Galleries and Museums

ArtsPlace Gallery

161 North Mill Street
859.255.2951
www.lexarts.org
Hours: Mon - Fri  10am - 5pm, Sat  12pm - 4:30pm

ArtsPlace Gallery is one of Lexington's premier galleries, featuring emerging Kentucky artists.  LexArts curates group and solo exhibits for the space in a variety of media and themes.  To join LexArts' Artist Registry click here and recieve open calls for artists and information on other artist opportunities.

Art-at-the-Cathedral

166 Market Street
859.254.4497
www.ccclex.org

Hours:
Mon - Fri  9:30am - 3:30pm
Sun          8am - 12pm

Art-at-the-Cathedral celebrates the visual arts in Christ Church Cathedral, a historic house of worship established in 1796.  Gallery Hop receptions are held in the garden in September and June and in the Great Hall in November, February and April.

Living Arts & Science Center Gallery

362 North Martin Luther King Blvd.
859.252.5222
www.lasclex.org
On-Site Parking

Hours:
Mon - Fri  8:30am - 5pm
Sat           10am - 2pm

The Living Arts & Science Center (LASC) provides exhibitions of exceptional quality and artistic merit.  The LASC is also dedicated to offering innovative emerging and established artists opportunities to develop their creative potential while affording valuable exposure.  All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

The Gallery at First Presbyterian Church

171 Market Street
and 174 North Mill Street
Gallery Hop evenings may use both entrances

Hours:
Mon - Fri  10am - 4pm
Sun           8am - 12:30pm

The gallery features five seasonal art exhibits, often reflecting themes of the Christian year or of faith and spirituality. On Gallery Hop nights, the Gallery provides a corridor between Market and Mill Street.

University of Kentucky Art Museum

Singletary Center for the Arts, Rose Street and Euclid Avenue
859.257.5716
www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum

Hours:
Tue-Sun  noon - 5pm
Fri             noon - 8pm (admission is free on Friday, 5pm - 8pm)

Accredited by the American Association of Museums and the second largest art museum in Kentucky, the UK Art Museum collects, preserves, studies and exhibits the best of humanity's artistic heritage.  The museum maintains a growing permanent collection of more than 3,900 European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs and decorative arts. 

Morlan Gallery at Transylvania University

300 North Broadway
1st Floor, Mitchell Fine Arts Building
Free parking available in the adjacent Fourth Street parking lot.
859.233.8142
www.transy.edu/morlan

Hours:
Mon - Fri  noon - 5pm
or by appointment

Located in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center on Transylvania university's historic downtown campus, the Morlan Gallery features six to seven exhibitions September through May.  With special emphasis on contemporary art, the gallery draws works in a variety of media including video, sculpture, painting, prints, mixed media, installation and performance - from local, regional and international artists. 

City Gallery at the Downtown Arts Center

Downtown Arts Center (DAC), 2nd Floor
141 East Main Street
859.225.0370

Hours:
Tues - Fri  10am - 5pm
Sat             10am - 4pm

The City Gallery is located on the second floor of the DAC, one of the premier performance spaces in Lexington.  The City Gallery presents public art projects on the horizon for Lexington.

 

Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning

251 West Second Street
859.254.4175
www.carnegieliteracy.org

Hours:
Mon - Thurs  9am - 7:30pm
Fri                   9am - 5pm
Sat                 10am - 2pm

The Carnegie Center offers learning programs for all ages and abilities in reading, writing, language and computer literacy workshops as well as artistic, musical, dramatic and literary events.  the Laurie S. Bottoms Gallery enriches the visual literacy of the community by featuring works by artists of all ages and abilities.

Sisohpromatem Art Foundation

651 A West Short Street
parking available in rear courtyard
859.259.0222
www.art4edu.org

Hours:
Fri - Sat   noon - 8pm
Gallery Hop 4pm - 10pm
other times by appointment

SIS-OH-PRO-MATE-M is the word "metamorphosis" spelled in reverse.  Their mission is to help children develop into independent, creative, responsible members of the community through participation in the arts.  Hop evenings are all action: live artist performances and impromptu art, music, poetry and song making by inspired Hop guests.  Adults and children alike enjoy the energy and welcoming atmosphere.
 

Central Library Gallery

140 East Main Street
859.231.5559
www.lexpublib.org

Hours:
Mon - Thurs  9am - 9pm
Fri - Sat          9am - 5pm
Sun                1pm - 5pm

The Central Library Gallery is located in the Central Branch of the Lexington Public Library and features exhibits by local, regional, national and international artists.

Ann Tower Gallery

Downtown Arts Center (DAC)
141 East Main Street
859.425.1188
www.anntowergallery.com
Hours:
Tu - Sa   10am - 5pm
Su           10am - 4pm
The Ann Tower Gallery specializes in the exhibition and sale of contemporary fine art and folk art.  The gallery represents the work of 30 regionally, nationally and internationally known artists.  They offer a variety of media including paintings, ceramics, sculpture and photography.  The gallery is located on two floors of the beautifully renovated Downtown Arts Center (DAC).

Gallery B

145 West Main Street
859.233.0843
www.galleryblexington.com

Hours:
Tues - Thurs. 12 pm - 6 pm, Fri 12 pm - 7 pm, Sat 11 am - 7 pm

Gallery B was created to celebrate fine art and the artists who create it, bringing to Lexington an array of subject matter in several different mediums including bronze, oils, and pastels. Our focus is to enhance your art collection with traditional works by some of the country’s most accomplished contemporary painters and sculptors.

Heike Pickett Gallery at CMW

400 East Vine Street
(parking and entrance at rear of building off Old East Vine Street)
859.233.1263
www.heikepickettgallery.com
Hours:
Mon - Fri  10am - 4pm
HEIKE PICKETT GALLERY AT CMW in Lexington, the gallery's satellite location, programs fine art exhibitions year-round. It offers a broad range of challenging solo and invitational group exhibitions with regional, national and international artists. Openings coincide with Lexington Gallery Hop dates.

Clark Art & Antiques

192 North Broadway
Free parking is available at the rear of the building.
859.361.2147
Hours:
Wed - Sat  12pm - 6pm
or by appointment
Located in an historic Blue Grass Trust building on the edge of Gratz Park, Clark Art & antiques represents fifteen artists from Kentucky and around the nation.  These artists have created beautiful, inspiring, handmade and just plain fun pieces for all to enjoy.  The artists work in ceramics, glass, sculpture, jewely, paint, mixed-media and their imaginations.  They are the largest buyer and seller in the country of original Paul Sawyer paintings and present an annual sale of his works in September. 

Balatro

Dudley Square
380 South Mill Street
859.252.0200
www.balatropalmbeach.com
Hours:
Mon - Thur  11am - 5 pm
Fri - Sat        5pm - 10pm
Taste changes.  Style changes.  There's constantly a need to look at new things with new eyes. Balatro frequently makes the rounds to art schools and galleries to see which new artists are making their marks.  You may like it, you may not, but at Balatro buying is done with a lot of enthusiasm.  It is with this enthusiasm that they introduce their new finds created by "boomer" artists which lend the gallery a decidedly more contemporary look.

Main Cross Gallery

Victorian Square, 1st Floor
401 West Main Street
859.258.9863
Hours:
Mon - Sat  10am - 6pm
Main Cross Gallery features hand-made, one-of-a-kind original work created by local artists.  Works include sculpture, glass, clay, wood, metal, oil, fiber, silk, watercolor, photography, printmaking, furniture and more.

Cross Gate Gallery

509 East Main Street
859.233.3856
www.crossgategallery.com
Hours:
Mon - Fri  9am - 5:30pm
Sat  9am - 1pm
Cross Gate Gallery has specialized in Sporting Art and Contemporary British Figurative Painting since 1974.  With an international following, Cross Gate hosts exhibitions not only in Lexington but around the counrty and overseas.  Featuring local and international artists, both 19th Centruy and contemporary, they have developed a wide range of artwork to suit different palates. 

 

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