Ken kesey art & artifacts

Ken Kesey: Arts & Artifacts Exhibit
May 22nd- June 25th

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 22nd from 4-8pm

Photos from Ken Kesey: Arts & Artifacts Opening Reception Saturday- May 22, 2004

Above: Zane Kesey, Ken Kesey's son, demonstrates "dipping" during the Exhibit Opening night. Many of the frames in the exhibit are made by this paint dipping technique.

< Sunshine Kesey playing the guitar at the opening reception.

< Visitors examine the Jail Journals. This exhibit is the first time these works have been displayed to a public audience.

Above: The Further Bus outside Maude Kerns Art Center

Ken Kesey- Self Portrait 1997

Selections from Ken Kesey's Jail Journal

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This spring the Maude Kerns Art Center presents the first ever exhibit of artwork by internationally recognized Oregon writer Ken Kesey, best known as the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion.

The Exhibit features the original notebook pages that make up the Jail Journal, which Kesey produced during his six month incarceration at the San Mateo Sheriff's Honor Camp for possession of marijuana. It also includes drawings and paintings from Kesey's private collection, memorabilia, and artifacts such as the "Thunder Machine", a large sound-making machine created by Kesey for his performances. Kesey's famous bus "Further", will be driven to the Art Center for the Opening Reception.