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Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum: Events

July 6, 2023 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum: Events

As many of you have discovered, the Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum have become one of Bowling Green’s most favorite discoveries. Operated under the Jerry E. Baker Foundation, a non-profit organization, they have been open […]

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Keep the arts alive in South Central Kentucky: The 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards At The Downing Museum

March 31, 2023 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on Keep the arts alive in South Central Kentucky: The 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards At The Downing Museum

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! I cannot tell you how much this program has meant to so many young talented artists in our region. Hosting the awards […]

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A hidden gem: Event rentals at The Baker Arboretum & Downing Museum

February 4, 2023 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on A hidden gem: Event rentals at The Baker Arboretum & Downing Museum

Bowling Green is home to a diverse and scenic landscape surrounding its borders in Warren County. Many have come to find the Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum are both two of our area’s most hidden […]

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Kingdom of Fife at the Downing Museum

January 7, 2023 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on Kingdom of Fife at the Downing Museum

Coming to the Downing Museum this month is a multi-generational, multi-media art exhibition from longtime friends of the museum, the Fife family. Todd, his nonagenarian father, Malcolm Noland, and son, Malcolm Mathison exhibit together for […]

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Scholastic Returns host by the Downing Museum

October 2, 2021 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on Scholastic Returns host by the Downing Museum

We are incredibly excited to announce that the Downing Museum will be hosting the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards!  I’m Emily Lobb Hendricksen, the museum artist-in-residence, and new Scholastic Regional Affiliate Coordinator. What are the […]

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Charles Forrester, a retrospective exhibition

September 3, 2021 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on Charles Forrester, a retrospective exhibition

The Downing Museum is proud to announce a retrospective exhibition of the sculpture and drawings of Charles Forrester (1928-2010), September 13-November 14, 2021. In addition, a screening of the award-winning documentary film, A Line Unbroken: The […]

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Exciting things are happening at the Downing Museum & the Baker Arboretum!

November 3, 2017 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off on Exciting things are happening at the Downing Museum & the Baker Arboretum!

by Jack LeSieur Founded in 1992, the Baker Arboretum covers nearly 115 acres of rolling hills just outside Bowling Green. Working with tree and art collections, landscape architect Mitchell Leichhardt (1924-2015) designed a tapestry of […]

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