Thursday Link Roundup: November 12

Dana Oldfather at The Carnegie Center for Art & History

OPEN AGAIN TO THE PUBLIC: Masks and social distancing are Required for ALL of these locations!

TONIGHT: KyCAD Presents ‘Creating Change Through the Arts Online Panel Discussion

NEW: Hite Institute has opened Open Studio Weekend - A Retrospective Exhibition at The Cressman Center by appointment.

NEW: Dana Oldfather, "There Used to Be a Street" Open House Reception is at Carnegie Center for Art & History Saturday.

NEW: Eve Theatre Company presents Mrs. Cage by Nancy Barr online this week.

NEW: Pandora Productions opens Buyer & Cellar by Jonathan Tolins online Friday.

NEW: Nomads Facing the Weird - Hawk Alfredson Solo Exhibition is at Tim Faulkner Gallery.

NEW: Sculptor John McCarthy's show of new ceramics, Exploring Organic Form is now open at Pyro Gallery!

NEW: Moremen Gallery has New Paintings 2020… by Denise Furnish.

NEW: The group exhibit How are you doing is now open at garner narrative and runs through the presidential inauguration in 2021.

NEW : We All Declare for Liberty: 2020 and the Future of American Citizenship is at Quappi Projects. Listen to an interview with some of the artists in LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

Ballot Box: an LVA exhibit for Metro Hall curated by Skylar Smith has now relocated to 21c Museum & Hotel! It is also has a website and MetroTV video. Listen to an interview with the curator, three of the participating artists, and Rep. Attica Scott on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

There is also an interview with BallotBox artist J. Robert Southard.

Abstract paintings by Cincinnati artist M.P. Wiggins at B. Deemer Gallery.

Actors Theatre has opened COVID-Classics: One-Act Plays for the Age of Quarantine.

Moremen Gallery is open with New Work by Megan Lightell.

Steve Heine at The Cressman Center

Erik Orr has a new show at Revelry Gallery: Together Op Art

Art in the Time of COVID-19, curated by Bailey O'Leary is an online exhibit from Portland Museum featuring Jeribai Andrew-Jaja, Rachel Singel, & Erica Lewis. Listen to an interview with artists and curator on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

2020 Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany is now open to the public.

Galerie Hertz has reopened with New Work by Tom Pfannerstill, Emily Church & Ray Kleinhelter.

LOCAL ONLINE OPTIONS: Here’s what we know, but local artists are doing impromptu live performances online daily. Stay alert!

Ballot Box: an LVA exhibit for Metro Hall curated by Skylar Smith has now relocated to 21c Museum & Hotel! It is also has a website and MetroTV video

Kentucky to the World presents a video of their March program, Cultivating Strong Female Relationships in the Culinary Industry

A new series of online videos from past performances at The Ogle Center Delivered.

While the Speed Cinema has reopened, the cinema is closed during the COVID-19 crisis, but you can stream these selections at home. A portion of each streaming ticket purchase goes directly to the Museum.

TUESDAY: Galerie Hertz has reopened with New Work by Tom Pfannerstill, Emily Church & Ray Kleinhelter.

FRIDAY: Late for Dinner with MachineMan and Tall Squares is online from Art Sanctuary.

SATURDAY: Dana Oldfather, "There Used to Be a Street" Open House Reception is at Carnegie Center for Art & History

ONGOING:

The Speed Museum has Andy Warhol: Revelation, through November 29, 2020.

Speed Cinema offers Free Films Addressing Systemic Racism.

Elizabeth Kramer is writing about the challenges facing local arts groups at Louisville Arts Bureau.

Keep making art! Preston Art Center will deliver and has curbside pickup during their shortened hours.

AA Clay - Home Clay Kits are available for sale: pick up or local delivery is available.

NOT LOCAL BUT WORTH IT!:

These 10 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours (Video)

The Art Institute of Chicago Puts 44,000+ Works of Art Online: View Them in High Resolution

An Even Bigger Selection from Google

Study Art History online: Artists and Movements

Installation work from MoMA (video)

The Artist is An Explorer: Curated by Marina Abramovic (video)

Paris Museums Put 100,000 Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use

Think we are missing something? Let us know: info@louisvillevisualart.org

Artebella On The Radio: January 23, 2020

A Golden Wire is Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba & Parker Ramsay, baroque harp and they will be performing with Bourbon Baroque January 23 in La Chandeleur, but they will be joining us in the studio this Thursday to talk and perform. Tune into WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday morning at 10:00am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Parker Ramsay’s career is distinguished by its breadth and crossing of instrumental boundaries and genres at the harp, organ and harpsichord. As a harpist, Parker specializes in repertoire for early harps and new music for the modern pedal harp. In March 2018, he led the University of Louisville Harp Project, premiering nine works written for solo harp. In 2019, he will record his own transcription of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations for the pedal harp at the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. As a continuo player, he has worked with the Academy of Ancient Music, the Academy of Sacred Drama, and the Shanghai Camerata. In 2020, he will commence the Kithara series in New York, in which he will premiere six new chamber works for harp and other instruments during the 2020-21 season. Parker has worked closely with composers such as Marc Satterwhite, David Fulmer, Tom Morrison and Saad Haddad.

Gold medalist of the 7th International Bach-Abel Competition, Arnie Tanimoto is equally at home on the viola da gamba and baroque cello. He was the first-ever viola da gamba major at The Juilliard School, where he soloed on both instruments. Described by The New York Times as a “fine instrumental soloist” Arnie performs in venues across the United States, Europe, and Japan.

Outside the realm of historical performance, Arnie has collaborated with artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to Joyce DiDonato, with whom he has recorded an NPR Music Field Recording.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: December 5, 2019

"Extreme Prints: Printmaking at the Edge", an invitational exhibit curated by Debby Stratford & John Begley opens at Kore Gallery December 7. They joined us this week and brought two of the participating artists, Tatiana Ryckman & Susanna Crum and gallery owner Don Cartwright. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream at Artxfm.com Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

Tatiana Ryckman was born in Cleveland, Ohio and lives in Austin, Texas. She is also the author of two chapbooks of short prose, Twenty-Something and VHS and Why It's Hard to Live. Tatiana's work has appeared on Tin House's The Open Bar, Barrelhouse, Opossum Lit, The Establishment, Nonbinary Review, Flavorwire, and many other publications. Tatiana has been an artist in residence at Yaddo and Arthub, and she is the editor of Awst Press and Assistant Editor at sunnyoutside press.

Susanna Crum’s work has been featured in several international and national exhibitions, she returned to her hometown of Louisville to start the city’s first shared printmaking workspace, Calliope Arts Printmaking Studio & Gallery, with fellow artist and partner Rodolfo Salgado. Since 2015, she has taught printmaking as an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN. From 2018-2020, she is serving as President of the Mid America Print Council.

Debby Stratford is an artist and printmaker living in Louisville, KY. She spent many years teaching art to public school students in Louisville, and is now printing full-time in her studio in the Hope Mills Building..

John Begley is currently a Freelance art worker (artist, curator, art services provider). Previously he was Gallery Director and Assistant Professor of Art (Emeritus), Critical and Curatorial Studies graduate program coordinator at the Allen R. Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Director, Louisville Visual Art, Director, and was founding director New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN. He is now the co-founder with Peter Morrin of AFLOAT: AN OHIO RIVER WAY OF LIFE. 

Since 2012 Don Cartwright has owned and managed KORE Gallery, which is now located at 942 East Kentucky. KORE hosts "invitational" shows along with solo and multiple artists shows. This new gallery location offers 4500 square feet of exhibit space.    

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: November 21, 2019

Robert Fleming, the new Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville, was our guest this week on LVA's Artebella On The Radio. We be talked about his vision for the future of the company. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists. (due a technical snafu, we have only the first 20 minute segment available)

(Photo by Kristin Netzband)

Robert Barry Fleming has served as Associate Artistic Director at Cleveland Play House since 2016. Previously he served as the Director of Artistic Programming at Arena Stage; world premieres he commissioned, developed and championed during this tenure include the 2017 Best Musical Tony Award winner Dear Evan Hansen, Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty, John Strand’s The Originalist, Katori Hall’s Blood Quilt, Karen Zacarías’ Destiny Of Desire and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner Sweat, by Lynn Nottage. Fleming was an Associate Producer for the Off-Broadway premiere of The Two-Character Play by Tennessee Williams, starring Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif. He was also an Associate Professor (tenured) and Chair of the University of San Diego Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Department.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: November 14, 2019

CirqueLouis will present The Circus Show Saturday and Sunday at The Kentucky Center, and Abbie Springer, Myranda Thomas, and Jordan Clark joined us to talk about. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

CirqueLouis: The Circus Show

Featuring Ben Sollee

Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 pm
The Kentucky Center. Click here for tickets.

Abbie Springer competed with the nationally ranked University of Louisville cheerleading squad and in 2009, she began her circus arts training. Abbie has appeared with her family in the annual Turners Circus spring production since 2009 and she has performed in CirqueLouis’ previous productions of at Iroquois Amphitheatre and Kentucky Center. Abbie is also a part of CirqueLouis’ event performance troupe appearing at prestigious venues all over the city

Myranda Thomas is a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky, where she earned two degrees in theatre and elementary education. She currently works at StageOne Family Theatre as an education associate as well as at Acting Against Cancer as a teaching artist for their after school children’s program and was recently the Leading Player in their production of Pippin.

Jordan Clark, born in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been performing with CirqueLouis for several years and has directed their recent productions Gravity’s Varieties and Happy Birthday!  After training on his own in high school, Jordan began his formal circus training in 2006 at the National Circus School of Montreal’s summer program. He was later accepted into the school’s prestigious college program where he completed his training in 2012. Jordan has performed his hand-balancing act in over 20 counties as well as at sea.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: November 7, 2019

The 2nd Louisville Fringe Festival gets underway this week, and festival producer Eli Keel, participating artist, Josh Carroll, and stage manager Darian Doom-DeVoto came in to discuss the festival and why “fringe” matters. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday morning at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

Eli Keel is a playwright, actor, and journalist. Eli is also a non-binary queer who is bi-polar. They are a member of the 2019 cohort of the Hadley Creatives, Co-founder of Louisville Fringe Festival, and have had work produced by Theatre 502, Looking for Lilith Theatre Company, Derby City Playwrights, Spalding University, PPINK, 1619 Flux: Art + Activism, and Suspend the Moment Productions LLC. They won the Arts-Louisville.com award for best new play, the Theatre [502] Produced Nobody Bunny in the Golden Age of Animation.  

Josh Carroll has been a professional theatre maker for over 15 years. As an Actor, Director, Playwright, and Administrator, Josh has worked across the country, most recently at the Glimmerglass Opera Festival and Kentucky Opera. He has worked with American Theatre Company, Piven Theatre Workshop, Metropolis Performing Arts, First Folio Theatre, the Bloomington Playwrights Project, and Alicja w Krainie Czarów with Theatre Polonia. He is one half of the reigning, defending, Louisville Championship Arm Wrestling Terrific Twosome Champions.

 Darian Doom-DeVoto is a theatre artists who studied music theatre at Western Kentucky University and is working as a Stage Manager for the 2019 Louisville Fringe Festival

LVA's Artebella On The Radio, October 31, 2019

Open Studio Weekend is HERE! Three of the participating artists will be joining us in the WXOX studio this week: Rosalie Rosenthal (Portland), Aaron Lubrick (Highlands), & Megan Kociscak (South Louisville) will be talking about their work and the OSW experience this Thursday at 10:00am on WXOX 97.1 FM, or you can stream on Artxfm.com.

Rosalie Rosenthal, attended Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, and studied History, Smith College, Northampton, MA, she has exhibited at Purdue Polytechnic, New Albany, IN, Huff Gallery, Spalding University, Quappi Projects Louisville, KY, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, NYC4PA, New York, NY, and The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Evansville, IN.

Aaron Lubrick, was born in Baytown, Texas in May of 1982 and raised in Louisville, KY in his formative years. Lubrick found a love for painting and drawing in high school and pursued his art studies at the Columbus College of Art and Design. From there he attended graduate school at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Shortly after graduating he began teaching and showing art professionally. Lubrick lives in Louisville, Kentucky and teaches at Spalding University. 

Megan Kociscak is an Adjunct Instructor at Ivy Tech Community College and has also taught at the University of Louisville and Pensacola State College. She holds a Graduate Certificate for Womens'​ & Gender Studies in addition to MA and BFA from the University of Louisville and College of Visual Arts.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: October 24, 2019

Open Studio Weekend is almost here, and this week we talked with three of the participants in the U of L/Hite MFA building: Katherine Watts, Xuanyi (Rosamund) Wang, & Erica Lewis. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 Fm, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday mornings at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists about their work.

Katherine Watts

Photo Credit: Tom Fougerousse

Xuanyi Wang

Erica Lewis

Photo credit: Jeremy Villar

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: October 17, 2019

Tony Dingman, Eric Frantz, & Kelly Moore (pictured) were our guests this week, along with musician Mick Sullivan who will be performing as part of The Tamerlane Trio. The upcoming "Evening with Poe" is at The Frazier History Museum October 24 through November 4. Tune in to WXOX 97.1, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists about their work. photo: Frazier History Museum

An Evening with Poe 2019

OCTOBER: 24(Sold Out), 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 NOVEMBER: 1, 3, 4

Doors open: 6:30 pm
Show time: 7:30 – 9:45 pm* (with 15 minute intermission)

*Exception: October 31 (Show time: 8:00 – 10:15 pm)

Since October 2010, the Frazier Museum has staged and performed over 30 of Edgar Allan Poe’s works — a feat unsurpassed by anyone else

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: October 10, 2019

J. Ariadne Calvano is the director and Dr. Janna Segal the dramaturg for the upcoming production of Anna Deavere Smith’s Fires in the Mirror at the University of Louisville. They were in the studio to talk about it this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10:00am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists about their work.

The University of Louisville’s Theatre Arts Department Presents Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith

Thursday, November 7-17 at 7:30pm at the Thrust Theatre, 2314 South Floyd Street

J. Ariadne Calvano is an Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement at the University of Louisville, and as a freelance movement director and performer. She earned her PhD and MA in Theatre from the University of Colorado Boulder; and additionally, holds a BA in Fine & Performing Arts from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and a BA in History from the University of Maryland. Earlier this year she directed Theatre [502]’s production of Women Laughing Alone with Salad by Shelia Callaghan.

Dr. Janna Segal teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Louisville in: theatre history, literature, and theory; Shakespeare and Shakespearean adaptation; American feminist theatre; and dramaturgy. Dr. Segal is also a freelance dramaturg whose past production work includes Shakespeare, Shakespearean adaptation, contemporary theatre, and new plays in development. She is the Resident Dramaturg of the Comparative Drama Conference, for which she dramaturgs two to three new plays a year, and a dramaturg for ATHE’s annual New Play Development Workshop. At UofL, she has dramaturged Baltimore,Eurydice, and The Master and Margarita, and The Taming of the Shrew. She has also worked locally as a guest dramaturg for Commonwealth Theatre Center. Dr. Segal is a member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), and she serves on the Board of the Comparative Drama Conference.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: September 26, 2019

The 2019 Photo Biennial is underway! Mia Hanson and Rachid Tagoulla are just two of the local artists exhibiting their work. They visited the Artxfm studios joined by Ash Braunecker of the Portland Museum and Mr. Photo Biennial himself, Paul Paletti of Paul Paletti Gallery. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 or stream at Artxfm.com this and every Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

Magic Realism: Imagery by Mia Hanson Oct.26 – Nov. 30, reception Oct. 26 12-4pm

Portland Museum, 2308 Portland Avenue, Louisville, KY 40212

Mia Hanson Studied film theory and photography in San Francisco’s Bay Area before leaving to pursue a photographic mentorship with influential photographer/ videographer Matt Mahurin in NYC in the 90’s.She has lived in Stockholm but returned to the states with her partner, painter Hawk Alfredson to live for several years in the fabled Chelsea Hotel in NYC. While in residence there she, “Created portraits utilizing the light and charged energy of the hotel atmosphere while careful not to disturb or “document “ what is not entirely capable of being captured. The ghosts are best left alone.”

Morocco: Many Eyes, One Vision – Curated by Rachid Tagoulla Oct. 4-26, reception Oct. 5 1-3pm

University of Louisville Rowan Street Gallery, 1606 Rowan Street, Louisville, KY 40203

Rachid Tagoulla is teaching assistant at University of Louisville pursuing his MFA. He attended Ibn Zohr University - Agadir, Morocco, where he was born. He studied Leadership Skills for Teachers- Pilgrims' course at University of Kent. His exhibit at U of L/Hite combines images from University of Louisville students and Moroccan photographers from time spent together in Agadir, Morocco in Spring 2019.

Ash Braunecker is from Tell City, Indiana. She who earned her BFA from Syracuse University with a concentration in public and landscape art (sculpture major; metalsmithing and jewelry minor) and University of Louisville…and has worked at Portland Museum for a few years, where she was just named Co-Director with Danny Seim.

Paul Paletti is a Louisville, KY native. He attended Middlebury College for 3 years before transferring to the University of New Mexico where he studied with Beaumont Newhall, Van Deren Coke, and Ray Metzker and received a BFA in photography. Paletti earned a MA in photography at Central Washington University in 1975 and his JD at the University of Louisville in 1987. He has been a partner in the law firm of Sturm, Paletti, and Wilson since 1994.

The eleventh Louisville Photo Biennial takes place September 20, 2019 through November 10, 2019 throughout Louisville Metro and its surrounding communities. Our photography exhibitions – spanning traditional to contemporary, local to global – are mounted at museums, galleries, universities, and cultural institutions. The Biennial also presents accompanying workshops, public lectures and panel discussions to stimulate learning and reinforce visual literacy. Since photography is the most widespread art form, our goal is to educate via meaningful dialogue to help bridge understanding in our diverse world through this dynamic medium.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: September 19, 2019

Eric King from the Fund for the Arts, Louisville Visual Art Mural Art Program Director Katy Delahanty, and artists Braylyn Stewart & Ashley Cathey all joined me this Thursday to talk about the October 20 Imagine Mural Festival taking place in the Smoketown neighborhood. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Eric King is the new Director of Communications and Engagement for the Louisville Fund for the Arts. King previously served as a Senior Strategist for C2 Strategic Communications, a News Anchor and Special Projects Reporter with WLKY-TV, Louisville’s CBS affiliate, and is currently a Board Member of the Bardstown Foundation for Excellence in Public Education, as a reporter, he earned three Emmy awards for reporting and an Edward R. Murrow award for documentary production. 

Braylyn Resko Stewart Born in Youngstown Ohio but grew up all over the world. His Army veteran father was stationed in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down, which was a formative experience. He attended DuPont Manual High School and has remained in Louisville. Braylyn is a tattoo and mural artist whose work has been featured at The Speed Museum and at various other public events and locations around Louisville.

Ashley Cathey is a Louisville native whose paintings have brought her to prominence in a fairly short time after moving back to Louisville from Chicago. When she returned, she quickly found her footing and exhibited work in a group show at the Louisville Community Center, one of the Metro Parks community centers overseen by Portia White. From there, Cathey caught the attention of ArtsReach’s Julia Youngblood, who commissioned Cathey to create a series of portraits, which ArtsReach used for posters for their annual Keepers of the Dream celebration at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. 

Katy Delahanty is a graduate of Cooper Union with a strong background in art, teaching and mediation. She is the Outreach Director and head of the Mural Art Program (MAP) for Louisville Visual Art and a member of the board of directors for the Portland Museum.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: September 12, 2019

Jacob Heustis' “Beasts Will Be Still There” opens September 20 at John Brooks' Quappi Projects space. Both were here in the studio Thursday morning, and Peter Morrin joined us in the 2nd half to talk about the Afloat cruise. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10am to LVA' Artebella On the Radio to hear artists talk about their work.

Opened by artist John Brooks in 2017, Quappi Projects is a Louisville-based art gallery featuring contemporary artists whose works are reflective of the zeitgeist. “Because we believe the highest function of art is to allow human beings to know ourselves more deeply, we are interested in exhibiting challenging, even discomforting, work as a way to explore and understand the mysteries of the human experience.”

Jacob Heustis uses painting, drawing, and installation to question and explore value and class systems, vanity and desire and the nature of art and aesthetics within the context of contemporary society. Heustis’ large-scale works consist of a minimal but expressive application of medium and materials often combined with self-referential phrases and appropriated pop-culture lexicon in the form of hand written text.

Since 2004 he has exhibited at Swanson Contemporary, the Green Building Gallery, Land of Tomorrow, Zephyr Gallery, Actor’s Theatre, Brown Theatre, Kentucky School of Art, Hite Art Institute, The Speed Art Museum, Cressman Center for Visual Arts, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, and 21C Bentonville, Durham, and Cincinnati.

Jacob Heustis’ “Beasts Will Be Still There” will have an opening reception Friday, September 20, 5-9pm, Quappi projects, 827 West Market Street, Louisville

Peter Morrin was the Director of the Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships at UofL from 2010 until his retirement in 2016. Mr. Morrin also taught in the Department of Fine Arts, especially in courses serving the Critical and Curatorial Studies track in the Master’s Degree program, and before that he was the Director of the J.B. Speed Museum. He is now co-founder with John Begley of Afloat.

On September 22nd, join AFLOAT on the Belle of Louisville for a cruise with a variety of scholars, artists and performers who can tell about every aspect of Ohio River life and natural history. Informal, one-on-one up close and personal chats with the experts will be the order of the day. 5-8pm. Tickets at louisvillevisualart.org/ afloat

LVA's Artebella On The Radio: September 5, 2019

Whitney and Waller Austin were on the show this week talking about the upcoming WhitneyStrong Foundation event and how making art can play a role in addressing gun violence. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday at 10am to hear artists talk about their work and social acvtivism on LVA's Artebella On The Radio with Keith Waits.

Waller Austin is an interdisciplinary artist who relies heavily on humor to engage viewers with a myriad of subversive themes, juxtaposing the authentic with the apocryphal. The reactionary nature of his work has compelled him to explore concepts of originality and memisis, post-colonial colloquialisms, and mythologized identities of self and the other.

Austin studied painting and art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and earned a Master of Fine Art degree from Sam Fox School of Art and Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. Austin currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Whitney and their two children, where he is an adjunct art instructor at Jefferson Community and Technical College.

Austin had prepared a silly art exhibition to open at the Tim Faulkner Gallery on September 21st, but after his wife survived being shot 12 times as she walked into work in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 6th, Waller was moved to create a much different installation in response to the incident.

Whitney Austin is a Louisville native who studied Entrepreneurship and Psychology at the University of Louisville. With her husband Waller she is the founder of Whitney/Strong

“For nearly a year, Whitney/Strong has worked tirelessly to create relationships, both on the local and national stages that will help us on the road to ending gun violence. In celebration of our efforts, we are excited to announce our largest event yet, A Night for Life. It will provide an in-depth overview of the majority-supported solutions we've selected to help end the epidemic of gun violence in our country.”

LVA's Artebella On The Radio August 29, 2019

Flame Run Gallery has co-ordinated an exhibit of works by some of the many assistants of Stephen Powell. Flame Run Director Brook F. White, Jr. is one of them, and he will be in the WXOX studios to talk about the exhibit this Thursday. Tune in to LVA's Artebella On The Radio at 10am on WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com.

Brook Forrest White, Jr. is a glass artist and the Director of Flame Run Glass Studio at 815 West Market Street.

A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, Brook grew up playing baseball, soccer and the drums.  He was captain of his high school soccer team and went to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level, where he was a four-year letterman.

Brook was pursuing a government degree when he had to take an art class to fulfill a general requirement at Centre College. That class was Hot Glass I and was taught by internationally renowned glass artist Stephen Rolfe Powell. In the glassblowing studio, Brook found an outlet for his passion, intensity, athleticism and creativity.

Brook went on to work many years for Powell. Those apprenticeship years would prove to be invaluable to Brook as he continued his fascination with hot glass. Brook credits his nearly decade of time spent with Powell as the inspiration he needed to start his own studio.

LEGACY: THE ASSISTANTS OF STEPHEN ROLFE POWELL

SEPTEMBER 6 - OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Godfather of Kentucky glass, Stephen Rolfe Powell, left behind a legacy in the lives he touched.  Among those he strongly influenced, were his assistants over the years. 

Flame Run has co-ordinated an exhibit of works by some of the many assistants, including:  Brook F. White, Jr., Thomas Spake, Nate Watson, Adam Haigh, Matthew Cummings, Jonathan Capps, DH McNabb, Che Rhodes, Paul Nelson, Sam Spees, Patrick Martin & Paul Hugues

LVA's Artebella On The Radio August 22, 2019

Kelly Zellers & Ericka Jeffries

O Art at Natalie O Design is hosting an exhibition of new work by Ericka Jeffries and Kelly Zellers, two artists exploring transitional spaces. The opening is Friday, August 23, from 5 pm - 9 pm. The show will run from August 23 - September 27. There will be an artist talk on Friday, September 6, 5 pm - 8 pm. They were our guests on LVA's Artebella On The Radio this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on ARTXFM.com Thursday at 10am to listen live!

Ericka Jeffries: is from Louisville, BFA: Studio Art, University of Louisville MFA: Painting, New York Academy of Art, and has participated in several exhibits in NYC.

Kelly Zellers is from Salem Indiana and studied fine arts with a concentration in painting for several years at Indiana University Southeast.

LVA's Artebella On The Radio August 15, 2019

Remy Sisk from Acting Against Cancer and Jordan Clark from CirqueLouis will be with us to talk about the upcoming collaborative production of PIPPIN that opens at Art Sanctuary on August 23, and cast member Myranda Thomas will be singing a song (or two). Keith McGill will also be joining us at the end to talk about the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival happening in Louisville.Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursday at 10am to listen to this power-packed episode!

Remy Sisk is a Louisville native and has been active in the local theatre community for the last six years. He currently serves as executive director for Acting Against Cancer, and favorite previous credits with AAC, CenterStage, Pandora Productions, Theatre [502] and The Liminal Playhouse. In addition to regularly directing AAC’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Show, he recently directed AAC’s productions of [title of show] and The Last Five Years and choreographed Mamma Mia!. Remy holds a B.A. in English from Indiana University and, when not directing or performing, works in community relations at Churchill Downs Incorporated.

Jordan Clark, born in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been performing with CirqueLouis for several years and has directed their recent productions Gravity’s Varieties and Happy Birthday!  After training on his own in high school, Jordan began his formal circus training in 2006 at the National Circus School of Montreal’s summer program. He was later accepted into the school’s prestigious college program where he completed his training in 2012. Jordan has performed his hand-balancing act in over 20 counties as well as at sea.

Myranda Thomas (Leading Player): Myranda is a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky, where she earned two degrees in theatre and elementary education. She currently works at StageOne Family Theatre as an education associate as well as at Acting Against Cancer as a teaching artist for their after school children’s program. Her favorite roles include Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Sense and Sensibility (Elinor Dashwood) and Alice in Wonderland (Caterpillar/White Queen).  

PIPPIN
Directed by Remy Sisk, Circus Director: Jordan Clark
Music Director: Jessica Bullock & John Austin Clark
Choreographer: Zachary Boone & Paul McElroy

PIPPIN is presented by Acting Against Cancer in collaboration with CirqueLouis and is an unprecedented partnership in the Louisville area. Art Sanctuary, 1433 S. Shelby St., Louisville.      August 23 - 31

Keith McGill is a free-lance theatre teacher and workshop facilitator, an actor, and a stand-up comedian. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisville and was a member of the 2019 Hadley Creatives Cohort.

Founded in 2017, the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival is dedicated  to highlighting diverse talent, and showcasing that talent to Midwestern comedy fans. A secondary mission of the festival is to bring about awareness of a deserving local charity.

The Festival will be held Aug 21-25 in multiple venues around Louisville, KY: Comedy Caravan, The Bard’s Town, Kaiju, Aloft Louisville, and PLAY

LVA's Artebella On The Radio August 8, 2019

On this week's broadcast we will be talking about The Future Is Now mentorship program. Susan Brooks, Sabra Crockett are 2 of the mentors, and Emily Riney & Cheyenne Elder are 2 of the mentees. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10:00am to hear Keith Waits talk to artists!

The Future Is Now is facilitated by Louisville Visual Art and Kentucky College of Art + Design.

Opening Reception: Friday August 9, 5-7 p.m.
849 Gallery, 849 South Third Street

Susan Brooks is a children’s book illustrator, drawing on her own life experience in Mozambique, Africa, and Turkish Cypress to create original stories. She taught art for many years, including at Portland Christian School, and is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Inc. & Louisville Visual Art, and has been included in Fine Art America’s Artist Listings.

 Her mentee is Emma Riney, a junior at DuPont Manual High School

Sabra Crockett is a painter. She was a recipient of a Great Meadows Foundation Professional Development Grant, and was in SALON International, in New York City in 2017. She is a muralist and scene painter, having worked at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and she is a member of Art Sanctuary. 

Her mentee is Cheyenne Elder, a sophomore at DuPont Manual High School 

LVA's Artebella On The Radio August 1, 2019

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Suzi Zimmerer, Juli Edberg, Nancy Currier, & Keith Kleespies together form ZECK, and they are exhibiting at Pyro beginning August 1. This week on LVA's Artebella On The Radio: what the HECK is ZECK. Tune in Thursday at 10am on WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com.

ZECK Featuring Suzi Zimmerer, Juli Edberg, Nancy Currier, and Keith Kleespies
Pyro Gallery Show dates: August 1 - September 7, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday August 2, 6-9 p.m. Gallery Talk: Sunday August 4, 1 p.m.

Suzi Zimmerer:  Not many of us are old enough to recall the name of Marian Etz, the actress and singer who, hailed for her exotic looks, played the boards of Eastern Europe in the 1930’s. Unfortunately for us, very few notices, programs, or photos survive. Marian is celebrated here in four of her most loved performances.

Please also enjoy four drawings made from the Museum of Imaginary Ethnography.

Juli Edberg: I am attracted to the peculiar, the geometric, the humorous, and words. The shape idea comes first. Then I create inkjet-printed paper that looks wonderful when cut up and glued onto cardboard tiles. Then these tiles are tied together.  A sculpture is formed. Like a PUZZLE! Graphic design and fashion design are combined. My airiness becomes solid.

Nancy Currier:  My past year’s adventure in art started with one happy little family of pieces who got wanderlust and began to roam about. They ventured into foreign territories and saw exciting new things - in color, in size, in material. “We like these,” they said. And decided to bring it all home with them. There the newcomers quickly settled in and became part of the family until, weeks later, they too got wanderlust and set off. It became a repeating cycle, and that’s how the happy little family kept growing. You can meet them.

Keith Kleespies: The expressionist power of East European puppet films has long intrigued and inspired me. Back in the days when there was film, I made numerous live action and animated puppet films and thought it was time to return to them. As there is no film to shoot now, I am presenting the work as an installation. The narrative is based loosely on the life of the Polish artist, Andrzej Kuhn [1929-2014].

LVA's Artebella On The Radio July 25, 2019

Photograph © Grayson Dantzic

Mia Hanson & Hawk Alfredson were the guests on this week's LVA's Artebella On the Radio. Hawk's new solo exhibition, "Mind Rivers", will be opening at Craft(s) Gallery & Mercantile on August 2. Tune in each Thursday at 10am to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com.

“Chance Meeting in the Outskirts of Town” by Hawk Alfredson, Oil on canvas 36x24in, 2013

Hawk Alfredson was born in Örebro, Sweden in 1960. He moved to New York City in 1995, where he for many years lived and painted in the fabled Chelsea Hotel. In 2006, Art & Antiques Magazine proclaimed Mr. Alfredson as "one of the most collectible of the European Contemporary Surrealists of the new Century".

Alfredson’s prestigious list of exhibits includes The Katonah Museum (in a group show curated by Thelma Golden of The Whitney Museum), Japan's Prefectoral Museum in Tokyo, New York's Alternative Museum, Australia's Regional Art Museum in Orange, NSW, and the historic Nordiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. Gallery exhibitions can be counted in the hundreds and include the destinations Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boca Raton, Boston and Baltimore along with his frequent showings throughout New York City.

“Ida Disa” by Mia Hanson, Photograph, POR

Mia Hanson Studied film theory and photography in San Francisco’s Bay Area before leaving to pursue a photographic mentorship with influential photographer/ videographer Matt Mahurin in NYC in the 90’s.She has lived in Stockholm but returned to the states with her partner, painter Hawk Alfredson to live for several years in the fabled Chelsea Hotel in NYC. While in residence there she, “Created portraits utilizing the light and charged energy of the hotel atmosphere while careful not to disturb or “document “ what is not entirely capable of being captured. The ghosts are best left alone.”

Hanson will be exhibiting at The Portland Museum in October as part of the 2019 Louisville Photo Biennial.