Arts & Culture
Lexington wins big with National Endowment for the Arts Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts announced today that it is awarding $215,000 in grant funding to six Lexington-based projects. “Lexington has a vibrant arts community, and these creative grants will offer new opportunities to our artists and to our citizens,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town grants support creative placemaking projects that integrate arts, culture,...
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...
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...
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...
