Brian Heller is the new director of the Clemens Fine Arts Center at WKCTC in Paducah. Moving from Wisconsin where he was the executive director of a community non-profit performing arts center, Heller says it's a welcome change moving to a higher education institution. He speaks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about his time so far in western Kentucky and how he first learned of Paducah.
Brian Heller says he first learned of Paducah reading about the LowerTown Arts District project and its transformation in the community.
This Saturday and Sunday, the Paducah School of Art and Design hold a holiday art sale at the Clemens Fine Arts Center gallery. Heller says it's a good opportunity to get something different and special for someone, work produced mostly by students.
All of the performances through April were booked by now retired director Gail Robinson Butler and Heller says he'll soon begin work on booking next seasons' shows. The next show is February 5 with Wynonna and the Big Noise (sold out), followed by the February 19 performance by Patty Griffin with Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell, then April 26 with Barrage 8, a group featuring high energy violins and fiddles.
