Artists have always been the heart of the mission at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and what better way to celebrate their talents but by the first juried Member Artists Exhibition, which is designed to showcase the breadth and depth of the artistic expression of the artist members. The show will open with a free public reception on Friday, January 9, 2009 and will continue through Saturday, February 21, 2009 in the Steve Wilson and Street Galleries.

The exhibit represents a rich and diverse collection of work, ranging from traditional to innovative explorations of art and craft styles. The show will showcase 88 pieces, including paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics, glass, turned wood, baskets, glass jewelry, books, rugs, wall hangings, sculpture and other mixed media works. All the artwork included is recently produced, often being exhibited for the first time.

The 2009 KMAC Member Exhibition is open to all dues-paying Artist Members of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and will include the following members: Adamek, Dobree Adams, Philis Alvic, Ann Stewart Anderson, Lisa Austin, Dan Neil Barnes, Linda Fugate Blumer, Linda Bowman, Catherine Bryant, Geoff Carr, Madonna Cash, Dave Caudill, Gayle Cerlan, Jane Burch Cochran, Lonnie Combs, Ted DeSanto, Marta Elam Dorton, Lynn Dunbar, Fleece & Flax (Susan Grant and Cecy Thompson), Bruce Frank, Sarah Frederick, Harriet Giles, Carey Given, Ellen Glasgow, Susan Goldstein, Louise Halsey, Renee Harris, Suzy Hatcher, Steve Heine, Vallorie Henderson, Kim Huber, Jana John, Mary Dennis Kannapell, Craig Kaviar, Keith Kleespies, Shirley Knoop, Christine Kuhn, Kat Lewis, Linda Lococo, Debra Lott, Sallie Manassah, Collis Marshall, Michael McCardwell, Janice Miller, Albert Nelson, Mare-Elena Ottman, Marti Plager, CJ Pressma, Suzanne Renfrow, Yair Ribak, Elizabeth Riggle, Rachael Sanderson, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Joan Schulte, Julia Sermersheim, Cathy Shepherd, Suzanne Sidebottom, Dianne Simpson, Rheanna Smith, Melinda Snyder, John Spalding, Clarissa Spawn, Deborah Stratford, Sheldon Tapley, Valerie Timmons, Maggie Towne, Caroline Waite, Fred Wiesner, BJ Wilder and Suzi Zimmerer. Digital images available.

About the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft

The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981. Its mission is to promote and support art and craft excellence in Kentucky. The Museum is supported in part by the Fund for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council, a state arts agency that supports the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft with state tax dollars and federal funding through the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. It is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. Admission is $5 for adults, free for members, students and children under 12. For more information, please call 502.589.0102 or log on to www.KentuckyArts.org.