Artists Talk With LVA: August 25, 2022

Aaron Lubrick opens "Affirmations of Color and Life" at Pyro Gallery on September 2 and invited members of The Allied Drawers Consortium to show with him. He, Noah Howard, & Kevin Arthur join us to talk about it. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

AFFIRMATIONS OF COLOR AND LIFE & THE ALLIED DRAWERS CONSORTIUM: PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS

September 2 through the 25th at Pyro Gallery

“Affirmations of Color and Life” are recent painting of Aaron Lubrick. Lubrick’s work depicts many scenes from his daily interactions of being an art teacher, father, and artist. Finding moments of color orchestrated within compositions of playgrounds, construction scenes, and still-lifes. Lubrick relies on symbolism and an overall sense of gesture to make his paintings feel fresh and alive.

The Allied Drawers Consortium will also be represented in September at Pyro Gallery. Each artist will have one figure drawing represented and one personal piece of art. Aaron Lubrick was a founding member of The Allied Drawers Consortium. The following member artists have been drawing together for 5 years now: Noah Howard, Colleen Clines, Maggie Clines, Richard Sullivan, Kevin Arthur, and Aaron Lubrick.

Artists Talk With LVA: August 18 2022

Ying Kit Chan is a Chinese American artist who was born in Hong Kong. In the 1970s, he studied art in several colleges in Hong Kong. In 1979, Chan continued his study in the United States and received his BFA from the University of Oklahoma (1981) and MFA from the University of Cincinnati (1983). Between 2003 and 2005, he attended the European Graduate School (Division of Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought) in Saas-Fee (Switzerland) and Paris and has taken seminars with some of the world’s most visionary thinkers including the late Jacques Derrida and Jean Baudrillard.

Chan has presented his artwork in over 200 exhibitions in the United States as well as in Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Korea, Japan, England, Hong Kong, Poland, Taiwan, and Portugal. He is currently a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Art and Design at the University of Louisville.

Moremen Gallery is pleased to announce Not In My Backyard: New Work by Ying Kit Chan, on view from August 26 through September 24. 2022, Moremen Gallery, 710 West Main Street, Louisville, KY

Artists Talk With LVA: August 11 2022

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.

Artists Talk With LVA: August 4 2022

Pyro Gallery opens ZECK featuring Suzi Zimmerer, Juli Edberg, Nancy Currier, & Keith Kleespies on Aug 5 so we talked with the 4 artists. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk to LVA.

PYRO Gallery presents: ZECK featuring Suzi Zimmerer, Juli Edberg, Nancy Currier, and Keith Kleespies

August 5 - 28, 2022

Opening Reception: Friday, August 5, 6-9 P.M.

Gallery Talk: Sunday, August 7 AT 2 P.M.

Artists Talk With LVA: July 28 2022

Filmmakers Stu Pollard, Mellissa Gregory Rue, & Richard Van Kleeck talk about the 12th Annual Flyover Film Festival taking place at Speed Cinema this weekend, Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

The 12th annual Flyover Film Festival kicks off at the Speed Cinema from July 28-31. Presented by the Louisville Film Society and the Speed Cinema, this year’s lineup includes narrative and documentary features as well as a shorts program, and filmmaker panels. Each of the screenings will be followed by discussions with the filmmakers.

Stu Pollard is an American film producer, writer, and director. His credits include Nice Guys Sleep Alone and Keep Your Distance. With his production company Lunacy Productions, Pollard produced the critically acclaimed survival thriller Rust Creek, which won the Best Thriller Feature Award at the San Diego International Film Festival. n November 2020 Rust Creek had its Netflix debut. The film spent more than a week on Netflix's top ten movies list. His latest release is the romantic comedy Plus One, starring Jack Quaid and Maya Erskine.

Melissa Gregory Rue writes, directs, and produces films and series that examine neglected social issues to inspire compassionate action on our planet. Her work has been shown on PBS, Roku, Amazon, and in film festivals around the world.  In her latest documentary, LIVE OUT LOUD, Melissa had the great privilege to work with the world-renowned musicians of The Gallop Quintet. Before shifting her focus to film, Melissa taught writing and literature at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon for many years. In 2020 she moved back to her home state, Kentucky, in order to be closer to family. Melissa grew up on a cattle and tobacco farm in Bourbon County long before smoking was out and Bourbon was cool. As a person with chronic Lyme and autoimmune disease, she is eager to get started on documentaries that address inequities for people with both visible and invisible disabilities.

Richard Van Kleeck  – Producer/Director credits include long-form films Tempest Rising (featuring the Louisville Ballet), Dancing With Clara, and Taste the String. Short films include The Veil; Convergence Redux (with Julius Friedman), and Prokofiev On the Ohio: Cinderella’s Dream. And featured in the festival Gurgle: Pulling Water; 

His other credits include the award-winning PBS music series The Lonesome Pine Specials (Co-produced with KET) now in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting at the Library of Congress. As Director of the Davee Distance Learning Initiative at Northwestern University, directed over one hundred live webcasts of opera, orchestra, wind ensemble, pop, jazz, and master classes from the Bienen School of Music including soprano Renée Fleming; rock legend Todd Rundgren; composer John Corigliano; composer/saxophonist Victor Goines; and many members of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra.