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Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
Louisville, KY |
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Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
715 West Main Street Louisville KY 40202 USA (502) 589-0102 |
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The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981. Its mission is to support and promote art and craft excellence in Kentucky. The Museum is supported in part by the Fund for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Located at 715 West Main Street in downtown Louisville, open hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. Admission is $5 for adults, free for students and children under 12. For more information, please call 502.589.0102 or log on to www.KentuckyArts.org.
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Exhibitions:
June 6 through August 23 Southern Arts on Display with Tradition/Innovation Sponsored by the Yum! Brands Foundation, Kentucky Museum of Art, along with the Southern Arts Federation, is honored to feature Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts. This exhibit will feature a number of Kentucky artists and will be featured in KMAC's Shands and Steve Wilson Galleries June 6 through
An opening reception will be held Thursday, June 5 from 5:00 through 7:30 at KMAC, located at 715 West Main Street. Tradition/Innovation will serve as a celebration of the contributions of master craftspeople and traditional artists emblematic in the south. Steeped in tradition and continuity, both of these art forms have served as an important bridge to the region's cultural history and a conduit for economic development. Works by 60 artists and craftspeople from throughout the Southern Arts Federation's nine partner states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) will be accompanied by a rich array of artist interviews, stories and background information on the master artists and their process. In celebration of this important exhibit, Kentucky potter Fong Choo will host an Artist Lecture on Thursday, July 17 at 6:00 p.m., exploring the various techniques and inspiration behind some of his most renowned pieces. Along with the exhibit, KMAC and the Louisville Film Society, is launching a new film series, with the premiere of The True meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams’ Appalachia on Tuesday, June 3 at 8:00. Admission if $5 and free to Louisville Film Society members and KMAC members with a valid membership card. Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art is a project of the Southern Arts Federation, and is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great national deserves great art. |
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