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Paducah Hosts UNESCO World Meeting, Exhibits

Paducah Hosts UNESCO World Meeting, Exhibits
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Sep. 09, 2017 | PADUCAH, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Sep. 09, 2017 | 09:52 AM | PADUCAH, KY
The first international meeting of UNESCO Creative Cities in the United States starts Sunday in Paducah. To celebrate, a new exhibition at Paducah School of Art and Design will show work from other UNESCO Creative Cities of Craft and Folk Art. 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's annual meeting will take place through Wednesday in Paducah, and the "Pride of Place" exhibition can be seen September 26-27 at the school at 905 Harrison Street.

Participating cities include Icheon, South Korea; Nassau, Bahamas; Suzhou, China; Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico; Hangzhou, China; Jingdezhen, China; Fabriano, Italy; and Paducah and Santa Fe from the United States.

"Pride of Place" will open with a reception event for the public from 4 - 5 pm on Tuesday, September 26 in the first floor alcove gallery. It will include works of art and crafts representing practices for which each of the participating cities are recognized and renowned. 

Paducah will showcase contemporary hand-dyed quilts by noted fiber artist Helene Davis. "Pride of Place" will also be on display in the alcove gallery from 9 am - 2 pm on Wednesday, September 27.

During the UNESCO visit, Australia Wide 5 will also be on exhibit at the art school. The juried, touring exhibition showcases the artwork of members of Ozquilt Network Inc., Australia's organization for art quilters. This collection of 39 works reflects contemporary art quilt practice from across Australia and will remain on view through September 29 in association with the American Quilter's Society's new Fall QuiltWeek in Paducah. This exhibition will be on display in the Bill Ford Gallery, also located at PSAD's 2D and Graphic Design Building.

PSAD, a division of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, offers an Associate in Fine Arts degree in Visual Art and an Associate in Applied Science degree and certificate programs in Visual Communication: Multimedia, as well as studio art classes for students of all levels and disciplines. Classes are offered on WKCTC's campus, and at 905 Harrison Street and 919 Madison Street.

For more information, call (270) 534-3901.
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