Visual Arts

Pablo Alcala | Staff | HERALD-LEADER
Lexington artist Pat Gerhard, left, worked with Jill M. to create The House That Jack Built for the Lexington Art League's Witness exhibit. Jill says the work has helped her friends and family understand her ordeal.

Abuse survivors bear 'witness'

Art project was therapy for women affected by violence

By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com

This is Jack and Jill's home. The door bears the phrase "Home Sweet Home" on a red heart; behind it are three rooms. In the top room, Jill is a puppet with strings on her arms and a sign in her hands that says "courage," because that, and a guardian angel, are what sustained her during hours of sitting in the turquoise chair listening to Jack's verbal abuse.

History of CentrePointe block lives thanks to man's obsession

By Amy Wilson awilson1@herald-leader.com

Richie Wireman saw the green shiny stone on a Sunday when he was 17 feet below street level. Wireman had been photographing the demolition of the businesses on the downtown block bounded by Vine, Main, Limestone and Upper streets for weeks. It was a documentary of destruction, at turns beautiful and eerie, tragic and luminous.

Lexington Singers' music in tune with Archambeault images

By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com

Making photographs is a solitary process for James Archambeault.

Gallery Hop spotlight shines on young artists

By Robert Parks Johnson Contributing Writer

For the final Gallery Hop of the year, the exhibit spaces and theater of the Downtown Arts Center have been dedicated to works by and about young artists.

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