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A Secret Waiting to be Revealed
Do you love the tantalizing feeling you get when tempted with a little mystery and intrigue? For some, the unknown of what's on the other side of these canvases fills us with delicious anticipation. PAPA artists are working this week to bring you...
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...
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Featured Artist
August 2024 Featured Artist – Ellen Hunt
I was born to parents who barely survived the Great Depression of 1939, so there was no money to waste, but my mother encouraged me in art and furnished me with basic inexpensive supplies. My daddy’s art consisted of drawing house plans on a napkin, and then built the house from that plan. Today, that’s […]
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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.