Paducah Wastelanders 2007 - present
THE WASTELANDERS WILL HAVE THEIR SUMMER SOLSTICE EXHIBITION AGAIN THIS YEAR AT THE BILL FORD GALLERY AT THE PADUCAH SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN. THE RECEPTION WILL BE HELD ON THE SOLSTICE ITSELF, JUNE 20, 2024, FROM 5 – 7 PM. (in fact, the summer solstice this year is 4:50pm on the 20th!)
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND THERE IS NO ADMISSION FEE. MORE DETAILS WILL BE COMING SOON.
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Our New Year's Eve exhibition and party was a great success! We had a great turnout – thank you so much to the community for supporting our work! Here are some photos from the exhibition. The artists were Ben Walker, LaNelle Mason, Jason Hargrove, Toney Little, Juanita Neal , Curtis Grace, and Mark Donham. Also exhibiting were our guest artists Laura Everett and Jason Bailey. We were proud these great artists exhibited with us!
As of now, our next exhibition will be our summer exhibition at the Paducah School of Art and Design. We don't have a date set, but it usually is in the middle of the summer. We will keep you informed.
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The Paducah Wastelanders' first exhibition, 2007.
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The Paducah Wastelanders is a group of artists from the Paducah, Kentucky area. The group's first show was in 2007 in group co-founder Sarah Roush's Red Ink Gallery. Since that time, the Wastelanders have presented over 2 dozen exhibitions in Paducah, Lexington, Cadiz, and Mayfield, Kentucky.
We have had a busy summer of 2023 with exhibitions at the Paducah School of Art and Design, the Pam Miller Art Center in Lexington, Kentucky, and the Paducah city hall. Our next exhibition is our annual New Year's Eve show and celebration. It will run from December 15 - 31, culminating in our annual New Year's Eve celebration at the Yeiser Art Center in Paducah.
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Congratulations to Wastelander Mark Donham for being awarded Best of Show at the 2023 Murray Art Guild's annual juried show, Visual Evidence, for his hand colored drypoint entitled "3 Story House."
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Congratulations
to Wastelander
LaNelle Mason.
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Congratulations to Wastelander co-founder Mark Donham for being awarded 1st Place in the Yeiser Art Center's 2023 Member's Show. Congratulations to the other award winners also!
Winner of the Yeiser Art Center Member's Show 2018
Solo Show Award
for 'birds of 3 #1'
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