Sculpture Installation Completion

The whimsical and joyous sculptures by Connecticut artist David Hayes are almost all installed. A few hanging pieces are still getting "touch up " paint by our back door. The artists sons, David from New York and John from Florida, travelled here to bring the works and install them. It's a labor of love ! The result will be enjoyed in the sculpture garden for one year. Look forward to a Sculpture Garden Family Day on October 7th!

The Famous Forger Fooled Us!

In 2007, a man named Mark Landis called the museum and wanted to donate a work of art in honor of his father, who was from Lexington. He sent us the watercolor, supposedly by Paul Signac, along with a copy of the page for the Christies' catalogue when the piece was purchased.  With this verification we accepted this gift. We later accepted a painting from him as well, at a meeting in Laurel Mississippi.

Meeting with Mark Landis, 2007

Fake catalogue page

When we saw "our" Signac pictured in another museum's newsletter as a gift from him, we knew he had swindled someone.  But what was real? Our registrar Barbara Lovejoy, who has an eye for meticulous detail, has always maintained that the one he sent us was exactly like the one in the catalogue! As more stories came out and the frauds were exposed, she kept wondering. Now she has obtained an copy of the original catalogue and can see that he faked the catalogue page as well, putting a photo of his fake copy over the real Signac.  Now we are wondering where the real one is! It's always something......

A Field of Sculptures

Twenty abstract sculptures by the artist David Hayes will be on view for the next year in our sculpture garden. Davis Hayes, son of the sculptor, is  installing and painting some of the wonderful sculptures, which are both multi-colored and black and white.

Leadership Lexington Graduate

Lyndi Van Duersen is our staff person in charge of membership, marketing,and our Friends volunteer group.  She is very creative, talented and has a great personality! So she was "a natural" to represent the Art  Museum in Leadership Lexington. This nine-month program led by the Chamber of Commerce gives a good overview of all the different areas of the community - Education, Law and Justice, Equine Industry, health care, and of course, the arts! Lyndi said she really enjoyed meeting the other class members, and learned a lot about herself and her potential as a leader.

Garden Celebration!

On a beautiful evening last Saturday, guests came to see garden designer Jon Carloftis' new additions to our sculpture garden, and to hear him explain his vision and interpretation of the works. It was a lovely event!

Art Blooms Outside

The plantings by Jon Carloftis to augment and interpret our sculptures are in place, being watered, awaiting your visit! We will have a special benefit event Saturday evening to celebrate.

Museum Receives $50,000 Grant

The Art Museum will have new painting racks in storage, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Institute Of Museum and Library Services.  We were in danger of running out of storage space, as President and Dr. Capilouto learned on their visit last Fall.  This will allow the museum's collection to continue to grow.  The grant will also provide updated storage for works on paper.  The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of Federal funding for the national libraries and museums. These grants are extremely competitive. In this series, only 1 in 5 was awarded.

Here the Capiloutos and our Advisory Board Chair, Mike Moran view works of art by Appalachian artist David Lucas.