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![Artist Jacob Lawrence’s work, Brotherhood of Peace, is displayed amongst the many other pieces inside the "Centering Black Artists" exhibition at the Kennedy Museum of Art.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/centering-black-artsist-900x422.jpg)
Kennedy Museum of Art worked with community members to organize ‘Centering Black Artists’
By: Payton Szymczak
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A group of Athens community members organized the “Centering Black Artists” exhibition at the Kennedy Museum of Art (100 Ridges Circle), and it resulted in being… Read More
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Kennedy Museum of Art Virtually Showcases Emerging High School Artists
By: Emily Votaw
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The 2020 Emerging Artists annual high school photography showcase at the Kennedy Museum of Art was already going to be a bit different from past exhibitions: for the first time… Read More
![Family Art Encouncers flier](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/march-22-ae_v2-900x422.jpg)
Family Art Encounters, March 22
Family Art Encounters Sunday, March 22 2 – 4 pm Join us this March for weaving in the museum! Based on the Kennedy’s rich collection of Navajo weavings, our activity… Read More
![Family Art Encounters photo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/peilian-workshop--900x422.jpg)
Family Art Encounters, February 23
Family Art Encounters Sunday, February 23 2 – 4 pm Finger-paint as Mosaic Instructor: Peilian Wu Artist Peilian Wu is back to facilitate our February open studio program! Inspired by… Read More
![Pattern and Disruption flier](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-card-2-900x422.jpg)
Curator Walk and Talk & Opening Reception, Saturday, February 1
You are cordially invited to attend opening events Saturday, February 1 Pattern and Disruption: Diné Lifeways and Embedded Mathematics Curator Walk and Talk, with Guest Curators Henry Fowler, Sally Fowler… Read More
![Art used as an example for Art Encounter Jan 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Art-Encounter-Jan-2020-900x422.jpg)
Family Art Encounters, Sunday, January 26
Have you ever thought about how much doors can vary all over the world? Artist Burhan Doğançay used doors as a theme and a metaphor in both his photography and… Read More
![Collector Talk flier](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/thumbnail_Collectors-Talk-Monitor-Slide-dec-5-900x422.jpg)
Collectors Walk & Talk: Christine Miles & Aaron Smith, Thursday, December 5, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Collector Walk & Talk with Christine Miles and Aaron Smith Today Thursday, December 5 5:30 – 6:30 PM Join us in the exhibition Reflective Objects: Collectors and Their Collections… Read More
![Lantern candle holders](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/examples-900x422.jpg)
Family Art Encounters, Sunday, December 8
Family Art Encounters Sunday, December 8 (NOTE date change) 2 – 4 pm Lanterns, Candleholders & Window Decorations! As we prepare for winter and various December holidays, join us to… Read More
![Child dressed up as Amelia Earhart getting picture taken](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/xavier-riddle-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
Children Explore History and Museum at Screening Event
New PBS Kids program Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum debuts November 11 ATHENS, OH – Children from around the area got a chance to experience a new PBS Kids… Read More
![Collectors Talk flier](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Collectors-Talk-Monitor-Slide_tempREVISED2-720x422.jpg)
Collector Talks, with Terrance Reimer & Meta Van Nostran
Collector Talks Thursday, November 7 5:30 – 6:30 pm Terrance Reimer: “Collecting Photobooks: Affordable Collectibles that are Soaring in Value” Meta Van Nostran: “How One Collection Leads to Another” Join… Read More
![Vintage Camera Display](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Oct-24-900x422.jpg)
Collector Walk & Talk with Christine Miles and Aaron Smith
Join collectors Christine Miles and Aaron Smith in the exhibition Reflective Objects: Collectors and Their Collections for a Collector Walk & Talk Thursday, October 24, 5:30 – 6:30 PM Light… Read More
![Recent Acquisitions flier](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/HAMMOND-WandT-900x422.jpg)
Curator Walk & Talk with Katherine Hammond at Kennedy Museum of Art
Curator Walk & Talk with Katherine Hammond Recent Acquisitions: Storytelling Through Practices of Collecting Thursday, September 26 5:30 – 6:30 pm
![Family Art Encounters flier](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/thumbnail_OCT-6-AE-900x422.jpg)
Sunday Family Art Encounters with Guest Curator Katherine Hammond
FAMILY ART ENCOUNTERS with Guest Curator Katherine Hammond OPEN STUDIO 2 – 4 PM October 6 Join us for the October Art Encounters family open studio! Guest curator Katherine Hammond… Read More
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Artist Carrie Mae Weems Headed to OU Jan. 22-25
By: Emily Votaw
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Carrie Mae Weems is one of the most respected and accomplished contemporary artists of our time. Her work, which spans over the course of three decades, incorporates a multitude of… Read More
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’50 Year Journey: Ron Kroutel Paintings’ Opens at The Ridges Jan. 20
A retrospective exhibition featuring 36 works spanning the career of Ron Kroutel, Emeritus Professor of Art at Ohio University’s School of Art + Design, will open January 20 and run… Read More
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Kennedy Art Museum of Art Opens ‘Land & Sea: Visions of New England’
The Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall, 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, celebrates its twentieth anniversary year with a new exhibition of American landscape paintings titled “Land & Sea: Visions of… Read More
!["The Exotic Birds," Toots Zynsky, American Dream Series, 1985 (photo provided)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1986.89-900x422.jpg)
Kennedy Museum Announces Spring ’15 Exhibits
The Kennedy Museum of Art is premiering several new exhibits this spring with a culminating opening reception celebration scheduled for Friday, Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. Many of the participating… Read More
![Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr letterpress posters at Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/amoskennedy_02-900x422.jpg)
Letterpress Posters, Native American Jewelry Available At Kennedy Museum
The Kennedy Museum of Art will host a cash and carry event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4. The event offers the opportunity for museum attendees to own an… Read More