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ANN DAVIS GALLERY
Lexington artist Erica Meuser will exhibit monotypes and paintings at the Ann Davis Gallery through April. Her expressionistic work is titled “In America’s Wake.” Meuser will attend First Friday’s opening this week from 5 to 8 p.m.
Bill Meadows and his pottery students will work upstairs in the Potters’ Loft during Friday’s event. Their work is also on display.
The gallery is at 1516 Winchester Avenue. (606) 324-1296.
Hours: Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment.
Winter hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.
(606) 324-1296, 1516 Winchester Ave., Ashland.
APPALACHIAN
LEAGUE OF ARTISTS
All regional artist are welcome to meet the third Tuesday of each month at the Paintsville Recreation Center. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (606) 367-9846.
ART OF THE REDEEMED
STUDIO & GALLERY
The gallery, in Suite 206 on the second floor of the Camayo Arcade, 1536 Winchester Ave., Ashland, is home to working artists Gail Kirtz and Rodney Chapman, both of whom work in various media and offer their original art and prints for sale.
Special exhibit — “Toothpick Constructions” by Les Hayes, which include a replica of his home, the Spider Web House, Cracker Barrel restaurants, the old Russell High School, houses, barns, churches and depots.
‰On exhibit — New impressionistic landscapes and seascapes in oil by Kirtz. Also on exhibit are pastels, acrylics and mixed-media works.
‰On exhibit — New contemporary works by Chapman in acrylic and mixed media. He is accepting portrait commissions.
Openings are still available in classes or private lessons in pastel, acrylic and oil.
The studio and gallery are handicapped accessible with an elevator and open by appointment.
For more information, call Kirtz or Chapman at (606) 324-5729 or e-mail prospectpainters@yahoo.com.
BANANA TREE STUDIOS
There are limited spaces available for classes, which are eight weeks. Cost is $110. Call (606) 845-7408 for more information. Supply lists will be supplied when you sign up. Gift certificates are available. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call (606) 356-1357. E-mail machtk@bananatreestudios.com, Web bananatreestudios.com.
‰Oils: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday with Mike Wagner.
‰Watercolors: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday with Kim McKisson.
‰Ceramics: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday with Ken Macht.
Gallery Exhibits:
‰Through March — Katherine Johnson, pastel with a watercolor underpainting; Kim McKisson, watercolor; and Kathleen Khy Macht, pastel.
‰April through May — Barbara Clarke, watercolor; Ken Swinson, Oil, watercolor and pastel; Brent Michael, three-dimensional photography; and Rita Kent, photography.
Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment at 121 E. Electric Ave., Flemingsburg.
For more information, call (606) 845-7408 or (606) 356-1357 or e-mail machtk@bananatreestudios.com. Visit bananatreestudios.com.
Claypool-Young Art Gallery
Through Feb. 20 — “Self-Evident: Contemporary American Self-Portraiture.” Closing reception: 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20.
The Claypool-Young Art Gallery is at Morehead State University. For information, call (606) 783-5446 or to moreheadstate.edu/art.
HIGHLANDS MUSEUM and
DISCOVERY CENTER
Celebrate Black History Month at the Highlands.
Friday, 7 p.m. — Black History Celebration 2008, Gospel night. Features special gospel music from area choirs and the opening of the museum’s exhibit entitled Freedom’s Struggle. A public reception is planned and admission to the event is free.
Choirs will be Antioch Male Chorus; Antioch Missionary Baptist Church; Ashland Community Chorus; Christ Temple Choir; Spiritual Expressions; and Full Gospel Assembly.
Student special events
‰FETCH! Challenge Lab: Each Saturday, try activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that you’ve seen on PBS’ “FETCH!” Free with regular admission.
‰Through Feb. 29 — Follow the Drinking Gourd (Gr. K-4) — Make a constellation in the classroom and then visit STARLAB for a slide presentation based on the book “Follow the Drinking Gourd” by Jeanette Winters. Call (606) 329-8888 for scheduling
Ongoing exhibits
‰“River Expedition”
‰“A Tree House of My Own”
‰”The World at War: Answering the Call”
‰“The Front Porch”
‰“C.I Haeberle Medical Exhibit.”
‰“Frank and Margaret Adkins Aviation exhibit.”
‰“Poage’s Landing: Life on the River.”
‰Country Music Heritage Hall.
Special exhibits and events:
‰Feb. 9 — Heart of the Highlands Casino Cruise. View the sunset and walk the decks of an old-fashioned paddle riverboat with your valentine sweetheart. Enjoy fine food, music and dancing, games, and music. Semi-formal. Call 606-329-8888 for ticket information.
‰Friday through March 28 — ”Freedom’s Struggle: The Underground Railroad along the Ohio River in Kentucky and Indiana” opens Friday and continues through March 28. A black-and-white photographic display by Willie Johnson of 30 images chronicling the use of the Ohio River as a road to freedom.
‰Feb. 12 — Mr. Lincoln’s War: The Civil War in Eastern Kentucky: at the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave. A new museum exhibit focusing on the impact of Lincoln’s presidential policies felt throughout Eastern Kentucky by both soldier and civilians. Follow the logistics of the Civil War in Eastern Kentucky through the documents and experiences of those who lived it.
‰Feb. 20, 10 a.m. — “Focus on Lincoln: I, too, am a Kentuckian:” (grade 3 through adult). Join KET and local living history presenter for a presentation on Abraham Lincoln inside the Highlands Museum and outside in the traveling Historymobile. Call (606) 329-8888 to schedule the Historymobile at a reduced rate.
For more information, call (606) 329-8888; fax (606) 324-3218 or e-mail info@highlandsmuseum.com. The Web site is highlandsmuseum.com. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; Monday by appointment. Admission: $5.50 for adults, $4.50 seniors and children, members and children younger than 2 admitted free.
HUNTINGTON
MUSEUM OF ART
Classes:
To register for a class, call Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 21.
Exhibits:
‰Through Sunday — “Works from the Tri-State Collections,” consisting of art collected by residents of the Tri-State, and “The Collection of Alex E. Booth Jr.”
‰The Collection of Alex E. Booth, Jr., continues through Jan. 27, at the Huntington Museum of Art and features works by John Singer Sargent, George Wesley Bellows, Georges Braque and others.
‰“Blenko: West Virginia’s Gift to the World,” an exhibit of more than 100 pieces of glass from the West Virginia State Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art and the Blenko Factory collection and private collections, opens Jan. 26 and continues through May 4.
‰“Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the Michener Art Museum Collection,” opens Jan. 27 with a lecture at 2 p.m. by the senior curator at the Michener Art Museum. Reception follows.
‰Exhibitions on permanent display include The Wilbur E. Myers Art Glass Collection; The HMA Glass Collection; Herman P. Dean Firearms Collection; In the Grand Manner: Silver and Portraits of Great Britain; Touma Near Eastern Gallery; the Education Gallery; and The C. Fred Edwards Conservatory (Tropical Plant Conservatory).
Events:
‰Feb. 10, 2 p.m. — “American Musical Impressionism,” a lecture presentation with Dr. Vicki Stroeher of Marshall University. Free.
‰Feb. 24, 2 p.m. — The jazz group Bluetrane, consisting of music faculty from Marshall University, will perform in honor of Black History Month. Free.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
General admission is $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more. Admission is free to museum members, school tours and the public on Tuesdays. Visit hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.
IRONTON COUNCIL
FOR THE ARTS
Feb. 16, 6:15 p.m. — Prelude Dinner at the Mains Rotunda at Ohio University Southern before they concert at OUS, featuring Ironton resident and vocalist Christopher Laber. Tickets are $11 per person and may be purchased by mail with a check and SASE sent to Prelude Dinner, c/o Ironton Council for the Arts, P.O. box 234, Ironton, OH 45638.
“Sounds and Stories” is the theme for the 2007-2008 Lawrence County concert series sponsored by the Ironton Council for the Arts. The six shows range from classical to folk to Celtic.
All shows begin at 7:20 p.m. at Ohio University Southern, 1804 Liberty Ave. in the Riffe Center Mains Rotunda, except for the final performance, “John Henry.” This show will be presented in the Collins Center, Bowman Auditorium.
Tickets for individual shows may be purchased at the door at $8 for adults and $7 for seniors and full-time students. For more information, call Patrick McCoy at (740) 533-4541, e-mail to irontonarts@hotmail.com or visit southern.ohiou.edu/irontonarts.
JESSE STUART FOUNDATION
Exhibits:
“Image of Appalachia,” a collection of more than 60 black-and-white photographs of eastern Kentucky and West Virginia from the 1920s and ‘30s is on display.
“The Leming Gallery,” a collection of reminiscences reflected in the work of local artists. Jim Marsh, Steve McClements, Billy Kersey, Buzzy Leming and Carolina Wilson will be on display.
Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
1645 Winchester Ave., Ashland. For more information, call (606) 326-1667 or visit jsfbooks.com.
KENTUCKY FOLK ART CENTER
The Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead features the Edgar Tolson Folk Art Library and a 900-piece collection of folk art which is displayed by exhibiting 115 items at a time. Many of the works showcase artists from Morehead State University, 102 West First St. For additional information, call (606) 784-2204.
OHIO UNIVERSITY
ART GALLERIES
The School of Art Gallery is opening with new and exciting exhibitions and events as follows.
‰Through Feb. 28 — Figuring Motion: Terry Rosenberg
Inter-disciplinary exhibition comprised of paintings and drawings. Rosenberg uses movement as his main concept and form. His unfolding brushstrokes communicate the kinetic power of dance as it occurs.
‰March 6 through April 10 — Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition | Juror: Jordan McKenzie. A highly competitive juried exhibition featuring the artwork created by School of Art undergraduate students.
Jordan McKenzie lives in London, UK. His work crosses the lines of performance, drawing, installation and sculpture.
‰Juror’s Lecture — Tuesday, March 4, 6 p.m. at Mitchell Auditorium, Seigfred Hall 519
Reception — Thursday, March 6, 7 to 9 p.m.
‰Award notification ceremony begins at 7:30
‰Exhibition and symposium are made possible by Arts for Ohio New Initiative Grant and are a collaboration between the School of Art.
School of Dance Dancers are Mickie Geller, Tresa Randall, Ruben Graciani and Marina Walchli.
The Aesthetic Technologies Lab, Honors Tutorial Program in Dance and the
Performance Studies at the School of Interdisciplinary Art.
Admission is free. For additional information, visit ohiou.edu/art or call (740) 593-0796.
THE PENDLETON ART CENTER
The Pendleton Art Center, at 1537-1539 Winchester Ave., houses the studios of 38 artists and craftsmen from the Tri-State Area with a wide range of talents. Visit the artists of the Pendleton on Friday from 5-9 p.m. for 1st Friday activities with music by the Russell High School Chamber Ensemble directed by Jason Chapman and on Saturday for Second Look Saturday from 2-6 p.m. with a Kid’s Day Open House featuring free art and craft projects.
Some studios are open daily; some are open by appointment with the artist. Contact information for artists is available in the lobby.
The Left Bank Café is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and during First Friday and Second Look Saturday. (606) 325-3815.
Friday, 5 to 9 p.m., First Friday at The Left Bank Cafe’, In the Pendleton Art Center, Ashland, Ky.
Wallace Fine Art Printing — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (606) 325-3309.
Aladdin’s Art Gallery — Custom framing and gifts. (606) 325-3309.
MONDAYS:
Watercolor classes with Janet Lester (606)928-8965 and Sylvia Jackson (606) 928-0257. Classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call to pre-register and get a supply list.
TUESDAYS:
Beginning acrylic painting class from 6 to 8 p.m. from Jan. 22 through Feb. 19. Call Cathie Lambeau (304) 697-0514.
Watercolor Class from 6 to 8 p.m. with Janice LeBrun. (606) 329-0048.
WEDNESDAYS:
“Learn to Draw/Sharpen Your Skills” — 10 a.m. to noon . Call Sylvia Jackson at (606) 928-0257.
SATURDAYS:
Beginning, intermediate and advanced stained glass classes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Debbie Eoff or Beverly Sharp at (606) 833-9594.
For more information about the Pendleton, call (606) 920-9863 or check the Pendleton Web site at pendletonartcenter.com For studio rental information, contact info at pendletonartcenter.com.or call (800) 543-0488, ext. 1036.
Visit the Pendleton Art Center at Newport on the Levee, Plaza Level. The gallery presents exclusively the works of artists from the three Pendleton Art Centers in Ashland, Cincinnati and Rising Sun, Ind. Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
Speed Art Museum
Feb. 8, 6 to 9 p.m. — M/Art/I Gras with live music from Steve Ferguson and the Midwest Creole Ensemble, fortune tellers and $2 tastings of 2 oz. Finlandia specialty cocktails. Parking is available in the Speed garage for $3. Admission is $10 per person, free for museum members. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
‰Through March 23 — “Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt.” Featuring the brilliant, bold quilts created in the 20th century by a group of women who live in the small, isolated African-American community of Gee’s Bend in southwestern Alabama.
‰Through April 20 — “Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum,” an exhibition of treasures from one of the greatest collections of Medieval and Renaissance works of art in existence.
2035 South Third St. in Louisville. Call (502)634-2700 or visit speedmuseum.org.
THE UPSTAIRS GALLERY
For more information about the gallery, which houses work by more than 30 artists, call (606) 325-0233 or (304) 633-4401 and ask for Barbara.
Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tri-State artists of all sorts in our homey gallery and affordable framing available year round. 1428 Winchester Ave., Ashland.
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