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| "Indian Orange Peel" by Fran McEarchen |
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Arts in the Community XVII
August 1st - 30th
Through the month of August the Mayfield/Graves County Art Center will host its seventeenth annual open community show at the Ice House Gallery. All visual and literary artists, from experienced to those just beginning to create art are showing their work. Paintings are by artists Keith Thomas, Rosa Case, Brenda May, Betty Whitlow, Dorothy Jackson, Kaye Lockhart, Carol Harlan, Kenneth Tyler, Brian Parks, Carol Couric Tribou, Jason Hargrove, Gene Travis and Barbara Crittenden. Photographs are by David Sheridon, Karen Lewis, Karen Leigh, Zina Smith and Jill Whitesell. Fiber arts on display are by Adele Marano and Fran McEachern. Also showing are drawings by Kacie Thomas and collage and a handmade book by Harvey Parker. Jewelry is by Beverly Kietzke and Bill Vance with sculptures and carvings by Kenneth Tyler, Bill Vance, Pamela Seward and Glen Gough. Katie Krill is showing large stoneware containers.
A special showing of paintings by Joyce Keeling’s students at Senior Friends includes Joyce’s work plus Janet Miller, May Moran and others. Published books by local authors include Linda LaTourelle, Kelly English Snelling, Malinda Mays and Brenda Gough.
In conjunction with Arts in the Community, The Laurel Oak Garden Club of Mayfield will present a flower show with the arrangements based on the artwork in the exhibition. The floral arrangements will be on display Friday, August 15th at the reception for both Arts in The Community and Floral Inspirations that evening from 5:00 to 7:00.
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| "Poppies" by Betty Whitlow |
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The Legend of the Dogwood
According to a legend known throughout the south, the slight dogwood tree once grew mighty as an oak. Graves County author Brenda Gough and artist Malinda Mays have adapted the Easter story of the dogwood in to a beautifully illustrated book published earlier this year. Several of the book’s original illustrations by Malinda will be on display as part of this years community show. Copies of the book, signed by both the author and artist, are on sale in the Ice House gift shop and make a wonderful gift or family keepsake.
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Coming Next to the Ice House Gallery
All About Gourds -
A National Juried Gourd Exhibition
Since its inception in 2002, All About Gourds has evolved into a national juried competition with over $1,100 in cash awards in six theme categories. This unique and intriguing show features work by gourd artists from across the country as they explore the functional and artistic possibilities of the humble gourd. All About Gourds in the Guild's Ice House Gallery will open September 9th and continue through October 11th.
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| 2007 Best of Show Winner |
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The following events will coincide with the Gourd Exhibition:
Gourd Patch Arts Festival
Gourd-a-thon Silent Auction
The Gourd-mobile Derby
Gourd-mobile Derby Workshops
This year’s festival will be featured in Ken-tucky Living Magazine so we are ex-pecting bigger crowds. Please contact us if you are interested in setting up a booth to sell your artwork or gourds – the booth fee is very reasonable. Gourd growers, gourd artists and all other artists are invited to participate.
For additional information about this year's events, click either on the gourd image above or the "Coming Next" tab at the right...
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Exhibition Opportunities
2008 |
How about a little art?
(and we mean little)
October 14 - November 2
Coming in October, we'll be having an exhibition of 2D and 3D work that should be no larger than 12 inches in any direction. All Things Small is an open exhibition to any artist out there who answers the call to think small.
Here are the guidelines: The show is open to all media so long as the size, including frame, does not exceed 12 inches. Due to the limitations of our hangers, we'd prefer that all 2D work be wired and framed for hanging. If not wired, then the work should be no smaller than 8 inches.
Having a show of miniature art means that we'll need more of it to fill the space, so we hope all of our artists will participate.
Small art means affordable art, so this would be a great time do some early holiday shopping!
Impressions 2008
November 9 - December 13
The 18th annual juried art exhibition is open to all visual artists in Kentucky and the surrounding states. Award categories are Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed Media and Fiber Art, plus $200 Best of Show award and other special awards.
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