Music of the Mountains: John Flavell

The Kentucky Folk Art Center is currently hosting the exhibit “Music of the Mountains” by John Flavell (Class of 1987), photographer and MSU instructor of speech and media production & journalism.

The exhibit will run until Thursday, April 2. There will be an artist talk with Flavell, along with curator and fellow photographer Steve Shaffer (Class of 1992), from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. A closing reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 2.

Flavell was chief photographer for 24 years at The Daily Independent in Ashland and a CNHI state editor through that newspaper for five years. For seven years, he contracted with news outlets such as the Associated Press, Lexington Herald-Leader, The Daily Independent, Louisville Courier-Journal, and Kentucky Today. His work has also appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Flavell won first place in The Kentucky News Photographers Association’s 2012 and 2014 for News Picture Story, and third place for News Picture Story in 2017. Flavell continues to teach photography and classes in media and journalism at MSU.

The Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) is one of Kentucky's unique places. The center houses a permanent collection of nearly 1,400 pieces of regional folk art. The works displayed portray the culture and heritage of Appalachia.

Throughout the year, rotating exhibits in the center's first-floor gallery and new exhibits in the second-floor gallery feature folk and fine art, textiles, photography, and historical content. KFAC also has a gift shop offering original folk art, crafts, and more.

KFAC hosts or sponsors cultural events and activities, including the Appalachian Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, held on the first Saturday in December each year.

Learn more by contacting Administrative Coordinator Tammy Stone at t.stone@moreheadstate.edu or calling 606-783-2204.