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Open Hours
Tues - Sat: 11am - 3 pm
Other times by appointment only.
Special Events & Extended Hours
CLOSED Christmas Day and New Year's Day
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The Magic of Spring Flowers
PAPA's featured artist for March, Diane Ireland, provides "Wildflowers" just in time for spring to break out in color all around! The girl in the painting seems to be lost in the moment with sunshine, soft grasses and wildflowers that we can...
Sneak Peek
This "Sweet Cat" by PAPA artist Linda Thomasson seems to be trying to get a close up look at something - the viewer perhaps? This painting provides just a little sneak peek at our latest collection of fresh art works. If spring fever has you in its...
New Year, New Show, New Featured Artist!
All kinds of things capture the attention of artists who share them in unexpected ways with the rest of us! PAPA artist Jan Barrett gives us some of those views this month in her special featured exhibit which includes Traffic Cop. Not willing to...
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Featured Artists
July 2023 Featured Artist – Gerry Marcum
Gerry, a resident of Paducah, KY, has been an active artist for 35 years. She works in the Realist tradition. Gerry favors pastels...
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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.