WKU Events
Friday, October 18th
- Time: 6:30pm
Our World Burning Photo Exhibition
September 24 - November 22
The Thomas Fire burns in the Los Padres National Forest, near Ojai, Calif., on Dec. 8, 2017. A group of closely knit photojournalists find safety in numbers as they work together to document some of California’s largest and most dangerous fires. Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times
EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION AND REMARKS
School of Media Gallery Hours
M-W 9am – 9pm
Th–F 9am – 5pm
Sunday 3pm – 9pm
Free parking after 4:30 M-F in the Chestnut St. Lot South / Closed Oct. 10, 11 and 13 for fall break
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photographer Justin Sullivan is seen here seeking a low angle while covering the Camp Fire of 2018. “Being with a group that is well trained and understands how to navigate these dangerous fires is so important to me,” Sullivan says. “Being in a car with someone when you’re driving down roads that have fire on both sides with trees and power lines falling all around is so much better than trying to navigate it on your own.” Photo by Noah Berger.
Freelance photographer Noah Berger has spent 24 years covering the San Francisco Bay Area for editorial, corporate and government clients. He works for national and international news outlets including the Associated Press, Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle and LA Times. On the corporate side, Noah covers transportation and infrastructure for government agencies and works often with health care organizations. A native of New York, Noah lives in Alameda – an island across the bay from San Francisco – with his wife and 9-year-old son.
Renée C. Byer is a catalyst for change. She is an award-winning documentary photojournalist and Emmy nominated multimedia field producer best known for her in-depth work focusing on the disadvantaged and those who otherwise would not be heard. Her ability to produce photographs with profound emotional resonance and sensitivity earned her the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2007 and dozens of national and international honors, including the World Understanding Award from Pictures of the Year International, and Pulitzer Finalist in 2013.
Known for her ability to translate stark statistics into images that connect us to our humanity, she has traveled throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, covering some of the most important issues of our time. Byer’s stories have deepened our understanding of the environment, climate change, extreme poverty, genetically modified food, healthcare, women at war, domestic violence, and the drought and economic crisis in California.
- Location: Kentucky Museum
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Held in conjunction with the National Basketry Organization 2019 Biennial Conference this exhibit is unique in it's focus on basketry and in it's inclusion of the full range of work being executed by well-known and emerging artists.
- Location: Richardson Quilt Gallery
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Kentuckians have practiced the art of weaving for more than 200 years.
Techniques represented in Even Coverlets Get the Blues range from overshot, double weave, and tied-biederwand to hooked rug making.
- Location: Kentucky Museum - Grand Gallery
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
This exhibit tells the stories of freshmen year from participants in a student success intiative, WKU Freshmen Guided Pathway (FGP). This cohort of first-time, full-time students who graduated from one of five high schools in Warren County represent the typical WKU freshman in terms of academic achievement prior to admission and their demographic makeup.
- Location: Kentucky Museum Courtyard
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Anel Lepić and Muhamed “Hamo” Bešlagic, two HAD Collective artists from Bosnia, carved murals in the Kentucky Museum courtyard.
- Location: Kentucky Museum Front Lawn
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
WKU’s Cultural Enhancement Series and the Kentucky Museum host award winning artist Patrick Dougherty in October 2018 on WKU’s campus in Bowling Green, Ky. Dougherty created Highbrow, a sculpture made from intertwined tree saplings, on the Museum's front lawn.
- Location: Richardson Quilt Gallery
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Jacqui Lubbers is a part-time weaving and art appreciation instructor in the WKU Art Department.
- Location: Kentucky Museum - Kentucky Room
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Location: Community Gallery
- Time: All Day
In 2019, the Kentucky Building celebrates 80 years of showcasing South Central Kentucky’s unique culture and heritage. In honor of this milestone, the Kentucky Museum presents Out of the Box, an exhibition focused on fostering multidisciplinary discussions about our collective heritage while shining new light on the relevance of our museum in the 21st century.
Using local historical artifacts, photos, and records, we invite you to discover how every object tells multiple stories. Themes and stories are curated in partnership with faculty from 9 WKU departments
- Location: JRH Gallery
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
OUR WORLD BURNING
As deadly wildfires globally increase in number and severity, residents of fire-prone areas are finding themselves on the frontline of these historic and potential climate-changing events. This exhibition of over 50 images and a documentary film from recent California fire seasons, come together in this body of work from nine critically-acclaimed photojournalists and explores the ramifications these fires can have and reveal the pain, suffering and all-encompassing loss the victims endure.
Free and open to the public.
- Location: Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
- Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Hall of Distinguished Alumni Luncheon and Induction Ceremony
Presented by Franklin Bank & Trust Company
The 2019 inductees are Scott Applewhite, Shirley Gray, and Dixie Snider.
For ticket information, visit alumni.wku.edu/hoda19.
- Location: DSU 1st Floor
- Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Advance tickets for the Step Show are available for $12. Cash and card are accepted. Tickets are $15 at the door. The NPHC Step Show will take place on Friday, October 18th in Van Meter.
- Location: CH 125
- Time: 1:50pm - 2:50pm
This PW panel is comprised of experienced PW graduates. There will be a casual reception following.
- Location: OCH Auditorium
- Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Luncheon honoring Hall of Distinguished Alumni inductees
- Location: Lab Theatre, Gordon Wilson Hall
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
by Jarred M. Corona
When siblings Ezra and Wisteria set out to restore Wolf Prince Caon to the Forest Throne, they run into bunnies and bears and kings, oh my! Come laugh and cry with us as we howl at the moon in this original fairy tale musical. Awoo! Suitable for all ages. Sponsored by Service One Credit Union.
Ages 12 & under $3
Adults $6
- Location: WKU Campus
- Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Homecoming Parade
“Decades of Spirit”
Presented by Midtown
NEW ROUTE FOR 2019: The Parade begins at the intersection of College Heights Blvd and State Street, across from Hardin Planetarium. The parade route travels down State Street to Fountain Square Park, up College Street and ends at Cherry Hall. For information on entering the parade, visit alumni.wku.edu/hcparade19.
- Location: Kentucky Museum
- Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Kentucky Museum is open to the public extended hours during the BG Gallery Hop.
- Location: Cherry Hall
- Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Big Red’s Roar 2019
Following the Parade, be entertained by the Hilltoppers’ biggest cheerleaders – The WKU Student Body! The annual Homecoming Pep Rally will get everyone geared up for Saturday’s Homecoming victory!
- Location: Van Meter Auditorium
- Time: 7:30pm
Campus and community members are welcome to attend the annual NPHC Step Show which will feature WKU's historically black fraternities and sororities. The annual step show celebrates the history and traditions of each organization all in a competition where a portion of the money raised provides WKU scholarships. All are welcome to attend. Tickets are available for pre-sale at $12 in Downing Student Union on select dates and $15 on the day of the show. For more information follow @wku_nphc on Instagram.
- Location: VMH - VMH 0108
- Time: 7:30pm - 11:00pm
- Time: All Day
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