Artists Talk with LVA: May 30, 2024

Robert Barry Fleming & Ben Gierhart from Actors Theatre were in the studio to tell us the latest with the company. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Robert Barry Fleming is the Executive Artistic Director of Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY. He has a varied portfolio and a wealth of experience as an artistic leader/administrator, producer, director, choreographer, performing artist, teacher, and coach.

Ben Gierhart is in his 2nd year as Communications Coordinator at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Won't you be my May-bor?
by Andrew Newton Schaftlein and Eric Sharp
starring May O'Nays
directed by Emily Tarquin
World Premiere Presented by Drag Daddy Productions

May 31 – June 8, 2024 in the Victor Jory Theater
June – August 2024 in locations throughout the Commonwealth

Artists Talk with LVA: May 16, 2024

Teri Dryden joined us this week to discuss her new exhibit at Wheelhouse Art, House of Paper, opening May 24. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA every Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 WXOX-FM or stream on Artxfm.com

Teri Dryden’s unorthodox path to becoming an artist began with immersion in an ancient art form in which she was the medium. A theatre major at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, she excelled in physical expression and comedy.  At the urging of an instructor, she auditioned and won a coveted spot as one of the few female clowns in the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. For two unforgettable years, she performed in every state in the U.S. in one of the most colorful and visually stimulating environments imaginable.

After making beautiful fiber art for several years, Teri discovered a latent talent and passion for painting and drawing.  She feels she has found her true aesthetic after discovering the fascinating world of abstract painting and collage.

She is a member of the Collage Artists of America, National Collage Society, and Women Painters West. Her work is included in many private and public collections and has been exhibited in numerous solo, group and juried exhibitions across the country.

Artists Talk with LVA: May 9, 2024

Sean Patrick Hill joined us this week to talk about his exhibition in the LVA 2nd Floor Gallery, Our Innocent Minds. Rebecca Norton worked on this exhibit with Sean and also joined us. Tune in to WXOX 97.1FM.Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Sean Patrick Hill is a film photographer, writer, and poet. He was the 2023 photography artist-in-residence at The Bascom: A Center for Visual Arts in Highlands, North Carolina, where his residency culminated in a solo exhibition in the Joel Gallery. He has been awarded three grants from the Great Meadows Foundation. He holds an MFA from Warren Wilson College and is the author of three poetry collections. Sean has received grants and fellowships from the Kentucky Arts Council, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Elizabeth George Foundation. 

Rebecca Norton is an artist, curator, and educator. Norton's work is included in permanent collections at 21C Hotel Louisville, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, and the Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University. She is the recipient of many awards and grants. Her lectures and writings have been published on MOCA tv, the Brooklyn Rail, Duke University Scalar publications, and Blacksun Lit. Recently she has been working as an independent curator for ArtPortal in Louisville. Rebecca is co-founder and program director for Orbit and Maybe It's Fate, an arts and culture establishment and for-profit member-based artist cooperative based in Louisville. 

Our Innocent Minds opens at the LVA 2nd Floor Gallery May 10 with a reception from, 5-7 pm, and runs through May 30, 2024

Artists Talk with LVA: May 2, 2024

Kentucky College of Art + Design (KyCAD) BFA Candidates Kelsi Haberman, Jesenia Avila-Ugalde, & Lizzie Hill talk about their thesis exhibit.

On View: May 10-July 31, 2024 , Opening Reception: May 10, 5 pm -7:30 pm

849 Gallery 849 S. 3rd Street 

Gallery visits are by appointment only Please email gallery@kycad.org

Jesenia Avila-Ugalde

Artist and designer, Born in Mexico City, raised in Louisville, KY

I like new technology and machine work, but I also enjoy analog work like painting, building, and working with people in the community— literally building a community. It’s a multifaceted thing.
I also focus on certain colors, like CMYK vs RGB. I also work with fluorescents, which reflect more light than they absorb. I love that concept because I think as people we should reflect more light/positivity than we absorb.

​​Kelsi Haberman

Interdisciplinary Artist From Louisville, KY

Modifying found objects like etchings on windows. Experimentation and willingness to take a risk, not knowing if you’re going to fail There’s an element of play

Lizzie Hill

Artist From Elizabeth, Indiana (rural town)

I use a lot of accessible materials from my home, including repurposed materials, textiles, natural materials, plants, and items associated with comfort, home, and memories. I focus on tactile/textural memories of mundane things.

Artists Talk with LVA: April 25, 2024

Jose Perez IV & Dara Jade Tiller

Louisville Hivemind Artist Collective presents TO BATTLE: A Fight Play by José Pérez IV
Directed by Jess De La Rosa April 25 - 27 at Lincoln Performing Arts Elementary.

JOSÉ PÉREZ IV is the Resident Fight & Intimacy Director of Pittsburgh Public Theater. He has been writing and directing his fight theatre plays since 2010. Recent credits at Pittsburgh Public (BILLY STRAYHORN, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM IN HARLEM, ROBIN HOOD), Actors Theatre of Louisville (DRACULA), Cleveland Play House (FRANKENSTEIN), Vermont Stages (BREAKFALLS). Other recent productions of his plays: VERY BERRY DEAD (Semifinalist 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival) Saginaw Valley State University & Pittsburgh premiere in July 2024, OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Artistic Director, Big Storm Performance Company. MFA Performance Pedagogy University of Pittsburgh, BFA Drama NYU. JosePerezIV.com

DARA JADE TILLER (she/her, Actor/Co-Producer) has  worked in professional theatre and film in Chicago, New York and across the United States. She has been seen in numerous commercials, both regionally and nationally, and has many stage, film, and television credits. Recently, she played Jamie Bell's wife in the award-winning film, Donnybrook and can be seen in Midway to Love now playing on The Hallmark Channel. She was most recently seen in Dracula: a Feminist Revenge Fantasy by Kate Hamill at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She has also worked extensively on the other side of the camera and stage in production and casting. She served as Managing Director of Woodford Theatre in Versailles, Ky and on the Board of Directors of Theatre 502. She is a part-time Theatre Instructor at the University of Louisville and offers private coaching and workshops for all ages and experience levels. Read more at darajadetiller.com