Eye on Arts

WKCTC art faculty member, Randy Simmons showcases local artists.
http://human.westkentucky.kctcs.edu/art/

BiLan Liao - March, 2009
Randy takes a trip to the Paducah School of Art and talks with art instructor, BiLan Liao. BiLan shares her paintings, her teaching technique, and stories of growing up in China.
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WKCTC Arts in FOCUS Season - December, 2008
Director of the Clemens Fine Arts Center, Gail Robinson-Butler tells Randy about the upcoming events at the WKCTC theatre. Don't miss the first show of 2009 with the Grammy Award nominee The Greencards on January 17th. The Greencards, an acoustic music phenomenon, has played around the world, headlined major festivals, won awards, and toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. Paducah's own Bawn in the Mash will open the show.
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Painting with Watercolors - Novmber, 2008
Randy visits with Paducah Lowertown artist, Keyth Kahrs regarding techniques used when painting with watercolors.
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Michael Crouse, Lithography - September, 2008
Randy visits with Paducah Lowertown artist, Michael Crouse from BrokenStone Press and Gallery. Michael takes you through steps of his lithography process. He designs works of art on slabs of limestone and creates duplicates of his work with his specially made press.
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Wastelanders - May, 2008
Randy goes to the Yeiser Arts Center in Paducah, KY and interviews the group of artists known as the Wastelanders. Mark Donham, E.J. Abell, Juanita Gilliam, and Paula Danby are the members of Wastelanders that tell you about their work in this edition of Eye on Arts.
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Duct Tape Fashion Show and Student Art Awards - April, 2008
Back by popular demand, the annual WKCTC Duct Tape Fashion Show. Join Randy as he talks with the duct tape fashion show participants and announces the winners of the visual arts showcase. All art is created by the WKCTC art students.
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Photoshop 101, Part 2 - March, 2008
Randy continues his instruction on how to use Photoshop to enhance your favorite photos.
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Museum of the American Quilter's Society - March, 2008
Randy talks with Collections Curator and Registrar, Judy Schwender about the remarkable quilts in the musuem. Visit www.quiltmuseum.org for more information about the museum.
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Arts in FOCUS Series - January, 2008
Randy talks with WKCTC's Clemens Fine Arts Director, Gail Robinson-Butler and Associate Music Professor, Norman Wurgler about the Arts in FOCUS Series. Concerts, musicals, visual art shows, keynote speakers. Something for everyone at a great price.
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Paducah School for the Arts - December, 2007
Randy talks with Harvey Sadow, director of the Paducah School for the Arts. The former Kitchen's, Inc. building was dedicated to WKCTC in October of 2007 and is being transformed into an art school that is second to none. Randy and Harvey give you the first look into the building before the transformation begins.
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Flood Wall Mural - July, 2007
Randy talks with four Paducah Lowertown artists about lending their talents to the 900 ft. flood wall mural project for Ingram Barge Company. Char Downs, Keyth Kahrs, Lady Van Tiger, and Teresa Perry spend hours every day creating a river mural legacy for the barge company and the community. The large scale project is scheduled to be finished in October and is one of the longest continuous murals in North America.
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Museum of the American Quilter's Society - March, 2007
Randy visits the Museum of the American Quilter's Society.
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Photoshop 101 - February, 2007
Learn about photo restoration and much more as Randy teaches the basics of Adobe Photoshop.
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