Exhibits & Events

Exhibits change monthly at the Community Arts Center and are open to the public without charge during regular business hours. Public events also include artist receptions, scheduled lectures and programs, and other community gatherings.

Individuals, schools, and other organizations can schedule exhibits and events by contacting 859-236-4054 or 859-236-7993

Exhibits in September

Grand Hall: "Hard Won Paintings" - by Boris Zakic
Zakic's work often focuses on the process of making art as the subject matter of art itself, which is displayed in his current exhibit series, “The Hard Won Paintings.” This exhibit compares the ways in which text, painting and photography relate to and inhabit the same image without necessarily replicating one another. His work features paintbrushes leaving broad, painterly strokes, often spelling out words and meanings in their subtext. Zakic is a professor of Painting and Drawing in the Art Department at Georgetown College.
Grand Hall: "Rediscovery" - by Sungsoo Kim
Kim currently serves as Studio Assistant at the Jones Visual Arts Center on the Campus of Centre College, specializing in colorful glass and exploring the nature of product packaging as a source of reinvention and rediscovery. His Grand Hall exhibit features cast glass forms derived from Styrofoam packaging, often in colorful juxtaposition as an exploration of the nature of consumable goods and their value.
Upper Level Gallery: “People and Other Creatures" - by Linda Leachman
Linda Leachman specializes in pastels, presenting colorful works in chalk that often focus on exotic people and places, as well as equine subjects. Her exhibit lives up to its name of “People and Other Creatures,” as the work displayed focuses on portraiture of both people and animals. Be sure to visit the upstairs Gallery, sponsored by Farmer’s National Bank, to see this local artist’s great exhibit.
Studio Two: "Woodburnings by Womack" - by Priscilla Womack
Local artist Priscilla Womack specializes in woodburning, using hot tools to make marks and tonal variations on wood. Her work is different from most woodburners in her subtle application of paint, adding color and depth to an otherwise monochromatic art. Priscilla’s work is an outstanding example of how painting has evolved beyond the canvas, brush, and pigment. Be sure to check out this unique exhibit on the second-floor in the Lockhart Studio (Studio 2).

Visit "The Director's Blog" for written reviews of current exhibits.

Arts and Exhibits

Upcoming Events

September Exhibiting Artists’ Reception
Featuring a performance by pianist Richard Ferreira
and a special presentation by the Boyle County Grants Committee
Thursday, September 11, 6-8 pm
Thumbpicking Concert featuring Dave Duncan & Scott Taylor
Sunday, September 21, 1-3 p.m.
Join us at the Community Arts Center for a free concert, Sunday, September 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. as we welcome 2006 International Thumbpicking Champion Dave Duncan along with Scott Taylor. Thumbpicking is a highly technical guitar style where the thumb on the picking hand alternates bass lines while the fingers are free to provide more melodic accompaniment. The most well known players of this incredible style are Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. Don’t miss your chance to see Dave Duncan and Scott Taylor, two thumbpicking masters at the Community Arts Center.
Arts Ambassadors Meeting
Wednesday, September 24, 10:30 am