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“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

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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)

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“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

Partners & Supporters

Undermain, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization sponsored by the Blue Grass Community Foundation in Lexington, Kentucky. Undermain works in partnership with the WEKU weekly program, Eastern Standard, Dynamix Productions and Arts Connect.

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