ART ON SCREEN

Hundreds of films explore the arts and the lives of artists. A pilot project made possible through the generous support of Jackie Hamilton, ART ON SCREEN seeks to broaden an interest in the arts through the creative pairing of films about art and artists with entertaining discussions by notable speakers from the world of art and art history.

We think of ART ON SCREEN as ‘TED Talks’ goes to the movies, combining great films with engaging and entertaining speakers, in order to appeal not only to art aficionados but also to those who find the art world a bit intimidating or mystifying.

ART ON SCREEN was developed in consultation with Stuart Horodner, director of the University of Kentucky Art Museum and Leah Kolb, founder of 2nd Story, a curatorial space in downtown Lexington.

PECKER + Guy Mendes and Patrick Smith

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A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted Baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from New York City and finds newfound fame.

ABOUT GUY MENDES AND PATRICK SMITH

Guy Mendes, an American artist and photographer, was born in 1948. Numerous galleries and museums, including the UK Art Museum have featured Mendes' work. Mendes has been featured in articles for ARTnews, Burnaway, and Juxtapoz. Patrick Smith is a Lexington-based painter known for his realistic works on paper based on photographs he takes of various friends. These detailed works are informed by the artist's deep interest in the history of representational art, and his process of collaborating with his sitters on their poses, costume, makeup, and lighting.