The Paducah Arts Alliance is pleased to announce that member Paul Lorenz of StudioMars will be presenting a “sound based upon drawing” musical score at the Florence Biennale in Italy on October 24, 2015. The performance will be held at the Fortezza da Basso, known for being a masterpiece of the military Renaissance architecture and […]

Paducah Artist Paul Lorenz included as one of the world’s contemporary artists featured at Florence Biennale

Paducah Arts Alliance members to be featured in art exhibition in Stockholm, Sweden
Members of the Paducah Arts Alliance (PAA) have been invited to exhibit their work at Artten, an exhibition space in Sweden located in the Stockholm’s Östermalm district, a wealthy area where museums, embassies and higher public educational institutions are located. The exhibit, entitled Made in the USA, is scheduled to open October 9 and will […]

Paducah Artist John Romang Receives Prestigious Tanne Foundation Award
The Paducah Arts Alliance is pleased to announce that member John Romang is one of eight artists from across the country to receive the Tanne Foundation 2015 award. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Tanne Foundation awards recognize outstanding achievement and are an expression of gratitude to artists for their passion and commitment to their work. Now […]

Life in Black and White: Belmont University’s Department of Art presents a solo exhibition of work by Randy Simmons
August 24 – September 24, 2015 Closing Reception: Thursday, September 24, 5:00-7:00pm with an artist talk at 5:30pm Life in Black and White includes a collection of recent large, figurative charcoal drawings based on the artist’s personal narratives and relationships. Four years ago, Simmons’s two teenage boys made the decision to live with their mother […]

Fantastic Casket Art Show
This October and November, Maiden Alley Cinema is having the Fantastic Casket Art Show in their gallery. For a $50 entry fee, each artist will get their own coffin to create in whatever way they choose and be entered into the show. Each custom crafted coffin measure 19 inches tall, 10.5 inches wide (at the […]

Russian-born artist currently residing in Sweden becomes Paducah’s Artist-in-Residence
Maria Safronova’s residency results in significant engagement with local artists & collaborative installation The Paducah Arts Alliance (PAA) is pleased to welcome Maria Safronova, from Stockholm, Sweden, as the current participant in the Artist-in-Residence Program. Safronova began her 30-day residency on May 10. She will be occupying the studio at Pinecone Gallery, 421 N. 7th […]

Collaborative work by local artists accepted into prestigious Art Festival in Venice, Italy
A collaborative video-art work entitled Mary, produced by Paul Lorenz (musical score) and Glenn Hall (video director), has been accepted into the festival SELF in Venice, Italy at Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi and Venice Art House. The festival SELF runs May 9 through November 22, 2015, and features a rich program of different events. The May […]

Jim Morris, Professor of Art from New York, is current Paducah Artist-in-Residence
The Paducah Arts Alliance (PAA) is pleased to welcome Jim Morris from Batavia, New York, as the current participant in the Artist-in-Residence Program. Morris is a Professor in the Art Department at The College at Brockport in Brockport, New York. He began his studio/residence in the LowerTown Arts District at Pinecone Gallery, 421 N. 7th […]

NEA Grant News Release
Yeiser Art Center receives NEA grant to support artist-in-residence program Grant part of NEA announcement of 863 grants and $22.543 million in funding nationwide Paducah, KY—The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. The Yeiser Art […]

NEA Grant
The Yeiser Art Center, in collaboration with The Paducah Arts Alliance, just received a grant from NEA for the artist’s residency program.