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Sharing the Power and Beauty of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Communities Across America

Each year as part of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Community Display Program, organizations across the country take part in paying...
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Play Ball! The History of Louisville Slugger

Travel down Main Street in Louisville and you’ll see any number of interesting sights. Perhaps the most eye-catching is the...
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Penny Sisto’s Fancy Shawl Dance

Scottish-born Penny Sisto (b. 1941) is a celebrated artist in New Albany and the Carnegie Center for Art & History....
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Joseph Krementz and Francis Mergell

Joseph Krementz was once a prominent New Albany painter, photographer, and musician. After his death, The New Albany Tribune claimed...
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March Madness at the Floyd County Library!

To celebrate March Madness, the Floyd County Library wants to know what YOU think is the coolest artifact in the...
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Dorothy Luedemann’s Minton Bridge

Dorothy Luedemann (American, 1911-1996) was an influential person that united New Albany’s art community in the 1960s. Luedemann established the...
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Mary Lou Hess’s Woods

What do you think of first when you think of nature? Perhaps the trees, sky, grass, or maybe you think...
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Ed Hamilton: Spirit of Freedom

A lot goes into creating a memorial; as Ed Hamilton states, “I realize that I’m creating something that viewers may...
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Hundley Wells Coolman–Flowers

Flowers in a vase seem quotidian in this world and perhaps even unassuming. However, flower paintings come from a long...
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Orville Carroll’s Glad Days and Harvest Scene

There are several reasons an artist would choose to paint a landscape, including a representation of beauty, an exploration of...
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Albert Burkhart Photography: Capturing History

Photography has come a long way since the beginning of the 19th century. It is hard to believe that we...
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John James Audubon’s Great Footed Hawk & Barred Owl

On view in From Audubon to Sisto: Highlights from the Permanent Collection January 26-April 1, 2023 Can you imagine not...
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Dance ’til You Drop: The Dancing Plague of 1518

Over 1000 years ago people in Kölbigk, Germany began dancing outside of a church on Christmas Eve. The priest, upset...
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The Story of Lucy Higgs Nichols

Lucy Higgs Nichols was born on April 10, 1838 in Halifax County, North Carolina, though she would not have been...
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That Color Is To Die For

Very Peri. Living Coral. Classic Blue. Illuminating. These are just some of the names of the colors chosen to be...
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Stingy Jack: The Origin of the Jack-O-Lantern

With Halloween approaching you are probably planning on heading to a pumpkin patch to find the perfect gourd to carve...
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Andrew Carnegie: The Patron Saint of Libraries

Just over 100 years ago in 1919, Andrew Carnegie passed away at the age of 84. He had given away...
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A Crime Against Art: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Heist

When you decide to go to an art museum chances are you are not going for a chance to look...
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Meritocracies and Misogyny: Powerful Women throughout History

In 1878 in the village of Birka, Sweden a tomb was excavated. This burial place was filled with all of...
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Interview with Kacey Slone, CCAH’s Second Artist-In-Residence, 2022

On Friday June 3rd, I had the pleasure of chatting with Kacey Slone, a multidisciplinary artist from Southern Indiana who...
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