Example Calendar
Tuesday, October 1st
- Time: All Day
On September 12, the Kentucky Museum launches a new fundraising campaign called “Adopt an Artifact.” With a special invitation from “Nunu,” the Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus on display in the Decorative Arts Gallery, the South Central Kentucky community is invited to make a gift and “adopt” an artifact to support future conservation and care.
To donate to the SpiritFunder, visit our GiveCampus site.
- 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: JRH Gallery
- Time: 9:00am - 9:00pm
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: Russell H. Miller Theatre, Fine Arts Center
- Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
From stories in the Grimm Brothers’ Collection and Aesop’s Fables. Favorite old fairy tales and fables – with a contemporary twist. Fun for the whole family!
Adults $16 / Students & Seniors (62+) $12
- Location: Kentucky Museum
- Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
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: Cherry Hall 125
- Time: 4:00pm
Gender Images Film Series
- Location: Cherry Hall, room 125
- Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Gender Images Film Series
Black Girl or La noire de (Sembene, 1966)
A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.
Presented by Dr. Marla Zubel
- Location: Guillaume Auditorium
- Time: 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Mr. Josh Hall is the guest speaker for this event.
- Location: WKU Natatorium
- Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Does whitewater tickle your fancy? You’re in luck! ORAC is offering a step by step, hands on clinic in the Preston Center Natatorium on how to roll you kayak. Over the course of these two clinics you will learn the fundamentals of how to safely roll a kayak. ORAC will supply whitewater kayaks, spray skirts, paddles, PFD’s and helmets.
Prior registration is required.
Sign up & attend this event to receive a special discount to College Outside
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
Follow the instructions below
1. Go to https://online.spectrumng.net/wku (it will open a new window!)
2. Click "Do not have login" (you will need to make an account!)
3. Enter your 800# (or 500# if a Preston Only Member) for the Member Number (even if you do not have a current membership!)
4. Choose a username and password for your online account with us.
5. Once you have an account set up, click the Home Icon in the top left (the picture, not the actual home letters)
6. Click on Program Registration in the middle of the page!
7. Select ‘ORAC’
8. Select the trip or skill clinic you want!
9. Add to Cart
10. Continue to Cart
11. This should take you to the Payment Summary Screen. Enter your payment info and hit Submit Payment.
12. BAMM You're registered for a trip
- Location: Jody Richards Hall Auditorium (Room 166)
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The Department of Student Financial Assistance at Western Kentucky University (WKU) is hosting a Scholarship Workshop for current undergraduate WKU students. This free event will take place on WKU’s campus on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Jody Richards Hall (formerly known as Mass Media and Technology Hall), Room 166 (Auditorium). Students who attend this workshop will be entered into a drawing for one $500 WKU Scholarship. This is a swipeable event and seating will be limited. For more information about this event, call 270-745-2755 or send an email to scholarships@wku.edu.
For more information, visit https://www.wku.edu/financialaid/news/index.php?view=article&articleid=8047.
- Location: Jody Richards Hall Auditorium
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The Department of Student Financial Assistance at Western Kentucky University (WKU) is hosting a Scholarship Workshop for current undergraduate WKU students. This free event will take place on WKU’s campus on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Jody Richards Hall, Room 166 (Auditorium). Students who attend this workshop will be entered into a drawing for one $500 WKU Scholarship. This is a swipeable event and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information about this event, call 270-745-2755 or send an email to scholarships@wku.edu.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THIS WORKSHOP
During this workshop, students will learn about different institutional and external scholarships. Representatives from Study Abroad, Study Away, and the Office of Scholar Development will also be in attendance. Workshop participants will also have the opportunity to receive assistance from a financial aid professional in both completing a WKU scholarship application and searching for outside scholarships at a JRH computer lab.
Students who attend this event will be placed in a drawing where one current WKU student will receive a one-time $500 scholarship. In order to utilize this scholarship, the student must be planning to attend WKU as a full-time undergraduate during the Spring 2020 semester. This scholarship is only applicable at Western Kentucky University.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT
“The purpose of this event is to equip incoming students with tools for accessing external funding sources for college expenses,” said Bryson Davis, the Director of the WKU Department of Student Financial Assistance. “With the cost of college increasing every year, it is important for students to not only complete a FAFSA each academic year but to also search and apply for outside funding opportunities. Additionally, by using scholarship funds, students may be able to decrease the amount that they borrow in student loans.”
Starting October 1, 2019, students can complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. The FAFSA is a free application that allows students and their families to apply for federal and state financial aid such as grants and loans. Students can complete the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
In addition to completing the FAFSA, current WKU students who are planning to return to WKU as a full-time student for the Fall 2020 semester can complete a TOPDollar application at https://wku.academicworks.com/. The TOPDollar application allows students to apply for various institutional and trust fund scholarships. The priority deadline for completing this scholarship application is February 1, 2020.
For more information about scholarships at WKU, visit www.wku.edu/financialaid/scholarships.
- Location: Jody Richards Hall Auditorium 166
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The WKU Department of Student Financial Assistance will be hosting a Scholarship Workshop for all current WKU undergraduate students. During this workshop, students will learn about different institutional and external scholarships. Representatives from Study Abroad, Study Away, and the Office of Scholar Development will also be in attendance. Students who attend this event will be placed in a drawing where one WKU student will receive a one-time $500 scholarship. Seating for this event will be limited. Questions about this event can be directed to scholarships@wku.edu.
- Location: CH 125
- Time: 7:30pm
A screening of Bosnian film An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, part of the international film festival in honor of the 2019-20 IYO Revisited. Introduction and discussion facilitated by Marko Dumancic (History).
All films will be screened in Cherry Hall 125.
- 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
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