This exhibit guides visitors through Lucy Higgs Nichols' life, from 1838 — 1915. Period documents and letters detail her life as a slave in Tennessee, a nurse during the Civil War, and her post-war life in freedom.
This moving exhibition draws the national phenomenon of the Underground Railroad into sharp focus by revealing the contributions of ordinary people, both free and enslaved, whose courageous acts on both sides of the Ohio River helped overthrow the institution of slavery.
This exhibition explores the history of bird imagery and ornithology through outstanding book plates produced through the fine art of printmaking. Drawing upon works in the collections of the Floyd County Library and the private collections of Raymond Graf and Albertus Gorman this will be…
« All Events Make & Take: Scarecrow Decoration September 12 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Join us for a creative afternoon of crafting and socializing for adults. This month, participants will be making a wooden scarecrow. Paint, fabric, silk leaves and wood will be used…
« All Events Opening Reception for The Printed Bird Exhibit September 12 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us in the Sally Newkirk Gallery at the Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, September 12, 2024 as we open The Printed Bird: 500 Hundred Years of Birds…
