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The Kentucky Museum has been selected as one of several venues across Kentucky to host the Kentucky Arts Council’s traveling exhibit “Continent to Commonwealth: Asian/Asian American Kentucky Art,” presented in partnership with Asia Institute-Crane House and the Kentucky Chinese American Association. The exhibit will run from September 6 to September 23.

The exhibit features 33 works by 30 Kentuckians who represent the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The submitted work was adjudicated by a panel of Asian and Asian American cultural specialists for inclusion in the traveling exhibit.

“The Kentucky Museum is excited to once again partner with the Kentucky Arts Council on hosting another exhibit showcasing our mutual dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion of artists and their works from across the Commonwealth.” shared Kentucky Museum Director Brent Bjorkman, “The museum prides itself on sharing the art, history and culture of all citizens of the state and we invite the community to come and experience this special exhibit.”  

The Kentucky Museum is located on the campus of Western Kentucky University, at 1444 Kentucky Street in Bowling Green, and is open Wednesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm. Parking is available in front of the museum’s entrance.

A slideshow of work in “Continent to Commonwealth” is available online at the arts council website, artscouncil.ky.gov.

About the Kentucky Arts Council

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, fosters environments for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.-----

About the Kentucky Museum

Founded in 1939, the Kentucky Museum is a teaching institution with premier cultural collections that complement, support, and challenge the academic experiences of WKU students, faculty and staff. It also provides a gathering place for our campus and community to come to know and celebrate who they are as individuals and as Kentuckians in the 21st century. The Museum serves Kentuckians and visitors from around the world through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections research. As a history and cultural museum concerned with meanings, narratives and associations, its collections offer multiple opportunities to explore and interpret history and culture as well as discover how Kentuckians have shaped and been shaped by local, state, regional, national, and global influences over the last two-and-a-half centuries.

For more information, contact Exhibitions Curator and Development Manager, Tiffany Isselhardt, at tiffany.isselhardt@wku.edu.