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Kentucky Visions 2003 Exhibit Set for the Governor's Mansion--Feature at Derby Morning Celebration May 3
Note to editors and managers: A list of 44 artists whose work was selected for Kentucky Visions: 2003, is at the end of this release. Please make every effort to use artists that may reside in your area in your coverage. More information about the Governor’s Derby Celebration is available at Kentucky.gov or http://gov.state.ky.us/derby/2003/derby2003.htm
(April 4,
2003)--Kentucky Visions,
the 2003 juried visual arts exhibition organized by the Kentucky Arts Council
at the invitation of Governor Paul E. and First Lady Judi Patton, is now in its
seventh year and has become a recurring favorite of the Derby festivities in
Frankfort. The show, featuring the
work of 44 Kentucky visual artists, opens
on April 17th and will remain on display at the Governor’s Mansion
through May 9th. “It is a great honor to be able to display and
share this wonderful cross section of artwork," said First Lady Judi
Patton. "Kentucky Visions gives a greater recognition to the very high
quality of work created by Kentucky’s artists."
Kentucky
Visions: 2003 can be
viewed without appointment on Saturday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to noon as part of
the Governor's Derby Day Celebration.
Shuttles will make continuous trips every half hour from the Old Train
Depot in historic downtown Frankfort to the Executive Mansion during viewing
hours The executive residence and Kentucky
Visions is also open to the public by appointment on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 9 to 11 a.m. To schedule a
tour of the mansion or to view the exhibit, call (502) 564-3449.
Works included in Kentucky Visions: 2003
are available for purchase and the total purchase price goes directly to the
artist. Curator and art historian Lori
Kornegay, former Assistant Visual Arts Coordinator at the South Carolina Arts
Commission and curator of the Halsey Gallery at the College of Charleston,
School for the Arts, served as juror for this exhibition.
For more information regarding Kentucky Visions, or other opportunities
for Kentucky artists, contact Heather Lyons, Individual Artist Program
Director, at 1-888-833-2787x4827. The
Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Education, Arts and Humanities
Cabinet, creating opportunities for every Kentuckian to value and participate
in the arts. In a continued partnership with the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Kentucky Arts Council plays a critical role in promoting cultural
tourism, enhancing economic development and securing a strong foothold for the
arts in education.
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Click here to see the work of
several Kentucky artists whose work was selected for Kentucky Visions: 2003, an
exhibit on view by appointment at the Governor's Executive Mansion through May
3. For an appointment to tour the
mansion and see the exhibit call (502) 564-3449. Hours on Derby Day are 9 a.m.
to noon and shuttles will run from the events in downtown Frankfort to the
Executive Mansion during that time.
Dobree Adams
Frankfort
Blood: Roots I, fiber
Keiko Akiyama
Louisville
Floating Shrine, ceramics
David Bartlett
Morehead
Poppin Rock, KY, digital photograph
Rt. 519, KY, digital photograph
Barbara Beatrice
Crescent Springs
Heavenward Gaze, bronze/granite
Russell Bellamy
Lexington
Vanity, oil on cotton
Marianne Brown
Lawrenceburg
Square Lip Bowl, clay
Stacey Chinn
Lexington
N.Y., N.Y., steel and horsehair
Brad Devlin
Louisville
Great Homemade Taste, mixed media: found objects
Bridge Closed Ahead, mixed media: found objects
Lynn Dunbar
Louisville
Behind the Barn, oil on canvas
Jack Fifield
McKee
Kentucky Cypress Knee Vase, cypress, santos rosewood
Linda Fifield
McKee
Kentucky Wildflowers, mixed media
Heaven and Earth, mixed media
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Louisville
Derby No. 1, charcoal on paper
Derby No. 2, charcoal, pastel on paper
Robert Foose
Nicholasville
Light Spill, oil on canvas
Robert Franzini
Morehead
Power Plant I, State II, monotype/conte
Power Plant X, monotype/conte
Daniel Gimbel
Louisville
The Rose Reliquary Box,
limestone box, granite lid
Susan Goldstein
Lexington
Swinging the Club at Valhalla, clay
Wanda Greene
Louisville
Harod, raku clay, gold leaf
Kenneth Hayden
Louisville
Jim and Georgia, oil on canvas
Helen Heddens
Louisville
Green River, oil
Gwen Heffner
Berea
Washi Patterns, porcelain
Petal Bowl, porcelain
Jennifer Heller
Berea
Untitled #559, oil on canvas
Shayne Hull
Louisville
Anna Speiler; acrylic on paper
James Hurst
Louisville
Louisville Interior, oil
Jana Kappeler
Richmond
Blue Moon of Kentucky, stained glass
Marco Logsdon
Lexington
Untitled 1401, oil, tar beeswax on tile
Kathleen Loomis
Louisville
Slivers 3, fiber
Larry May
Benham
Lost Valley, Lost Dog, oil, acrylic
Marianna McDonald
Lexington
February Thaw- Last Light, pastel
Jennifer McLamb
Lexington
Memories of My Mountains, fused glass/Japanese delica beads
Tom Mitts
Newport
4th Street Fall, oil
Ken Page
Lakeside Park
Across from Betty’s, acrylic
Dacelle Peckler
Danville
Waiting Patiently, recycled bailing wire
Marti Plager
Louisville
Kentucky Native- Spring #3, art quilt
Stephanie Potter
Frankfort
You and Me Standing Solo, wood block, chine cole, acrylic
Dwight Pounds
Bowling Green
Mr. Emmett, photograph
Adele Prager
Lexington
Rock, Wall, Iris, watercolor
Denise Spaulding
Catlettsburg
Harmony and Order, watercolor
Keith Spears
Lexington
Patron Saint of an Indeterminable future, steel, optics, plastic, glass
Karen Telford
Wellington
Waterwitch; Russell Fork River, photograph
Valerie Timmons-Ellis
Shelbyville
Shaker Bench, photograph
Yvonne Todd
Lexington
Behind Our Barn, oil on board
Elaine West
Lakeside Park
Shady Lovers,
watercolor
Fred Wiesener
Maysville
Ladies (matched set), clay
Melissa Wilson
Louisville
Young Woman, Old House; 35mm photograph