| Spring
Break Arts Camp 2008 |
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gallery |
Over
Spring Break, Warren County grade school students took
the opportunity to learn about three-dimensional art.
Campers learned techniques for sculpting with clay,
wire, foam, plastic, and paper. The children found inspiration
in the new sculptures on the WKU campus and famous sculptors
like Henry Moore, Dale Chihuly, and Elizabeth Berrien.
Campers were encouraged to keep their artwork and display
it at home. |
| US
Bank "Celebration of the Arts" Open Art Exhibition
2008 Opening |
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gallery |
Five
hundred art lovers turned out on Saturday, March 1 for
the opening of the 2008 US Bank “Celebration of
the Arts” Open Art Exhibition. The show featured
nearly 400 works submitted by two hundred area artists.
Juror Joseph H. Molinaro, Ceramics chair at Eastern
Kentucky University, awarded prizes in seven categories
- painting, watercolor works on paper, ceramics, photography,
fiber arts and sculpture - to entrants in the professional
and amateur divisions. |
| Spring
Flower Quilting Workshop |
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At
a quilting workshop on Saturday, February 16, participants
made a small wallhanging and in the process learned
two techniques used by quilt makers-- how to paper piece
and how to make three dimensional flowers. Both techniques
also can be used to accent clothing, home accessories
and other sewing projects. |
| Visit
From St. Joseph's School |
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On
the afternoon of February 8, seventeen third graders
from St. Joseph’s School in Bowling Green visited
the Kentucky Library & Museum to search though our
approximately 12,000 photographs. Their mission included
looking for pictures of "jobs, transportation,
schools and churches" that they could use in preparing
a “scrapbook” of pictures depicting the
history of Bowling Green. |
| VSA
arts Side By Side 2008 |
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gallery |
The
Side by Side 2008 exhibit opening on Sunday,
January 27 drew a large crowd to the Kentucky Library
& Museum. This exhibit is a collaboration between
VSA arts and the Kentucky Library & Museum.
In attendance were the student artists, their families,
and the professional artists who volunteered their time. |
| Clay
Workshop with Davie Reneau |
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gallery |
In
January national award winning ceramicist Davie Reneau
led two hand-building clay workshops for adults at the
Kentucky Library & Museum. The participants spent
two Saturday mornings learning hand-building techniques
including pinch pots, coil, and slab work. |
| Holiday
Ornaments: Kentucky Style |
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gallery |
An
exhibit of several hundred Kentucky-themed Christmas
ornaments created by 4th and 5th graders from Warren
County. |
| KYLM
and the WKU Theater Department Present International
Holiday |
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gallery |
The
Kentucky Library & Museum in partnership with the
WKU Theatre Department offered school day performances
of International Holiday to area school children.
Written by Bowling Green native Mary Hall Surface, the
40 minute production explores Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas
in Mexico, and New Year's in Japan traditions. During
three performances 770 children and adults attended. |
| Christmas
in Kentucky 2007 |
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gallery |
On
Saturday, December 1, nearly 1,000 visitors celebrated
the holidays at the Kentucky Library & Museum. Big
Red and Santa were in attendance; activities included
open hearth cooking, a fiddler, a scavenger hunt, ornament
making, 1950s games, a magician, and two plays. |
| Morning
at the Museum: Christmas Traditions |
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Professor
Nancy Baird gave an insightful presentation of the
history of Christmas traditions. Where did the Christmas
tree come from? Santa’s red suit? How about
the real story behind The Night before Christmas?
Participants also had the opportunity to make their
own Christmas ornaments.
Photo
slideshow [PDF] |
| Homecoming
Parade 2007 |
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The
KYLM participated in this year's WKU Homecoming parade
by carrying a banner promoting
Christmas in Kentucky Saturday, December 1st and
distributing fliers to parade goers.
Photo
slideshow [PDF] |
| "Eliza
Calvert Hall: Kentucky Author and Suffragist" Book
Signing |
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gallery |
On
Thursday, November 8, Lynn E. Niedermeier signed copies
of Eliza Calvert Hall: Kentucky Author and Suffragist
and shared anecdotes from the life story of the writer
of Aunt Jane of Kentucky and numerous articles and poems. |
| Folk
Art Badge Workshop for Area Girl Scouts |
Photo
gallery |
The
KYLM Education Department hosted a Folk Art Badge
workshop for area Girl Scouts on Saturday, October
20th. The Scouts toured several of the museum's exhibits,
including Slow Time: The Art of Charley, Noah
and Hazel Kinney. Artist-in-residence
Lynne Ferguson then introduced participants to the
characteristics of folk art, and they created
their own works including gourds painted as jack ‘o
lanterns. |
| Cookin'
in the Courtyard with William Woys Weaver |
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gallery |
As
part of the kickoff to National Archives Month, “Cookin’
in the Courtyard” celebrated America’s love
of backyard barbecues and food historian William Woys
Weaver explored the trends and ideas in the development
of American cuisine over the past 3 centuries. |
| Wood
Sculpture Workshop with Willie Rascoe |
Photo
gallery |
An
enthusiastic group of woodworkers with various levels
of expertise spent the morning of Saturday, September
29 working with artist Willie Rascoe at the Kentucky
Library & Museum. After carving, sanding, drilling,
gluing and painting everyone took home a piece of driftwood
art. They all left the workshop very satisfied with
his or her creations. |
| Sunday
Spinners |
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Joanne
Seiff helps a member of the Sunday
Spinners learn how to use a drop spindle.
Come join the group at their October 14 meeting. |
| Morning
at the Museum: Duncan Hines |
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On
Saturday, September 8, the Fall 2007 Morning at the
Museum series launched with a tour of the “Recommended
by Duncan Hines” exhibit led by Jonathan
Jeffrey. |
| Antique
Appraisal Day 2007 |
Photo
gallery |
On
Saturday, August 18 area collectors participated in
Antique Appraisal Day. The theme of this year’s
event was “Kitchen Kitsch” with “Treasures
in your Attic” personality Joe Rosson returning
as the featured appraiser. |
| Duncan
Hines Exhibit Opening |
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gallery |
Opening
festivities for the “Recommended
by Duncan Hines” exhibit at the Kentucky
Library & Museum launched the 2007 Duncan Hines
Festival. Activities held on Friday and Saturday, August
3rd & 4th included a ribbon cutting ceremony, recipe
judging contest, 1950s sock hop, art show,
country breakfast, chautauqua-style
appearance by Duncan Hines, and costume contest.
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| Clay
Camp |
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gallery |
Participants
learned the techniques of hand building with clay with
pinch pots, coil and slab work from area potter Davie
Reneau. |
| Kentucky
Art Camp |
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gallery |
Campers
discovered Kentucky artists and explored their art forms
with painting, collage, printmaking. |
| Kentucky
History Alive |
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gallery |
Led
by Eileen Starr, students explored the history of Kentucky
through music, food, dance, artifacts and exhibits. |
| Archaeology
Camp |
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gallery |
Archeology
campers learned how to identify arrowheads, paint a
pictograph, and screen soil to find artifacts. |
| Volunteer
Dinner |
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gallery |
The
Kentucky Library and Museum held its first annual Volunteer
Dinner on Thursday, May 31st, 2007. Their work with
preservation, exhibit preparation, special events, and
educational programming has enriched the community and
enable the KYLM to offer a variety of programs and events
to the community that would not be possible otherwise. |
| Precious
Gems: The Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society 2007 Annual
Show |
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gallery
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Precious
Gems, the 2007 Annual Quilt
Show, opened on Friday, May 25. More than fifty quilts
and wall hangings explore what the term "Precious
Gems" means to the quiltmaker or quilt owner. The
display also includes 13 wall hangings from the 2006
KHQS Quilt Challenge, Make Me Laugh - Quilts with
a Sense of Humor. |
| Sara
Tyler Award |
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gallery
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On
May 3, 2007 Nancy Baird received the Sara Tyler Merit
Award for outstanding dedicated service in the field
of librarianship.
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| Quilts
donated to Kentucky Library & Museum |
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gallery |
Quiltmaker
extraordinaire Dolores Bensing recently donated her
"Winter Serenity" wall hanging and a version
of Ruby Short McKim's "Colonial History Quilt."
The first textile is an original design while the latter
was pieced from 16 pre-stamped blocks that were purchased
at a yard sale. |
| 2007
Southern Kentucky Book Fest |
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gallery |
Arts
and crafts were part of the fun at the 2007 Southern
Kentucky Book Fest. |
| 2007
Spring Break Day Camp: Exploring Cultures |
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gallery |
KYLM
Spring Break day campers enjoyed listening to music,
tasting the food and creating art works inspired by
the culture of other countries. |
| 2007
US Bank "Celebration of the Arts" Open Art
Exhibition |
Photo
gallery |
Art
lovers turned out for the opening of the 2007 US Bank
“Celebration of the Arts” Open Art Exhibition.
The exhibit features nearly 400 works of art by nearly
two hundred artists from around the region. |
| Nine
Patch Workshop |
Photo
gallery |
On
Saturday, January 27, 13 individuals learned how to
adapt and change the basic nine patch block into several
variations. |
| Side
by Side: VSA arts
2007 |
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gallery |
Over
120 artists, students, and admirers turned out Sunday,
January 21st for the opening reception of Side by Side
2007. The result of a partnership between KYLM and VSA
arts of Kentucky, Side by Side includes eighty-five
pieces of art by professional artists, students' work
from VSA arts classes, and collaborative pieces
between the professional artists and students. |
