Appalachia in the Bluegrass series: Daniel Graham
"I was raised in a military family and moved every two years for most of my life. I come from a family of storytellers who love investigation and creativity. I was introduced and encouraged into creative outlets at an early age, I never forgot the lessons of craft from my mom (a basket maker and calligrapher) and the lessons of engineering and risk from my dad. My training in the Arts comes from an Undergraduate Degree at the University of Florida in Printmaking and a Masters Degree from the University of Georgia with the same emphasis. Between the two programs of formal education I lived in downtown Washington DC and trained as a custom woodworker under woodworker Dennis Sitka. Currently I am a Professor of Art and Chair of the Art Department at Georgetown College in Georgetown Kentucky where I teach a variety of courses including Sculpture, Printmaking, 3D Design, Metal Casting and Package Design. Although I spent most of my life moving around the country I have found a personal connection to the landscape and waterways of central Kentucky."
Concerts presented as part of Appalachia in the Bluegrass are free and open to the public and begin weekly at noon on Fridays, in the Niles Gallery of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, located at the University of Kentucky’s Lucille C. Little Fine Arts and Design Library.
An annual series, Appalachia in the Bluegrass celebrates the old-time roots of American folk music, while simultaneously representing a variety of different musical expressions, featuring performances by noted Appalachian soloists, duos and groups. The Appalachia in the Bluegrass concert series is sponsored by the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, the Appalachian Studies Program, and the Appalachian Center of the University of Kentucky.
