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Exhibits

The Derby Arts Council
at the Derby Public Library

The goal of the Derby Arts Council is to encourage, promote and foster appreciation, participation and support for the visual arts. The Derby Arts Council will showcase local artists and provide an exhibition gallery for Derby and the surrounding area to enhance the cultural arts experience.

There are two gallery spaces in the library that are managed by the Derby Arts Council: the Gathering Space Gallery and the High Wall Gallery. The Gathering Space Gallery is in the library’s lobby and includes the Community Room. When art is on display in the Community Room, it may not be available for viewing at all times. The High Wall Gallery is inside the library, located in the Business/Genealogy area of the library.

Click the button below to download the Policies and Procedures of the Derby Arts Council, which includes the artist release statement and inventory sheet. 

Now showing in the Gathering Space Gallery


"From Blank Canvases to Brilliant Creations"
Art from Derby Middle and Derby North Middle students

 

Many thanks to USD 260's wonderful art teachers Ashley Adelson, Alisha Farmer, Shea Gee and Carley Weatherbi. Art is on display through April 22nd.


Artist Reception
Thursday, April 18 at 5:00-7:30 p.m.
Gathering Space Gallery at Derby Public Library

 

 

Now showing in the High Wall Gallery

 

"Prairie Chickens Go Boom"

Three Derby residents take us on a photographic journey of Kansas

What do booming grounds, and photography chicks, have in common? The Greater Prairie Chicken’s elaborate mating rituals. Derby Photo Club members, Donna Bates,  Shelia Maksimowicz, and Betty Thompson attended a Greater Prairie Chicken workshop in March of 2023. It took place in Kansas on a “lek”. A “lek” or booming ground is where the Greater Prairie Chicken courtship displays take place.

The Prairie Chicken species numbers have declined significantly due to habitat loss, and is now considered “threatened”. We invite you to come and view their Greater Prairie Chicken gallery, along with other photographs of rural Kansas from our workshop weekend. The gallery will be on display at Derby from February 4 to March 24.

We invite you to be our guest at an artist reception in conjunction with Art with Heart showing in the Gathering Space Gallery on February 23, 2024 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served and artists will be on hand to speak about their work. Come enjoy live music from Daniel Baird aka "Handpan Dan."

Artist Reception
Friday, February 23 at 6:00-7:30 p.m.
High Wall Gallery at Derby Public Library

 

All Puffed Up
by Sheila Maksimowicz
Batted
by Betty Thompson
Prairie Chicken III
by Donna Bates

 

Congratulations to our
Spring 2024 Teen Art Show winners!

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