6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Opening Reception and Walk Through
Enter the installation with artist and curator Rhys Watkins, with reflections on the works, their relationships, and the process of bringing the exhibition together.
NEWPORT, KENTUCKY
2026 FOTOFOCUS BIENNIAL · THE LONG VIEW
A Life
Worth Living
An immersive exhibition presented by Rhys Watkins.
Enter the exhibitionHERE AND NOW · RHYS WATKINS · 2024
THE EXHIBIT · 01
A thresholdbetween lookingand experiencing.
A Life Worth Living gathers works by Rhys Watkins alongside art that has informed his way of creating. Influence and authorship share the same room.
The exhibition unfolds as an environment rather than a sequence, inviting visitors to move slowly, notice relationships, and allow one work to alter the way the next is experienced.
THE VISIT · 02
Come as you are.Look as long as you like.
09·26·26
ON VIEW
September 26, 2026
through January 3, 2027
HOURS
Friday–Monday
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
HERE & NOW
846 Monroe Street
Newport, Kentucky 41071
ADMISSION
Free and open to the public
THE EVENTS · 03
Events
Four ways to enter the work together.
10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 4:00 PM
Listening and Taste Experience
A series of multisensory pairings with selected coffee, food, and music.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Multisensory Walk Through and Artist Conversation
An extended gallery experience followed by an open conversation with the artist. Arrive, look, question, and stay with what you notice.
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FotoFocus Closing Celebration
A gathering with live music, drinks, and food celebrating the exhibition and the close of the FotoFocus Biennial program.
All events are free. RSVP is recommended for multisensory experiences.
THE GALLERY · 04
The art we make.The art that makes us.
Here
A state of presence shaped by the experience of standing with a work and allowing it to be fully seen.
&
The space between one work and another, where influence, memory, and relationship become part of the installation.
Now
An invitation to slow down, remain attentive, and discover how meaning changes through time, proximity, and reflection.
PART OF THE 2026 FOTOFOCUS BIENNIAL
A Life Worth Living is part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View.
Support for this 2026 FotoFocus Biennial exhibition was provided by FotoFocus.