Meet Susan. Susan paints not only with oil, but with precision. Her attention to detail comes in handy as her focus consistently varies between the intricacies of nature, including portraits of people and pets, landscapes, and flowers. Susan with her work at The Art Guild. "I'm a perfectionist,"…
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Meet Jonathan. Jonathan works almost exclusively in wood, drawn especially to the exotic species most people have never heard of. Brazilian rosewood and zebra wood share space in his garage where he creates the pieces displayed throughout The Art Guild of Paducah and in family and friends’ houses…
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Meet Char. Char has never lived in one place for long. She grew up moving between Texas and Oklahoma with the wheat harvest and the oil wells, then kept moving for years afterward, following the military and one new job after another. California was the longest stop, eleven years, until she saw an…
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Meet Sara. Her passion can be found in her concrete creations: fountains, planters, garden pieces, and other sculptural works. Typically associated with construction, concrete is a medium Sara has found has a mind of its own. For Sara, it’s not about going into it with all the plans perfectly laid…
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Over twenty years ago, a young Miro Gutierrez skateboarded through a much quieter downtown Paducah, killing time on visits to his uncles, who ran a small bed and breakfast. Back then, Miro recalls a market, a wall he remembers fondly (long before it became the iconic Wall-to-Wall Murals), and the…
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Meet Valerie. As a fabric artist, Valerie finds inspiration weaved through nearly everything in Paducah. Our creative community allows her inspiration to grow in different ways – through nature, books, friends, and murals. “Granny arts” (as she’s dubbed them) have given her a chance to connect while…
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Every May, the Lower Town Arts & Music Festival (LTAMF) celebrates Paducah’s local creative culture in one of the city’s most culturally significant neighborhoods. After a break in 2025, the festival returned to Lower Town in 2026 thanks to the efforts of many dedicated Paducahans, led by a new…
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Meet Stefanie. Stefanie moved to Paducah with her husband, David, as a participant in Paducah’s Artist Relocation Program in 2007. Their goal in choosing to live in an art community wasn’t just to make money off of their art, it was in hopes of gaining inspiration and knowledge from their peers…
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I had braced myself for bitterness. I expected bitter temperatures and bitter strangers who didn’t have time for an outsider’s confusion at where to begin in an unknown part of the country. It turns out, I was wrong. My brother Andrew and I, along with my partner Jill, flew by way of Nashville to…
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African American culture and voices have played a key role in Paducah's history, including the inspiring stories of Dr. Dennis Henry Anderson, William Stuart Nelson, Robert Crider, and Fate Marable. Paducah Ambassador and local historian Roy Hensel walks us through their lives and the impact they've…
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