Art + Public

David Stephenson/Herald-Leader
Vegetariat was part of Horsemania, a public art project in Lexington. It's just one type of public art, though -- we can build something permanent, temporary, big, small -- anything.

Public art: it's definition is broad, but it's something like the stuff out there in open view that makes you think, let's you know where you are and let's you know what this place is all about. It's for looking, playing, touching, listening, wondering and creating.

There's a lot of interest in bulking up the public art we've got around Lexington, and this year's Lafayette Seminar is opening up the discussion, and offering more time for discussion. This week's lecture features Bill Fontana, a sound sculptor from San Francisco.

The evening discussions are free and open to the public. The day-after response and discussions are open, but limited to 40 people. You must pre-register the Tuesday before for the Thursday discussions; lunch is provided by the Gaines Center.

Click beneath the cut for a list of events.

Bill Fontana, sound sculptor, San Francisco
Feb. 27: 5:30-7 p.m.
Lexington Public Library Auditorium, 140 E. Main St.

Response and discussion by Karen Lewis,  University of Kentucky Department of Architecture
Feb. 28: noon
Bingham Davis House, UK Gaines Center for the Humanities, 218 E. Maxwell St.

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Tim Rollins, conceptual artist and founder of Kids of Survival Arts Collective in New York
March 5: 5:30-7 p.m.
Lexington Public Library Auditorium, 140 E. Main St.

(Check out the Emmy-winning Kids of Survival documentary made about the collective.)

Response and discussion by Kurt Gohde, Transylvania University Department of Art
March 6: noon.
Bingham Davis House, UK Gaines Center for the Humanities, 218 E. Maxwell St.

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Barbara Jo Revelle, muralist, photographer, installation and public artist at University of Florida
March 19: 5:30-7 p.m.
Lexington Public Library Auditorium, 140 E. Main St.

Response and discussion by Juilee Decker, Georgetown College Department of Art
March 20: noon.
Bingham Davis House, UK Gaines Center for the Humanities, 218 E. Maxwell St.