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The Food for Thought lecture and luncheon series brings an insider's view to visual art to the community. Local artists are invited to present their inspirations and process, and showcase individual work. This popular program takes place on the second Tuesday of each month in the Charlotte Price Gallery, and includes lunch by Cafe Fraiche. Tickets for the monthly lecture and luncheon are $20 for LVAA members and $30 for non-members, reservations required.
September 14, 2010 12PM Noon, LVAA Water Tower
Chris Bowling, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C President, AIA - CKC
Chris Bowling of K. Norman Berry Associates, will walk us through an architectural and historical tour of the Water Tower to tie in with the new exhibition Reflections on a Louisville Landmark, opening September 3. K. Norman Berry Associates is currently handling the restoration of the original pumping station building at 3005 River Road.
About Chris Bowling:
Chris Bowling, AIA is a registered architect in Kentucky, holds a NCARB certificate, is a LEED AP, and a member of the USGBC KY Chapter. He attained his undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1998 from the University of Kentucky. Upon gradation Chris relocated to San Diego, CA where he worked for a medium sized architectural firm that specialized in public buildings such as fire stations, libraries, and government centers. In 2002 Chris was accepted into the Syracuse University Master of Architecture II program where he was appointed an assistant teaching position and scholarship. Graduating in 2003, Chris moved back to Louisville, KY where he is currently employed with K. Norman Berry Associates Architects PLLC as a Project Architect.
Chris has been an active member in the AIA both on a national and local level. In 2003 he championed the Architects in Education committee where he attained a grant for the high school program in 2005 from the American Architectural Foundation. He has served as an AIA-CKC Board member, Associate Committee Chair, and the Awards Committee Chair. On a national level he served as the Regional Associate Director for the Ohio Valley Region and as the Community Director for the AIA NAC (National Associates Committee) for two years. As the Community Director he was in charge of the multiple national publications such as Associate News, Forward, and the AIA NAC webpage. He also served as the AIA Observer to NCARB’s Education Committee where he co-authored the NCARB white paper on the NAAB Accreditation Review Conference. Chris also served as the Book Review Editor for the AIA Young Architect Forum YAF Connection.
While on the NAC Chris participated on an AIA NAC national convention programs task force which was the impetus for the Didactic Field Drawing seminar. Chris is the author and presenter for the Didactic Field Drawing seminar which is in its fifth year of being accepted at the AIA National Convention. In the last two years the drawing seminar has been ranked in the top 15 of small programs and Chris was ranked in the overall top 11 as a speaker. Chris has also presented his Didactic Drawing Seminar for AIA Pacific Northwest’s regional convention and at the Kentucky-Indiana Convention. Chris has presented and lectured on other topics such as Generations in the Workplace, IDP and Internship, and What to do after graduation at both AIA and AIAS Conventions.
Seating is limited, reservations required by Noon the Monday before.
502.896.2146 x100 or info@louisvillevisualart.org
Upcoming Food for Thought Dates and Speakers:
October 5 -
November 9 - Keith Kleespies and Suzi Zimmerer
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