Visual Arts
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Frankfort exhibit of military artifacts tells Kentucky's war stories
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Exhibit gives people with autism a way to be more expressive
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Institute 193 brings Alabama outsider artist Lonnie Holley to Lexington
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Institute 193 creates a gallery of 'aural art'
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Beaux Arts Ball hopes to attract more than its usual crowd
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UK Art Museum photo exhibit contrasts war, ideal life
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Tom Eblen: Lexington artist branches out while maintaining her roots
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Photographer Nori Hall makes her pictures match her vision
Photographers are notorious for doing whatever it takes to get the perfect shot. Nori Hall is no different.
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Hairdresser overcame career crisis one portrait at a time
Sometimes the urge to hit that "delete my profile" button on Facebook can be tempting. Then you hear about someone like Madelaine Enochs-Epley, the artist behind 500 Faces , an exhibition of acrylic portraits now at the Downtown Art Center.
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Kentucky Historical Society lending Lincoln items to Reagan Library exhibit
Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch, items from the 1860 presidential election, and other Lincoln artifacts from the Kentucky Historical Society will be loaned to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library for an exhibit this summer.
Visual Arts
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VISUAL ARTS
Students in art-curating class assemble show of story-themed work
When Lexington Art League exhibition and programs director Becky Alley agreed to teach a University of Kentucky graduate seminar on the curatorial process, she had no idea the result would be Tales They Told Us , a narrative-themed exhibition exploring myths, legends, epics and moral tales.
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VISUAL ARTS
Companion exhibit at Loudoun House gives kids an outlet to tell their tales
Stories are one of the first cultural experiences of childhood. Even newborns can expect a bedtime story.
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TRAVEL
NCAA Visitors Guide: Things to do beyond basketball
If you need a break from basketball or just want to explore the cultural side of Lexington, here are some events going on though Sunday.
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VISUAL ARTS
Criticizing UK's attitude toward arts, museum director resigns
Kathy Walsh-Piper has announced her retirement as director of The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, saying she has done all she can to raise the profile of the museum. Walsh-Piper expressed frustration that the art museum is "being ignored" by UK leadership.
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VISUAL ARTS
Artist and arts activist Bruce Burris is leaving Lexington, but his presence will remain
Lexington artist Bruce Burris keeps Independent Film Channel's Portlandia in mind when he is doing his work.
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VISUAL ARTS
Lexington artist Adalin Wichman, known for her work and wit, dies at 91
Lexington artist Adalin Wichman, whose achievements include designing the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Eclipse Award and the Foucault pendulum clock at the Central Library, died Sunday at her home after a brief illness. She was 91.
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FAMILY
Titanic artifacts exhibit to open in October at Lexington Center Museum
Cue a power ballad, stretch your arms out like you're king of the world and scribble "Oct. 5, 2013" in your sketch book, because a Titanic exhibit is coming this fall to Lexington Center Museum & Gallery.
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BUSINESS
Kentucky Crafted market organizers, artists giddy with excitement for 2013 event
Kentucky Crafted: The Market is returning to Lexington for an encore and hoping for a repeat of last year's surprising smash hit.
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VISUAL ARTS
Georgetown exhibit features works of 19th-century female etch artists
Rembrandt is probably the most famous artist to employ the technique of etching, but a revival of the technique in the late 19th century helped to open the door for many female artists pursuing professional careers.
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VISUAL ARTS
The arrangements have been made for annual Art in Bloom
Picture two silverback gorillas engaged in a tense face-off, a sweet goldfinch flitting along a branch covered with apple blossoms, a polar bear plunging into the icy blue sea, a barn owl winging into silent flight. Now picture them accompanied by a floral arrangement interpreting the action.




