Nonprofit Galleries

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. The following exhibits will be displayed during the 2008 - 2009 Gallery Hop Season:

September:  Ink Stains and Paper Cuts: by Cricket Press
November:  Kentucky Ecuador Partners Present: Soly and Nicolas Herrera
February:  The Sights and Sounds of Chinese Opera
April:  A House Divided: The Lincoln's Confederate Relatives
June:  Treasures of the Benin

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.

Gloria Singletary Gallery at the Living Arts & Science Center

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 Gloria Singletary Gallery at 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. 

LAL @ DAC

Downtown Arts Center (DAC), 2nd Floor
141 East Main Street
859.225.0370
www.lexingtonartleague.org

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 Lexington Art League curates exhibits for the space focusing on contemporary art in a variety of media.  LAL @ DAC exhibits the work of some of the finest visual artists in Kentucky.

LAL @ the Mayor's Office

Government Center, 12th Floor
200 East Main Street
859.254.7024
www.lexingtonartleague.org

Hours:
Mon - Fri  10am - 5pm and during Gallery Hop

The Lexington Art League curates exhibits every eight weeks in the Mayor's Office on the twelfth floor of the Government Center in downtown Lexington.  Exhibits detail local artists and are a testament to the support of the local government provides to the arts in Lexington.  Exhibits are free and open to the public.

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.