The Louisville Metro Government, Metro Council, and Louisville Visual Art (LVA) invited artists to submit works of art for consideration for display in the fifth annual Art in City Hall exhibition.

Selected artworks are exhibited in the entrance lobby, hallways and public spaces within City Hall. Primary audiences include the Metro Council representatives, staff, visiting constituents, and members of the public attending Metro Council and committee meetings.

The artists chosen for 2023 are Catherine Bryant, Jamarr Cox, Charles Ellis, Payton Thomas, & Madeline West, with Virginia Malone receiving an invitation to exhibit from Metro Council President Marcus Winkler.

City Hall is located at 601 W Jefferson Street in downtown Louisville. The Italianate stone structure was designed by John Andrewartha and C.S. Mergell and built in 1870-73. City Hall’s architectural details on the exterior of the building reference Louisville’s economic strengths at the time it was built, including a series of animal heads above the second-story windows and the pediment relief depicting a locomotive. Today, City Hall houses the offices and chambers of the Metro Council.

The Metro Council is the legislative branch of Louisville Metro Government and is comprised of 26 council members corresponding to the 26 districts throughout Jefferson County.