Opening
Hours:
Monday - Friday
10am - 5pm
Saturday
11am - 5pm
Admission:
Members - Free
Adults -
$6.00
Seniors - $5.00
Military -
$5.00
Family (2 Adults &
all Children) -
$12.00
Children Under 12
-
Free
Students with ID -
Free
Groups 10 or more -
$4.00 each
First
Friday Trolley Hops
And Exhibition Openings
Are Always
FREE!
|
|
We offer a wide range of exhibitions throughout
the year featuring local, regional and national artists. Exhibitions in our Mary
and Al Shands Gallery generally run for three months while exhibitions in the
Steve Wilson Gallery and Lindy and Bill Street Gallery run two months. We have
an ongoing selection of works from our Permanent Collection in the Brown-Forman
Gallery, which is located adjacent to the Education Center on the 3rd
floor.
2010: Searching for the Heart of Black Identity
 |
| Location: | Shands and Steve Wilson Galleries |
| Date: | Saturday, January 9, 2010 - Saturday, April 10, 2010 |
| Time: | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Contact: | admin@kentuckyarts.org |
Event description: |
|
Searching for the
Heart of Black Identity: Art and the Contemporary African American
Experience
This exhibition
seeks to present some of the ways that popular culture has influenced
contemporary African American Artists. From Hip Hop music to contemporary
literature, movies to cable television, the identity of Black America is often
characterized by caricature and exaggeration. This exhibition will showcase a
selection of African American artists whose work explores this cultural
conundrum.
Among the participating artists
are:
Amalia Amaki,
Sanford Biggers, Milton Bowens,
Michael Paul Britto, Sheila
Pree Bright, Renee Cox, Roger Cummings, Detekh, Nikki Giovani, Nekisha Durrett,
Christopher Harrison, Lauren Kelley, Christina Marsh, Bradley McCallum &
Jacqueline Tarry, Caiphus Moore, Fahamu Pecou, Jefferson Pinder, Bayeté Ross
Smith, Duane Smith, Hank Willis Thomas, Frank X Walker, Kehinde Wiley and Deborah
Willis.
With financial support
from MetLife
W.L. Lyons Brown Foundation
Metro Louisville
|
|
Exhibitors
• Amaki, Amalia
• Bowens, Milton
• Bright, Sheila Pree
• Britto, Michael Paul
• Cummings, Roger
• Giovanni, Nikki
• Harrison, Christopher E.
• Jackson, R.
• Marsh, Christina
• McCallum, Bradley
• Moore, Caiphus
• Pinder, Jefferson
• Smith, Bayeté Ross
• Smith, Duane
• Tarry, Jacqueline
• Thomas, Hank Willis
• Wiley, Kehinde
• Willis, Deborah
Images From Event
|
|
|
