloth, paper, wood, leather and found elements to explore and redefine the book as art itself.”
This group is comprised of the artists: Rachel Grossl, Lily Huebsch, Roxanne Sedor, Marali Sargent-Smith, and Jan Wallace.
First Friday Opening Reception in the back gallery will be October 2nd. 5–7 pm.
Artist talks, live music, refreshments, free to the public.
More info to come!
