Three Art Events: Stations of the Cross, Gallery Hop, LAL Spring CSA

As the semester winds down, art events and happening continue to be in full swing. If you're looking for a few opportunities to be involved, here are three coming up in the near future.

Stations of the Cross Pilgrimage (tonight!)
There will be a walk this evening beginning at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Lexington at 6:30 tonight that will travel across town to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. I and group of other local artists have installed artworks to accompany the 14 Stations of the Cross as part of Holy Week. The project has been spearheaded by Mark Davis of First Pres and Brian Cole of Good Shepherd, along with Becky Alley of the Lexington Art League. For my part, I was responsible for Station IV, Jesus is denied by Peter (pictured below, located at the corner of Spruce and 2nd streets).

Link to the map of the walk:

Gallery Hop (Friday)
Come out this Friday to enjoy and celebrate the work of regional artists during the semester's last Gallery Hop in downtown Lexington. It runs from about 5–8 PM and includes a variety of venues. I always enjoy visiting Mary Rezny, Ann Tower, and the Bread Box. Mary will be featuring The Art of Structure (image below).

Lexington Art League Spring CSA (next Friday, April 25)
LAL will be holding its 3rd CSA Harvest Party. This is a Community Supported Art project that allows anyone to purchase a share of artwork from 9 featured regional artists. (Daniel and I were featured in the first and second harvests last summer and fall.) The event will be from 6–9 at the Loudon House and will included food, music, and a ART!

Interns Needed at Lexington Art League in May

The Lexington Art League (LAL) is presenting SITE, an exhibition of work by 5 installation artists.  The show will open at the Loudoun House May 24, 2013.  The featured artists are: Alisa Dworsky (Burlington, VT) www.alisadworsky.com, Liz Miller (Good Thunder, MN) www.lizmiller.com, Jason Paradis (Long Island, NY) www.jasonparadisart.com, Chee Wang Ng (New York, NY) http://www.ngcheewang.com/installation, and Blake Eames (Lexington, KY) blakeeamesdesign.com/portfolio/paintings.

Each of the five artists will be in town installing their work during the week leading up to the opening.  Each of the artists needs two assistants that must commit to helping for 5 full days, 9am-5pm, May 20-24.  Lunch will be provided each day.  The tasks required of the volunteers will vary depending on the nature of the artist’s work but could include painting, constructing, working with power tools, lifting, unpacking, lighting, documenting (photo or video), etc.

We are looking for 10 dedicated and enthusiastic people to help us make the exhibition happen.  This is a great opportunity for students or any interested individuals to work with professional artists and work with each other on a meaningful project.  All of the artists and assistants will be working concurrently, so the house will be buzzing with energy and activity.

LAL offers internships and practicum opportunities throughout the year.  We would be happy to work with any student on incorporating this into a spring or summer internship at LAL if desired.

Please let me know if you have any questions.  We are anticipating a lot of interest in this, so please encourage students to contact me as soon as possible to sign up.

Sincerely,
Becky Alley
LAL Exhibitions & Programs Director

LAL: 4thF tonight and ARTFAIR@EQUUS this weekend

more The 9th annual Francisco's Farm Arts Festival, presented by the Lexington Art League, Equus Run Vineyards, and Midway Renaissance, transforms Equus Run Vineyards in  magical Midway, Ky., into an outdoor exhibition of fine art and craft THIS WEEKEND! WHAT: Fine art, Live music, Mouthwatering food, Award-winning wine, and Fun for everyone WHEN: June 23, 10a-6p, and June 24, 10a-5p WHERE: Equus Run Vineyards, 1280 Moores Mill Road in Midway WHO: You, mingling with more than 100 artists HOW MUCH: $10/vehicle (no charge for parking)

Opportunity: call for interns

The Lexington Art League is seeking qualified interns for the summer 2012 professional intern program. Ideal candidates for these positions possess the following characteristics:

- Undergraduate student earning a degree in a field related to visual art:

- GPA of 3.0 or higher

- Strong work ethic

- Positive attitude

- Interested in gaining experience and acquiring knowledge related to all departments of a non-profit visual art organization: development, marketing, events, front-of-house, exhibitions and programs

An orientation and training will be provided for all participants in the professional intern program. LAL interns will initiate or manage individual projects, as well as assist with existing projects of the organization under the supervision of staff members.

Interns at the Lexington Art League do not receive monetary compensation.*

For more information regarding LAL, please visit: www.lexingtonartleague.org.

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter, resume and two professional references to Becky Alley, LAL Exhibitions and Programs Director, at balley@lexingtonartleague.org by March 30, 2012.

*if you plan to gain college credit come see me for further details.

36th Woodland Art Fair is this weekend!

On behalf of the Board of Directors for the Lexington Art League, I would like to invite you to our 36^th AFB Woodland Art Fair!

For more info log onto Facebook or the LAL website for all the details. A complete list of artists is available here. The Fair map is attached below. I will be working the event, so please stop by the LAL info booth and say hello.

Boris Zakic

The Lexington Art League’s programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts. The annual Campaign for the Arts has raised millions of dollars in support of the visual, literary and performing arts in Lexington. Through the success of the Campaign, LexArts supports The Lexington Art League with an allocation of $62,000 for general operating support. We thank the many individuals whose passion for the arts compelled them to give generously of their time and money. Together these donations helped LexArts raise more than $1 million for the arts community.

Special thanks to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and the Kentucky Arts Council for their continued partnership in ensuring a flourishing future for the arts in Lexington and central Kentucky. The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports the Lexington Art League with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Hui Chi Lee, Melissa Hall and Dobree Adams

Join me for the ARTalk@LAL:

Hui Chi Lee was born in Taiwan. She was educated in art and art therapy in the United States. She practices drawing human figure on weekly basis. She is currently a lecturer in Painting and Foundations at the University of Kentucky. See: http://www.uky.edu/FineArts/Art/lee.php

Melissa T. Hall has a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics and a daytime career as a programmer. She started to focus on art photography while living in Florida. Lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky. See: http://www.melissathall.com

Dobree Adams is a contemporary fiber artist, a weaver. In 2003 she began exhibiting her photographs with her tapestries. As one of the founders of the Kentucky Women's Photography Network, she is involved with a Network documentary photography project featuring the Manchester Street/Distillery District. An exhibition of her work is currently at Headley-Whitney Museum and another is scheduled for 2012 at the Lexington Central Public Library. She lives on a Kentucky River farm north of Frankfort. See: http://www.dobreeadams.com/Dobree.html

ARTalk: LAL @ Loudoun House, March 8, 7pm – 8pm | Free

More: http://www.lexingtonartleague.org/

In the next few days, please forward any impressions, thoughts or questions about the artists or the exhibition.

KY.7 Biennial @ LAL

The second in a series, KY.7 Biennial is a regional survey of contemporary art produced in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its seven contiguous states: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Artwork selected is innovative in concept and execution, is culturally relevant, and addresses issues important to contemporary life. The show is juried by John Begley (Gallery Director and Coordinator of Critical and Curatorial Studies at the Hite Art Institute), Jason Franz (Executive Director and Chief Curator at Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center) and Becky Alley (LAL Exhibitions and Programs Director).

The reason I mention this is that I have the fortunate opportunity to be showing work in the exhibition. I have a small series of photographs depicting somewhat disintegrated U.S. currency with all the graphic structures and political undercurrents that go along with them.

There are also a few related events...

Show Dates: September 11-October 23
Reception: Friday, September 24, 6-9 PM
Artist Talk (I'll be speaking): Thursday, Oct. 14, 7-8 PM
Closing Reception: Friday, October 22, 6-9 PM

Hope you can make it to see the work.

Prof. Darrell Kincer

Boris's 2nd, 8/27 Re: Departures

That’s the way it goes. Art opens and closes, comes and goes, moves on. I will be another to say I miss Leticia Bajuyo’s “pink slinkies” already (just as I regret missing saying hello to her yesterday). I enjoyed it for many reasons. Yes, they were a perfect set-up for pretend spaceship odyssey with a two-year old, or pleasure of different kind altogether, if you’re up for a colorful dose of pink-on-green every morning. But whatever your conversation comes of it, chances are, it drew you close. It’s the kind of draw that a well-done public piece usually does.

Also, tonight is the last of Becky Alley’s “Creatures Great & Small” at the LAL (5/3rd Fourth Friday reception will start at 6pm). Since I could afford to drop-in a few times over the summer, I didn’t take it in all at once and viewed it incrementally. In this way, taxidermic artfix, freaky animatronics, a mild Frankenstein reflex remained somewhat compartmentalized sensations. In almost all cases, I believe Alley kept “cuteness” in check, and went for the deep-down romance with bringing creatures (still in Herriot’s sense) to life. Unadulterated stuff. Catch it in before it departs.

(That’s tonight 6-9pm w. food from Calistoga, music by Corduroy Sedan, on patio for the outdoor entertainment. Loudoun House, and if you need more info, call 859-254-7024.)

see: Creatures