Contributions from Friends of the Foundation support educational programs for area schools, special entertainment events for families, exhibitions, preservation of the art collection and the historic facility, and help keep the museum open and free to the public six days a week.
Friends of the Foundation receive discounts on museum activities, classes and Gift Shoppe purchases, as well as invitations to gala previews and special events.
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The dramatic growth and development of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art in its first 40 years has enhanced Owensboro’s quality of life by its contributions to education, economic development and cultural tourism.
In just four decades, it has become recognized as a regional center for the visual arts, and its programming offers excellence in arts and culture of a quality not usually found outside major urban centers.
The generosity of Owensboro’s corporate, private and public sectors has enabled it to become the second largest art museum in Kentucky and a premiere educational resource for Western Kentucky.
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Sponsored by
The Michael E. Horn Family Foundation
ARTLAND, an exciting new dimension in education, is an interactive art studio created especially for children ages 4 to 10. It is a special place designed to challenge and stimulate the imagination while allowing children to create works of art at their own pace. ARTLAND features an art laboratory fully equipped with supplies and materials for making works of art and is complemented by child-sized easels and tables. Instruction for seasonally-themed projects is provided by art students from area colleges and ARTLAND is FREE and open to all.
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January 17- Febuary 19
Sponsored by Swedish Match
with support from
Atmos Energy Company and
Greenwell-Chisholm Printing Co.
ICONIC IMAGES: PORTRAITS IN FIBER showcases the unique artistry of Penny Sisto, an internationally recognized fiber artist who creates figurative images of famous people and mythical characters in the format of monumental quilted wall hangings.
The exhibition features 60 textile works by the Southern Indiana artist and reflects her advocacy for social justice and peace. She was born in the Orkney Islands near Scotland and spent adolescent years in Kenya, living for a time with a Maasai tribe, where she enhanced her stitchery skills learned from her Scottish grandmother. She has exhibited her works internationally and is locally represented in the collections of Brescia University and this museum.
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The museum is offering this project on-line as a part of its expanded social media response to the COVID-19 crisis. Each post of this project will feature a different image from a coloring book designed by the museum.
As a part of the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Daviess County, KY, the art museum partnered with the Daviess County Bicentennial Committee to create the DAVIESS COUNTY BICENTENNIAL COLORING BOOK: 1815-2015 to teach different aspects of local history. The book was distributed to thousands of Daviess County schoolchildren.
Many of the drawings in the book are based on important works in the museum’s Permanent Collection. The images are sized to be printed out and colored.
Hey kids, make sure you let your parents color too!
The Coloring Book is avaialble through email and social media
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Sponsored by JOHN AND RILEY HESS
KALEIDOSCOPE KAVE is FREE and open during regular gallery hours:
Tuesday - Friday 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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