This fall, Institute 193 is sowing seeds. We need your support to keep them growing.
When Institute 193 opened its doors, we could hardly imagine how bountiful our space would become. Over the past 14 years, we've put together 103 exhibitions, produced over 30 publications, and hosted so many events that we've lost track of the number.
2023 was the first full year in our new, expanded location, allowing our exhibitions to grow even bigger. As we enter the new year, we're looking to push that growth even further, as Institute 193 blossoms into a decentralized museum, the robust contemporary arts center that Lexington deserves.
Let's talk specifics - what are we really scheming?
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In 2024, there's no doubt we'll continue our excellent programming. Our fields are already sown with a full range of exhibitions, publishing projects, and more. Your contributions will ensure that programming is as abundant as can be.
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This year, we'll open our museum-style bookstore, a space for regional access to a thoughtful collection of our own publications and those from our friends. A valuable tool for cross-pollination in contemporary debates and dialogues, the bookstore will yield surprising and fruitful connections between readers, writers, and community members. We're also plowing ahead in building an artist residency, branching out from our normal programming to offer a more sustained engagement between Lexington and the wider arts community.
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And to accomplish all of this, in 2024 we're sinking our roots in even deeper, by hiring a director and embarking on a major endowment campaign, providing fertile ground for Institute 193 to continue to grow
To achieve this, we need your support to raise $25,000 before December 19th. Your contributions to Institute 193 will bring forth a bountiful crop of arts and culture, in 2024 and beyond.
Michael Crossley reads from his recent work in front of the Pagan Babies exhibition.
Jon Mueller performs as part of the 193 Sound concert series, with
the Photos by Weems exhibition in the background.
Shadow
Box Theatre presents their original crankie, The Search for the
Skunkape, a moving panorama of hand-cut images with live musical accompaniment.
Charlie
Overman performs for a full house at another edition of 193 Sound.
Perks
For a donation at this level, we've partnered with the Atlanta-based artist and Institute 193 alum Wihro Kim to produce an 11"x14" archival Giclée print of his recent painting W, or the memory of childhood (2023).
More about Wihro:
Wihro Kim is an artist based in Atlanta, GA, where he received his BFA from Georgia State University in 2015. Since graduating, Wihro has shown consistently in Atlanta and beyond. Notable group exhibitions include Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta at The High Museum of Art, Painting Who? at The Zuckerman Museum, and Building a Ship from a Shipwreck at MOCA GA.
Notable solo exhibitions include Memorandumland at Institute 193 in Lexington, KY, Living Room at The Atlanta Contemporary, and Nothing Lasts Forever Until It Does at Mammal Gallery. Wihro has also displayed work at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in the form of a mural entitled New Plane Blooming and a group exhibition- Inside the Perimeter. Wihro was a finalist for the 2017-18 Edge Award, and while he was in school at Georgia State, he was awarded the Vera Jernigan Green Memorial Art Award. In 2017, Wihro attended the Vermont Studio Center, and was a Hughley Fellow from 2016-17. Wihro has been written about in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Burnaway, and ArtsATL.
For this level of donation, we would be delighted to thank you with a catered dinner for up to 20 guests at the March Gallery on Avenue A in New York City, with the assistance of our friends at Treetop Journeys, who connect chefs and farmers to produce hyper-seasonal, farm-to-table dining experiences.
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For a donation at this level, we've partnered with the Atlanta-based artist and Institute 193 alum Wihro Kim to produce an 11"x14" archival Giclée print of his recent painting W, or the memory of childhood (2023).
More about Wihro:
Wihro Kim is an artist based in Atlanta, GA, where he received his BFA from Georgia State University in 2015. Since graduating, Wihro has shown consistently in Atlanta and beyond. Notable group exhibitions include Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta at The High Museum of Art, Painting Who? at The Zuckerman Museum, and Building a Ship from a Shipwreck at MOCA GA.
Notable solo exhibitions include Memorandumland at Institute 193 in Lexington, KY, Living Room at The Atlanta Contemporary, and Nothing Lasts Forever Until It Does at Mammal Gallery. Wihro has also displayed work at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in the form of a mural entitled New Plane Blooming and a group exhibition- Inside the Perimeter. Wihro was a finalist for the 2017-18 Edge Award, and while he was in school at Georgia State, he was awarded the Vera Jernigan Green Memorial Art Award. In 2017, Wihro attended the Vermont Studio Center, and was a Hughley Fellow from 2016-17. Wihro has been written about in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Burnaway, and ArtsATL.
For this level of donation, we would be delighted to thank you with a catered dinner for up to 20 guests at the March Gallery on Avenue A in New York City, with the assistance of our friends at Treetop Journeys, who connect chefs and farmers to produce hyper-seasonal, farm-to-table dining experiences.
