LEXINGTON, Ky.—Installation artists, book artists, writers and poets join “The
Shape of Words,” Morlan Gallery’s newest exhibition. A celebration of the
written word, “The Shape of Words” opens Wednesday, March 7, and runs through
Friday, April 20, 2006. Artists in the show are Ben Durham of Midway, Mike Goodlett of
Nicholasville, Pam Sexton of Lexington, Edwin Jager of Toronto and Heather
Willems of Brooklyn, NY.
The exhibition also features five poet and artist pairings. Affrilachian poets
Mitchell Douglas, Crystal Good, Bianca Spriggs, Natasha Marin and Frank X Walker
will have poems interpreted on the walls of Morlan Gallery by Lexington artists
Christine Kuhn, Mark Antonio Galvan Parrish, Sonja Brooks, Robert Morgan and
Darryl Davis, respectively.
Celebrate National Poetry Month on Monday, April 9, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the
gallery by attending “The Shape of Words” poetry reading featuring Mitchell
Douglas, Nikky Finney, Asha French, Jude McPherson, Frank X Walker and Hao Wang.
This exhibition is free and open to the public. Morlan Gallery is open weekdays,
noon to 5 p.m., and by special appointment. The gallery is closed for
Transylvania’s spring break, March 12-16, except by special appointment. The
gallery is a stop on the Lexington Gallery Hop Friday, April 20, from 5-8 p.m.
For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or
Andrea Fisher, director of Morlan Gallery, at (859) 233-8142. More information
about Morlan Gallery is available at www.transy.edu/morlan
