Owensboro Museum of Fine Art announces: "Bluegrass Roots," a visual arts project designed to complement the celebration of the 100th birthday of "father of bluegrass music" Bill Monroe will be unveiled at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art during Labor Day weekend.
In addition to an introduction of the artists, the event will feature performances by the Bluegrass band Don Stanley and Middle Creek.
Four concurrent exhibitions will open with a preview gala and artist's reception Saturday, Sept. 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
One person exhibitions by Owensboro painters Rhonda McEnroe and Rex Robinson and Bardstown artist, Jim Cantrell, will depict the history of bluegrass music and the life of Bill Monroe through more than 60 works of art in a variety of media.
A group exhibition by Owensboro photographers Bob Morris and John London and Fred Reaves of Henderson will be combined with photographs, posters and other memorabilia from a local private collection.
A special group of musical instruments handcrafted by Grayson County luthier Bryan England will be a special feature of the exhibition.
McEnroe's exhibition includes a special series of miniature paintings rendered in acrylic on clay which chronicle the life of Bill Monroe. Watercolors depicting his birthplace at Rosine, Kentucky are also included.
Robinson's exhibition of acrylic and mixed media paintings portray performances by Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, Ricky Skaggs and Kings Highway, regional music festivals and jam sessions.
Cantrell's exhibition features 22 portraits in oil and watercolor of some of the greatest names in bluegrass music with an emphasis on those who are natives of Kentucky. A special section of the exhibition includes watercolor renderings of jam sessions painted earlier this summer at The Barn in Rosine as well as a portrait of Durl Johnson, a well-known Ohio county folk dancer and docent at the Bill Monroe Homestead at Jerusalem Ridge.
The exhibitions will continue through Oct. 31 at the museum at 9th and Frederica Streets.
More information on the exhibition may be seen on the museum's website.
1 comment:
A treat for the art lovers, Must attend.
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