DEMOREST, GA – Piedmont University is pleased to announce Christmas at the Museum: Jan Walker’s The Kingdom of Neep, an exhibition celebrating local artist and educator Jan Walker. The show will be on view Nov. 20 through Dec. 10 at the Piedmont University Art Museum in downtown Demorest.
The museum will host an opening reception on Thurs., Nov. 20, from 4:30–6:30 P.M. Visitors are invited to meet the artist, explore the exhibition, and enjoy light refreshments.
Additionally, a reading and book signing will take place on Fri., Dec. 5, from 4–5 P.M.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Walker began The Children’s Gallery in Cornelia in 1979 and has since taught more than 3,000 children across northeast Georgia. She continues to share her passion for art through colored pencil classes for teens and adults. Her students’ creativity has long inspired her own—particularly her whimsical characters known as the “Knee Neeps.”
The exhibition features newly created illustrations for a forthcoming edition of Walker’s first book, The Kingdom of Neep (originally published in 1993), alongside original artwork from The Christmas Neep (2022). Together, the works transport viewers into a colorful, imaginative world filled with wonder and holiday cheer.
For questions, please contact the museum’s director, Rebecca Brantley, at 706-778-8500, ext. 1011 or via email at museum@piedmont.edu.
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