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The 3rd Annual

Arts Showcase Weekend

February 9th - February 11th, 2007

“We want to help turn art admirers into art owners,” said James M. Clark, president and CEO of LexArts. “This event will connect top-notch Kentucky artists with the public during the gift-giving season with the convenience of one-stop shopping.”

”We’ve asked that the artists price their pieces below $500 to attract a broad audience,” said Clark. “We hope that people who have never considered buying artworks, or who thought it was out of their financial comfort zone, will come see what’s available.”

Participating are: Deborah Baird, papercutting; John Black, Merle Wasson and Richie Wireman, photography; Jim Brancaccio and Stephen Wiggins, printmaking; Margie Criswell  and Adele Prager, watercolors; Lloyd Hughes, metal sculpture; Christine Kuhn, mixed media; Robert Love, painting and mixed media; Marti McGinnis, painting; Nick Smith, digital photo manipulation; Ronald Taylor, oils and watercolors; Eric Trimble, pen and ink; Cricket Press (Sara and Brian Turner), letterpress and screen printing; Kelly Rice Welker and Emily Whipple, acrylics, and Amy Wiedl, drawing.

November 24, 25 & 26 2006

" I'm a kid too!" is an arts program

designed to teach and engage chronically ill children in the use of artistic expression as a means of personal healing.  The program represents a partnership between

LexArts, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work and the Lexington Division of Parks and Recreation - Tubby's Clubhouse.

November 11 - December 28, 2005

The Weekend is filled with FREE arts

events for adults, children and families with the goal of introducing the community to the artistic opportunities available to them year round.  The Weekend is a collaboration between many local arts organizations and LexArts.

February 10 - February 12, 2006

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Unsung Heroes

Twelve diverse local “heroes” who have made a difference in the lives of others were selected from community nominations to have their portraits captured by acclaimed photographer Blythe Jamieson. The profiles of the heroes were displayed alongside the portraits all within a unique environment designed and constructed by Habitat for Humanity. 

The Heroes are: 

Marvin Jones, Publisher, Town Meeting Newspaper

Dr. George Moorman, Community Activist

Reverend Vincent D. Rivera, Farm Chaplain

Heather Zehner, Mother

Eugenia Johnson-Smith, Christian Soldier

Ed Smith, Devoted husband and caregiver

Belinda Sellers, Activist

Alan Sea, Motivator and student

Keh-Fei (Frank) Liu, Father and activist

Dee Dawahare, Caring businessman

Evelyn Motran Aldrich, Nurse and midwife

Suzy Aparicio, Cultural Crusader

Emerging Artists Series

Robert Ronk and Audwin Price

Cynthia Ryan Kelly

"Stories About Mountaintop Removal"

This exhibit is a series of paintings about a controversial coal-mining process in Eastern Kentucky and its impact on women and their families. Local artist Cynthia Ryan Kelly, who holds a master's in fine arts from the University of Kentucky , produced the work during the past year. Ms. Kelly describes her work as abstracted landscapes. She prefers to use bright colors, which became difficult given what's left after a mountaintop is removed.

June 16 - August 20

City Gallery

University Open

The University Open is a juried competition between undergraduate fine art students at colleges and universities across Kentucky.  Thirty-three finalists were chosen from 190 entries representing 11 public and private colleges.  The final selections and winners were juried by Julien Robson, curator of contemporary art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville.

The winners are:   

1st Prize: Julie Leidner, U of Louisville

2nd Prize: Libby Purcell, U of Kentucky

3rd Prize: Michael Martinez, U of Kentucky

April 7 - June 4, 2006

Memento

For Memento , seven artists were invited to create works based upon past experience, in essence creating a common experience based upon their individual experiences. Creating the past-present memento were visual artists Bill Santen, Louis Zoeller Bickett, Kurt Gohde and Kate Sprengnether , all of Lexington , Siobhan Byrns of Chicago , Erin Feller of Cincinnati and Scarboro, of Louisville .

February 10 - March 19, 2006

Hung and Unsung II: Regional Poster and Print Works

Posters have long been regarded as an effective and often economical means of mass communication. In the mid-Nineteenth Century, poster artists ushered in the era of modern advertising by creatively combining words and images to direct attention to the message at hand; typically announcing a performance, an event, or a product. As more and more printing techniques developed and graphic styles flourished, city streets all over the world were essentially transformed into "art galleries", and the poster soon became a vehicle for expression, social critique, propaganda and revolution.

November 18, 2005- January 13, 2006

Paintings in Blown Glass: the Public Art of Guy Kemper

A solo retrospective exhibition showcasing the large-scale stained glass public artwork of Versailles , Kentucky artist Guy Kemper.

“Guy Kemper is one of the leading architectural glass artists in the world,” noted Jim Clark, president of LexArts.  “Guy recently completed projects at Orlando International Airport , Baltimore/Washington International Airport and at the Catholic Memorial in St. Joseph 's Chapel at Ground Zero in New York City . The Lexington exhibit will highlight the design processes, models, maquettes and sample panels that Guy uses to realize his glass designs. We at LexArts are extremely pleased and proud to bring an artist of Guy's caliber and global stature to our region.”
September 16 - November 13, 2005

Diane Kahlo:

Myths & Revelations

This exhibition featured the newest body of work from Lexington artist Diane Kahlo, funded in part by the Kentucky Foundation for Women.

Horsetails

Horsetails, in conjunction with the Lexington Philharmonic, is an exhibition of mini-violins decorated by local artists. These unique pieces also include a mini bow stretched with the horsehair from famous local horses such as past Kentucky Derby winners Fusaichi Pegasus and Smarty Jones. On May 6 at Joyland, the second annual LexArts Derby Party held at ArtsPlace, these beautiful works of art will be auctioned off to the highest bidders. Proceeds will benefit the programs of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra

Women by Men: Selected Works

This exhibition highlights the works of six local artists whose works deal with female themes and/or imagery. Photography, textiles, painting, multimedia assemblage and collage are all represented by the works in this exhibit. Through April 2, 2005.

Bluegrass Printmakers' Cooperative Invitational
The Bluegrass Printmakers' Cooperative Invitational featured the art prints of the founding members of the Cooperative.
January 18, 2005 - February 19, 2005

Hung and Unsung: Regional Poster and Print Works
Drawing upon a desire to move away from computers and cheap, quick methods of printing, there remains a growing community of artists dedicated to keeping the art and craft of poster-making alive and well.
November 9, 2004 - January 8, 2005

If You Were Here
An innovative and scholarly exhibition bringing together the work of nine, seemingly disparate artists from New York and Kentucky.
September 16 - October 30, 2004

Creativity 101: Real Art by Real People
Features a sampling of the art work of artists from Latitude , an arts day program designed for people who are thought to have disabilities.
August 7 - September 4, 2004

Forging Bonds: Kentucky Blacksmiths and their Mentors
Forging Bonds will highlight the works of a group of Kentucky blacksmiths and their mentors
June 18 - August 1, 2004

ALL LexArts exhibitions are free and open to the public.

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