In February 2022 Lindsey Cummins & William Smith launched Printed: Edition One was launched and now they are gearing up for Edition Two. Find out more by tuning in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.
In February 2022 Printed: Edition One was launched featuring seventy creatives as selected by a committee of community arts leaders.
Lindsey Cummins (she/her) is a Louisville-based independent curator, collector, archivist, and arts community organizer. As the Founder of AVID Collectors, she strives to impact local arts communities by uplifting artists, patrons, and private collections. Lindsey received her education at Louisville’s Hite Art Institute with a degree in Studio Art, Art History, and Modern Culture. She currently serves on the Board of the Portland Museum and the SNAP Art Foundation.
William Smith (he/him) is an Art History and Economics graduate from the University of Louisville. There he acted as Vice President of the Honor Student Council’s Outreach Committee, working to raise awareness for and facilitate interactions between the campus and the creatives of its greater city. William has interned with the Fund for the Arts, and today works as the Administrative Coordinator of the Portland Museum.
Hallie Dizdarevic is the Director of Creative Engagement has a long history with Commonwealth Theatre Center. She began working with Walden Theatre in 2006 and Blue Apple Players in 2008. She is proud to have taught at every level of the Conservatory over the years, especially at the Imagination level which she developed and launched in 2013. Hallie has also been responsible for developing many successful Outreach programs such as Connecting Cultures, Spanish Movement for Stories, and Resiliency; a drama curriculum intended to destigmatize trauma and introduce an arsenal of positive coping mechanisms to children who have experienced high levels of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Hallie is currently heading up a three year project funded by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and the NEA that is intended to increase tolerance and understanding between Muslim and non-Muslim members of the Louisville community
Denmo Ibrahim is a first-generation Egyptian-American playwright, actor, and entrepreneur who the San Francisco Chronicle called “a tower of strength in the Bay Area theatre scene.” Denmo was one of 25 theatre artists nominated for the Rainin Fellowship (2020) and was a Sundance Theatre Lab Finalist.
Denmo joins the Connecting Cultures team as the playwright and lead actor in “Zaynab’s Night of Destiny”, an audio immersive play premiering later this year.
