Kentucky Visions: 2000 Opens at Governor’s Mansion For Derby Festivities

(Frankfort, KY), April 26, 2000–In what has become part of the Governor’s Derby Breakfast tradition, 46 Kentucky artists will have work displayed in Kentucky Visions: 2000, a two- and three-dimensional visual art exhibit coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council on behalf Governor Paul E. and First Lady Judi Patton.

“I’m thrilled to be able to have this wonderful artwork by Kentucky artists on display during the season when Kentucky shines its brightest,” said First Lady Judi Patton of the work that in some manner depicts or represents Kentucky. “We welcome all of our visitors to see this splendid exhibit of work that represents Kentucky and has been created by our wealth of artisans.” Kentucky Visions: 2000 is installed in the ballroom of the Governor’s Mansion and a special reception for the artists will open the show on May 2^nd. More than 5,000 guests are expected to view the show during the course of Derby-related events. It runs through May 10 (hours by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. Call 502-564-3449) and the Governor’s Mansion will be open to the public during Derby Breakfast, May 6, from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. The breakfast on the capitol grounds and is free and open to the public.

This year’s Kentucky Visions exhibit is the largest exhibit to date. The 46 selected works were chosen from 290 entries. “Bold or subtle, traditional or innovative, the work reflects the wide diversity of interpretations artists chose to express their connection to Kentucky. Whichever approach the artists chose, these pieces reflect my immediate response to want to see more of their work,” says guest juror Liliane Francuz, Visual Arts Program Manager with the Wyoming Arts Council.

The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Education, Arts & Humanities Cabinet, established in 1965 by the Kentucky General assembly to develop and promote support fort the arts in Kentucky. The KAC has been key to creating a thriving environment for artistic creation and to making the arts more accessible to the people of Kentucky, through grants, awards, and services to arts organizations, schools, community groups, local governments and individual artists.

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Following is a list of artists whose work is included in Kentucky Visions: 2000

Ruth Ann Antle Russell Springs Watercolor Painting	Gale Hartman Lexington Oil Painting	Gregory Powell Henderson Watercolor Painting
Catherine Arnold Louisville Oil Painting	Marsha Heidbrink Alvaton Collage	Letitia Quesenberry Louisville Graphite
David Bartlett Morehead Photograph	Monty Helm Owensboro Oil Painting	Reba Rye Frankfort Mixed Media
Marianne Brown Lawrenceburg Ceramics	Dean Hill West Liberty Photograph	Joe Sartor Morehead Acrylic Painting
Todd Conner Lexington Photograph	Robert Hill Elizabethtown Photograph	Heath Seymour Buffalo Pastel Drawing
Linda Cundiff Finley Pastel Drawing	Kim Huber Louisvile Mixed Media	Karen Spears Lexington Oil Painting
Leon Davis Bowling Green Photograph	Shayne Hull Louisville Oil Painting	Hoyt Spence Cynthiana Ilfochrome Print
Thomas DeLisle Louisville Photograph	Erika Kaiser Frankfort Oil Painting	Bernie Stebenne Henderson Wood Carving
Lynn Dunbar Louisville Oil Painting	John Lackey Lexington Linoleum Block Print	Valerie Timmons Shelbyville Oil Painting
E. Darrell Dykes Somerset Acrylic Painting	Bob Levy Lexington Photo Collage	Brian Treager Louisville Oil Painting
Keltie Ferris Louisville Oil Painting	Ben Mansur Cynthiana Wood Carving	Ken Wesley Somerset Charcoal, Color Pastel
Jack Fifield McKee Wood Turning	Ann W. Olson Olive Hill Ilfochrome Print	Carleton Wing Lexington Craft
Linda Fifield McKee Beaded Basket	Ken Page Lakeside Park Acrylic Painting	Jami Zechman Lexington Mixed Media
Robert Franzini Morehead Monotype	William Papineau Aaron Sculpture
Wyatt Gragg Louisville Bronze Sculpture	Monica Pipia Lexington Mixed Media
Mary Hagy Loretto Oil Painting	Randel Plowman Newport Mixed Media