The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will host “Equine Divine” from August 7 through October 16, 2010. Fitting for an organization in the heart of the horse industry, this exhibition will feature work by two artists, Deborah Butterfield and Tim Flach, who are inspired by our equine companions. There will also be a small selection of equine inspired prints and drawings from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and The Purdue University Galleries. The opening reception will be held in conjunction with the First Friday Trolley Hop on Friday, August 6th from 5:00pm – 9:00pm.

The center piece of the exhibition will be a foal-sized sculpture titled “Dark Matter” by American sculptor Deborah Butterfield, who is perhaps the best know contemporary equine sculptor. Butterfield creates life-size equine sculptures from driftwood and then has the pieces cast in bronze. Born the same day as the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby, Butterfield partly credits that birth date as an inspiration for her subject matter

English photographer Tim Flach, who was featured in a documentary on Animal Planet, has traveled the world photographing horses from the race tracks of England, to the stables in Dubai, to the wild landscapes of Scandinavia and the ranches of the American South West.

This exhibition is being held in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which will be held in Lexington, KY from September 25 – October 10, 2010. For more information, visit www.alltechfeigames.com.