A WKU Libraries and Barnes & Noble sponsored series held at 7:00 p.m. in the Starbucks Caf‚ in Barnes & Noble (1680 Campbell Lane) the last Monday of every month. Scholars from many different WKU departments will discuss, present, and answer questions about their scholarly pursuits in various far away (international) places. Attendance is free and open to the public. Please call (270) 745-6115 for more information or to register to ensure seating.

October 19
Costa Rica presented by Dr. Richard Salisbury from the Department. of History

November 16
China presented by Haiwang Yuan from University Libraries

February 15, 2001
Brazil presented by Dr. David Keeling from the Dept. of Geography and Geology

March 22
England presented by Dr. Joe Glaser from the Department of English

April 19
Germany presented by Dr. Laura McGee Jackson from the Dept. of Modern Languages & Intercultural Studies

New Artist-in-Residence

The Kentucky Museum and the Kentucky Arts Council are pleased to present The New Kentuckians art project as part of their 2000/01 community and school programming. Community Artist-in-Residence, Lynne Ferguson, will work with organizations and students in creating collaborative works of art for exhibitions at the museum and elsewhere in the community. The project is called The New Kentuckians because it focuses on this region's international population. The project will include countries from Latin America, South East Asia, as well as Africa, Japan, and Bosnia.

Tours and workshops for school children will coincide with upcoming museum exhibitions: Firstar Contemporary Coverage: Not Your Grandmother's Quilt Anymore, African American Folk Art in Kentucky, and Kentucky Women Artists, 1850-1970. There will also be a series of smaller exhibits of artifacts, textiles and photographs representative of the culture identified above. Two professional development sessions will be presented by the community artist-in-residence for teachers. They will deal with Arts and Humanities Core Content and emphasize culture, the purpose of art and subject matter in hands-on projects for the classroom. Both student and teacher workshops will incorporate a variety of art media and processes which will illustrate visual elements and design principles. Other New Kentuckians projects will include participation in the Bowling Green International Festival, the Southern Kentucky Book Festival, several performances of International Holiday, a play written by Bowling Green native Mary Hall Surface and performed at the museum, clay workshops with Mitchell Rickman for summer camp, and the production of a New Kentuckians coloring book as a documentation of the project.

~Lynne Ferguson

Join Us for Winter Holidays

A theater production celebrating winter holidays from different cultures, written by Bowling Green native Mary Hall Surface, and directed by Dr. David Young of the WKU Theater Department. The WKU Children's Theater Production will have two performances on December 7, 8, 13 and one performance on Saturday, December 9. Contact Laura Harper Lee at the Kentucky Museum at 270/745-6082 for more information.

Thanks

Western Kentucky University is indebted to the individuals who willingly share their time and talents on behalf of the Kentucky Museum. A special word of appreciation is extended to Jerry Cohran, Sarah Glen Grise, Carl Hall, Rick Kelley, Bob Otto and Ferris Van Meter who recently left the Council. Your contributions were many, and you will be missed.

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