Artists Talk With LVA: July 7, 2022

Graphic Pioneer: The Early Poster Designs of Julius Friedman, 1965-1980 will be in the Ekstrom Library on beginning July 14. Curator Elizabeth Ellis Reilly & Project Archivist Haley-Marie Ellegood talk about the exhibit this week on Artists Talk with LVA. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com Thursday at 10 am.

Elizabeth Ellis Reilly - Curator, Photographic Archives, Archives & Special Collections at the University of Louisville Libraries. For 5 years she hosted FUZZBOX on  WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com. 

Haley-Marie Ellegood is a Project Archivist at the University of Louisville Libraries, She earned her Master of Library Sciences at Indiana University.

Graphic Pioneer: The Early Poster Designs of Julius Friedman, 1965-1980

The Opening Reception for the exhibition will be in the Ekstrom Library on July 14 and will include a ribbon-cutting and dedication of the Julius Friedman Gallery at 5:30 pm.

Artists Talk With LVA: June 30, 2022

Lance G. Newman II is the recipient of the 2022 Bill Fisher Prize for Visual Arts. We talked with him about the impact he expects the $7000 award will have on his practice. tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Lance G. Newman II, is a writer, poet, host, actor, performing, visual, and teaching artist. His experience is the culmination of a 16-year career performing around the country. As a playwright, he helped create plays such as the “Smoketown Poetry Opera,“ ”The Westend Poetry Opera” and “The Blood Always Returns.“ Under the name, SpreadLovEnterprise, he teaches his creative writing and public speaking curriculum in schools, community centers, and service-providing organizations. He co-hosts the largest and longest-running poetry slam in Louisville; created the public art “LITS Project” on 4th st; just managed the annual Southern Fried Poetry Festival here in Louisville, and last night was presented with the 2022 Bill Fisher Prize for the Visual Arts by the Community Foundation of Louisville and Louisville Visual Art.

Artists Talk With LVA: June 23, 2022

After 30 years of leading Bunbury Theatre, Juergen Tossmann will be passing the torch to Skylar Vest and Hannah Brooks. All 3 talked with us about the importance of transition in the arts. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Juergen Tossmann has been Bunbury's Producing Artistic Director since 1991. Thirty years ago, he guided a struggling fledgling company to health and artistic prominence.

Under Juergen's leadership, Bunbury developed two venues most recently in 2007 the company turned an old gymnasium in The Henry Clay building into a 140-seat state-of-the-art theatre. The theatre currently serves two companies; Bunbury, Pandora Productions, and until very recently,  The Liminal Playhouse.

Before Bunbury, Juergen worked as an artist-in-residence, teacher, actor, freelance director, assistant director, production stage manager, stage manager, prop master, acting coach, and co-founded an improvisational theatre company. The myriad positions at theatres all over the country prepared him for a job that would last over 30 years. At Bunbury Juergen has produced over 200 shows.

In 2020 he received the Kathi EB Ellis Lifetime Achievement Award from Louisville Visual Art. ​

Skylar Vest attended Georgetown College where he earned a BA in Theatre and Directing. Since 2017 he has been working with Bunbury Theatre, most recently as an Artistic Associate.

Hannah Brooks is a local prop and costume designer who has been active in the Louisville theatre community for the last five years. They have worked primarily with Bunbury Theatre on shows including The Green Book, Grace and Glorie, Boatwright, and Visiting Edna. Recently Hannah has been a dresser for the Kentucky Opera and worked for Commonwealth Theatre Company. 

Artists Talk With LVA: June 16, 2022

Featured Artist Sabra Crockett and LVA Board Member Elizabeth Feldpausch join us to speak about the 2022 Art[squared] Online Auction, which opens June 21. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

A Yankee, and wandering through the South, Sabra Crockett finally found her home in Louisville, Kentucky with all the beautiful songbirds surrounding her, and the most spectacular variety of trees she could possibly hope for. She has exhibited widely around Kentucky including at The Art Center of the Bluegrass, Danville, and Kore Gallery in Louisville.

Elizabeth Feldpausch is a Trust Principal with the Glenview Trust Company, and a licensed attorney in the states of Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida. In addition to being a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, she is also a member of the Louisville Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of Metro Louisville. Elizabeth earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, where she served as a staff editor and editorial board member on The Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law.

She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Georgetown College, where she earned a double major in Psychology and Communication & Media Studies and currently serves on the Georgetown College Alumni Board. A Louisville native, Elizabeth is a graduate of Louisville Eastern High School.

Elizabeth serves as Secretary and Director of the Board for Louisville Visual Art. She is a volunteer ‘Big Sister” with Big Brothers Big Sisters, and a member of the Junior League of Louisville. Additionally, Elizabeth participated in the Fund For the Arts NeXt Ambassador Program Class of 2020, and participated in Focus Louisville in 2021.

Artists Talk With LVA: June 9, 2022

Simone Brown & Nikolai Denchev are 2 of the Featured Artists for the 2022 Art[squared] Online Auction and this week we talked with them about their work. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Simone Renae Brown is a Louisville native who earned her BFA from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018.
She has exhibited around the state and has returned to Louisville to join what she believes is a thriving community of artists.

Nikolai Denchev is originally from Chirpan, Bulgaria. He began studying art seriously in the eighth grade at Dechko Uzoonov Art High School in Kanzanluk, Bulgaria. Nikolai moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in August 2003. Nikolai has exhibited in Chirpan and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, and in Louisville, Kentucky, and Bloomington, Indiana.

His work was chosen by My Morning Jacket to be included with their fourth album Z, and the cover art for Amherst's album The Detail.

Both Simone and Nikolai are Featured Artists in the 2022 Art[squared] Online Auction to Benefit Louisville Visual Art. Bidding opens at 6:00 pm on June 21 and closes at 9:00 pm on June 23.