December 7th, 2006 by: Ashley
Martinis and Mistletoe for the arts
Hand crafted art, sugar rimmed Martinis, Godiva Chocolate, solo guitar, and Santa; the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft hosted quite a unique of mix entertainment this evening. The enormous 2 story contemporary museum sheltered a full house from the bitter cold. I’m sure the free flowing vodka helped keep the bodies warm. The annual “Martinis and Mistletoe” drew in a crowd of art patrons ready to show their financial support with sales of the museum’s well stocked artisan inventory.
“The Mission of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is to promote excellence in the art and craft heritage of Kentucky through:
- Education outreach to Kentuckiana (that’s local jargon for the Louisville/Southern Indiana area) schools
- A permanent collection gallery
- Three exhibition galleries featuring Kentucky, regional, national and international artists
- A gallery shop representing hundreds of Kentucky artists
- Professional development and scholarships for artist
I wasn’t sure what to do first: try on jewelry, pick out pottery, drink a Christmas cocktail, or remind Santa how exceptionally good I’ve been this year. Actually, I didn’t have much time for any of it. I was busy sketching the event (which turned out to be hazardous as I accidentally dropped my pen on the guests below me while rendering this last sketch). Keep the “painting journalist” away from the martini bar.
3 Comments
December 8th, 2006 at 9:56 am
haaa unfortunately i hear you too well sistah. i normally wouldn’t even order a martini but when they are delivered to you on a tray… what else can you do?
we have something here in honolulu called sketch crawl that you would LOVE if you ever visit. it’s like a pub crawl but… sketching.
ps: hello, new internet addiction! i’m christa
December 8th, 2006 at 10:20 am
Sounds like my kind of event! I was in your neighborhood in Jan., but next time I visit, I will be sure to see if I can catch the sketch crawl. Thanks!
July 30th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
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