Visual Art

• Gallery Hours — Tuesday thru Friday — 11:00-5:00     Saturday — 1:00 – 5:0

April 20 – June 2, 2012

“Who is My Neighbor?” Exhibit by John Lynner Peterson

From Papua New Guinea to Afghanistan and India to Iowa- Come experience the photography of John Lynner Peterson.

During his world travels, like many, John Lynner Peterson captured his experience through photographs. Unlike many other travelers, Peterson focused his camera on the individuals in these exotic locations, walking away from his experiences with a new understanding of the world. “Who is My Neighbor?” consists of black & white images of people- forcing viewers to focus on our common humanity and not their color or clothes.

“Identities: there’s ME in thEM” Community Exhibit

by The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky

Identities: there’s ME in thEM gives members of our community—youth and adults, artists and non-artists—a chance to reflect on our varied identities–as individuals and as members of families, neighborhoods, organizations, cultural, social and economic groups, and even as citizens of the USA and the world.   Our views of ourselves often differ from how others see us, and, just as often, others misread us.   As you view this exhibit, you may see yourself in someone else, discovering that ‘they’ are, in fact, like you in some ways — that there’s some of you in ‘them’.

This exhibit is inspired by Richard Bell: Uz vs Them, on view through May 6, 2012 at the Art Museum at the University of Kentucky.  One of Australia’s leading and most controversial artists, Richard Bell addresses the frustration of Aborigines over issues of land rights, discriminatory practices, and the preservation of cultural heritage in Australia.