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The Murray State University Galleries and the Department of Art & Design are pleased to announce Illumination: The Sculpture of James O. Clark, curated by T. Michael Martin, Director of University Galleries. Show dates for Illumination are August 17 through September 17, 2021 in the Clara M. Eagle Upper Gallery on the Seventh Floor of the Doyle Fine Arts Building. The exhibit will travel to be on view October 1 through 29, 2021, at the UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee. ABOUT THE ARTIST: James O. Clark is a sculptor and professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, New York, who is inspired by properties of light and uses electricity, electrical components, various light sources, and found objects to create his work. He lives/works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. ABOUT THE WORK: About the works in Illumination, art critic Jonathan Lipincott writes: “The works in this exhibition were created from 1993 to 2020 and present a broad range of Clark’s investigations of light, color, and form. The different materials that Clark uses as a companion to the light source of each work create a range of experiences of transparency and opacity, and reveal the ways that color changes as it reflects off of or passes through these materials. “Clark’s works are illuminating in every sense of the word. His sculptures create environments; the light of each work interacts with the whole space, the other sculptures, and with you, the viewer. As you’re looking, you can become more attuned to your own experience of seeing. Observe the colors that appear when, for instance, green light meets a white wall, or a red shirt, or a blue knapsack; the colors that reflect off a nearby work, shining on metal or plastic or balloons. This act of discovery can only happen with time, and it’s a physical as well as mental experience. As you move around the work, looking at it from different angles, the light is in constant interaction with every object and every surface around it. The sculptures await your participation.” An artist talk by Clark will take place at a later date. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended hours to be announced on Tuesday and Thursday. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Parker at 270-809-3784.

The Murray State University Galleries and the Department of Art & Design are pleased to announce Lorrie Fredette: Nowhere Else Exists. Show dates for Nowhere Else Exists are August 17 through September 17, 2021 in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery on the Sixth Floor of the Doyle Fine Arts Building. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lorrie Fredette creates suspended, site-specific installations inspired by medical and environmental news pulled from today’s headlines. Recent exhibitions include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose, California, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida. Fredette received her BFA from the Herron School of Art + Design. Fredette lives and works in New York’s scenic mid-Hudson Valley. ABOUT THE WORK: About this exhibit, Lorrie Fredette writes: “Nowhere Else Exists is an installation of pod-like clusters suspended from the ceiling of the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery. It considers the full range of intersections of nature with human health and illness at the micro level. I meticulously record the minuscule shifts of cellular biology coaxing these images into dimensional shapes, gathering them into unsystematic clusters that form new organisms whose consequences for human health, like so much in nature, remains to be discovered. The installation implies several infectious diseases including influenza, vector-borne diseases like Malaria, dengue, West Nile, as well as water related illnesses of Cholera and E. coli. The spread of infectious diseases is being affected by climate change. How could it not be? Rising temperatures, more extreme weather, rising sea levels, increased CO2 levels – bring about extreme heat, severe weather, air pollution, changes in vector ecology, increasing allergens, water quality impacts, water and food supply impacts and environmental degradation. Diseases, injuries, fatalities and mental health impacts are the outcomes. Heat-related illness, death and cardiovascular failure. Asthma, cardiovascular disease. Malaria, dengue, encephalitis, hantavirus, Rift Valley fever, Lyme disease, chikungunya and West Nile virus. Respiratory allergies, asthma. Cholera, cryptosporidiosis, campylobacter, leptospirosis, harmful algal blooms. Malnutrition, diarrheal disease. Forced migration, civil conflict and mental health impacts. We are here. It is now.” An artist talk by Fredette will take place at a later date. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended hours to be announced on Tuesday and Thursday. Admission is free and open to the public.

Join the Mayfield-Graves County Art Guild to bring in the Fall season with the Gourds & More Community Art Exhibit! Enter for FREE! Contact Nanc Gunn at icehousearts@gmail.com for more information and to submit an entry.

The Yeiser Art Center has a permanent exhibition space that hosts seven shows annually, in addition to housing over 300 pieces of the Yeiser permanent collection. From July 31st to September 18, the Yeiser Art Center will be hosting an exhibit for various pieces pulled from the permanent collection for your viewing pleasure.

The Murray State University Galleries and the Department of Art & Design are pleased to announce Illumination: The Sculpture of James O. Clark, curated by T. Michael Martin, Director of University Galleries. Show dates for Illumination are August 17 through September 17, 2021 in the Clara M. Eagle Upper Gallery on the Seventh Floor of the Doyle Fine Arts Building. The exhibit will travel to be on view October 1 through 29, 2021, at the UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee. ABOUT THE ARTIST: James O. Clark is a sculptor and professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, New York, who is inspired by properties of light and uses electricity, electrical components, various light sources, and found objects to create his work. He lives/works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. ABOUT THE WORK: About the works in Illumination, art critic Jonathan Lipincott writes: “The works in this exhibition were created from 1993 to 2020 and present a broad range of Clark’s investigations of light, color, and form. The different materials that Clark uses as a companion to the light source of each work create a range of experiences of transparency and opacity, and reveal the ways that color changes as it reflects off of or passes through these materials. “Clark’s works are illuminating in every sense of the word. His sculptures create environments; the light of each work interacts with the whole space, the other sculptures, and with you, the viewer. As you’re looking, you can become more attuned to your own experience of seeing. Observe the colors that appear when, for instance, green light meets a white wall, or a red shirt, or a blue knapsack; the colors that reflect off a nearby work, shining on metal or plastic or balloons. This act of discovery can only happen with time, and it’s a physical as well as mental experience. As you move around the work, looking at it from different angles, the light is in constant interaction with every object and every surface around it. The sculptures await your participation.” An artist talk by Clark will take place at a later date. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended hours to be announced on Tuesday and Thursday. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Parker at 270-809-3784.

The Murray State University Galleries and the Department of Art & Design are pleased to announce Lorrie Fredette: Nowhere Else Exists. Show dates for Nowhere Else Exists are August 17 through September 17, 2021 in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery on the Sixth Floor of the Doyle Fine Arts Building. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lorrie Fredette creates suspended, site-specific installations inspired by medical and environmental news pulled from today’s headlines. Recent exhibitions include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose, California, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida. Fredette received her BFA from the Herron School of Art + Design. Fredette lives and works in New York’s scenic mid-Hudson Valley. ABOUT THE WORK: About this exhibit, Lorrie Fredette writes: “Nowhere Else Exists is an installation of pod-like clusters suspended from the ceiling of the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery. It considers the full range of intersections of nature with human health and illness at the micro level. I meticulously record the minuscule shifts of cellular biology coaxing these images into dimensional shapes, gathering them into unsystematic clusters that form new organisms whose consequences for human health, like so much in nature, remains to be discovered. The installation implies several infectious diseases including influenza, vector-borne diseases like Malaria, dengue, West Nile, as well as water related illnesses of Cholera and E. coli. The spread of infectious diseases is being affected by climate change. How could it not be? Rising temperatures, more extreme weather, rising sea levels, increased CO2 levels – bring about extreme heat, severe weather, air pollution, changes in vector ecology, increasing allergens, water quality impacts, water and food supply impacts and environmental degradation. Diseases, injuries, fatalities and mental health impacts are the outcomes. Heat-related illness, death and cardiovascular failure. Asthma, cardiovascular disease. Malaria, dengue, encephalitis, hantavirus, Rift Valley fever, Lyme disease, chikungunya and West Nile virus. Respiratory allergies, asthma. Cholera, cryptosporidiosis, campylobacter, leptospirosis, harmful algal blooms. Malnutrition, diarrheal disease. Forced migration, civil conflict and mental health impacts. We are here. It is now.” An artist talk by Fredette will take place at a later date. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended hours to be announced on Tuesday and Thursday. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Yeiser Art Center has a permanent exhibition space that hosts seven shows annually, in addition to housing over 300 pieces of the Yeiser permanent collection. From July 31st to September 18, the Yeiser Art Center will be hosting an exhibit for various pieces pulled from the permanent collection for your viewing pleasure.

Youth can train and show dogs in this club, as well as participate in dog skill-a-thon and camp. You do not have to own a dog to participate!<br/><br/>

Discovery Park of America is pleased to offer Homeschool Days September 2021 – April 2022 for all children in grades 1-12. We offer our lowest general admission rate of $7.95 to all homeschooled students, as well as specific programs depending on the grade. Programs are from 2 – 4 p.m. on Thursdays. Programs cost $4 for members of Discovery Park of America and $6 for nonmembers.<br/><br/>Parents and/or guardians are not required to stay for the programs. You have two hours to run errands, relax or explore the park if you wish.<br/><br/>Member General Admission: Included with MembershipStudent General Admission: $7.95Member Program Ticket: $4 per student<b>Non Member Program Ticket:</b> $6 per studentAdult Admission: $16.95<br/>

The Murray Art Guild hosts "Collage Night" on Thursday, September 16th, at 6 pm at the MAG Community Art Center for older teens and adults. <br/><br/>On collage night, participants will be given a prompt and will spend the time using collage and other art supplies to make a piece of art. Everyone is encouraged to bring a journal/sketchbook to create their collages in or they can use paper provided by MAG. There will be lots of supplies on hand but all are welcomed to bring their favorite materials to use and possibly share. Ann Flowers Gosser will be the collage guide- working alongside makers and sharing tips and tricks! Bring your journal and supplies (if you want), a favorite drink, a friend?, and your creativity!<br/><br/>