Kentucky Events

Arts and Crafts

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.

• Woman’s Club High School Exhibit
• Rhoads Scholar Middle School Exhibit

DATES: through May 12
LOCATION: Anne P. Baker Gallery, Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madisonville
INFO: (270) 821-2787

Bethabara Baptist Quilt Show

Free admission. Homemade items for sale; all proceeds go to Oneida Baptist Institute.
DATES: May 16, 10:00 am-5:00 pm CT
LOCATION: Bethabara Baptist Church, 2946 Highway 142, Philpot
INFO: (270) 485-3001

Doug and Mary Ridley: Santas Carved from Cypress Trees

DATES: May 16, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

John P. Lackey: Painting Demonstration

DATES: May 17, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Warwick Foundation Presents: Bluegrass Victorian

DATES: through May 18
LOCATION: Central Library Gallery, Lexington
INFO: (859) 231-5559

Spring Fling Bead Thing by Gifts of Glass

DATES: May 18, 1:00-4:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., Louisville
INFO: (502) 244-1243

Horse Photography by Pamela Mattei

DATES: through May 19
LOCATION: Kentucky Backroads Gifts and Gallery, Louisville
INFO: (502) 992-3167

A Sampling of Kentucky Crafted: The Market

DATES: through May 20
LOCATION: Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville
INFO: (502) 562-0100

Lexington Art League Fourth Friday

A monthly gathering with music, food, drinks, and of course art. Free for LAL members; $7 for non-members.
DATE: May 23, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-7024

Berea Welcome Center Carvers: Woodcarving Demonstration

DATES: May 23, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Sonya Linder: Polymer Clay Jewelry Demonstration

DATES: May 24, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

New Blue: New and Emerging Kentucky Artists

DATES: through May 24
LOCATION: Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville
INFO: (502) 589-0102

Made To Deceive: The Art of Trompe L’oeil

DATES: through May 24
LOCATION: Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville
INFO: (502) 589-0102

New Equine Paintings by Valerie Timmons-Ellis

DATES: through May 26
LOCATION: Crescent Hill Art Gallery, Louisville
INFO: (502) 893-0511

Liosa Brangers: Cold Process Soap Making Demonstration

DATES: May 30, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Tuscany Landscapes

DATES: through May 30
LOCATION: Dunbar-Bryant Art Studio, Louisville
INFO: (502) 905-5966

Works by Gibbs Rounsavall

DATES: through May 30
LOCATION: The Gallery at Actors Theatre, Louisville
INFO: (502) 584-1205

Visual Dialogue V

DATES: through May 30
LOCATION: Government Center, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-7024

Luann Vermillion: Handmade Marbled Paper Demonstration

DATES: May 31, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Nude Studies by Thomas McMillin

DATES: through May 31
LOCATION: The Gallery, Berea
INFO: (859) 986-4434

Figurative Paintings and Sculpture by Daniel Ludwig and Anne Leone

DATES: through May 31
LOCATION: Heike Pickett Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Versailles
INFO: (859) 233-1263

Paintings by David Pavlak

DATES: through May 31
LOCATION: Collector’s Gallery, Lexington
INFO: (800) 626-6927

Louisville Festival of the Arts at the Summit

More than 100 artists will be on hand selling their work at this first-ever festival. Includes live music. Free admission.
DATES: May 31-June 1, 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET
LOCATION: The Summit, 4300 Summit Plaza Drive, Louisville
INFO: (502) 425-3441

Kentucky Basketry: The Tall and Short of It

DATES: through June 1
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum

DATES: through June 1
LOCATION: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 721-2787

Idiot by Joy Showland

DATES: May 10-June 2
LOCATION: Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 241-0343

Works by Janet Webke and Pat Becker

DATES: May 16-June 6
LOCATION: Central Bank Gallery, 300 W. Vine, Lexington
INFO: (859) 253-6246

Teresa Kibby’s Whimsical Jewelry Demonstration

DATES: June 6, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

First Friday Gallery Hop

DATE: June 6, 5:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Downtown Louisville
INFO: page@louisvilleglassworks.com

Lynn Horine: Pine Needle and Gourd Vessels Demonstration

DATES: June 7, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

3rd Annual University Open

DATES: through June 7
LOCATION: Downtown Arts Center, Lexington
INFO: (859) 225-0370

Celebrating Life Through Art

DATE: June 7, 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET
LOCATION: The Masonic Home of Shelbyville, 711 Frankfort Rd., Shelbyville
INFO: (502) 513-1829

Early Works: Paintings and Pastels by Fay Moore

DATES: through June 9
LOCATION: Heike Pickett Gallery at CMW, Lexington
INFO: (859) 233-1263

New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2008: Sawtooth

DATES: through June 12
LOCATION: Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah
INFO: (270) 442-8856

Berea Welcome Center Carvers: Woodworking Demonstration

DATES: June 13, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Quilting and Gourd Painting Demonstrations

Features quilter Ruth Ann Iwanski and gourd artist Lewis Newman, both of David Appalachian Crafts.
DATES: June 14, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Gallery Hop

DATE: June 20, 5:00-8:00 pm ET
LOCATION: participating galleries throughout Lexington
INFO: (859) 225-2951

Donna and Donnie Smith: Painted and Carved Gourds Demonstration

DATES: June 20, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Kristal Kokinda of Alley Cat Pottery: Pottery on the Wheel Demonstration

DATES: June 21, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Francisco’s Farm Arts Festival at Midway College

Includes 150 artists from 15 states, music, children’s art projects, a public art project guided by citizensCREATE!, and a special exhibition of The Artistic Wealth of Woodford County.
DATE: June 21-22, 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Midway College, 512 E. Stephens St., Midway
INFO: (859) 846-4049

Ancient Art of Boat Building: Photography by Isaac Bingham

DATES: May 24-June 22
LOCATION: Central Library Gallery, Lexington
INFO: (859) 231-5559

Lexington Art League Fourth Friday

A monthly gathering with music, food, drinks, and of course art. Free for LAL members; $7 for non-members.
DATE: June 27, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-7024

Regional Woodcarvers Cut-It-Up

DATES: June 27, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Melvin Rowe: Hand Built Pottery Demonstration

DATES: June 28, 10:30 am-3:30 pm ET
LOCATION: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
INFO: (859) 985-5448

Werner Reiterer: Raw Loop

DATES: through June 29
LOCATION: Speed Art Museum, Louisville
INFO: (502) 634-2700

A Different View

DATES: May 9-June 29
LOCATION: Loudoun House Gallery, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-7024

6th Henry L. Faulkner Retrospective

DATES: June 1-30
LOCATION: Miller Fine Art and Framing, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-0402

First Friday Gallery Hop

DATE: July 4, 5:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Downtown Louisville
INFO: page@louisvilleglassworks.com

Expressions: The Art Quilt

DATES: through July 8
LOCATION: Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah
INFO: (270) 442-8856

Glema Center Juried Art Exhibit

DATES: June 1-July 20
LOCATION: Anne P. Baker Gallery, Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madisonville
INFO: (270) 821-2787

Lexington Art League Fourth Friday

A monthly gathering with music, food, drinks, and of course art. Free for LAL members; $7 for non-members.
DATE: July 25, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-7024

First Friday Gallery Hop

DATE: August 1, 5:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Downtown Louisville
INFO: page@louisvilleglassworks.com

Kentucky Art Car Weekend

Includes displays and a parade of art cars from around the country, plus a street fair with live music, artists’ booths and demonstrations, face painting, and more.
DATES: August 1, noon-9:00 pm ET; August 2, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
LOCATION: Main Street, Louisville—in front of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
INFO: (502) 589-0102

An-My Le: Small Wars

DATES: May 24-August 10
LOCATION: Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 241-0343

Quilt National ’08

DATES: June 15-August 15
LOCATION: Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, Paducah
INFO: (270) 442-8856

Lexington Art League Fourth Friday

A monthly gathering with music, food, drinks, and of course art. Free for LAL members; $7 for non-members.
DATE: August 22, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-7024

American Idyll: Contemporary Art and Cultural Karaoke

DATES: May 24-August 24
LOCATION: Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
INFO: (513) 241-0343

First Friday Gallery Hop

DATE: September 5, 5:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Downtown Louisville
INFO: page@louisvilleglassworks.com

Magic in the Weaving: The Churchill Weavers Collection Revealed

DATE: May 10-September 6, 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET, Tuesday through Saturday
LOCATION: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W. Broadway, Frankfort
INFO: (502) 564-1792

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Art and the American Experience, 1660-1893

Features more than 200 pieces of art from the Yale University Art Gallery, including John Trumbull’s Revolutionary War scenes and silver crafted by Paul Revere. This will be the first time this collection has traveled from its home in New Haven, CT. It will be the largest art exhibition the Speed has ever hosted.
DATE: September 7-January 4, Tuesday through Saturday
LOCATION: Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St., Louisville
INFO: (502) 634-2700

Gallery Hop

DATE: September 19, 5:00-8:00 pm ET
LOCATION: participating galleries throughout Lexington
INFO: (859) 225-2951

First Friday Gallery Hop

DATE: October 3, 5:00-9:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Downtown Louisville
INFO: page@louisvilleglassworks.com

Gallery Hop

DATE: November 21, 5:00-8:00 pm ET
LOCATION: participating galleries throughout Lexington
INFO: (859) 225-2951

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.