2024 Lexington Art Show
The 2024 Lexington Art Show was held on Oct. 3-5. The show had over 130 pieces of art displayed, including youth art.
Thank you to the Lexington Arts Council Patrons who made the show possible and thank you to all of the artists who displayed their artwork at the show!
The winners from the show are shown below.
MUSIC & ART EVENT
On June 9, 2024 the Arts Council held the Music and Art Event in downtown Lexington with the Top Shelf jazz trio playing on the courthouse porch. There were also crafts and prizes for the kids, and an art walk in the store windows along Main Street. The event was held in conjunction with the Second Sunday activities. Everyone had a great time!
The event was supported in part by a Ghost Light Program award from the Missouri Arts Council, in partnership with the Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies. The music was also sponsored in part by The Lexington Chamber of Commerce.
2023 Lexington Art Show
The 2023 Lexington Art Show was held on Oct. 5-7. A record number of entries were displayed at this year’s show.
Thank you to the Lexington Arts Council Patrons who made the show possible and thank you to all of the artists who displayed their artwork at the show!
The winners from the show are shown below.
Cake War / Cake Expo - August 25 & 26, 2023
Decorated cakes brought to Cake Expo
Youth and Pro Cake Wars
Pro Cake Decorating Teams, host Mike Elder, and some of the Arts Council and LEX Auditorium members
ART IN THE GARDENS - June 24, 2023
CAKE DECORATING DEMONSTRATION by Mike Elder - June 11, 2023
The Lexington Arts Council hosted the Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies at its “MACAA on the Spot” on May 5, 2023. Participants from across the state visited Lexington and took part in a round table discussion, art exhibit, piano music and a trolley tour around town.
MACAA on the Spot visit to Lexington on May 5, 2023.
The Lexington Bicentennial Art Show was held on Sep. 29-Oct. 1, 2022. A record number 125 entries were displayed at this year’s show.
Thank you to all of the artists who displayed their artwork at the show! And a big thank you to the Arts Council Patrons who make the show possible!
The winners from the show are shown below.
Picture from the Old Time Crafts event for the Youth that was part of the June, 2022 Lexington Bicentennial Week.
pictures from events in 2021 & 2nd half of 2020:
Views from 2021 Art Show
Thanks to all of the artists who participated in the 2021 Art Show. The show featured over 90 pieces of art.
Speaker Program, Sept. 12, 2021. Co-sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council, a Missouri Bicentennial program titled “Bennie Moten, Bandleader and Black Entrepreneur” was presented by Marc Rice, Professor of Musicology at Truman State University.
The August, 2021 Decorated Top Hats contest with 55 hats displayed on downtown light poles. Sponsored by the Arts Council and Community Fair Board. Winners are shown below.
Bryan Jack speaker program
On August 29, 2021 co-sponsored with Missouri Humanities Council a Missouri Bicentennial speaker program by Bryan Jack titled “The Gateway to the South: Understanding Missouri as a Southern State”.
Children’s crafts kits
Aug 22, 2021 handed out take home craft kits to children attending the Community Fair events.
Art in the Gardens Event June 24, 2021
Thanks to the participating homeowners and artists !!
Funding provided by MACAA and the Missouri Arts Council.
Board member Tina McFadden and her daycare students designed and decorated this 2021 St. Patrick’s Day float.
Take-home Christmas craft kit handed out to children at Festival of Lights parade 2020
“Struggle for Statehood” - Missouri bicentennial exhibit.
Hosted the Missouri Bicentennial “Struggle for Statehood” exhibit provided by the Missouri Humanities Council.
Displayed at the Wentworth Museum downtown Lexington, MO during November through first week of December 2020. Poster displays of the panels were put on the windows for viewing from the sidewalk also.
Thanks to the Missouri Humanities Council, the Wentworth Museum, and the Lexington Historical Association.
Scarecrow displayed downtown in October
Designed and made by Tina McFadden and the 4 Seasons Daycare
ART WALK DOWNTOWN
Since the indoor art show wasn’t possible this year, an outdoor art walk was done with artists paintings and photographs displayed in downtown building windowS FOR 2 WEEKS IN OCTOBER for people to view outdoors socially distanced.
Handing out take-home pumpkins & decorating kits to children in early October.
Funding provided by MACAA and the Missouri Arts Council.
Decorated Stars contest in August.
People of all ages decorated stars for display on downtown light poles.
Had a summertime scavenger hunt for people to find local landmarks & architecture.
Was an outdoor activity that people could do to get out of the house but stay socially distanced. Had a drawing for prizes from those that found all items.
pictures from events in 1st half 2020, & the years 2019, 2018 & 2017
The Valentine’s Day dinner theatre “Sweet Magnolia Blossom…or Something Smells in the South” was a Sold-out performance. Here’s the cast (back row from the left) Bill LaHue, Ann Coen, Kaye Worthington, Don Coen, Brad Worthington, Chip Langman, Powers Alder, and in front, the playwright, Liz Fenner.
The cast and crew of the February 14 & 15, 2020 production of “Sweet Magnolia Blossom…or Something Smells in the South.”
Funding for the event provided by MACAA and the Missouri Arts Council.
See below for scrolling pictures from the melodrama performance and rehearsals.
A Photography Program was held at the Margaret Gray Center on Feb 20, 2020 and was open to the public.
Warren Calvert talks about different types of cameras as part of the Photography Program.
A view from the October 2019 Art and Photography Show. It was the largest yet and included beautiful pieces of art.
One of the many Decorated Hearts that children and adults did as part of the Community Fair 2019. The theme was “Love Where You Live”
One of the beautiful gardens in the Art in the Gardens, June 15, 2019. Tour of 5 gardens at historic homes with artists in each garden.
Funding provided by MACAA and the Missouri Arts Council.
One of the artist displays at the Art in the Gardens event June 15, 2019.
2018 annual art show set up at the LEX Auditorium. The show included over 140 pieces of art in adult and youth categories. - Oct ‘18
Visitors participate at our crafts tables at Living History of Civil War event in Lexington. -Oct ‘18
Scarecrow mask made at our children’s crafts tables at the Family Sock Hop - Sept ‘18
Supported refurbishing and rededication of the Lexington History mural. -Aug’18
One of the entries in the Decorated Kite Contest we sponsored as part of the annual Community Fair. - Aug ‘18
Sponsored a Poetry Workshop presented by Aliki Barnstone, Missouri Poet Laureate. - Apr ‘18
BAM (Bike Across Missouri) 2017. We held a bike decorating contest, showcasing them on Main Street. Winners of the decorating contest received a prize bike.
Funding provided by MACAA and the Missouri Arts Council.
Annual Art Show, 2017. With over 90 contestants, the beautiful art was on display at The Lex Auditorium. We also included a youth art show. Hosted by the arts council, we brought in a judge and awarded first through third place prizes.
Float in the annual Lexington Festival of Lights parade on December 7, 2018
Sheila Lee helping children make reindeer crafts at the family Christmas event at the LEX Auditorium Dec, 2019.