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Tues - Sat: 11am - 3 pm
Other times by appointment only.
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Fabric as Art?
Maybe you feel the familiarity of a morning crossword with coffee. Or perhaps you can sense the warmth of the morning sun as the first word filled in - Ritual -seems to describe what we see. Our April featured artist, Suzanne Alexander, doesn't...
The Sky’s the Limit!
We're about to have a rare opportunity in this area on Monday to experience a total solar eclipse! To celebrate, PAPA artists have created a unique group of solar eclipse art to memorialize the event including Eclipse1 by Chris Thompson. While...
Imaginary or Just a Different Perspective?
How would you go about creating a landscape that maybe you've never seen? PAPA's People's Choice for March was Resonate by Chad McLaren and he's created an alluring vista in blues and violets. It quietly invites you to come closer and see what...
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Featured Artist
April 2024 Featured Artist – Suzanne Alexander
My love of textiles developed from an early age, probably from watching my mother and both grandmothers sew and do other handworks....
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Our Story
In 1991, a small group of Paducah painters realized a common need. They wanted to learn more about fine art and painting. Led by master artist and long-time Paducah resident, the late Clyde H. Lawter Jr, the group began meeting, sharing, learning, and growing!
A short time later, the group incorporated as a non-profit organization and were officially named PAPA – Paducah Area Painters Alliance.
The PAPA Gallery on Broadway opened in 1998, providing the perfect place to show their work and share their stories. Some members of that original ‘charter group’ are still painting and showing their work today, joined by many more artists from our surrounding region. That same spirit of camaraderie exists at PAPA today and we continue to find ways to share art with each other and our community.
Clyde H Lawter, Jr
Founding Member
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Our Purpose
PAPA endeavors to bring together artists to encourage, motivate, educate, and promote them, and to promote the art of painting in particular. A principal goal is to increase sociability and friendship among its members. Whenever resources allow, PAPA will provide a theatre to display member’s art – both in the gallery on Broadway, online on our website, and in the community.
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Our Board
Dutch Thurman, President
Jenny Fuller, Executive Director
Diane Bay, Program Coordinator
Brenda Foster, Treasurer
Cindy McLaren, Secretary
Mark Cope
Sandi Johnson
John McLaren
Chad Nelson
Dale Houseworth
Rebecca Mueller-Williams
Heather Reid
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Address
124 Broadway St
Paducah, KY 42001, USA
(270) 575-3544
Open Hours
Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 3pm
Other times by appointment only.
Call (270) 519-3198 for appt.