Arts & Culture
LexArts partners with Breeders’ Cup, brings public art project to downtown Lexington
To celebrate the 2020 Breeders' Cup, LexArts partnered with Breeders’ Cup, Keeneland, and Maker’s Mark to debut a public art project in downtown Lexington. The Painted Horse Trilogy features three full-size fiberglass horse sculptures painted by Kentucky artists Carlos Gamez de Francisco, Helene Steene and Agustin Zarate. The horses are on display in downtown near the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse...
Columbia’s Downtown welcomes mural ideas
A prominent downtown Lexington restaurant for the past 65 years, Columbia's Steakhouse Downtown is looking for ideas for a mural on the side of the building. General manager Flo Cowley posted on Facebook, "We welcome your ideas. Do you have an idea for a mural painted on side of Columbia’s Downtown?" The most popular suggestion so far has been Sweet Evening...
“Stand,” new statue in downtown Lexington honors women
The official unveiling and and lighting of “Stand” was held on Wednesday, August 19 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment, giving many women the right to vote. The statue of five 20-foot tall women suffragists was done by nationally renowned artist Barbara Grygutis. “Lexington is shining bright tonight,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. “Through this sculpture, we are...
Breaking the Bronze Ceiling statue installed downtown
The Breaking the Bronze Ceiling statue arrived in Lexington, KY on Thursday, August 6, and has been installed at the corner of Vine and Mill streets. Breaking the Bronze Ceiling received a $20,000 Art Works Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in June 2020. Chaired by Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Members, Jennifer Mossotti and Kathy Plomin, Breaking the Bronze...
