PADUCAH'S LOWERTOWN ARTISTS
March 6 - May 11, 2008

Exhibit of mixed media including paintings and sculpture from artists in Paducah, Ky.

Art in all of its many forms thrives in Lowertown, the fastest developing arts district in the nation. Studios and galleries of resident artists line the streets of the Lowertown Fine Arts District, located in Paducah's oldest neighborhood and the center of its cultural rebirth. This exhibit celebrates Lowertown's creative diversity.

GIBBS ROUNSAVALL
March 7 - 31, 2008

A solo show in the Victor Jory Theatre Lobby.

Earning his B.F.A. in illustration from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A.T. in art education from University of Louisville, Rounsavall has shown in New York at the Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Art, in Ohio and throughout Louisville.

This exhibit is a comprehensive collection of works that offer insight into my creative process. Each piece starts with a basic element or building block, such as a line, shape or color. I twist, turn, bend and stretch these elements searching for their hidden potential, similar to the experience of teaching oneself how to play a musical instrument. After a time of experimentation, I eventually feel equipped to play this "instrument" and being the process of composing.
–Gibbs Rounsavall

LOUISVILLE TREASURES LARGE AND SMALL
October 31, 2007 - January 2, 2008

At the age of twelve, Virginia–born James McArthur was introduced to painting and watercolors. It was to be a life-long friendship. His teacher had been a student of New England artist Elliot O’Hara and enthusiastically endorsed O’Hara’s use of strong colors and bold brushwork.

McArthur continued to paint during his school years and throughout his professional career, finding time whenever possible for classes, workshops and painting excursions. Since his retirement as Director of International Technical Services for Yum! Brands, he has had time to paint on a more regular basis and has enjoyed experimenting with new techniques and subjects. This current series, “Louisville Treasures, Large and Small”, concentrates on architecture and scenes of Louisville’s Main Street, Butchertown, Crescent Hill, Old Louisville, Churchill Downs and other areas.

The artist has had paintings exhibited in Louisville’s Spectra Gallery, Actors Theatre, Jewish Community Center and Artemisia, as well as shows and galleries in other cities and states. Currently, he has painting in private collection in Georgia, Tennessee, Kentuckty, Virginia, California and England.

Called “Jim” by some and “Scotty” by others, he is a long-time Louisville Resident, an active community volunteer and a Charter Member of the Kentucky Watercolor Society (KWS). Repeated acceptance of his works for juried shows sponsored by KWS has elevated him to the status of Signature Member.

2002 and 2004 Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients
November 6, 2007 - January 25, 2008

The Uncommon Wealth is a traveling visual and media arts exhibition featuring 66 artists currently living in Kentucky that have been awarded an Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship since the program’s inception in 1984. Funding for this Kentucky Arts Council exhibition is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as a part of the American Masterpieces program, which seeks to introduce Americans to the best of their cultural and artistic legacy.

The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, creates opportunities for Kentuckians through the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

The following artists (not represented in this exhibit) are also Al Smith Fellowship recipients:
2002 Fellowship Recipients
Louis Zoellar Bickett II, Bruce Burris, Kurt Gohde, Sharon Howerton Leightty and Ari Luis Palos
2004 Fellowship Recipient
Matthew Weddington

14TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION
January 29 – February 23, 2008

An exuberant array of 68 works by 34 local and regional artists, ranging from sculpture in various media to unique mixed media collages to evocative paintings and photography. The juror for this year’s exhibit is Kevin Cole.

Opening Reception
February 1, 5 - 9 pm, FREE
Award Ceremony 6:30 pm
Meet the artists and enjoy live entertainment and appetizers. In conjunction with downtown's First Friday Gallery Hop.


The artists for this year include the following:
Hugeaux, Eric Gholston, Abner A. Cope, Logan Kearse, Craig Screven,Clifford Darett, Ronald W. Claxton, Susan Williams, Velma J. Morris, Rhonda C. Bristol, Sean C. Haynes, UPFROMSUMDIRT, Aukram Burton, Mariah Spann, Gary J. Kirksey, LaMar Barber, Delita S. Martin, Bud Dorsey, Danny B. Campbell, William Buchanan, Juliet Seignious, John W. Simms Jr., Vitus Shell, DANTE, Cedric Michael Cox, Carlton Wilkinson, Ebony Patterson, Rex Deloney, Peppers, Kojo Kamau, Ann S. Reynolds,Tracy Ameen, Nicole Imani, Glendia Cooper

Slide Show of 13th Annual African American Art Exhibition