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ANN DAVIS GALLERY
Featured Exhibit: The Tennis Classic’s National Art Exhibition 2007. Opening reception Friday from 5 to 9 p.m.
In the Logan Room: Photographs from Peru by Mike Rayburn.
Works of the late Jim Greenslate in the Logan Room.
The Potter’s Loft, under the instruction of Bill Meadows, continues evening classes 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in clay using the wheel. Openings remain for the Tuesday class. Call (304) 654-9948.
Artist in residence is Michael Garvin offers lessons in the stringed instrument. Call gallery for information.
Live music by on Fridays by Kentucky Memories.
Hours: Thursdays through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Tours welcome. (606) 324-1296. 1516 Winchester Ave., Ashland.
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
Art classes are eight weeks long, lasting 21/2 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.
BIRKE ART GALLERY
‰Through Oct. 20 — Jule Kilgore Retrospective. Panel presentation Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.
‰Oct. 23 through 26 — Student exhibition. Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24.
‰Oct. 29 through Nov. 1 — Student exhibition. Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30.
The gallery is on the campus of Marshall University. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday evening 6 to 8 p.m. Call (304) 696-2296.
CLAYPOOL-YOUNG ART GALLERY
Through Sept. 20 — “A Natural Order: Artists Exploring Artifice in the Organic.”
Visiting artists
‰Mike McFalls, sculpture, 10:20 a.m. and 12:40 p.m., Sept. 20.
‰Tom Rice, drawing and painting, 10:20 a.m. and 12:40 p.m., Sept. 27.
The gallery is on the campus of Morehead State University. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (606) 783-5446.
HIGHLANDS MUSEUM and
DISCOVERY CENTER
Special Events:
Attic and Book Sale: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. at the museum. The “for sale” sign is out! Find some treasured vintage books, gently used furniture, household items, glassware and knickknacks for sale during Poage Landing Days, Ashland’s homecoming street festival. Special Poage Landing admission is $1. Preview Sale is Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission cost for Preview Sale is $10 per person.
River Expedition: Sept. 20 at 12:30 p.m. opens a new permanent exhibit in the Discovery Center. Visitors will travel the Ohio River and explore its natural history. Young explorers will take a close-up look at boats and bridges, fish, frogs and tents. Cavers can investigate Discovery Cavern to learn all about caves and bats. Designed especially for those 5 to 11.
Special Exhibits
‰“From Cotopaxi to Mount Hood: An Art Exhibit” on display through Sept. 28. View the collection of new work from popular regional artist Diane Smallwood.
‰“Styles and Textiles: Brother, Can you Spare Me a Dime?” Quilts and textiles share space with artifacts and memorabilia from the 1930s era.
‰“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.
Student Special Events
FETCH! Challenge Lab: Each Saturday, try activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that you’ve seen on PBS’s FETCH! September’s challenge is “Dragons do Fly!” Free with regular admission.
Ongoing exhibits
‰“A Tree House of My Own:” What do you see when you’re up in a tree? Learn about the natural world around us! Bugs and beetles, butterflies and snakes, animals and birds, plants and flowers all take their place in your own back yard.
‰“The World at War: Answering the Call:” Tthrough Dec. 31.
The Appalachian region has always given up its sons and daughters to war. Reflect on the public and private sacrifices made by the men and women who fought during the wars of the 20th century.
‰“The Front Porch:” What did we do for fun before computers and TV? Before air-conditioning and the mall? Try some time honored games and traditions, plus a chance to visit with your neighbors in a swing or catch a cool breeze in a rocker. Come “sit a while” and reflect on a leisurely part of times past.
‰“C.I Haeberle Medical Exhibit:” Step into the world of healthcare circa 1940s and 50s when late night house calls were made into homes from medical facilities and payment was made with chickens and produce.
‰“Frank and Margaret Adkins Aviation exhibit:” Visit this exciting ongoing exhibit in the museum’s Discovery Center, which features airplanes, a wind tunnel and hands-on activities focusing on the history of flight.
‰“Poage’s Landing: Life on the River:” Learn about how people live and the jobs they do along the Ohio River in this ongoing exhibit. Visitors can pilot “Little Joe,” an actual towboat. Explore the streetscape of Poage’s Landing and imagine yourself to be a banker, a grocer, a chef, a doctor or an EMT!
‰“Country Music Heritage Hall:” Explore the memorabilia of well-known country music artists and local singer songwriters who came from towns on U.S. 23. Learn more about Keith Whitley, Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Ricky Skaggs, Hylo Brown, Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, Patty Loveless, Tom T. Hall, and Naomi, Wynonna and Ashley Judd. Play the Music Quilt where everyone can be a musician!
For more information, call (606) 329-8888; fax (606) 324-3218 or e-mail info@highlandsmuseum.com. Web site is highlandsmuseum.com. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; Monday by appointment. Admission: $5 for adults, $4 seniors and children, members and children younger than 2 admitted free.
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM of ART
Art Classes:
Hand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults — Through Monday 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.
Exhibits:
Through Oct. 14 — “Video:” Beyond the Frame” by Peter Sarkisian. “Dusted.”
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 $8 per person or $250 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.
KENTUCKY FOLK ART CENTER
Through Sept. 30 — “Sudan, The Land and the People,” a photo exhibit by Michael Freeman. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $3.
PAINTED PALETTE ART STUDIO
Fall class enrollment for fine art oil painting instruction with Patricia Reed, BFA, MA, is open. Classes are Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Tuition is $100 per student per four-week class.
For more information, call Reed at (304) 416-2081. The studio is at 619 Ninth St. in Huntington.
The PENDLETON ART CENTER
The Pendleton Art Center at 1537-1539 Winchester Ave., Ashland, houses the studios of 38 artists and craftsmen from the Tri-State Area with a wide range of talents. Pendleton studios are open on the first Friday of the month from 5 to 9 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Ashland and from noon to 4 p.m. on the next day for Second Look Saturday. 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 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: New fall watercolor classes ongoing with Janet Lester (606)928-8965 and Sylvia Jackson (606) 928-0257. Classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m..
Handbuilding pottery classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with B.J. Wilder (740) 532-0970 or (740) 646-5838.
Tuesdays: Beginning acrylic painting class from 6 to 8 p.m. with Cathie Lambeau (304) 697-0514. Ages 14 and older. Four-week session is $80 and classes will be ongoing. Call for information about classes for younger children and for supply list.
New watercolor class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with Janice LeBrun. (606) 329-0048.
Experimental media 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 (606) 928-0257.
Thursdays: Handbuilding Pottery Classes from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 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.
September’s artists of the month are Harold and Jo Ann Fairchild of Studio 116. Both artists work in a variety of media.
Pendleton Artists who had work accepted for the Tennis Classic’s National Exhibition are: Janice LeBrun, Sylvia Jackson, Debbie Perkins, Janet Lester, Melanie Osborne, Harold Fairchild, Gary Preston, Denise Spaulding and Jennifer Hamilton. Awards were received by Gary Preston (first) and Jennifer Hamilton (second) for their sculpture entries. Sylvia Jackson for drawing (second) and watercolor (third) and Janet Lester for oil (second) and drawing (second). The exhibit is on display at the Ann Davis Gallery.
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 presents exclusively the works of artists from the three Pendleton Art Centers located 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.
UPSTAIRS GALLERY
Featured Artist of September — Ron Haeberle of Huntington.
Barbara Delligati, award-winning watercolorist of Ona, W.Va., will have work in The Pumpkin Festival in Milton Oct. 4 through 7.
‰Beginners Watercolor Workshop with award-winning watercolor instructor Barbara Delligatti of Ona, W.Va., will be Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Prudential Building, 1428 Winchester Ave., Ashland. Free parking. Limit 10 students. Watercolor paper and paints will be provided. Bring lunch and brushes — using angled and thin brushes. $35. Call one of the numbers listed below to pre-register.
‰Beginners Digital Camera Workshop with digital instructor and master photographer Laura Moul of Milton, W.Va., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at the at the Prudential Building, 1428 Winchester Ave., Ashland. Free parking. Limit 10 students. Bring digital camera, manual, any attachments, lenses and lunch. Cost is $25. Call (304) 743-8281.
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. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
1428 Winchester Ave., Ashland.
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