July 03, 2007 11:08 am
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ANN DAVIS GALLERY
Through First Friday of July, the Kentucky Watercolor Show Award winners will be on display.
In the Logan Room, digital prints by Jennifer Spade, who has a master of arts degree from Marshall, will be continue to be displayed.
July 20, 6 to 9 p.m. — opening reception for a memorial show for artists Todd Walker and Jim Greenslate. Live music by Michael Garvin and Dan Cowan.
For pottery crafts information, contact instructor Bill Meadows at (304) 654-9948.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; or by appointment.
1516 Winchester Ave., Ashland. (606) 324-1296.
ART OF THE REDEEMED
STUDIO & GALLERY
The gallery is in Suite 206, on the second floor of the historic Camayo Arcade, 1536 Winchester Ave., in downtown Ashland. It 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
July 13, 5 to 8 p.m. — All-male art exhibit featuring photographer Tom Ross of Maysville; pastel artist Jack Donahue of Cincinnati; and multi-media artist Ken Swinson of Augusta, Ga. Light refreshments will be served.
Art classes are eight weeks long, lasting 2 1/2 hours a week. Cost is $110. To see instructor biographies and samples of their work, visit the Web site at bananatreestudios.com.
Oils: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday with Mike Wagner.
Watercolors: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with Kim McKisson.
Ceramics: 9:30 a.m. to noon or 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday with Ken Macht.
Youth Art Classes: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with Kim McKisson. Classes are four weeks. Cost is $40 plus materials.
Gallery Hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.
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.
HIGHLANDS MUSEUM and
DISCOVERY CENTER
Art and Animals — July 10, 11 12, 9 a.m. to noon, for rising fourth- to sixth-graders at the museum. Start down the Ohio with John James Audubon and do your own live animal drawing. Learn about the Native American respect for the animal world and create sculpey totems. Go 3-D with origami animals and become an advocate for pets with a poster design. Taught by art educator Nancy Adams. Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members.
“Harry Potter Adventure” — From 5 to 9 p.m. July 20 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 21 at the museum. You’ve seen the movie, so while waiting for the book, join in activities based on Harry’s adventures at Hogwarts. Cost is $5 for non-members and $2.50 for members. Includes admission to the museum and all Harry Potter activities. Advance tickets now available.
STARLAB Summer Astronomy Workshops — July 17, 18, 19 for rising third- through fifth-graders; July 24, 25 26 for rising first- and second-graders. 10 a.m. to noon. STARLAB, the portable planetarium, is ready for the July night sky. Learn the stories behind the constellations and the planets and identify them in the summer night sky. Each day will be spent both inside STARLAB and with classroom projects. Workshops stand along, so students can register for one day or all three. Cost per day: $7.50 members, $10 non-members..
“A Night at the Museum: Highlands Style” — From 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. July 27. Experience the Highlands after the lights go out and everything comes to life. Family friendly with surprising and startling twists to your basic museum tour. Join us as our student volunteers and some very special guests make your evening come alive with fun. Tours begin every 15 minutes. Cost is $5 for nonmembers and $2.50 for members. Advance tickets are now available.
Special exhibits:
“Paws Along the River Art Show” — Through July 20. Glimpse the street cats and dogs that make up downtown Ashland’s latest public art project and then come inside for a 2-D showing all kinds of animal friends. A new juried art show that showcases the talent and creativity of Tri-State artists.
“From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of America’s Coast Survey” — Through Oct. 31. A pictorial exhibit from the Smithsonian and NOAA celebrating 200 years of accomplishments and scientific contributions in mapping our nation’s coast. Photos, charts and artwork provide information and resources on boating, shipping and maritime history.
“Styles and Textiles: Crazy Quilts from the Nineteenth Century” — Visit our textile area where elegant fabrics and elaborate stitches were designed in unconventional and decorative ways for the Victorian home.
Special Student Events:
Somewhere in Time — Pick up your passport in our FETCH! Lab. Pack your bag and travel back in time, around the globe and toward the stars. Find our passport stamping stations and learn how people live around the world. On-going activities throughout the summer beginning Friday. Free with regular admission.
The museum is at 1620 Winchester Ave. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, children and students. Members and children younger than 2 admitted free.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and Mondays by appointment. Call (606) 329-8888. E-mail highlandsmuseum@yahoo.com or visit the Web site at highlandsmuseum.com.
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM of ART
Art Classes:
Sculpting — Through July 25 on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. for eight sessions in Studio 4. Cost is $95 for HMA members and $120 for non-members.
Hand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults — Through July 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. on Mondays with instructor Kathleen Kneafsey in Studio 4. Cost is $95 for HMA members and $120 for nonmembers.
To register for a class, call Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701, ext. 21.
Exhibitions on Permanent Display:
“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 (Subtropical Plant Conservatory).
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 $3 per person or $10 for a family of four or more. Admission is free to museum members, all school tours and to the public on Tuesdays.
Visit hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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 1930s, 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 Caroline 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.
The KENTUCKY FOLK ART
CENTER
Through Aug. 12 — The Center will present “Who I Am?: Self Portraits by Self-Taught Artists.”
First Street, Morehead. Call (606) 783-2004 for more information.
PAINTED PALETTE ART STUDIO
Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m. — Painting workshop with Stan Sporny, art professor at Marshall University and developer of the Sporny Formula for oil painting media.
The studio, at 619 Ninth St., Huntington, is accepting students for oil/acrylic painting classes
Tuition: $100. Classes are three hours a week for four weeks, Tuesday through Saturday. Beginners, intermediate and advanced students will be accepted. (304) 416-2081.
PAUL PALETTI GALLERY
Through Aug. 30 — Shelby Lee Adams’ photography in Kentucky, “Through Appalachian Eyes.”
Through July 31 — Louisville Photo Biennial 2007 expo will feature six weeks of shows at 22 galleries, two museums and a national conference. Local and international, black and white and color, traditional, digital and alternative processes, portraiture, figure and landscape photography will be included. Other galleries involved will be Swanson Reed, Galerie Hertz and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
713 E. Market St., Louisville. Call (502) 589-9254 for more information. E-mail sbarrett@spwlegal.com or visit myspace.com/paulpalettigallery.
PENDLETON ART CENTER
Join us at the Pendleton on First Friday, July 6, for open studios, great artwork and music from 5 to 9 p.m. We also will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on July 7 for Second Look Saturday with artists demonstrating their talents.
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 Cafe is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The cafe is also open for First Friday and Second Look Saturday events. (606) 325-3815.
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.
The following classes are offered at the Pendleton:
Mondays:
Watercolor Classes with Janet Lester (6006) 928-8965 and Sylvia Jackson (606) 928-0257. Classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Handbuilding Pottery Classes from 6 to 8 p.m. Instructor is B.J. Wilder (740) 532-0970 or (740) 646-5838.
Fabric Dyeing/Surface Design Class Mondays and Thursdays, July 2, 5, 9 and 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. Register with Cathy Vigor (606) 325-3691.
Tuesdays:
Beginning Acrylic Painting Class from 6 to 8 p.m, call Cathie Lambeau (304) 697-0514.
New Watercolor Class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with Janice LeBrun. (606) 329-0048.
Experimental Media Class with Janice LeBrun (606) 329-0048 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesdays:
“Learn to Draw/Sharpen Your Skills” 10 a.m. to noon. Call Sylvia Jackson (606) 928-0257.
Beginners Acrylic Class, from 6 to 8 p.m. Cathie Lambeau, (304) 697-0514.
Free Form Beading Class July 11 and 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Cathy Vigor, (606) 325-3691.
Thursdays:
Handbuilding Pottery Classes from 6 to 8 p.m. B.J. Wilder (740) 532-0970 or (740) 646-5838.
Intermediate Acrylic Classes from 6 to 8 p.m. with Janice LeBrun (606) 329-0048.
Fabric Dyeing/Surface Design Class (see Mondays & Thursdays)
Saturdays:
Bead Weaving Class from 1 to 4 July 7. Call Cathy Vigor (606)325-3691.
Silk Fusion Workshop — July 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cathy Vigor (606) 325-3691
ARTIST OF THE MONTH FOR JULY is Mindy Bruce, Photographer, Studio 107.
Coming Up — the third annual $10,000 Community Trust Bank National Tennis Art Exhibition 2007. For more information, call Denise Spaulding, (606) 465-5589 or visit web site.jackdittymd.com.
For studio rental information, call Josh Spence (304) 634-3880.
For more information about the Pendleton, call 606-920-9863 or check the Pendleton Web site at pendletonartcenter.com.
The Pendleton Art Centers and Newport on the Levee announce the opening of the Pendleton Art Center at Newport on the Levee, Plaza Level. The gallery, which opens July 2, presents exclusively the works of artists from the three Pendleton Art Centers in Cincinnati, Ashland 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
“The Best of Photography and Film from George Eastman House Collection” — Through Sept. 16, this exhibit brings images that changed the way we view the world. Admission $10 for nonmembers or free for members.
Parking is available at the Speed’s parking garage, adjacent to the Museum. Access to the parking garage is available from Third Street. Parking in the garage is $3.
2035 South Third St., Louisville. Other features of the museum include a hands-on Art Learning Center for families, a cafe and a gift shop.
Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; and closed on Monday.
For general information, call (502) 634-2700 or visit speedmuseum.org.
UPSTAIRS GALLERY
Featured Artist of the Month — Cliff Sullivan of Versailles. He creates his detailed landscapes in acrylic and colored pencils.
Sidewalk artist will be Rob “Milton” Caine.
Watercolor Classes with Barbara Delligatti will be Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Prudential/Thoroughbred Agency Building. Cost is $20 per class. Call one of the numbers listed below to pre-register. Ask for the supply list.
For more information, call (606) 325-0233 or (304) 633-4401 and ask for Barbara. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
1428 Winchester Ave., Ashland.
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