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The Art Museum at the University Of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
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The Art Museum at the University Of Kentucky |
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Accredited by the American Association of Museums and one of the largest art museums in Kentucky, the UK Art Museum collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits the best of humanity's artistic heritages. The museum maintains a growing permanent collection of more than 4,000 European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and decorative arts. There are also holdings in art of the Americas, Africa and Asia. Permanent collection galleries and a changing schedule of diverse exhibitions provide a broad range of experiences for the visitor. The University of Kentucky Art Museum is located on the UK campus in the SingletaryCenter for the Arts on the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue.
The museum is open noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. on Friday; closed Monday and University holidays. Free admission for most exhibitions. |
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Exhibition:
KENTUCKY'S FOLK ART TRADITION ON VIEW The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky is pleased to present Kentucky Folk: Art from the UK HealthCare Collection, premiering an exciting group of objects destined to be part of the new Arts In HealthCare program at UK Hospital. Much of the collection will be displayed in the new Health Education Center of the hospital when construction is completed. The exhibition will open on July 11 and run through Over 80 folk art sculptures, paintings, and canes by Kentucky artists, depicting both everyday life and spiritual beliefs with whimsy and pathos, will be displayed. The subjects vary from a whisky still, witch, snakes, and dogs to street signs and a pack peddler. Some of the state's best loved artists are represented, among them Minnie Adkins, known for her sculptures of elegant horses and colorful chickens; Edgar Tolson, who frequently depicts the story of Adam and Eve; and Lavon Williams, who creates dynamic, rhythmic sculptures of African-American life. The artwork was selected by Matt Collinsworth and Adrian Swain of the Kentucky Folk Art Center. Collinsworth, director of the center, said of the project, "It has been an honor to assist UK HealthCare in assembling this wonderful collection of works by many of Kentucky's finest folk artists. The exhibition at The Art Museum will stand as a fine survey of this most intriguing aspect of our state's cultural heritage." Kathy Walsh-Piper, director of the Art Museum at UK, says, "Exhibiting this unique collection will help thousands of visitors to better appreciate and understand Kentucky folk life, culture, and art. We are very appreciative of our partnership with UK Healthcare and the Kentucky Folk Art Center. Michael Karpf, MD, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, states that "Art has a very constructive part to play in the hospital setting....It's widely understood that art has great potential for enhancing the healing process in patients." |
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