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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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Hands
We use our hands so much we may take them for granted, but have you ever stopped to consider their beauty? Artists at the PAPA Gallery took on that challenge and you can see the results in our special challenge exhibit during the month of November....
A Little Intrigue
Sometimes art is best enjoyed when it draws you in for a second or maybe even a third look. PAPA's November featured artist, Dale Houseworth, manages to do exactly that in his painting, Under the Bridge. Just where are all those intersecting...
Take Time for a Little Jazz
October is swiftly coming to a close and so is your opportunity to see this month's challenge exhibit. PAPA artist Diane Bay created Jazz Atmosphere in response to the challenge word Jazz and it seems to actually ooze the atmosphere it depicts....
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Featured Artists
December 2021 Featured Artist – Linda Thomasson
Linda Thomasson is this month’s Featured Artist. She was born in central Tennessee but has spent most of her life in this area. Like...
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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.