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 10.11.18

What a time we had! Louisville Ballet director Robert Curran, choreographer/dancer Brandon Ragland, and artist Vinhay Keo came in to discuss the Mozart Divertimento collaboration premiering this weekend. All have been my guests before, but never all at once! Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com at 10am each Thursday to hear artists talk about their work on LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

Trained at The Australian Ballet School and having enjoyed a thrilling and fulfilling career with The Australian Ballet as a Principal Artist, Robert Curran is now the Artistic Director of Louisville Ballet. Education and experience continually expanded his ability to move his own body on stage and through this, move an audience through a wide range of emotions. Beyond his dancing career he strives to continue to move people towards a satisfying encounter with dance. Robert is motivated by the form that a dancer gains from training in the traditions of classical ballet, where respect and discipline can facilitate breathtaking strength and freedom. He is also inspired by the innovation that forms the function of any artist, that being to bravely and boldly express oneself through art for the greater good of a community.

Born and raise in Birmingham, Alabama, Brandon Ragland received his early training from Jacqueline Crenshaw Lockhart and continued his dance training at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. In 2007, he graduated from Butler University with a B.S. in Dance-Arts Administration. Since joining the Louisville Ballet in 2010, he has had the opportunity to perform leading roles in a wide range of classical and neoclassical works choreographed by Andre Prokovsky, Val Caniparoli, Serge Lifar, Roger Van Fleteren, Christopher Bruce, Twyla Tharp and George Balanchine. Other works include Bruce Simpson’s Swan Lake, La Slyphide, Ma Cong’s Tethered Pulse, and works by Adam Hougland, Lucas Jervies, and Alun Jones.  As an aspiring choreographer, he has created works for Louisville Ballet, Louisville Ballet Youth Ensemble, Alabama Ballet, Alabama Ballet School, AROVA Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, Next Generation Ballet, J. Lockhart Performing Arts Institute, and Sedona Chamber Ballet.

Vinhay Keo is originally from Cambodia, where he spent the first 10 years of his childhood. He earned his BFA from the Kentucky College of Art + Design at Spalding University and I now a graduate student at CalArts. He received the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship to study at Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art, a Great Meadows Foundation recipient, participated in workshops such as Anderson Ranch Art Center and Anne West’s writing reflection. His work has been exhibited throughout galleries in Louisville, Kentucky with a recent solo exhibition at Moremen Moloney Contemporary Gallery. 

That exhibit, Confront was one of the more important exhibits of 2017, a commentary that spoke to the chaos in American society, the worth and importance of the immigrant in that chaos, and the very core value of diversity that lies at the heart of the United States of America.

Oct. 12-13, 2018 - The Brown Theatre - louisvilleballet.org
Divertimento No. 15 Choreography by George Balanchine
World Premiere Work Choreography by Robert Curran
Scenic and Lighting Design by Vinhay Keo
World Premiere Work Choreography by Brandon Ragland

LVA's Artebella On The Radio 7.26.18

We began this week's show with the announcement from WXOX Station Manager Sharon Scott and outgoing LVA Outreach Director Ehren Reed that this design by Wilfred Seig III won the selection for a mural on WXOX's east facing wall! Seig will begin the mural soon, and expects to be finished by the end of August.

Then incoming LVA Outreach Program Manager Katy Delahanty, Portland studio artist, and board member for the Portland Museum, joined us to talk about her new job with LVA, why the Portland neighborhood is important to the city. She was joined by fellow Portland artist Bryan K. Holden to discuss The Future Is Now mentorship program that is a collaboration with LVA and KyCAD. he was paired with Ballard HS student Marc Nadmid, who was also in the studio with us.

The Future Is Now exhibit of opens Friday, July 27 and runs through August 7 at KyCAD's 849 Gallery, with a reception July 27 from 5-7pm. Tune in WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com every Thursday at 10:00am for the live broadcast of LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

The Future Is Now 2018: Month 1

The Future Is Now is a mentorship program that matches high school students with professional local artists. We are excited to continue our partnership with The Kentucky College of Art + Design!

Over the course of this program, each student/mentor team works towards creating individual and collaborative pieces for an exhibition showcasing their work.

The 2018 exhibition will be held on Friday, July 27 from 5-7 p.m. at the 849 Gallery. Please join us!

LVA's Artebella On The Radio 5.17.18

Eileen Yanoviak is the new director of the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany. She joined us to talk about the challenges of a new job and the community of artists she has worked with for the past few years.

Spalding Instructor Ezra Kellerman also came on with student Miguel Rodriguez to discuss the Senior Thesis exhibit for KyCAD/Spalding. Tune into WXOX 97.1/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10am for LVA's Artebella on the Radio.