Art Gallery
Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers
The exhibit will be on display throughout February
This groundbreaking exhibit follows the lives of Black horsemen and women from enslavement, to today. The exhibit will engage visitors with interpretive panels, photographs, artwork, artifacts, and video interviews. From the Keeneland Library collection, more than 100 photographs captured moments across horsemen careers. LaVon Williams has commissioned artwork, and loaned artwork from the Kentucky Derby Museum, the International Museum of the Horse, and private collections that honor their lasting legacies.
Featured scheduled events:
〉Children’s lecture on February 1 from 4:00–4:45 PM
〉Adult lecture on February 5 from 6:00–7:00 PM
Heart of the Turf Video Interviews
Upcoming Gallery Showing
Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
The exhibit will be available for viewing for the entire month of February.
Exhibit Archive
2026
Heart of the Turf
2025
School Daze: Installation 1
School Daze: Installation 2
School Daze: Installation 3
Renaissance Science Magic & Medicine in Harry Potters World
2024
Connection Collection
Eclectic Soul
Among Us: Staff Art Show
2023
Bluegrass and the Holocaust
Storytellers: A Celebration
In Her Voice
Gary Bertram
2022
SCPL’s Centennial Exhibition
Devan Carpenter
Telling A People’s Story
2020
Jerry Richardson
2019
Annie Brady
Dan and Holly Graham
Henry Faulkner
Jan Albers
Paul Goodman
Mary Fogos and Friends
2018
Baggar Abdelaziz
Gui Silva
William Graves
2017
Charles Gregory
Devan Carpenter
Margie Rigney
The Art Gallery located inside the Scott County Public Library is a unique space that provides opportunities to enhance the community’s appreciation of the arts. Curated exhibits featured in the Gallery are family-friendly, easily accessible, open to the public during regular library hours and are free of charge.
The Gallery Curator plans and facilitates two types of exhibits. Solo shows present a large body of work from one artist; while potpourri shows feature the work of a group of artists, each of whom have more limited bodies of work or experience.
You can listen to our podcast Beyond the Bookshelves to learn more about our Art Gallery.
For more information, view the Scott County Public Library’s Exhibits Policy
