For Release: 2007-12-21 12:41:00
KET’s new arts series, Kentucky Muse, celebrates the world of creativity found within the Bluegrass state. The series focuses on artists, issues, events and places that reflect Kentuckians’ diverse and exciting means of expression, and offers a fresh perspective on contemporary artistic life. The program premieres Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 9/8 p.m. CT on KET1 and Sunday, Jan. 20 at 10/9 p.m. CT on KET2.The first program, “Master of Still Life,” features Louisville artist Mary Ann Currier. The program recounts Currier’s life in the arts, from her early work as a commercial artist at the Stewart’s Department Store to her years of teaching at the Louisville School of Art. A visit to Currier’s home studio reveals the meticulous process she uses to create her large, realistic still-life paintings of everyday objects. Footage from a retrospective exhibit of her work at the J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, as well as a New York show, is included. Former students discuss her influence on their work, and numerous images of her beautiful pastel, oil and charcoal works are shown.
The following week, Kentucky Muse visits the J.P. Fraley Mountain Music Gatherin,’ capturing jam sessions, interviews and rare vintage footage from this Eastern Kentucky tradition.
The third program, “Murder, They Wrote,” features the inaugural International Mystery Writers’ Festival in Owensboro. The program follows several plays from rehearsals to final presentation, including an award-winning play by a Kentucky native.
Profiles of Kentucky novelists Silas House, Sheila Williams and Kirby Gann, along with encore presentations of documentaries on artist Ellis Wilson and Kentucky’s Affrilachian poets, will air in February.
Kentucky Muse is a KET series, produced by Guy Mendes and Teresa Day. Nancy Carpenter is executive producer. Program producers are Mendes and Tom Thurman. An accompanying Web site –– www.ket.org/muse –– will launch with the premiere of the program. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
Contact: Amanda Stroud
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Mary Ann Currier
Mary Ann Currier
Paul Smith plays the fiddle
Ron Dobler (banjo) and Sandy Knipp (guitar) jam
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