Jessamine Fall Festival
Downtown Nicholasville
Saturday, September 25th
2:00pm - 2:00am
The Jessamine Fall Festival is growing.
Mike Goodlett: Desire Itself
Institute 193
Saturday, September 25th
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Please join us to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of the late Mike Goodlett.
Go Van Gogh
Art Center of the Bluegrass
Saturday, September 25th
5:00pm - 8:30pm
Save the date for this on the move arty party in downtown Danville!
Christ the King's Octoberfest
Cathedral of Christ the King
Saturday, September 25th
8:00pm - 3:00am
Lexington's Premier Fall Festival is back in full force this year!
Made in America 1893
St. Raphael Episcopal Church
Saturday, September 25th
11:30pm - 1:30am
Come hear the variety and energy of the music scene in nineteenth century U.S.A., featuring popular, patriotic, and art ...
Same As It Ever Was at The Burl
The Burl
Sunday, September 26th
12:00am - 4:00am
A Talking Heads Tribute
Studio Players: Bloody Murder
Carriage House Theatre
Sunday, September 26th
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Originally scheduled for a March 2020 performance, the Lexington Community Theatre’s Studio Players are finally set to p...
Wild Child (Duo) at The Burl
The Burl
Monday, September 27th
12:00am - 4:00am
Outdoor, all-ages show
7th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival
The Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center
Thursday, September 30th
10:30pm - 2:30am
Choose to join us in person at the Lyric Theatre or Virtually at home.
Hybrid Americana(s) Opening Reception
Bolivar Art Gallery - UK School of Art
Friday, October 1st
10:00pm - 12:00am
This is my first exhibition as curator, and I am incredibly excited. The exhibition features art by Brianna Armstrong, S...
Abstractions - Past and Present
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center
Saturday, October 2nd
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Mixed Media Artwork of 8 Different Artist
CONNECT Virtual Series: Queenie Pie, Ell...
Remote Event
Tuesday, October 5th
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Live on Zoom and Facebook, Dr. Everett McCorvey, Dr. DaMaris Hill, and Dr. Marc Gaspard Bolin will discuss the music of ...
OJS Storyteller @ Base249: Brooks Giles
Base 249
Tuesday, October 5th
11:00pm - 12:00am
Brooks Giles is a hard-hitting saxophonist based in Frankfort, KY.
Frankfort Public Art Tour: Murals
Josephine Sculpture Park
Sunday, October 10th
5:00pm - 6:00pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Troubadour Concerts at the Castle - Doyl...
The Kentucky Castle
Thursday, October 14th
11:00pm - 12:30am
Join us for a Troubadour Concert with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver! Concert begins at 7 PM!
Keith McCutchen's Latin Jazz Experience
Base 249
Friday, October 15th
11:00pm - 3:00am
Lexington veteran jazz pianist Keith McCutchen channels his global travels as a performer and educator into his new quin...
Queens Rule
Lexington Opera House
Saturday, October 16th
11:30pm - 1:30am
Inspired by the most powerful piece in the game of chess, this Queen-themed program explores how Queens, power and games...
Appetite for Art: Featured Artists TBA
Josephine Sculpture Park
Thursday, October 21st
9:30pm - 11:30pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
R. C. May Photography Lecture Series: Sa...
The Gatton Student Center Cinema
Friday, October 22nd
8:00pm - 9:00pm
In her recent book "New Yorkers", photographer Sally Davies makes portraits of long-time city dwellers inside their ofte...
5th Annual Louisville Earth Walk
Cherokee Park
Saturday, October 23rd
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Everyone is invited to join in the 5th annual Louisville Earth Walk, a community celebration featuring a non-competitive...
Object Obsession: Sculptures by Wayne Da...
Art Center of the Bluegrass
Saturday, October 30th
2:00pm - 9:00pm
Visitors will recognize pieces from Star Wars, Wall-E, and The Iron Giant, among others.
The Object Seen: Contemporary Still Life
Art Center of the Bluegrass
Saturday, October 30th
2:00pm - 9:00pm
a celebration of one of art history's oldest traditions – the study and practice of the still life as subject matter.
Cancer in Appalachia
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center
Saturday, October 30th
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Cancer in Appalachia
AutumnFest
Bi-Water Farm
Sunday, October 31st
1:00pm - 10:00pm
AutumnFest fun activities are open 7 days a week through October 31st
OJS Storyteller @ Base249: Spherical Age...
Base 249
Tuesday, November 2nd
11:00pm - 3:00am
Spherical Agenda is Cincinnati’s premier Jazz Fusion band.
R.C. May Photography Lecture Series: Tom...
The Gatton Student Center Cinema
Friday, November 5th
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Photographer Tommy Kha grew up Memphis, Tennessee, where his mother settled after immigrating from China. He identifies ...
...some of the Bluegrass is Black
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center
Saturday, November 6th
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Artists of color present in the multi-state Appalachian region
Troubadour Concert - John Cowan and Dari...
The Kentucky Castle
Saturday, November 13th
12:00am - 1:30am
Join us for a Troubadour Concert with John Cowan and Darin & Brooke Aldridge! Concert begins at 7 PM!
Gregory Tardy Quartet
Base 249
Saturday, November 13th
12:00am - 4:00am
Tenor saxophonist Greg Tardy is renowned for his work with Elvin Jones, Bill Frisell, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Informed by Nature
Headley-Whitney Museum
Sunday, November 14th
3:00pm - 9:00pm
Helene Steene, Alex K. Mason, Jennifer Roberts
Sorrow, Strength, Love
The Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center
Sunday, November 21st
12:30am - 2:30am
Enjoy a range of repertoire by Julia Perry alongside spoken word performances by female artists.
A Cathedral Christmas
Cathedral of Christ the King
Sunday, December 19th
1:00am - 3:00am
LexPhil is joined by the Lexington Singers at the Cathedral of Christ the King for this Lexington holiday tradition!
Online Resources / Projects
Artist Resources
The Kentucky Arts Council compiled resources to assist artists, arts organizations and other creatives, freelancers and ...
LexPhil Living Room
In the coming weeks, this page will include performances videos, educational videos for your little ones at home, and me...
Cruisin' Book Release: Aaron Michael Sko...
Institute 193
The talk will feature a conversation between Skolnick and Ryan Filchak, the Director of Institute 193.
Some Bunny is Singing- Free Music Classe...
Free interactive, play based music classes for ages 1-7 years ever MWF 10am EST via Facebook live on the Candy Mountain ...
Nightly Met Opera Free Streams
Remote Event
[Not Local, But Verry Cool] Nightly Streams From New York Metropolitan Opera -- Now through April 12th
Americans for the Arts: COVID Resource a...
Up-to-date news and resources for the arts and culture field
Artists Thrive
Artists Thrive aims to identify the things that help artists pursue their vision and to enable communities to benefit fr...
LexPhil: Just for Kids
Activities and resources to do at home with kids, provided by the Lexington Philharmonic
Lady Salsa Choreo & Coaching- Online
Learn and dance in the comfort of your home with pre-recorded videos that will be added to a private Facebook group once...
KY Artists Care: Color Me Team Kentucky ...
Instead of an artist of the week, we are asking for illustrators to come together and create coloring pages for fun, edu...
Virtual SCAPE exhibition
Morlan Gallery
Take a virtual tour of the senior exhibition SCAPE at Transylvania University
Jurassic Park Talks
Remote Event
Introducing Centre College's new #HealthyAtHome activity, a mini-lecture series featuring Emeritus Professors.
Experience in Amateur Hour
Remote Event
Join us in celebrating the great achievement of over 50 of our students in Digital Media Design and traditional Bachelo...
Chamber Music Lex Goes Virtual with "In ...
Remote Event
Lexington Chamber Orchestra wants to maintain our relationship with our audiences and community
Virtual pre-show auditions - Ballet Unde...
This year we will be holding virtual auditions. This year's pre-show theme is Princess Vignettes II.
48 Hours of Neukölln
Online Event
48 hours of Neukölln is an international arts festival that invites hundreds of artists from Germany and around the worl...
Da Poetry Lounge: Largest weekly Open mi...
Come visit us next Tuesday and be part of what has become the largest weekly open mic in America.
Art Center of the Bluegrass Virtual Exhi...
Art Center of the Bluegrass
We’re excited to host a series of virtual exhibits this spring so that we can continue to showcase and celebrate the art...
Chicago Art Institute - Virtual Backgrou...
Transport yourself into a work of art for your next Zoom meeting, hangout, or happy hour
2020 UK Digital Media Blast! Quarantine ...
UK student work - film festival format you can all enjoy in the comfort of your homes this semester. Please share freely...
Shelter in Place
The Parachute Factory
Shelter in Place, is a response to these events from the eyes of current and recent digital photography students from th...
Lexington History Museum Virtual Reality...
Remote Event
Explore these VR exhibits from the Lexington History Museum
LexPhil at the Loudoun House: Concert Vi...
Remote Event
In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, we are so proud to share with you our first concert video, LexPhil at the Loudoun House...
A Mask on the Mountains: Dimensions of C...
Appalshop
Seven audio documentaries produced by the Appalachian Media Institute
Out of Hand with Ed McClanahan Kickstart...
Institute 193
Institute 193 has launched a Kickstarter to fund our first unbound publication and a gift of McClanahan's original drawi...
Call To Artists: Lexington LGBTQ History...
Online Event
Faulkner Morgan Archive, Inc. is proud to announce a call to artists for the Lexington LGBTQ History Mural.
2020: The Summer of... Virtual Exhibit
A virtual gallery exhibit of prints exploring the summer of 2020
Google Arts and Culture
Remote Event
[Not Local, But Verry Cool] Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way.
Wingspan Redux – 2D and 3D works by Carl...
The Mill&Max Contemplative Arts Space
Carleton Wing was a beloved fixture of the Lexington, KY arts culture until his passing from COVID-19 in April 2020. Thi...
Appalshop Special Project: Creating in P...
Remote Event
Creating in Place is a collection of original stories, photographs, audio, visual art, and writing both expressing and d...
FACT/itious
Morlan Gallery
A visual art exhibition exhibition engaging with ideas of truth, fiction, facts, misinformation, surveillance, narrative...
AthensWest's The Importance of Being Ear...
Remote Event
This radio production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” was produced in partnership between AthensWest ...
Downtown Danville Public Art Map
Remote Event
Use our Public Art Map to explore 16 pieces of contemporary public art – including murals, sculptures, mosaics, and more...
WHERE DID WE SIT ON THE BUS?
Online Event
During a lesson on Rosa Parks, a Latinx kid begins searching for her own people’s place in American history.
PROTAGONY: $100 for Truth // Esther Neff
Bolivar Art Gallery - UK School of Art
A multi-media project by artist Esther Neff exploring the concept of truth through the lens of twelve artists.
Home As Situation // online exhibition
Bolivar Art Gallery - UK School of Art
Many artists working today are addressing notions of home in unexpected ways. Our current era of stay at home orders, po...
Lexington in the time of COVID-19
Morlan Gallery
“Lexington in the Time of COVID-19” is an ongoing project of uncertain length by social practice artists Kurt Gohde and ...
Near & Far
Morlan Gallery
“Near and Far” is an exhibition of fine art prints created for an international print exchange hosted by Morlan Gallery....
UK College of Fine Arts Classroom Concer...
Remote Event
Concerts performed for camera by the University of Kentucky School of Music, recorded at the Singletary Center for the A...
Lexington Ballet Company: 2020 Nutcracke...
Remote Event
The Lexington Ballet decided to bring The Nutcracker to life in this unusual year, in spite of the restrictions and obst...
A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play
Remote Event
his holiday season, Actors Theatre of Louisville brings Dickens’s tale of redemption, connection, and generosity into yo...
Open Call for Art Exhibition at UK’s Cor...
Online Event
Open call for our first art exhibition on our 55 foot tall media wall. Two Shows, Kentucky Confronting Covi-19 & Black L...
LexPhil at the Loudoun House | Concert V...
Lexington Philharmonic
We were thrilled to share this beautiful evening of music
Loop
Morlan Gallery
An exhibition examining the various forms of repetition through the lens of video and digital art
Better Maybe
Better Maybe, by Caridad Svich, a love story to theatre, filmed at a distance in the Fall of 2020