Lexington Art League

Have you been wanting to experience the amazing food, drinks, and richly designed gathering spaces at Camel Club? This is your chance! Purchase a Day Pass through the Lexington Art League to enjoy access to club amenities during the Woodland Art Fair, just a week from today!

Check out some of this year's Woodland Art Fair swag!

Join us at Woodland Park on Saturday August 15th 10am-6pm and Sunday August 16th 10am-5pm for art, music, and all the tasty food you could shake an artisan-made one-of-a-kind ceramic mug at.

It's the best weekend of the year!

Be a part of the gallery exhibition and submit your art before August 31st!

Read the full call and get all the details by hitting up the link in our bio or going directly to: https://www.lexingtonartleague.org/prhbtn-exhibition

You can also support our partners at PRHBTN put on this year's mural festival by joining the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/prhbtn/15th-annual-prhbtn-street-art-festival/description

There is still time to sign up to be a volunteer at the 50th Woodland Art Fair!

Hit up the link in our bio or go directly to: https://form.jotform.com/211736655250050

Come see what our galleries looks like now that all the art is installed!

Tales from the Near Side: The Life and Art of Carleton Wing opens tonight at 5pm.
See you at the House!

Want to cool down after strolling through the Woodland Art Fair and sip a cold beverage in a peaceful, communal setting?

Support the LAL by purchasing a Camel Club Day Pass and enjoy access to club amenities all day on Saturday, just a short walk away from Woodland Park.

Find ticketing on the Lexington Art League website.

We love what our friends and partners at PRHBTN do!

You can support this year's mural season by throwing some dough their way through Kickstarter. Bop the link to support new public art right here in Lexington Kentucky.

The Kickstarter is LIVE! Limited items will go fast so head to www.kickstartstreetart.com to support PRHBTN!

Our next exhibition is opening next Friday!!!

Tales from the Near Side: The Life and Art of Carleton Wing

Carleton Wing is remembered as one of Lexington's most imaginative and talented artists. Although he spent much of his professional life working as a technical writer for IBM and later Lexmark, he was always an artist first. Beginning in the early 1980s, he devoted himself to a creative practice that would continue to evolve for nearly four decades, producing a remarkable body of work that reflects both his curiosity and his distinctive way of seeing the world.

Entirely self taught, Wing developed a visual language rooted in collage, digital collage, and assemblage. Drawing from antique photographs, historical imagery, architecture, animals, machinery, and fragments of printed ephemera, he transformed familiar objects into richly imagined narratives. While Surrealism remained an important influence throughout his career, his work was never defined by the movement alone. Instead, he created compositions that balanced humor with mystery, inviting viewers to uncover unexpected relationships between history, memory, fantasy, and everyday life. As his practice evolved, he embraced digital technology while remaining committed to the careful craftsmanship and storytelling that characterized his earliest collages. Each new medium became another way to expand the imaginative worlds he created.

This retrospective and invitational exhibition will showcase many works from Carleton and homage artworks created by local artists who knew him, were inspired by him, and appreciated his work. Many of the newly created works include bits and bobs from the late artist's estate.

Opening Reception | July 31st 5-9pm
Members' Preview Party | July 30th 5-8pm

Lex Art League The Lexington Art League was founded in 1957 as a membership organization for visual artists from Lexington and the surrounding area.

Be a volunteer at the Woodland Art Fair! August 14, 15, 16, 2026

We can't pull off this large of an event without help. Every person who signs up contributes to the successes we have had year after year. You can greet patrons with maps as they enter the park, meet the artists as you bring them water or snacks, take photographs or video, and more!

Check out the link in our bio to read all about the different volunteer opportunities and we will see you in August!