Glass artist Guy Gerard Kemper was honored as a 2016 Governor’s Awards in the Arts recipient this month. Kemper has been the subject of two television documentaries in the United States and one in Germany, and has exhibited and been commissioned to do work in Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. He was commissioned by Alltech cofounder Deirdre Lyons for a work that will grace the front facade of Alltech’s St. James Distillery Visitors Center in Dublin, Ireland. Other major public works include pieces at Bellarmine University in Louisville, the Catholic Memorial at Ground Zero in New York City and the Mount Baker Light Rail Station in Seattle.
Guy Kemper: Painting with Glass
Guy Kemper: Painting with Glass
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Guy Kemper: Painting with Glass
A profile of one of the most recognized glass-art artists—Kentuckian Guy Kemper.
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Kentucky Muse
About Kentucky Muse
The KET-produced series Kentucky Muse celebrates the world of creativity found within the Bluegrass state. It offers thoughtful and provocative documentaries on artists, issues, events, and places that reflect Kentuckians' diverse and exciting means of expression while offering a fresh perspective on contemporary artistic life.
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Harry Pickens: In the Garden of Music - S3 E2
Louisville pianist Harry Pickens performs a variety of selections of jazz and original pieces and shares his ideas on music and its ability to bring people together. A 2010 KET production.
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Fire and Motion - S2 E1
The vibrant glasswork of Stephen Rolfe Powell and the intricate, automata sculpture of Steve Armstrong reveal the distinctive energies of two gifted Kentucky artists.
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Finding Higher Ground - S2 E2
Interviews and performance excerpts show how music and drama bring people in Harlan, Kentucky, together to talk about a life-and-death challenge facing the community—prescription drug abuse.
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Ed McClanahan - S3 E4
Part of the acclaimed KET series Signature, this 1995 documentary profiles author and University of Kentucky professor Ed McClanahan, from his experiences as a member of the Merry Pranksters in California in the 1960s to his sprawling novel The Natural Man and his autobiographical work Famous People I Have Known. A 2010 KET production.
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland - S4 E2
Kris Kristofferson, Billy Bob Thornton, critic Leonard Maltin are among those interviewed in this profile of Kentucky-born character actor Harry Dean Stanton. The documentary explores Stanton's early life in Kentucky, his love of music, and his extensive work in films, including his leading role in Paris, Texas. A 2011 KET production.
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Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue - S4 E3
Tin Can Buddha (Mitch Ivanoff, Rodney Hatfield, and Lee Carroll) is joined by Caroline Dahl, Harry Pickens, Gail Wynters and other Kentucky performers in a blues- and piano-focused concert recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. A 2011 KET production.
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Harry Pickens: In the Garden of Music - S3 E2
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Fire and Motion - S2 E1
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A Novel Approach - S1 E6
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Ellis Wilson - So Much to Paint - S1 E5
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Coal Black Voices - S1 E4
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Murder, They Wrote - S1 E3
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