Paducah School of Art & Design

Paducah School of Art & Design Paducah School of Art & Design (PSAD) proudly offers quality art education in West Kentucky! ft.
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PSAD is a division of West Kentucky Community & Technical College, named as one of the nation's TOP TEN Community Colleges by The Aspen Institute. Artists from across America and overseas have come to Paducah to participate in the rebirth of the city’s Lowertown district. The award-winning Artist Relocation Program has infused more than thirty million dollars into the city’s economy, while providi

ng heightened cultural awareness that has enriched quality of life. In an effort to serve the people of the region and to anchor the arts community, the City has purchased and donated to West Kentucky Community & Technical College a 50,000 sq. warehouse in the LowerTown arts district in order to create the Paducah School of Art & Design. Before renovating this facility, we equipped temporary studios in Downtown Paducah to house our startup classes. In less than four years, we have achieved an enrollment of over 400 students in our classes and we authored and currently offer Kentucky’s first Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree.

🥦 New community work in the gallery!Title: The Absence of Brassica Oleracea (2026)Artist: Real lifeMedium: Still life ...
06/07/2026

🥦 New community work in the gallery!

Title: The Absence of Brassica Oleracea (2026)
Artist: Real life
Medium: Still life



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There’s still room to get messy!Check out all of our programs for some Summer fun in the arts! Can’t wait to see you in ...
06/04/2026

There’s still room to get messy!

Check out all of our programs for some Summer fun in the arts! Can’t wait to see you in our studios!

PSAD Spring & Summer art classes: pottery, painting, and sewing for kids & adults—create, learn, and have fun in our welcoming Lower Town art studios!

05/14/2026

Our alumni do cool things 🔨

PSAD Graduation Spring 2026! Left to Right: Gabrielle Cornwell, Randy Simmons, Leslie Horman, Owen Krall, Lucia Reyes, S...
05/12/2026

PSAD Graduation Spring 2026! Left to Right: Gabrielle Cornwell, Randy Simmons, Leslie Horman, Owen Krall, Lucia Reyes, Sage Hoffman, Andrew Long, Lonnie Peck (Student Speaker!) Tanya Neitzke, and Morgan Thompson. Congratulations to our graduates and students as they move forward into their career paths.

PSAD Spring & Summer art classes: pottery, painting, and sewing for kids & adults—create, learn, and have fun in our wel...
05/12/2026

PSAD Spring & Summer art classes: pottery, painting, and sewing for kids & adults—create, learn, and have fun in our welcoming Lower Town art studios!

PSAD Spring & Summer art classes: pottery, painting, and sewing for kids & adults—create, learn, and have fun in our welcoming Lower Town art studios!

May 1st was our 2026 PSAD Annual Student Exhibition and it was packed!!!! Thank you to all who came and celebrated anoth...
05/02/2026

May 1st was our 2026 PSAD Annual Student Exhibition and it was packed!!!! Thank you to all who came and celebrated another year of success for our art students. This year’s exhibit was juried by retired PSAD Director Paul Aho who chose four art category awards and Juror’s Choice Award. The art faculty chooses the President’s Purchase Award $350 in which a piece is purchased from a student and displayed at the college permanently. And for the first time, a special donated award, “The Mark Donham Award”, chosen by Mark himself was given to a lucky student. Thank you Mark!!!!!
This year’s theme for the show was pink flamingos and the color pink.

The Award Winners are as follows:
President’s $350 Purchase Award, Paris Galindez for “Brumal” self-portrait oil painting.
Juror’s Choice Award, $200, Kendyl Suiter, “Portrait of Lexie”, portrait, charcoal drawing.
Best in 2D Award, $125, Ryann Osborne, “Jian”, double portrait, charcoal drawing.
Best in 3D Award, $125, Tatelynn Buchanan, “Untitled”, cardboard sculpture
Best in Digital Media, $125, Luke Harper, “Space Sensory Path”, printed vinyl on floor
Best in Commercial Graphic Design, $125, Luke Harper, “Slime Gang”, stickers
Mark Donham Award, $100, Tatelynn Buchanan, “Loss of Innocence”, self-portrait charcoal drawing.

The exhibit is open until Friday, May 8, gallery hours 10-4 pm. Students are encouraged to pick up their artwork May 11-15 between 9-3. Sales are encouraged!

Meet the PSAD faculty! From L to R: Andrew Long, Tanya Neitzke, Emily Essau, Randy Simmons and Kelley Johnson. Go ahead....
05/02/2026

Meet the PSAD faculty! From L to R: Andrew Long, Tanya Neitzke, Emily Essau, Randy Simmons and Kelley Johnson. Go ahead... ask us about art classes.

Our annual PSAD Student Art Exhibition is coming together and it looks fabulous! Make plans on attending this Friday, Ma...
04/29/2026

Our annual PSAD Student Art Exhibition is coming together and it looks fabulous! Make plans on attending this Friday, May 1, 5-6:30 for our awards ceremony and help us celebrate our student artists. Pink flamingos are the theme this year!

Guest speaker this week at PSAD: our very own Dean of Students Chase Durrance of Christopher Chase Photography talks abo...
04/29/2026

Guest speaker this week at PSAD: our very own Dean of Students Chase Durrance of Christopher Chase Photography talks about his experience with wedding photography, giving our Visual Communications and AFA students insight on running a photography business. Thank you Chase! Visit www.christophercphoto.com to see his photography work!

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