Each "First Friday" of the month is a new Art Exhibit on display at Gallery For the Arts. The event runs from 4:30 to 7:00 PM with a gallery talk beginning at 5:30 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

"Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen" group exhibit Audubon Museum is honored to present to you, the "Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen", a brilliant, mixed media exhibit including 2D & 3D works of art and craft. The work represented is by Guild members throughout Kentucky. Exhibit dates: Oct. 24-Dec.4th Opening reception: Fri., Oct. 24th 6:00-7:30

This exhibition presents a unique record of the West prior to white settlement. In the 1830s, artists Karl Bodmer and George Catlin independently set out to explore the American frontier to document the land and the Native Americans who populated it. The selection of hand-colored prints is part of the corporate collection of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Call (859) 257-5716 for museum hours and ticket information.

Big Sandy Community & Technical Professor & Artisan Center Board member Tim Smith will feature the work of his students from Intro to Art & Drawing classes in this exhibit.

Mike Smith exhibition, Free Smith's photographs of rural Tennessee embrace the lush beauty of the land, even as he reveals the suburban encroachment that threatens much of rural Appalachia. In his large-format color photographs, Smith unearths telling signs of human impact on the landscape, from aged, weather-beaten farm buildings that seem an organic part of the landscape to the jarring reality of bright, new multi-pump gas stations. Call (859) 257-5716 for info on museum hours, closed Monday.

See "The Hurting Part", a rural southern family who has been forced to move north to find work. Thurs., Fri., Sat. at 7:30 pm, Sun. 3pm. Info 606 754-4228 or www.act.org

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by ACT in Elkhorn City. A hilarious Christmas tale of a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant. Sun., Mon., Tues. only at 7:30 pm

This talk by Adelheid Gealt will explore the creative interactions within artistic families, such as the Tiepolo, Tintoretto, and Bassano families. Admission is free / Speed Auditorium.

To end the year at the ARtisan Center, White Oak, KY artist Pam Oldfield Meade will showcase her paintings for the month of December. Will feature paintings in oil, acrylic, pen and other materials.

17th annual arts festival just in time for the holidays. Over 70 artists

Crafts, food, children's parade with Santa in carriage, singers, Santa visits with children. Fun for the entire family. 502-833-2296