Framed artwork “by Kentuckians for Kentuckians” will be chosen for an exhibit in the Kentucky Capitol later this year.
“Once we defeat COVID-19 and more Kentuckians can visit the Capitol, we want to make sure they see their stories and communities represented and that they’re reminded of all the reasons Kentucky is so special,” Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday in a news release.
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The governor and first lady Britainy Beshear announced plans for the exhibit, which they said will “highlight Kentuckians’ voices as represented through art.”
The deadline to submit photos of original artwork using a webform is May 15. Works will be selected for the exhibit by June 1 and displayed for six-month rotations — the first of which will run from July 1 through Dec. 31.
Submission requirements include:
- Theme: Team Kentucky
- Artworks should be a minimum size of 30 by 24 inches and a maximum size of 36 by 36 inches. The maximum depth is 4 inches and the maximum weight is 25 pounds.
- Artworks should be framed.
- Artworks can be landscape, portrait or abstract.
- Please include the following information when you submit: your name; age (if 18 or younger); school, company, personal website, social media channels or other information you would like to be displayed with your artwork; phone number; email; name of artwork; size of artwork (including frame); artist’s statement; city and county.
- Artists also can note if the artwork is for sale or not. Artworks will not be sold as part of the Team Kentucky Gallery, but interested buyers will be able to contact the artist for information about a sale once the artwork is returned.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
