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Tues – Sat: 11am – 3 pm
Other times by appointment only.
Special Events & Extended Hours
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The Yellow Raincoat
April showers bring May flowers as the saying goes, and this little one is ready to go out and enjoy some puddles! In her painting, The Yellow Raincoat, Gerry Marcum captured the innocent smile of this child ready for the rain with her best loved...
Award Winning Artists
"Illuminate" by Rebekah Thuline is just one of several paintings by PAPA artists that earned awards at the Religious Art Show sponsored by the Mayfield Graves County Art Guild and Ice House Arts. Keith Murphy, Carol Tribou, Jean Lorrah and Chad...
Storm Warnings
Storm Warnings by Ruth Andre, gives us a chance to appreciate the beauty in what otherwise might be considered a dark and threatening event. This painting and other current challenge paintings on exhibit at the PAPA Gallery are under the theme of...
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Featured Artist
April 2023 Featured Artist – Joanie Lampley-Sims
I get inspiration for my work from nature. I am an outdoor enthusiast and love to kayak, boat, camp, hike and garden. I also like to...
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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
Gerry Marcum, Vice President
Jenny Fuller, Executive Director
Diane Bay, Program Coordinator
Brenda Foster, 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.