Artists Talk with LVA: February 24, 2022

Andre Kimo Stone Guess is an internationally respected leader who has over 25 years of executive experience. He previously served as CEO of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh and was VP and Producer for Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. In June 2021 he became the President & CEO of the Louisville Fund for the Arts.

Andre's consulting clients include: The Pew Charitable Trusts, William Penn Foundation, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, The Clef Club in Philadelphia, Signature Theatre, MCC Theater, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York City Opera, The Esplanade in Singapore, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Aspen Institute, Manhattan Theater Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jazz Workshop, Inc. (Estate of Charles Mingus), Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, Soulful Symphony, Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc. and the Brooklyn Music School. Music management clients include: Christian McBride, Darin Atwater, Sean Jones, Aaron Diehl, Warren Wolf and Nicholas Payton.

Andre received a B.S. in Economics with a minor in Actuarial Mathematics from the University of Louisville. He has finished coursework and completed the comprehensive examinations for a PhD in Urban and Public Affairs with a concentration in Policy Analysis and Evaluation, also at the University of Louisville.  

Andre has served as producer for several recording projects, including one that won a Grammy.  He is also a writer and cultural critic with works published by USA Today, The Courier-Journal, The Root, The Grio and ESPN’s The Undefeated.

Artists Talk with LVA: February 17, 2022

Jennifer Starr, Maggie Hartman, & Valerie Canon talk about the Mind's Eye Theatre production of "Guys and Dolls" opening February 25 and why they are a women-led company. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits speak with artists.

Jennifer Starr, Maggie Hartman, & Valerie Canon are all board members for Mind’s Eye, Jennifer is directing “Guys and Dolls”, Valerie is playing Adelaide, and Maggie will appear as one of the Hot Box dancers. They are all experienced theatre artists who have worked with several different companies in Louisville and the surrounding area.

Mind’s Eye Theatre Company’s production of “Guys and Dolls” will run from February 25 - March 6 at Art Sanctuary.

Artists Talk with LVA: February 10, 2022

Sheila Fox was our guest this week, talking about her solo show at Revelry: "A Journey of Elegance". Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Sheila Fox, also known under the name 'GodivaGoddess', is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Louisville, KY. Fox has been making art for 20 years. Her vibrant portraits of Black women take inspiration from Fox’s own lived experience as an African American woman, as she seeks to celebrate her story and the stories of generations of Black women through the joy of artistic expression.

'A Journey of Elegance' at Revelry Gallery is now open and an artists’ reception will happen on Friday, February 11th, from 6-9 pm. The show will be on display through March 6th.

Artists Talk With LVA: February 3, 2022

Margaret Archambeault & Carter Brown join us to discuss their work on exhibit at Tim Faulkner Gallery. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Margaret Archambault is an abstract painter and the Gallery Director at Tim Faulkner Gallery in Louisville. She describes her work as three distinct approaches: Direct Experience: or what I call “Depictive Abstraction” Straight Expressionism, and Historical Collage Paintings. She has exhibited widely in Louisville and the surrounding area and in 2021 exhibited as a part of Purely Primary, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY.

Carter Brown is a Louisville-born abstract expressionist artist working various mediums trying to “invite as many people in as possible His work is positive and full of whimsy. He has a studio space on East Market Street.

The February exhibit at Tim Faulkner Gallery will feature new paintings from:
Carter Brown
Grant Goodwine
Joshua Bleecker
Mark Zanni
Margaret Archambault

This show will run through February 28th.

Artists Talk With LVA: January 27, 2022

New Year, New Artists, New Works is now open at Moremen Gallery and features the work of Cierra Evans and Dennis Whitehouse, among others. This week we spoke with these two about their work.

Cierra Evans is a Louisville-based painter who graduated from Spalding University in January 2021 and has established an independent practice exhibiting locally and curating for Folx Gallery.

Born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, Evans’ body of work depicts scenes directly from her early life in the foothills of the Appalachian region. Her work uses humor to sift through the discourse around the stigmas and stereotypes surrounding the holler. Cierra uses personal stories to highlight the love and forgiveness that the region deserves.

Dennis Whitehouse is a painter and a teacher who taught in various Kentucky schools for more than 30 years, retiring from Ballard and JCPS in 2017. Dennis was also a long-time teacher in LVA’s Children’s Fine Art Classes.

Evans & Whitehouse both currently have work in New Year, New Artists, New Work at Moremen Gallery.