January 2020
UK Art Museum Members Preview Party
Museum members enjoy a private preview of our new exhibitions, including Body Language and Redressing the Sixties on Friday, January 24 at 5:30 pm, remarks at 6:30 pm.
Find out more »UK Art Musuem Public Opening Reception
UK Art Museum hosts a Public Opening Reception for their new exhibitions, including Body Language and Redressing the Sixties on Friday, January 24 from 7 pm until 8:30 pm. Join them for a slice of birthday cake as they celebrate their new exhibitions and fortieth anniversary. Free and open to everyone.
Find out more »6th Lexi Music Awards at The Lyric Theatre
The Lyric Theatre hosts the 6th Lexi Music Awards on Sunday, January 26 at 6 pm. Over 30 categories, public vote AND pro panel, amazing musical performances, lifetime achievement awards.....music, fashion, art, and much more.
Find out more »Shanghai Ballet: Butterfly Lovers, Norton Center for the Arts
Norton Center for the Arts (Danville) hosts Shanghai Ballet: Butterfly Lovers on Sunday, January 26 at 7 pm.
Find out more »R.C. May Photography Lecture Series with Erica Larsen
R.C. May Photography Lecture Series with Erica Larsen happens at UK Gatton Student Center on Friday, January 31 at 4 pm. FREE and Open to the public. Exhibiting artist Laura Letinsky discusses her spare and evocative still lifes, and how photography can help access feelings about intimacy and domesticity.
Find out more »February 2020
Public Art Input Meeting at Portofino
February's Public Art Input Meeting is at Portofino Restaurant on Tuesday, February 4 at 5:30 pm.
Find out more »Artist Talk
Denise Webber is a British artist whose work spans video, drawing, and photography. Her work has featured internationally in exhibitions at Tate Modern London, Moderna Museet Stockholm, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Melbourne and is represented in the Arts Council England Collection and the Tate Archive. The artist will share and discuss her video animation Clay (1998) in which she repositions the 19th century still photographs of Eadweard Muybridge at 21c Museum Hotel Lexington on Tuesday, February 18 at…
Find out more »R.C. May Photography Lecture Series w/ Kitra Cahana
The R.C. May Photography Lecture Series with Kitra Cahana is happening at UK Gatton Student Center on Friday, February 21 at 4 pm.
Find out more »1st Biannual “KY Artists Care” Show, Pivot Brewing
The 1st Biannual "KY Artists Care" Show is at Pivot Brewing on Friday, February 21 at 7 pm.
Find out more »Cirque Diablo at Lexington Opera House
Cirque Diablo is at Lexington Opera House on Friday, February 21 at 7:30 pm.
Find out more »March 2020
“Noir” Photo Exhibit by Kevin Nance, Eastside Public Library (thru April)
Kevin Nance's "Noir" Photo Exhibit is on display at Lexington Public Library Eastside Branch starting on Sunday, March 1 through April. Read more about Kevin Nance's photo and poems exhibit for UK HealthCare.
Find out more »Girls World Expo, Clarion Hotel
Clarion Hotel hosts Girls World Expo on Sunday, March 8 at noon. The action-packed Expo will be filled with live performances, workshops, fashion, art, STEM, vendors, and more.
Find out more »Fund for the Arts Campaign Kickoff
The Kentucky Theatre is hosting Fund for the Arts Campaign Kickoff on Tuesday, March 10 at 11:30 am. Experience a lunchtime showcase of Lexington’s rich and vibrant arts community and celebrate the Kickoff of the 2020 Fund for the Arts campaign. Free Admission + a complimentary lunch. Reservations are required. Presented by Kentucky Bank.
Find out more »Breaking the Bronze Ceiling hosts I am Woman Hear Me Pour Event
Breaking the Bronze Ceiling hosts I am Woman Hear Me Pour Event, an evening of art and a fundraiser to support Breaking the Bronze Ceiling in partnership with Maker's Mark, on Wednesday, March 11 at 6 pm. Free admission in honor of Women's History Month featuring art for sale from local female artists. An opportunity to purchase personalized collectible caricature bottles of Maker's Mark. Craft Maker's Mark cocktail available.* Open Spaces Art Gallery is located at 101 N. Eagle Creek…
Find out more »Consuming Appalachia Exhibit, Margaret I. King Library (UK)
Check out the Consuming Appalachia Exhibit at Margaret I. King Library (UK) on Friday, March 13 at 1:15 pm.
Find out more »Kentucky Craft Luminaries Exhibit Reception
Kentucky Craft Luminaries Exhibit Reception is at the downtown Library on Friday, March 20 at 5 pm.
Find out more »Director Tour at UK Art Museum
UK Art Museum hosts a Director Tour on Wednesday, March 25 at 6:30 pm.
Find out more »Public Art Input Meetings, Meadowthorpe Park
The Public Art Input Meetings for March is at Meadowthorpe Park on Thursday, March 26 at 5:30 pm. The Public Arts Commission has hosted a series of focus group gatherings throughout the community to get public input regarding the public art master plan.
Find out more »August 2020
Salsa in the Sky, Kentucky Castle
The Kentucky Castle is hosting Salsa in the Sky on Friday, August 14 at 7:30 pm.
Find out more »CANCELLED: Woodland Art Fair (thru Sunday)
The 45th Woodland Art Fair scheduled for August 15 and 16, 2020 has been canceled.
Find out more »Dance: “20/20” Vision, Moondance Amphitheatre (thru Sun)
Allegro Dance Project performs “20/20” Vision at Moondance Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 15 through Sunday, August 16 at 8 pm.
Find out more »DIY Barrel Head Painting, Kentucky Castle
The Kentucky Castle is hosting DIY Barrel Head Painting on Saturday, August 22 at 2 pm.
Find out more »September 2020
ART Gallery Hop, 5 pm, virtual
The September edition of Gallery Hop is happening virtually on Friday, September 18 at 5 pm.
Find out more »October 2020
The Woodland Art Faux, MoonDance Amphitheater
MoonDance Amphitheater hosts The Woodland Art Faux on Saturday, October 3.
Find out more »This is America Exhibition begins, UK Art Museum
This is America Exhibition begins at UK Art Museum on Tuesday, October 6.
Find out more »Halloween Printmaking Workshop, Artworks
Halloween Printmaking Workshop (ages 8 & up) takes place at Artworks, 522 Patterson Street on Friday, October 16 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. Free event, but registration is required to ensure limited capacities and socially distanced audiences.
Find out more »Ballet In the Moonlight, MoonDance Amphitheater
MoonDance Amphitheater hosts Ballet In the Moonlight on Friday, October 16 through Saturday, October 17. Tickets can be purchased at kyballet.com or in person the evening of the show.
Find out more »Halloween Printmaking Workshop, Artworks
Halloween Printmaking Workshop (ages 8 & up) takes place at Artworks, 522 Patterson Street on Saturday, October 17 from 2 – 5 pm. Events are free, but registration is required to ensure limited capacities and socially distanced audiences.
Find out more »Wicked Wonders Variety Show, Moondance Amphitheater (thru Sunday)
Wicked Wonders Variety Show is happening at Moondance Amphitheater on Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25. Gates open at 5:30 pm, show at 7 pm. Reservation required in advance.
Find out more »DIY Barrel Head Painting, Kentucky Castle
Create a Kentucky barrel head or serving tray decor piece for your home at The Kentucky Castle on Saturday, October 24 at 2 pm.
Find out more »November 2020
Dia de los Muertos Performance Showcase
Dia de los Muertos Performance Showcase is at Moondance Amphitheater on Sunday, November 1 at 2 pm with another performance at 6 pm.
Find out more »LexArts Gallery Hop
LexArts Gallery Hop is on Friday, November 20 at 6 pm.
Find out more »December 2020
Craft a Holiday Kissing Ball with The Arboretum, virtual
Craft a Holiday Kissing Ball with The Arboretum’s senior Horticulturalist Jesse Dahl on Thursday, December 10. This event is virtual, pick kits up at The Arboretum on Dec 10 and 11. Pre-registration required.
Find out more »May 2021
ART Gallery Hop, downtown Lexington
A Gallery Hop is happening on Friday, May 21 at 5 pm, live and in-person, throughout galleries in Lexington. The city gallery is exhibiting Carleton Wing - A remembrance and retrospective from the last two decades.
Find out more »12th Annual Art in the Park, Versailles
The 12th Annual Art in the Park is happening at The Woodford Inn in Versailles on Friday, May 28 at 6 pm.
Find out more »June 2021
Francisco’s Farm Art Fair in Midway (& June 13)
Francisco’s Farm Art Fair in Midway on Saturday, June 12 & 13 at 10 am.
Find out more »Paint the Town 2021, throughout downtown Lexington
Paint the Town 2021. Artists will spend the day painting cityscapes throughout downtown Lexington on Saturday, June 26.
Find out more »July 2021
2021 Berea Craft Festival (thru Sunday)
Berea Craft Festival in downtown Berea on Friday, July 9 thru Sunday, July 11. Friday/Saturday 10am-6pm; Sunday 10am-5pm.
Find out more »October 2021
Art by Nature: Trees
Opening reception for Art by Nature: Trees. 5 pm, Julietta Market inside Greyline Station.
Find out more »November 2021
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lexington Opera House
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will feature five performances throughout the weekend at the Lexington Opera House. Friday Nov. 12th at 7:30, Saturday Nov. 13th at 1 pm and 7:30, and Sunday Nov. 14th at 1 pm and 6:30.
Find out more »Georgia O’Keefe Birthday Event, Painting With A Twist
Painting With A Twist presents Happy Birthday Georgia O’Keefe in-studio event from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Find out more »Lexington Community Theatre Presents Becky’s New Car Auditions
Lexington Community Theatre presents Becky’s New Car Auditions at 9:30pm located at 154 W. Bell Ct.
Find out more »A Magical Cirque Christmas, EKU
EKU Center for the Arts presents A Magical Cirque Christmas. Show time is 7:30.
Find out more »Gallery Hop, Central Bank Center
A Bodley Bullock House & Holly Day Market Gallery Hop featuring Kayla Weber Art. Event starts at 5 pm at the Central Bank Center, 430 West Vine.
Find out more »The Music of Julia Perry, Lyric Theatre
SORROW, STRENGTH & LOVE: selections of Julia Perry's chamber music at Lyric Theatre beginning at 7:30 pm.
Find out more »December 2021
Kentucky Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker, Lexington Opera House
The KY Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker for two shows, 2 pm and 7 pm on Saturday, December 11th at Lexington Opera House.
Find out more »March 2022
Gallery Hop, Lexington Public Library
The opening reception for an exhibit of turned wood by Jack Fifield and beaded vessels by his wife Linda Fifield.
Find out more »The Tiny Art Show, Center of the Bluegrass
The Tiny Art Show pop-up exhibit and fundraiser will return on March 18, 2022 at 7:00 pm. The show will feature hundreds of tiny art pieces from artists throughout the Commonwealth.
Find out more »October 2022
Stephen Powell Memorial Dedication, Danville
In 1985, Stephen Rolfe Powell founded the internationally-known glass program at Danville’s Centre College. A memorial installation has been planned since his death in 2019. Powell was a 1974 Centre graduate who returned to his Danville liberal arts alma mater to teach in 1983, and then built a working studio program that helped to establish Kentucky as an international force in the world of glass art. He went on to design a state-of-the-art glass studio which Centre opened as part…
Find out more »March 2024
ART: Lori Lipscomb, Faith Lutheran
"Family of Things" Artist reception featuring Kentucky Artist Lori Lipscomb. Her works include chalk pastels, charcoals, oils, and watercolors. March 17, 2024 3pm-6pm Faith Lutheran Church 1000 Tates Creek Road Lexington KY
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