September 26, 2007 09:04 am
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ANN DAVIS GALLERY
Live music on Fridays by Kentucky Memories.
Live music Sept. 28 by Wiley Dew with host Rob McNurlin and the Beatnik Cowboys.
Hours: Thursdays through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Tours welcome. (606) 324-1296. 1516 Winchester Ave., Ashland.
ART RESOURCES FOR
THE TRI-STATE
Arts Resources for the Tri-State schedule of classes through their fine arts school. Classes will run for a 12-week session. Cost is $5 per hour or $60 for a 12-week session. For more information, call (304) 733-2787.
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
Students art exhibit celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month. A reception for the art students of Fleming County will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at Banana Tree Studios, 121 E. Electric Ave., Flemingsburg. The event is open to the public, serving light refreshments prepared by the culinary art students. The exhibit will be up the month of October.
For more information please call (606) 845-7408, (606) 356-1356, or (606) 674-6966 e-mail machtk@bananatreestudios.com, Web site bananatreestudios.com or john.Ramey@fleming.schoolsky.us.
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 BUILDING
Today, 10 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. — Visiting artist Tom Rice. Auditorium.
The COLUMBUS MUSEUM
OF ART
Oct. 12 through Jan. 20, 2008 — The French Connection: show examines how Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny, France have impacted generations of artists. With a core of 12 dazzling Monet paintings, the exhibition also will feature works by American impressionists who visited and worked at Giverny.
FRANKLIN PARK
CONSERVATORY
Oct. 13 through March 30, 2008 — See It to Believe It: Famed garden railroad designer, Paul Busse’s, will create the “Enchanted Express” exhibit, which will be installed at Franklin Park Conservatory. Busse’s indoor garden railway adventure will wind G-scale model trains around elaborate, amazingly detailed, three-dimensional structures made of natural materials including mosses, twigs, leaves and seeds. The conservatory is in Columbus.
HIGHLANDS MUSEUM and
DISCOVERY CENTER
Special Events
‰”Hit Us with Your Best Shot 2007:” Show opens Oct. 5 with awards at 7 p.m. and runs through Nov. 16.
‰First Friday Art Walk, Oct. 5, 2007, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Highlands Museum, 1620 Winchester Ave., Ashland. Gather for the opening of “Hit Us With Your Best Shot,” a regional juried photography show sponsored by the Highlands Museum and the Kentucky Professional Communicators.
Special Exhibits
‰“From Cotopaxi to Mount Hood: An Art Exhibit” on display through Saturday. 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.
Student Special Events
‰”River Expedition” 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 about caves and coal. Designed especially for 5 through 11.
‰STARLAB Training For Educators: Oct. 20. 9:30 to 11:30 am. Learn the mechanics of teaching STARLAB, the portable planetarium and leave with information, samples and literature to integrate astronomy and the stars into classroom presentations. Participants are certified to rent STARLAB for use in school districts or organizations.
‰“Every Child is an Artist:” Wednesdays, Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7,14, from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. Preschool art experience for child and caregiver, includes story and playtime. Sign up for all five sessions at $40 members; $50 non-members. Walk-ins: $10 non-members; $8 members. Discount for second child in same family. Call to register at (606) 329-8888.
‰FETCH! Challenge Lab: Each Saturday, try activities from 11 am to 3 p.m. that you’ve seen on PBSs FETCH! Free with regular admission.
Ongoing exhibits
‰“A Tree House of My Own”
‰“The World at War: Answering the Call:” through Dec. 31.
‰“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”
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.
Upcoming Special Exhibits and Events:
‰“Dining with the Past:” Saturday, October 27, 2007, Make sure you eat before you go on a guided tour of Ashland Cemetery featuring the stories and legends of the famous and infamous names carved on the tombstones. Dinner at the Museum included. Tickets available at the Highlands Museum , 1620 Winchester Ave. Ashland.
‰“Holidays at the Highlands:” Christmas on a Shoestring: Not so old-fashioned ways to “make-do” from the Christmases of the 1930s. Experience the sights and sounds of the holidays with a nostalgic look at Christmas past. Christmas exhibit runs Nov. 2 through Dec. 31.
‰Christmas Tour of Homes: Dec. 1, noon to 5 p.m., and Dec. 2, noon to 5 p.m. The shuttle will leave periodically from the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center throughout the afternoon taking you to these five homes beautifully decorated for the Holiday Season. Cost is $10 per person; poinsettias will also be on sale at the museum. Proceeds benefit the programs of the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center.
‰New Year’s Eve Celebration: Dec. 31, 9 p.m. to midnight at the museum, 1620 Winchester Ave. Sponsored by the City of Ashland, live musical performances celebrate the new year in a family friendly environment. Free admission.
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM of 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 non-members.
To register for a class, call Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701, ext. 21.
Exhibits:
Friday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Opening reception for the exhibit “Works from the Tri-State Collections,” consisting of art collected by residents of the Tri-State, and “The Collection of Alex E. Booth Jr.” Continues through Dec. 30.
Through Oct. 14 — “Video:” Beyond the Frame” by Peter Sarkisian. “Dusted.”
Through Nov. 4 — Walter Gropius Master Artist Exhibit of Michael Connelly, ceramic works.
Through Nov. 11 — “Diane Edison: Black and White.” Walter Gropius Master Artist Exhibit.
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.
IRONTON COUNCIL
FOR THE ARTS
“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.
Season tickets are now on sale. Family season tickets are $60, adult tickets are $30 and senior citizens and students are $25. 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, send an e-mail to irontonarts@hotmail.com or visit online at southern.ohiou.edu/irontonarts.
‰Oct. 27, The Fontana Trio — Strings and Piano.
‰Nov. 10, Steve Free and Band
‰Dec. 15, The Local Girls — Christmas Concert in Precision, Three-Part Harmony.
‰Feb. 16, Christopher Laber, baritone, with Dorothy Glanville, piano.
‰March 15, K la Band — Celtic and Irish Folk Music.
‰April 18, Mad River Theater presents the John Henry drama.
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.
Today, 7 p.m. — MSU Reading Series with Jessica Care Moore.
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.
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.
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.
ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW
Art enthusiasts may want to make a drive to Louisville for the 51st annual St. James Court Art Show.
Rain or shine, the art show will be Oct. 5, 6 and 7. There is no admission fee. The St. James Court Art Show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For additional information, contact Katie Foster at kfoster@stjamescourtartshow.com or visit its web site at stjamescourtartshow.com.
The Speed Art Museum
The Speed Art Museum is proud to announce the acquisition of a video work described as the “sexiest work of art at this year’s Venice Biennial,” “The most Beautiful woman in Gucha” by London-based, Serbian-born artist Breda Beban.
This installation will be on view at the New Center for Contemporary Art, located at 725 East Market Street, until Nov. 24.
The Speed Art Museum is at 2035 South Third St. in Louisville. Other features of the museum include a hands-on Art Learning Center for families, a cafe’ and gift shop. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays. For general information, call (502) 634-2700 or visit speedmuseum.org.
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.
The WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
‰Sept. 20 through Dec. 30 — Going to the Dogs:” The Wexner Center for the Arts.
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