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Downtown Louisville Art Exhibit Makes Air Quality Visible
A newly installed public art project in downtown Louisville seeks to make air pollution visible in a new way. Visitors to the orange steel kiosk, called Air Bare, on the corner of Fourth and Liberty...
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Louisville’s Kentucky School of Art Graduates 9 In First Class
Bluegrass musicians played a Kentucky-flavored tune at the graduation ceremony last week for nine graduates, who received their bachelor of fine arts degree. Those nine students were celebrating a...
View ArticleIdeaFestival: Session Brings in Artists ‘On The Edge’
In today’s world, artists not only need to hone their craft — they have to consider all the various factors that go into making a living: marketing, sales, cash flow, even retirement planning. But...
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Planning the ‘Big Shot’ of Churchill Downs
The lights will go out Saturday at Churchill Downs, and thousands of handheld flashlights will illuminate the racetrack for the annual “Big Shot” photography project. Organizers from the Rochester...
View ArticleParty Like Warhol This Weekend
Louisville residents will have the chance to go back in time 50 years this weekend at an homage to a series of concerts organized by Andy Warhol. “Reloaded Plastic Inevitable” is a fundraiser for Art...
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Resurfaced Returns To Louisville, This Time With an Artistic Focus
The third iteration of Resurfaced kicks off Thursday, and the focus is public art. Resurfaced seeks to “activate” public spaces that have been dormant or underused. This time, the three-day event will...
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Healing Through Art In Louisville VA’s Psychiatric Unit
Yogurt containers filled with water sat on a long table covered with a paint-splattered cloth. Nearby were boxes of pastels and watercolor paints. Packages of thick, creamy paper and fresh paintbrushes...
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Abstract Expressionism, Rooted in Louisville
Paintings by the first woman to graduate from the Hite Art Institute are now on display at the University of Louisville. Sally Hazelet Drummond received a master’s degree from the Hite Institute in...
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Exhibit Celebrates 35 Years Of Art At Bernheim
A cedar log carved into a double helix with a chainsaw. A collection of wood veneer scraps twisted and wrapped to look like a tree trunk. A round sculpture built out of woven straw that is implanted...
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Inside The Expanded Speed Art Museum
A couple weeks before its grand reopening, while the final touches were still being put on a three-year renovation and expansion project, the Speed Art Museum felt very much like an active construction...
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30 Hours At The Speed Art Museum: A Field Journal
In celebration of the Speed Art Museum’s grand reopening, museum director Ghislain d’Humieres decided to throw a party. It wasn’t just any party. It was free and open to the public, and it utilized...
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‘Wrath and Reverence’ Examines Religious Violence Past And Present
In the center of the 21c lobby, a miniature mosque and cathedral are displayed opposite each other. They are intricately constructed — the arches, domed rooftops and steeples erected with tremendous...
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Behind the Bling: The Bold Versatility Of Artist Ebony Patterson
Behind the check-in desk at the 21c Museum Hotel in Lexington are three tapestries. They are large and densely woven to reveal the figures of three men, and intricately decorated. Beads, tassels,...
View ArticleStrange Fruit: ‘Laocoon’ Sculpture Unites Fat Albert, Police Shootings And...
You could be forgiven if your first reaction to “Laocoon” is laughter. Even Chris Reitz, gallery director of the University of Louisville’s Hite Art Institute, admits to laughing when he first saw the...
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Artist Duo Fallen Fruit Explores Public Space At Proof
A deep amethyst wallpaper patterned with interwoven vines and florals now covers the once-subdued walls at Proof on Main. Where other bars in town might hang sports memorabilia, portraits in ornate...
View ArticleKentucky-Based Artist Wins International Art Prize
On June 1, Kentucky-based artist Leticia Bajuyo convinced a panel of local art experts that plans for her ambitious, site-specific installation “Gazebo(ught)” deserved a $5,000 ArtPrize grant, as well...
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Louisville Artist Rebecca Norton Wins Hadley Prize for Visual Art
Rebecca Norton wants to take her abstract paintings and turn them three-dimensional — a project that will be made possible through the Mary Alice Hadley Prize for Visual Art. Norton — a...
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More Than ‘The Egg Man’: Looking At The Work Of Julius Friedman
You’ve seen the poster: black background, “Louisville Ballet” written in loopy script and a blush pink pointe shoe steadily balanced on a delicate egg. This iconic image — a requisite decoration in...
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Casey McKinney’s Solo Exhibit Is Graffiti For The Gallery Crowd
Unlike many artists, Casey McKinney’s paintings don’t stop at the frame. His sprawling, vivid pieces instead envelop their boundaries — which are often created out of materials like bundled pencils or...
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‘Marking Time’ Exhibit Explores The Physical And Cerebral
Carnegie Center Curator Daniel Pfalzgraf keeps a running list of exhibition ideas — a “little black book, of sorts” — in the notes section of his phone. Alongside that is a list of artists to fill...
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