Trigg County Elementary PTA - January 4, 2005 - January 31, 2005.  The annual PTA Elementary art exhibit has become a favorite and much expected exhibit in the community.  Art by K - 4th grade is displayed with a big opening night reception to meet the artists.  Not to be missed.

Trigg County Middle & High School Exhibit - Feb. 4 - Feb. 28, 2005

A Chocolate Affair! - Feb. 5, 2005.  7:00 - 9:00 PM, Fairholme, 89 Main Street. This huge Chocolate event is a great opportunity for an elegant evening out and a terrific way to support the museum.  Held at Fairholme, (The John Street House) with live music and more chocolate then you have ever seen in one place.  You will not only be able to eat to your heart's content but you will have the opportunity to bid in a silent auction for wonderful chocolate treats to take home to your valentine.

Aqueous 2004 - March 4, 2005 - March 20, 2005.  Best of Kentucky Watercolor Society annual show.  A diverse collection of paintings that show the possibilities of what can be accomplished with watercolor.

Paducah Lowertown Artists  - March 25, 2005 - April 25, 2005.  Approximately 20 artists from Lowertown Relocation Program (LOTO), Paducah, KY will be exhibiting.  LOTO is an attempt to save an area of downtown Paducah that was once thriving. The city joined with Paducah to offer incentives for artists to move into this particular area.  This program began in 2000 and has quickly grown to over 45 artists!   A few of the artists have relocated from CA, AZ, MA, Vancouver, Nashville, Washington D.C. and Atlanta.  This will be a very diverse show!  Printmakers, painters, fiber artists, bookbinders, sculptures, photographers, quilters and multi media artists will be exhibiting.  More information here.

Big Band Dinner Dance - April 30, 2005.  JMAM's annual fundraiser.  This event was such a hit the last two years that we have scheduled the same band again this year, The Temple Airs from Evansville, IN.  This event will be limited to 250 tickets and members of JMAM will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets.  Once again the dinner and dance will be held at Lake Barkley State Park convention center.  More information here.

Phara Bourque Photography - April 29 - May 29, 2005.  Journey through Phara Marquesa Bourque's eyes . . . These beautifully printed cibachrome photographs will take you to Europe, Central and South America, and the United States.  Taken in a National Geographic style, her photographs capture the beauty of the indigenous people and landscape.  This is a phenomenal opportunity to view the world from our own Janice Mason Art Museum via the tantalizing photography of Phara Bourque.

Duck Stamp Exhibit - June 1 - 15, 2005.  This prestigious exhibit of paintings from all across the United States contains the finalists from each state for the design of the Jr. Duck Stamp.  It also includes the Adult winners from the United States. These paintings represent the finest wildlife artists in America.  Check this link to see the competition:  http://duckstamps.fws.gov/junior/pdf/2004jrregs.pdf

Dick Dougherty - June 24 - August 5, 2005.
Museum Series Paintings:
"On the surface the subject matter in these paintings appears to be just still lifes with fruit.  However, each of these paintings discusses various life issues that are sometimes public events and at other times more personal events.  Some of the issues that are being dealt with are obvious to the viewer and some are not."
Digital Instillation Images:
These images evolved from an interest in the Mars Rover images from space exploration missions.  The artist begins his own journey by documenting things (locally) in the same fashion then installs the images to "discover that the very mundane and everyday can have great interest".

Flip Schrameijer, Light and Air, Wind and Water -  Aug. 12 - Sept. 24, 2005. This internationally known artist from Holland will present works in watercolor and etching. The exhibit consists of over 150 drawings and paintings spanning 60 years. JMAM is hosting the inaugural exhibit of this artist in the United States.

Brian Dudley Barrett says in the exhibit catalog: “An artist’s sense of place should never be underestimated.  Flip Schrameijer’s life’s work illustrates well this maxim, not by his seeking out the spectacular, but by his contact with the more gentle, contemplative, subdued horizons of his surroundings.”  Barrett further says: “(Schrameijer). . . brings simplicity of line and form, and the intensity, of this broad landscape into balance.” More information here.

JMAM Juried Art Show - Oct. 1 - Nov. 27, 2005

Festival of Trees - December 3, 2005 - December 31, 2005.  This event grows every year and each year the Christmas trees are more unique.  The popularity of this event has caused the Museum to limit the number of trees to 30.  These Christmas trees are projects of civic organizations and businesses in the area.  This year there will also be a gingerbread house contest. The opening night is always the night of the Cadiz candle light Christmas parade and  plenty of Main Street and  Museum volunteers will be in Dickens' costume.  Join us in celebration of the season.