THE CLAY CENTER OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF ARTS, SCIENCE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. BOTH ON AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE PERFORMANCES, RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, ART EXHIBITIONS, PLANETARIUM DEMONSTRATIONS, LARGE FORMAT FILM SCREENINGS, SPECIAL ART AND/OR SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS, SCHOOL AND PUBLIC TOURS OF PERMANENT INTERACTIVE SCIENCE GALLERIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF CUSTOMIZED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ALIGNED WITH THE RELEVANT STATE AND NATIONAL ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS. IN ADDITION, ANOTHER SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE CARE, MAINTNENANCE, AND ON-GOING ROTATIONAL PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 900 ITEM PERMANENT ART COLLECTION PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ART AND WITH RECENT FOCUS ON WORKS WITH CONNECTIONS TO WEST VIRGINIA AND APPALACHIA AS WELL AS LARGE, OUTDOOR SCULPTURES.
