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Open Hours
Tues - Sat: 11am - 3 pm
Other times by appointment only.
Special Events & Extended Hours
October 29-30: Closed for Art Installation
Saturday, November 9
- 11-3 PM - Christmas Open House
November 15 - December (while supplies last)
- 11-3 PM PAPA $10 Miniature Sale Fundraiser
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Award Winning Artists
You may enjoy the wide variety of paintings offered at the PAPA Gallery but did you know we had several award winning artists? Rare Rosalie by Rebecca Mueller-Williams earned second place in mixed media/collage at the Janice Mason 2024 Juried Art...
Matriarch
Wizened is not a commonly used word, but it was one of the first that came to mind on viewing this painting. Mark Ray has created a portrait that holds your attention and you understand this Matriarch is not just a simple old woman. Somehow he has...
Still Light
What comes to mind when you hear the term still life painting? Bouquets of flowers or fruit or treasured mementos? Our artists envisioned all that and more for our challenge this month to paint a Still Life. Painter Judith Webb provides a unique...
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Featured Artist
October 2024 Featured Artists – Chad and John McLaren
My dad, John, and I share a bond that goes beyond family, built through our parallel journeys as artists. We were both educators—Dad in IT/Telecommunications, and me in Music Education—and both of us found art to be a powerful outlet. Growing up, I remember watching Dad in his studio, carefully working on his pastel masterpieces. […]
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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
Heather Reid, Treasurer
Cindy McLaren, Secretary
Mark Cope
Sandi Johnson
John McLaren
Chad Nelson
Dale Houseworth
Rebecca Mueller-Williams
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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.