The 2025 Governor’s Derby Exhibit is now open in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. The work of 44 artists from across Kentucky, curated by the Kentucky Arts Council, will be on display through May 29. The exhibit, which carries the theme “Spring is Here,” opened April 30. Visiting hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Twenty Kentucky counties are represented in this showcase of Kentucky art.
Boyle Co.
“Soffione II”
Jessamine
“Aves de Primavera”
Fayette
“Pasture Fences”
Jefferson
“The Rebirth of Spring”
Madison
“Floating into Spring”
Fayette
“Their Young Will Lie Down Together”
Anderson
“Starting Gate Thunder”
Fayette
“Appalachian Spring”
Jefferson
“My First Love”
Kenton
“Peace In The Valley”
Franklin
“Hello Spring”
Madison
“Lady X Loves the Wildflowers in the Gorge”
Letcher
“Old Friends”
Fayette
“Double Falls of Raven Run”
Madison
“Ginkgo”
Madison
“The Gathering”
Boone
“Clothed in Glory”
Franklin
“Redbud Trio”
Fayette
“Forest Rays”
Henderson
“Countryside Spring”
Woodford
“Springtime Sunrise Over the Countryside”
Trimble
“Young Fuzz”
Fayette
“Red Eft”
Montgomery
“The Queen’s Court”
Jessamine
“New Day Dawning”
Oldham
“Baseball, Hot Dog and Apple Pie”
Pulaski Co
“Standing in the Last Rays of the Day”
Jefferson
“Pongo Bus (Pongo, KY)”
Fayette
“Flower Collage”
Lee
“White & Red Petal Plate”
Fleming
“Redbud with Deer”
Fayette
“The Bringer of Kentucky Spring”
Oldham
“Spring Rinse at Keeneland”
Fayette
“Morning Walk”
Franklin
“Spring in Peaks Mill”
Daviess Co
“At a Gallop”
Boone
“Days End”
Oldham
“On the Wing”
Daviess
“Generations of Shared Wisdom”
Boyle
“Skyscape Over the HaY’All Farm, Boyle County”
Jefferson Co.
“Bloom”
Fayette
“Beatrice with Flowers”
Madison
“What We Grow Into”
Calloway
“Spring Dancer”