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A Community Devoted: Leitchfield, Grayson County
November 18, 2022 - February 17, 2023
The School of Media is proud to announce the opening of the latest exhibition A Community Devoted at the Gallery in Jody Richards Hall.
The storied Mountain Workshops, run by the WKU Photojournalism program, completed its 47th year of documenting communities across the Commonwealth this past October and the participants, faculty and staff invite you to take a few moments of your time to explore the people and places that make up Grayson County. It is said, everyone has a story to tell, there are 47 of them waiting for you to see.
JRH Gallery Through February 17
- M-W: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
- TH-F: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Gallery is closed when WKU is closed
- Free parking available in Chestnut St. lot at the end of Regents street after 4:00 pm
A Community Devoted: Leitchfield, Grayson County
Nestled between Rough River and Nolin lakes, Grayson County is one of Kentucky’s overlooked gems. More than 24,000 people call it home. Many have generations-old ties to Leitchfield and the farmland around communities such as Caneyville, Clarkson, Big Clifty and Short Creek. But newcomers are welcome, too. Many have pulled off the Western Kentucky Parkway and never looked back.
In 2022, during one week in October, 53 visual journalists from across the country and around the globe traveled to this small town to document the people and places that make-up this rural community just north of Mammoth Cave National Park. A small army of editors, producers and staff, many connected with Western Kentucky University’s School of Media, welcomed them and assisted in honing their craft. This gallery is a representation of the work produced during that week.