“We’ve never had so many portraits themselves done in one year. It was a pleasant surprise, a coincidence.” — PRHBTN co-organizer John Winters
PRHBTN Is Back: New Murals In and Around Downtown
By Rich Copley
Contributing Writer, Photographer
The Undermain Icons series profiles Kentucky artists whose work has achieved national or international recognition — yet whose stories, creative processes, and connections to the Commonwealth remain largely untold. Made possible with the support of the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Arts Council.
October, 2026
Jean Ritchie: The Mother of Folk
By Ron Pen
Contributing Writer
Jean Ritchie 1950 (Photograph by George Pickow/Associated Press)
“Storied Quilts”
Memory and Community at the Headley Whitney Museum
By David T. Miller
Contributing Writer
Thanks to Zachary Hall for his preview of the exhibit and interview with Christina Bell
Photos by Katie Axon
