Kentucky Horse Park and International Museum of the Horse
Lexington, KY
606-233-4303
American Academy of Equine Art Exhibit at Kentucky Horse Park
With the close of the highly successful Imperial
China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History blockbuster exhibition,
the Kentucky Horse Park is continuing its artistic impression of the horse
with the American Academy of Equine Art (AAEA) through a series of art workshops
as well as its fifteenth annual Showcase of Equine Art.
"It has become a major element of interpretation of the relationship between horse and man," said Bill Cooke, director of the International Museum of the Horse. (left: Gayla Wiedenheft, Afternoon Commute at Grant-Kohrs Ranch, 20 x 24 inches, oil)
AAEA
will host three separate workshops at the Kentucky Horse Park, being held
Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 11-15, 18-22
and 25-29. Nationally-know equine artist Gwen Reardon will be teaching sculpture
on the first workshop to be held September 11-15. Reardon produced many
of the life-size bronzes at the Kentucky Horse Park and Thoroughbred Park
in Lexington. Equine painter Barbara Oelke from Monkton, Maryland, will
be conducting the second workshop on traditional equine painting, to be
held September 18-22. While representational in style, Oelke is known for
her unique atmospheric quality. Finally, equine painter and AAEA president
Werner Rentsch will also be assisting artists in the way of traditional
equine painting as well in the third workshop to be held September 25-29.
Rentsch's primary art studio is in New York City. (left: Michelle
Cleveland, Take Flight, 13"H x 12" W x 12" D, Bronze)
Workshops
provide an opportunity for students to study the horse and equine-related
subjects first-hand from live models. Students will have access to the facilities
at the Kentucky Horse Park, including more than 43 different breeds of horses.
Workshops are geared toward all levels. individuals need not have prior
artistic experience. Availability is limited to 15 students per session
for individual instruction. (left: Beryl Bayer, Four in the Water,
18 x 24 inches, Acrylic)
The AAEA, which recently moved its headquarters to Lexington,
Kentucky, will also be holding its Annual Showcase of Equine Art beginning
Friday, September 22, 2000, and running through Saturday, 
November
5, 2000, in the William G. Kenton Gallery located at the International Museum
of the Horse. Sixty-three artists will be 
represented with more than 75 works being shown. Approximately
30 of the artists are first-time exhibitors with the academy. From traditional
to abstract, a plethora of art will be available for viewing pleasure and
purchase, such as oil and watercolor painting, bronze sculpture, pastel,
pencil, terracotta and wood. Artists from Europe, the United States and
Canada will be represented. (left: Lynn Daly, Communion, 9
x 12 inches, Acrylic on board; right: John Berry Longchamp, Study of
Jockey, 18 x 24 inches, oil)
The
opening reception for the participating artists will be held on Saturday,
September 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the gallery. The public is encouraged
to come and meet many of the artists who will be in attendance. (left:
Barbara Frake, A Couple of Characters, 10 1/2 x 11 inches)
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