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The Kentucky Museum 2007 Changing Exhibits (Archive)
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2007 Exhibits
- Nature's Bounty: Quilts and More - September 16, 2006-January 28, 2007 (Third Floor Gallery)
- Lynne Ferguson Art Exhibit - October 16, 2006-January 8, 2007 at Western Kentucky University's Helm-Cravens Library Room 100
- Side by Side: VSA Arts 2007 - January 21 – March 30, 2007 (Ground Floor Gallery)
- US
Bank Celebration of the Arts Open Art Exhibition -
March 4-April 7, 2007 (Second and Third Floor Galleries)
- The 2007 Graduating Senior Art Exhibition- April 19-May 12, 2007(Third Floor Gallery)
- Precious Gems: The Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society Annual Show - May 25-June 10, 2007(Third Floor Gallery)
- Happiness is a New Governor - August 20 - November 9, 2007 (Kentucky Library Second Floor Tabletop Display)
- Caves: A Fragile Wilderness - September 22-November 24, 2007(Second Floor Gallery)
- Aids Memorial Quilt - November 28 - December 12, 2007 (First Floor)
- Holiday Ornaments - Kentucky Style - December 1, 2007 - January 2, 2008 (Second Floor Gallery)
- Growing Up Victorian: A Kentucky Childhood (First Floor Gallery)
- The Little Colonel: A Romanticized Look at Kentucky Childhood - November 14 - March 31, 2008 (Kentucky Library Second Floor Tabletop Display)
- Side by Side: Very Special Arts -
January 7 - March 30, 2008 (Garden Gallery)
Nature's Bounty: Quilts and More - September 16, 2006-January 28, 2007
Be they pieced, appliquéd, embroidered, or woven, handcrafted textiles often reflect nature. While flowers were a perennial favorite, many animals, particularly birds, have inspired blocks, motifs, and embroidered details. The approach in the textiles in this exhibit varies. In some, the pattern was conceived realistically while in others the design was rendered abstractly. Whatever the intent of the maker, these textiles brought beauty and a bit of the natural world into the American home. Click here for the online exhibit.
Lynne Ferguson Art Exhibit - October 16, 2006-January 8, 2007 in Helm-Cravens Library Room 100
An exhibit of original oil paintings and collages by the Kentucky Library and Museum Artist-in-Residence, Lynne Ferguson will be on display in Room 100 of Western Kentucky University's Helm-Cravens Library. Included are new pieces from a series of works entitled Living in a Fishbowl. Ms. Ferguson's work is held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States.
Side by Side: VSA Arts 2007
January 21 – March 30, 2007The Kentucky Museum and VSA arts of Kentucky partner to produce this exhibition of artwork created by students artists during the VSA arts Workshops and professional artists who work with them. VSA arts of Kentucky is a statewide, non profit organization dedicated to promoting arts, eduation and creative expression for all, with an emphasis on persons with disabilities.
U.S. Bank "Celebration of the Arts" 2007 Open Art Exhibition
March 4-April 7, 2007This competitive art exhibition is open to all professional and amateur artists living in Kentucky within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green. Click here for online information and entry forms. For additional information contact Donna Parker at (270) 745-6083 or kymus@wku.edu. Sponsored by U.S. Bank and the Dorothy Grider Art Exhibit Fund.
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The 2007 Graduating Senior Art Exhibition
April 19-May 12 , 2007This exhibit features more than 120 works by 31 WKU graduating seniors. A variety of items will be on display including paintings, watercolors, works on paper, fiber arts, ceramics and sculptures. The show offers art students a space in a professional community gallery to hang their senior exhibition and also offers the community an opportunity to see that student art on display. The 2007 Graduating Senior Art Exhibition was made possible with support from Provost Initiatives for Excellence, WKU Art Department, WKU Libraries, Potter College of Arts & Letters and WNKY-TV.
Precious Gems: The Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society Annual Show
May 25-June 10, 2007The annual show of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society will exhibit 50-60 quilts and wall hangings made by members using the theme "Precious Gems." A 500+ member organization, KHQS promotes today's quiltmaking and also works to preserve Kentucky's historic quilts and records by maintaining an online Quilt Registry Database. Started as a collaborative project between the KHQS and WKU University Libraries, duplicate records of this database are housed in DLSC Manuscripts Archives.
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Happiness is a New Governor
August 20 - November 9, 2007"Happiness is a New Governor" reads one of the political buttons featured in this new exhibit in the Kentucky Library and Museum. Buttons, bumper stickers, pennants, official invitations, ribbons, and other memorabilia used in campaigns for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are also shown.
Caves: A Fragile Wilderness - September 22-November 24, 2007
Whether underground, underwater, or within ice, caves have attracted explorers since the days of early man. Adventurers and scientists have long entered these hidden chambers in search of their astonishing stone formations, unusual wildlife, and the thrill of exploring part of nature that few have seen. Organized by the Smithsonianís National Museum of Natural History, this exhibit features 39 color photographs of caves from Alaska to Malaysia taken by 23 members of the National Speleological Society.
Holiday Ornaments - Kentucky Style
December 1, 2007 - January 2, 2008Created by 4th and 5th grade students in Warren County's public and private schools, several hundred handmade, Kentucky-themed ornaments will be displayed on 22 specially decorated Christmas trees. Come and see your school's tree.
Growing Up Victorian: A Kentucky ChildhoodGrowing up in the upper South during the second half of the 19th century is the subject of this exhibit. Featured are room settings, object displays, photographs, and other images that illustrate the people, places, events, and ideas of a Victorian childhood. It links the places and things of a Kentucky childhood with the written words of Kentucky Victorians. Together they show how middle class values molded young lives. Parlors, a nursery, a school room, toys, clothing, and furnishings depict Victorian life. Visitor games, an audio tape of 19th century parlor music, and a multi-media presentation about four Kentucky Victorian women enhance the visual dimension of the exhibit.
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The Little Colonel: A Romanticized Look at Kentucky Childhood - November 14, 2007-January 31, 2008
This exhibit will include The Little Colonel Good Times Book Clara Louise Robertson used as a diary, several pages from Marjorie Clagett's Little Colonel Good Times Book, Annie Fellows Johnston books and a Shirley Temple cream pitcher. It will also feature Little Colonel dolls, a Little Colonel game board, and Annie Fellows Johnston publications loaned by the Sue Lynn McDaniel Collection.
This exhibit is a cooperative venture with the University of Louisville and with the Oldham County Historical Society's exhibition Little Colonel: A Romantic Vision of Life Long Ago in Oldham County.
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