Visual arts and reviews from Lexington, KY

Visual Arts

Photographer's exhibit at UK examines human-wildlife encounters real and re-enacted

Watering Hole. Stein said this photo is a re-creation of a story she heard that fascinated her and inspired her to shoot a series of such photos.

Photographer Amy Stein is a city girl. Primarily, she has lived in Washington, D.C., and New York, where encounters between humans and wildlife usually involve squirrels.

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TRAVEL

Day Tripper: Old favorites and new fancies

Just because you think you know a place, don't assume it has nothing new to offer. Here are a few new (and good) reasons to visit, or revisit, some old favorites in the new year.

40 days ago
VISUAL ARTS

Practicing rare art, man brings life to skeletons of dead horses

Practicing what might be a dead art, Walter Varcoe looks at horses and sees bones. By posing those bones, he can make us see the horse as never before. "I find horses just beautiful, and (seeing their skeletons) impresses me even more that they can do what they do," he said.

43 days ago
VISUAL ARTS

Feminist artists, groups awarded grants

The Kentucky Foundation for Women has awarded 10 Artist Enrichment Grants totaling more than $24,000 to “Central Kentucky feminist artists and arts organizations committed to creating positive social change throughout the state,” according to a news release...

46 days ago
VISUAL ARTS

‘Bodies Revealed’ extends its stay

Bodies Revealed, the inaugural exhibit at the Lexington Center Museum and Gallery, has been extended through Jan. 29. A news release cited “overwhelming response” to the show in announcing its extension beyond its originally slated closing date of Jan. 8.

46 days ago
VISUAL ARTS

Test your Lexington-ness: What's your Lex Drive score?

We here at LexGo.com Central have devised a test to rate your Lexington-ness, what we'll call your "Lex Drive." Part scavenger hunt, part credibility quiz, part nostalgic adventure, our quiz will see how many quintessential Lexington experiences you have had.

47 days ago
VISUAL ARTS

Woodford sand sculptor gives Italian Nativity a unique presence

Versailles sculptor Damon Farmer spent several days in Jesolo, Italy, helping create a giant Nativity out of sand.

52 days ago
MEDICINE

Tom Eblen: UK Chandler Hospital is a 'notable art museum'

A loved one is in surgery, and all you can do is worry and wait. Unless, that is, you are at the University of Kentucky's Albert B. Chandler Hospital. In that case, you can soothe yourself by admiring original works by some of Kentucky's best painters, sculptors, photographers and other visual artists...

59 days ago
LIVING

How to celebrate Christmas with time-honored traditions

Remembering the traditions of Christmases of yore — think sleigh bells, trains and caroling — is one way to save money and inspire holiday spirit, all while providing the best gift of all: time well spent.

69 days ago
VISUAL ARTS

Bidding adieu to UK's Reynolds Building

Professors and students in the University of Kentucky art department have a complicated relationship with the 94-year-old Reynolds Building.

73 days ago
FAYETTE COUNTY

Knitting group gives a tree a sweater

Some people will do almost anything to enjoy their hobbies.

79 days ago