Events

Faisal Abdu’Allah is a British-born, Wisconsin-based artist and barber, and his exhibition features work that looks at the act of barbering and its relationship to Black identity. It includes photographs in a variety of formats, including tintypes showing the tools of the trade (electric clippers, attachments, and scissors), and images of Malcolm X in a series of screen prints engaging the history of the Black Power movement and issues of…

Intentions – Actions – Outcomes mines the legacies of Fluxus and Conceptual art in the 1960s and 70s until today, as diverse artists question the nature of production, commodification, and reception; blur distinctions between disciplines of visual art, music, and dance; and use everyday objects and irreverent humor in sly and suggestive ways.

Artists include Marina Abramović, Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Janine Antoni, Lynda…

Join us in celebrating the art and life of the American modernist Edward Fisk, who left New York City in September 1926 for a more peaceful life in Lexington and a teaching position at the University of Kentucky. In Greenwich Village and Provincetown, Massachusetts, Fisk was at the heart of the Bohemian art scene from about 1914 to the mid-1920s. Among his close friends were the avant-garde playwright Eugene O’Neill and his literary cadre, as…

Susan Silas is a New York-based artist who uses photography, video, performance, and sculpture to examine the aging female body and various states of being. Her exhibition combines works from several series over the past twenty-five years, drawing connections between animal and human, stillness and motion, individuality and hybridity.

In EYES WIDE SHUT, 2010, from her ongoing series found birds, Silas photographs a dead…

In 2022, the Museum received a generous gift of Barbara Rossi works from the Kohler Foundation in Wisconsin, and several of these are included in this exhibition. The artist is associated with the Chicago Imagists, along with Roger Brown, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, and Karl Wirsum, among others. They each utilize the human figure in fantastic ways, rendering it with precise line, vibrant color, and stylized distortions. …

The re:museum exhibition continues to evolve and re:fresh, with updated artworks and informational displays. 

re:museum centers the Museum and our permanent collection by exhibiting a combination of artworks, educational prompts, and other incisive displays. The artworks on view in re:museum pull from our Digital Learning Gallery, including prints from Romare Bearden’s Odysseus Suite, a pair of…

Still
Sept. 29 - Oct. 28

Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 29, 5-7pm
Artists Panel with Tharsing & Larusso: Friday, Oct. 13, noon-1pm

During the last three years, our homes have represented our refuge and fortress. They have protected us and provided us comfort. In this time at home, we have also increasingly acquainted ourselves with the objects and people that surround us. The parts of our daily lives that we…

Disordered Creatures
Sept 29 – Oct 28 

Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 29, 5 – 7pm 
Artist Panel with Crimson Duvall, Laurie Hogin, and Kelli Scott Kelley: Friday, Sept 29, noon

From Surrealist artists utilizing "exquisite corpses" to address the unconscious effects of post-war trauma to present-day artists who use "disordered companions" to grapple with mental health, artists have long created external…

Dr. Monica A. Hershberger is Assistant Professor of Music at Lehigh University. A musicologist specializing in the history of opera in the United States, she is committed to examining the intersections of music and power. Her work has been recognized by the National Opera Association, funded by the Society for American Music, quoted in the New York Times, and published in journals such as the Journal of the American…

Disordered Creatures
Sept 29 – Oct 28 

From Surrealist artists utilizing "exquisite corpses" to address the unconscious effects of post-war trauma to present-day artists who use "disordered companions" to grapple with mental health, artists have long created external imaginary characters to embody their emotional and psychological struggles. The artists in this exhibition craft metaphorical narratives with Disordered…

This roundtable discussion, co-sponsored by UK Opera Theatre and UK Opera Research Alliance, will question Carlisle Floyd's creation of folkish “local color” and portrayals of intolerance and hypocrisy in an Appalachian church and community in relation to views of Appalachia from the 1950s to the present in various media and forums. 

The participants are: Dr. Revell Carr (Director…

Sparking his career at the age of 12, Nick Carter quickly became an international pop superstar as the youngest member of the iconic boy band, Backstreet Boys. With his boyish good looks and heartthrob status, Carter's 30-year entertainment journey has extended far beyond sold-out arenas, encompassing a diverse range of projects in television, film, philanthropy, and publishing.

The Backstreet Boys hold the distinction of being the…

Humanity in Deep Space

An Anthropologist in Outer Space

Human space exploration and colonization continues to present unique challenges with each new venture. Some of these challenges are scientific and technological but many more are cultural and ethical. Throughout her research, Space Anthropologist Savannah Mandel draws from cultural studies to confront a wide range of social, political, and moral debates surrounding deep…

Visiting Artist and Scholar Series

Time McClendon is an international Artist and Jewelry Designer. His studio and gallery is located in Canoga Park, California. Time is a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute.

Part of the Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series

Drawing from the era of the Carter Family, Hank Williams, and the Stanley Brothers