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The PAPA Gallery 

Open Hours

Tues - Sat: 11am - 3 pm
Other times by appointment only.

Special Events & Extended Hours

PAPA Summer Exhibit – Paducah City Hall

EXHIBIT DATES: June 2 – July 27, 2025
LOCATION: Paducah City Hall, 300 S 5th St, Paducah, KY
HOURS: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4:30 pm

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Impressionistic Visions

Impressionistic Visions

Take a few minutes to enjoy "America the Beautiful," one response to this month's challenge to paint in the style of Monet. Monet and other impressionist artists used a very open composition with visible brushstrokes and an emphasis on the changing...

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Get Carried Away!

Get Carried Away!

Our featured artist this month seems to have gotten a little carried away painting this turbulent scene! As you take in all the details, you could find yourself checking to see if your feet are in a puddle or if your face is damp from sea spray!...

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Quilt Week Treats!

Quilt Week Treats!

Clearly, the person in this painting is up to something. PAPA artist Rebecca Mueller Williams has loaded the "Chaos Maker" with a quirky personality that makes you kinda want to wait around for the big reveal of whatever she is plotting! Becca is a...

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May 2025 Featured Artist – Ryan Robertson

May 2025 Featured Artist – Ryan Robertson

Born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky, Ryan Robertson is an acrylic painter whose passion for art runs deep. A second-generation artist, creativity has been a lifelong companion—his father, a portrait artist, first sparked his love for painting. Since childhood, Ryan has used art as a way to express what words often can’t. His work is […]

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Our Story

In 1991, a small group of Paducah painters realized a common need. They wanted to learn more about fine art and painting. Led by master artist and long-time Paducah resident, the late Clyde H. Lawter Jr, the group began meeting, sharing, learning, and growing!

A short time later, the group incorporated as a non-profit organization and were officially named PAPA – Paducah Area Painters Alliance.

The PAPA Gallery on Broadway opened in 1998, providing the perfect place to show their work and share their stories. Some members of that original ‘charter group’ are still painting and showing their work today, joined by many more artists from our surrounding region. That same spirit of camaraderie exists at PAPA today and we continue to find ways to share art with each other and our community.

Clyde H Lawter, Jr
Founding Member    

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Our Purpose

PAPA endeavors to bring together artists to encourage, motivate, educate, and promote them, and to promote the art of painting in particular. A principal goal is to increase sociability and friendship among its members. Whenever resources allow, PAPA will provide a theatre to display member’s art – both in the gallery on Broadway, online on our website, and in the community.

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Our Board

Dutch Thurman, President

Jenny Fuller, Executive Director

Diane Bay, Program Coordinator

Heather Reid, Treasurer

Cindy McLaren, Secretary

Mark Cope

Sandi Johnson

John McLaren

Chad Nelson

Dale Houseworth

Rebecca Mueller-Williams

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Address

124 Broadway St
Paducah, KY 42001, USA
(270) 575-3544

Open Hours

Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 3pm
Other times by appointment only.
Call (270) 519-3198 for appt.

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