Don’t Dilly Dali!, an art-centric romp around Danville
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesAre you ready for games, challenges and an exploration of your unconscious mind? Assemble your four person team for the latest art-centric romp around Danville. This year’s team competition features games and challenges inspired by Surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo and Max Ernst. You will earn points toward a grand prize as [...]
An Evening With Mel Hankla presenting “Into the Bluegrass”
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesMel Hankla, a noted writer, collector, craftsman, researcher and speaker on Kentucky heritage and an authority on the history of the Kentucky Longrifle, will present “Into the Bluegrass” on Thursday evening, May 11, at the Art Center of the Bluegrass. Sponsored by the St. Asaph Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the event [...]
Tiny Art Show
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesThe Tiny Art Show is a pop-up exhibit and fundraiser featuring hundreds of pieces of tiny art from artists throughout the Bluegrass region. This year, admission to the Tiny Art Show is completely free. Guests of the Tiny Art Show have the opportunity to purchase canvases for $20 apiece, but will not know the identity [...]
A Musical Evening with Jeri Katherine Howell and Nat Colten
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesCome enjoy this hour of soulful songs by musicians Jeri Katherine Howell and Nat Colten! The Art Center is offering wine, beer, and cocktails for sale by the glass during this event. Cocktail enjoyment will begin at 5:30 pm with last call at 7 pm. $5 entry fee
Meet the Grinch at the Art Center of the Bluegrass
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesMeet The Grinch! Santa's Art Shop is hosting meet & greets this year and our second guest is The Grinch! He will be here from 10:30-11:30am and 12:30-1:30pm to read a story, help write letters to Santa, and take photos! A few extra surprises await as well, including all of the other fun things in [...]
Celebrate Fall at the Art Lot
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesCelebrate Fall with the Art Center of the Bluegrass. Join them at their Art Lot for a night of music, good food, and fall fun (weather permitting). Get cozy around the fire pit, grab a drink, or play a round of corn hole while Shane White performs live. Done in collaboration with Danville-Boyle County Parks [...]
Exhibit Opening: En Plein Air and Gathering Artists 2022
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesJoin The Art Center of the Bluegrass for their opening reception for the En Plein Air and Gathering Artists annual shows. We look forward seeing you at this free event celebrating art in our community and Central Kentucky!
Tiny Art Show
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesThe Tiny Art Show is a pop-up exhibit and fundraiser featuring hundreds of pieces of tiny art from artists throughout the bluegrass region. Guests of the Tiny Art Show will have the opportunity to purchase canvases for $20 apiece…but will not know the identity of the artist until after they complete their purchase! The mystery [...]
Lunch with the Arts: Robert Gipe – Writing and Organizing in Appalachia
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesRobert Gipe won the 2015 Weatherford Award for outstanding Appalachian novel for his first novel Trampoline. His second novel, Weedeater, was published in 2018 and his third, Pop, was published in 2021. Gipe’s work as a writer grew out of his work as a community college teacher and arts organizer in Harlan County, Kentucky. Gipe [...]
Lunch with the Arts: Maurice Manning and Sue Massek – Appalachian Jack-Tales Through Poetry and Song
Art Center of the Bluegrass 401 W. Main Street, Danville, KY, United StatesMaurice Manning and Sue Massek come together to provide a Lunch with the Arts of poetry and music. This performance kicks off our Kentucky Humanities Cultural Connections Lunch with the Arts Series focusing on Appalachia. Manning will be reading narrative poems in the tradition of the Appalachian Jack-Tales. Jack-Tales often feature a trickster character, someone [...]