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LVA’S WEEKEND ARTS GUIDE: 2.10.22

Cletus Wilcox at Kore Gallery

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

FRIDAY: A Journey of Elegance: New Work by Sheila Fox opens at Revelry Gallery. Listen HERE to an interview with this artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

FRIDAY: Rockerbuilt celebrates its 5 Year Anniversary, and the new Printed Zine will be debuting its very first edition.

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents Flee, directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen with screenings Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.

Also Friday afternoon Speed Cinema is showing Persian Lessons (Persischstunden), directed by Vadim Perelman as part of 2022 Louisville Jewish Film Festival.

SATURDAY: 6 Years Home by Cletus Wilcox will have its rescheduled opening reception today at Kore Gallery.

SUNDAY: Laurie Fader’s After Italy, From Landscape to Abstraction opens at Galerie Hertz today.

Laurie Fader at Galerie Hertz

Penny Sisto at 80 has opened at The Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany. You must REGISTER to attend the March 31 reception with the artist.

Tim Faulkner Gallery First Friday February features work from Carter Brown, Grant Goodwine, Joshua Bleecker, Mark Zanni, & Margaret Archambault through February 28. Listen HERE to an interview with two of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Why Do Anything? New Work by John Paul Kesling is at Wheelhouse Art and continues through March 12, 2022.

KMAC is showing The Scholastic Gold Key and American Visions Exhibition of JCPS student work through March 6.

Wayside Expressions Gallery has two exhibits: Muhammad Ali Retrospective: Artwork by Rhonda Bridgewaters AND an 85th anniversary retrospective of the 1937 flood featuring archival photos by George Bailey, Margaret Bourke-White, Sallie Rawson, and Robert Schuhmann.

ravel, unravel - paintings by Dean Brown is at Art Sanctuary.

Moremen Gallery has New Year, New Artists, and New Works, featuring Linda Gritta, Ceirra Evans, Djawid Borower, & Dennis Whitehouse. Listen HERE to an interview with two of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Quappi Projects is showing Slow Songs, drawings featuring the work of more than dozen artists.

Josh Chang - Middle of Somewhere is at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound through March 31.

Bellarmine University University's McGrath Gallery present Father Forgive Me, a Senior Exhibition by Tate Wortham.

Corina Hawkins — Sometimes I go Wandering, is open at The Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

Flee at Speed Cinema

Asia in Motion an exhibition of contemporary work from students and faculty of the Hite Art Institute has opened at The Cressman Center for Visual Arts. Listen HERE to an interview with three of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Skylar Smith: Paintings For The Future has opened at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

January Nocturns by Rex Lagerstrom is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

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LVA’s Weekend Arts Guide: 2.3.22 (Ice Storm Edition)

Penny Sisto at The Carnegie Center for Art & History

This is what is scheduled but obviously the severe weather warning for today may affect things. Be careful and call ahead before you venture out.

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

TONIGHT: Penny Sisto at 80 opens at The Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany. You must REGISTER to attend the March 31 reception with the artist.

FRIDAY: A Journey of Elegance: New Work by Sheila Fox opens at Revelry Gallery.

FRIDAY: Tim Faulkner Gallery First Friday February features work from Carter Brown, Grant Goodwine, Joshua Bleecker, Mark Zanni, & Margaret Archambault through February 28. Listen HERE to an interview with two of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

FRIDAY: Wayside Expressions Gallery opens two exhibits: Muhammad Ali Retrospective: Artwork by Rhonda Bridgewaters AND an 85th anniversary retrospective of the 1937 flood featuring archival photos by George Bailey, Margaret Bourke-White, Sallie Rawson, and Robert Schuhmann.

Rhonda Bridgewaters at Wayside Gallery

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges), directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier with screenings Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. Part of the University of Louisville French Film Festival

SATURDAY: Neighbours, directed by Mano Khalil plays at The Speed Cinema Saturday & Sunday as part of 2022 Louisville Jewish Film Festival.

Why Do Anything? New Work by John Paul Kesling is at Wheelhouse Art and continues through March 12, 2022.

ravel, unravel - paintings by Dean Brown is at Art Sanctuary.

Moremen Gallery has New Year, New Artists, and New Works, featuring Linda Gritta, Ceirra Evans, Djawid Borower, & Dennis Whitehouse. Listen HERE to an interview with two of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Quappi Projects is showing Slow Songs, drawings featuring the work of more than dozen artists.

Bellarmine University University's McGrath Gallery present Father Forgive Me, a Senior Exhibition by Tate Wortham.

Corina Hawkins — Sometimes I go Wandering, is open at The Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

Sheila Fox at Revelry Gallery

Asia in Motion an exhibition of contemporary work from students and faculty of the Hite Art Institute has opened at The Cressman Center for Visual Arts. Listen HERE to an interview with three of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Skylar Smith: Paintings For The Future has opened at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

January Nocturns by Rex Lagerstrom is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

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LVA’s Weekend Arts Guide: 1.27.22

John Paul Kesling at Wheelhouse Art

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

FRIDAY: Why Do Anything? New Work by John Paul Kesling opens at Wheelhouse Art with a reception for the artist tonight and continues through March 12, 2022.

FRIDAY: ravel, unravel - paintings by Dean Brown opens at Art Sanctuary with a reception from 6-9pm.

FRIDAY: Tim Faulkner Gallery First Friday February features work from Carter Brown, Grant Goodwine, Joshua Bleecker, Mark Zanni, & Margaret Archambault through February 28.

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents a new 4K restoration of Chameleon Street, directed by Wendell B. Harris Jr. with screenings Friday and Saturday.

FRIDAY: Awakening is the debut of Bettes Burlesque & Boudoir and it opens tonight at the Bard’s Town.

SATURDAY: There is a Closing reception and Artist’s Talk at Pyro Gallery for The Tad & Tia Show: Art from the Heart from Tad DeSanto & Tia Wells. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

SATURDAY: Faya Dayi, directed by Jessica Beshir plays at The Speed Cinema Saturday & Sunday.

Ossietzky: A Peace Play at Kentucky Performing Arts

THURSDAY-SATURDAY: The world premiere of Ossietzky: A Peace Play from local playwright Zac Hoogendyk is at The Mex Theatre.

NEW: Moremen Gallery has New Year, New Artists, and New Works, featuring Linda Gritta, Ceirra Evans, Djawid Borower, & Dennis Whitehouse.

NE:W: Quappi Projects is showing Slow Songs, drawings featuring the work of more than dozen artists.

NEW: Bellarmine University University's McGrath Gallery present Father Forgive Me, a Senior Exhibition by Tate Wortham.

Corina Hawkins — Sometimes I go Wandering, is open at The Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

Asia in Motion an exhibition of contemporary work from students and faculty of the Hite Art Institute has opened at The Cressman Center for Visual Arts. Listen HERE to an interview with three of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Skylar Smith: Paintings For The Future has opened at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

Toti has a new installation at Revelry Gallery.

January Nocturns by Rex Lagerstrom is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

Gabe Cortese at Quappi Projects

Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

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LVA’s Weekend Arts Guide 1.20.22

Cierra Evans at Moremen Gallery

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

FRIDAY: Moremen Gallery reopens Friday night with New Year, New Artists, and New Works, featuring Linda Gritta, Ceirra Evans, Djawid Borower, & Dennis Whitehouse.

FRIDAY: Quappi Projects opens Slow Songs, drawings featuring the work of more than dozen artists.

FRIDAY: Bellarmine University University's McGrath Gallery is pleased to present Father Forgive Me, a Senior Exhibition by Tate Wortham.

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents a new 4K restoration of Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano)
directed by Vittorio De Sica
with screenings Friday and Saturday.

SATURDAY: Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e baad), directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani plays at The Speed Saturday & Sunday.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY: The world premiere of Ossietzky: A Peace Play from local playwright Zac Hoogendyk is at The Mex Theatre.

NEW: Corina Hawkins — Sometimes I go Wandering, is open at The Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

NEW: Asia in Motion an exhibition of contemporary work from students and faculty of the Hite Art Institute has opened at The Cressman Center for Visual Arts. Listen HERE to an interview with three of the artists from Artists Talk with LVA.

Corina Hawkins at Mellwood

Skylar Smith: Paintings For The Future has opened at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

The Speed Museum presents the work of Shauntrice Martin, 2021 Community Connections Artist-in-Residence in Community Connections: Something in the Water.

Toti has a new installation at Revelry Gallery.

January Nocturns by Rex Lagerstrom is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

Pyro Gallery welcomes new members with The Tad & Tia Show: Art from the Heart from Tad DeSanto & Tia Wells. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

"Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins is at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

Miracle in Milan at Speed Cinema

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LVA’s Weekend Arts Guide 1.13.22

Cat's Cradle, detail, oil on canvas , Xuanyi Wang at The Cressman Center

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: Asia in Motion an exhibition of contemporary work from students and faculty of the Hite Art Institute opens Friday at The Cressman Center for Visual Arts. It is presented in partnership with the 2022 Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies.

NEW: Pandora Productions opens The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter Friday.

NEW: Wayward Actors opens a production of Love Letters by A.R. Gurney Friday.

NEW: Skylar Smith: Paintings For The Future has opened at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

NEW: The Speed Museum presents the work of Shauntrice Martin, 2021 Community Connections Artist-in-Residence in Community Connections: Something in the Water.

NEW: Toti has a new installation at Revelry Gallery.

NEW: January Nocturns by Rex Lagerstrom is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

NEW: Pyro Gallery welcomes new members with The Tad & Tia Show: Art from the Heart from Tad DeSanto & Tia Wells. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

Shauntrice Martin at The Speed Museum

NEW: garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

NEW: Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

"Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins is at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

Moremen Gallery is taking a break but will be reopening with new artists and new works on January 21st.

Morgan McGill — “Pure to Pieces” is now showing at Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios.

Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) at The Speed Cinema

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents A Hero (Ghahreman), directed by Asghar Farhadi with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ), directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi plays at The Speed Saturday & Sunday.

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LVA’s Weekend Arts Guide 01.06.22

Skylar Smith at fifteenTWELVE

Happy New Year!

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

TONIGHT: Skylar Smith: Paintings For The Future opens at fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist from Artists Talk with LVA.

NEW: Toti opens a new installation at Revelry Gallery Friday night.

NEW: January Nocturns by Rex Lagerstrom opens Saturday at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

NEW: Unknowns: Artists You Should Know opens Saturday at Kore Gallery.

NEW: Super-star pianist Yuja Wang performs with the Louisville Orchestra offering the world premiere of a concerto written by Teddy Abrams Friday & Saturday.

NEW: Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical presented by Time Slip Theatre opens Friday at Art Sanctuary.

NEW: On Sunday, Pyro Gallery welcomes new members with The Tad & Tia Show: Art from the Heart from Tad DeSanto & Tia Wells.

Tia Wells at Pyro Gallery

NEW: garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

NEW: Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: The Cressman Center has Catalog: New Work by the Printmakers Left.

NEW: "Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins is at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

NEW: A new exhibit from ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors is at Kore Gallery.

NEW: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

Moremen Gallery is taking a break but will be reopening with new artists and new works on January 21st.

Morgan McGill — “Pure to Pieces” is now showing at Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios.

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ), directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Unknowns: Artists You Should Know opens tonight at Kore Gallery.

SUNDAY: Pyro Gallery welcomes new members with The Tad & Tia Show: Art from the Heart from Tad DeSanto & Tia Wells.

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LVA’s Weekend Arts Guide 12.30.21

Angie Reed Garner and André Seagraves at garner narrative

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry, and check individual websites for Holiday Hours.

NEW: garner narrative in NULU has opened New Work by Ann Dawkins, Stephen Dorsett, Angie Reed Garner, Joyce Garner, Will Garner, & André Seagraves.

NEW: Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: The Cressman Center has opened Catalog: New Work by the Printmakers Left.

NEW: Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a December Salon Exhibition Featuring 10 Artists.

NEW: "Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins is at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

NEW: A new exhibit from ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors is at Kore Gallery.

NEW: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

NEW: Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

NEW: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

Moremen Gallery is taking a break but will be reopening with new artists and new works on January 21st.

Morgan McGill — “Pure to Pieces” is now showing at Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

Lost and Found — an exhibit featuring ceramics and a fusion of different media from Cheryl Ulrich-Barnett is now open at the Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios.

Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e baad) at Speed Cinema

LAST WEEK: For Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art. at The Speed.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. 

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents A restoration of Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano) directed by Vittorio De Sica, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

Saturday: Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e baad) directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani opens the New Year at Speed Cinema.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 12.16.21

Hank Ehrenfried at Quappi Projects

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

No openings until January but several holiday marketplace events will feature local artists and artisans:

THE FLEUR DE FLEA VINTAGE “INDOOR” HOLIDAY MARKET!’ is December 18 and 19 on River Road.

SATURDAY:
Germantown Holiday Market is one day only.
Holiday Cheers! Vendor Village is in Butchertown.
Old Louisville Holiday Market is one day only.

SUNDAY:
The Winter Bazaar in New Albany

NEW: Shohei Katayama has a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: The Cressman Center has opened Catalog: New Work by the Printmakers Left.

Sun Ra from Fire Music at The Speed Cinema (Impulse ABC Dunhill)

NEW: Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a December Salon Exhibition Featuring 10 Artists.

NEW: "Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins is at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

NEW: A new exhibit from ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors is at Kore Gallery.

NEW: Pyro Gallery is exhibiting work from all 19 of their member artists in OFF The Wall, a buy it and take it home immediately year-end sale.

NEW: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

NEW: Norman Spencer's Black in Bluegrass is now at garner narrative.

NEW: Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

NEW: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Moremen Gallery is showing an exhibition of work selected from the Zoom Group’s talented roster of artists working at StudioWorks, as well as recent work by Rebecca Norton, Djawid Borower, Cynthia Norton and Thaniel Lee.

NEW: Morgan McGill — “Pure to Pieces” is now showing at Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

NEW: Lost and Found — an exhibit featuring ceramics and a fusion of different media from Cheryl Ulrich-Barnett is now open at the Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

Melissa Crase at Revelry Gallery

Revelry Gallery presents Winter Wonderland, their 5th annual showcase of ornaments made by local artists.

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. 

FRIDAY: Late for Dinner with Sweet Lady, Breaker, and Charlie Humble is at Art Sanctuary.

The Speed Cinema presents Fire Music: The Story of Free Jazz, directed by Tom Surgalo with screenings scheduled all weekend.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 12.9.21

Feral Fagiola at Carbon Copy

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

TONIGHT: Moremen Gallery opens an exhibit of Zoom Group’s roster of artists working at StudioWorks.

NEW: Shohei Katayama launches a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Reception Friday night. Listen to an October 2021 interview that included this artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: The Cressman Center has opened Catalog: New Work by the Printmakers Left.

NEW: Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a December Salon Exhibition Featuring 10 Artists.

NEW: "Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins is at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

NEW: A new exhibit from ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors is at Kore Gallery Saturday.

NEW: Pyro Gallery is exhibiting work from all 19 of their member artists in OFF The Wall, a buy it and take it home immediately year-end sale.

NEW: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

NEW: Norman Spencer's Black in Bluegrass is now at garner narrative.

NEW: Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

NEW: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Moremen Gallery is showing an exhibition of work selected from the Zoom Group’s talented roster of artists working at StudioWorks, as well as recent work by Rebecca Norton, Djawid Borower, Cynthia Norton and Thaniel Lee.

NEW: Morgan McGill — “Pure to Pieces” is now showing at Mellwood Art Center’s Pigment Gallery.

Julie Payne at Tim Faulkner Gallery

NEW: Lost and Found — an exhibit featuring ceramics and a fusion of different media from Cheryl Ulrich-Barnett is now open at the Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany..

French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud is at Pyro Gallery.

garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed has opened at Moremen Gallery. There is also Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

Revelry Gallery presents Winter Wonderland, their 5th annual showcase of ornaments made by local artists.

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. 

Jordan Sangmeister at Art Sanctuary

THURSDAY: Moremen Gallery opens an exhibit of Zoom Group’s roster of artists working at StudioWorks.

FRIDAY: Shohei Katayama launches a new art space called Carbon Copy with Joy With Sharp Edges, New Work by Feral Fagiola. Reception tonight.

Girls Rock presents Sparkle Ball: Rock Lottery tonight at Art Sanctuary.

The Speed Cinema presents The Hand of God (È stata la mano di Dio), directed by Paolo Sorrentino with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema at Speed Cinema features Brighton 4th, directed by Levan Koguashvili.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 12.2.21

Martin Rollins at B Deemer/Wheelhouse

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: The Cressman Center is opening Catalog: New Work by the Printmakers Left with a reception Friday.

NEW: Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a reception Friday for their December Salon Exhibition Featuring 10 Artists.

NEW: "Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins opens Saturday at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

NEW: A new exhibit from ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors opens at Kore Gallery Saturday.

NEW: Pyro Gallery is exhibiting work from all 19 of their member artists in OFF The Wall, a buy it and take it home immediately year-end sale.

NEW: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

NEW: Norman Spencer's Black in Bluegrass is now at garner narrative.

NEW: Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

NEW: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

Hank Ehrenfried at Quappi Projects

NEW: Lost and Found — an exhibit featuring ceramics and a fusion of different media from Cheryl Ulrich-Barnett is now open at the Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

NEW: Loud Color is open at Mellwood Art Center featuring work from Kathleen Garcia & Antonio Lazala.

NEW: French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud is at Pyro Gallery.

NEW: One Man Group Show with Hawk Alfredson is open at Tim Faulkner Gallery.

NEW: Revelry Gallery welcomes Louisville artist Lindsey Taylor for her first solo show, More Than We Seem.

NEW: garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

NEW American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed has opened at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial. There is also Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion with screenings scheduled all weekend.

The Cressman Center is opening Catalog: New Work by the Printmakers Left with a reception tonight.

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a reception for their December Salon Exhibition Featuring 10 Artists.

SATURDAY: "Here to There" New Work by Martin Rollins opens today at B. Deemer/Wheelhouse Art.

A new exhibit from ENID: Generations of Women Sculptors opens at Kore Gallery Saturday

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 11.25.21

Sabra Crockett at Kore Gallery

No Openings because of the holiday AND some galleries may have different hours this weekend so check before you head out with your visiting relatives!

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022.

NEW: Norman Spencer's Black in Bluegrass is now at garner narrative.

NEW: Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany has opened a Small Works Show.

NEW: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist is at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Lost and Found — an exhibit featuring ceramics and a fusion of different media from Cheryl Ulrich-Barnett is now open at the Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

NEW: Loud Color is open at Mellwood Art Center featuring work from Kathleen Garcia & Antonio Lazala.

NEW: French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud is at Pyro Gallery.

NEW: One Man Group Show with Hawk Alfredson is open at Tim Faulkner Gallery.

NEW: Revelry Gallery welcomes Louisville artist Lindsey Taylor for her first solo show, More Than We Seem.

NEW: garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

NEW American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed has opened at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial. There is also Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

Kore Gallery has “The Education of Desire”. This immersive show features painter Sabra L Crockett and sculptor Edwin Ramirez.

Norman Spencer at garner narrative

Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts is hosting the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

The Power of the Dog at Speed Cinema

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 11.18.21

Kara Renee at Sister Dragonfly

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

TONIGHT: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022. An opening reception will be held tonight at the Schneider Hall Galleries.

NEW: Norman Spencer's Black in Bluegrass opens Friday at garner narrative.

NEW: Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany opens a Small Works Show Friday.

NEW: Hysterical by Kara Renee is on view this weekend only at Sister Dragonfly.

NEW: Explore the Unforeseen After Hours @ the Speed happens Friday.

NEW: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist opens Saturday at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Lost and Found — an exhibit featuring ceramics and a fusion of different media from Cheryl Ulrich-Barnett is now open at the Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany.

NEW: Looking for Lilith Theatre opened Common Threads: interwoven portraits of a pandemic.

Norman Spencer at garner narrative

NEW: Loud Color is open at Mellwood Art Center featuring work from Kathleen Garcia & Antonio Lazala.

NEW: French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud is at Pyro Gallery.

NEW: One Man Group Show with Hawk Alfredson is open at Tim Faulkner Gallery.

NEW: Revelry Gallery welcomes Louisville artist Lindsey Taylor for her first solo show, More Than We Seem.

NEW: Through Their Eyes: Future, Present, Past, an LVA exhibit at Metro Hall featuring work from Chip Calloway, Ed White, & William Duffy, is on view through November 23.

NEW: garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

NEW American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed has opened at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial. There is also Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

New: Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts is hosting the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

Picturing Community, Featuring Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters is at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

THURSDAY: The Hite Institute at UofL presents the Fall 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, running November 18- January 28, 2022. An opening reception will be held tonight at the Schneider Hall Galleries.

FRIDAY: Norman Spencer's Black in Bluegrass opens tonight at garner narrative.

Hysterical by Kara Renee is on view this weekend only at Sister Dragonfly.

Kleinhelter Gallery in New Albany opens a Small Works Show Friday.

The Speed Cinema presents The Hidden Life of Trees (Das geheime Leben der Bäume) directed by Jörg Adolph and Jan Haft premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Hank Ehrenreid’s I Am Not an Alchemist opens today at Quappi Projects.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 11.11.21

Kathleen Garcia at Mellwood Art Center

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

FRIDAY ONLY: The KMAC Shop's Christmas Trunk Show shopping event opens at 4:30 pm.

NEW: ALL TOGETHER NOW! A Benefit Concert for nine local theatre companies happens Saturday night and is part of a global initiative from Music Theatre International. Listen to an interview with three of the participants on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: The Louisville Ballet returns to live mainstage productions with a new Swan Lake.

NEW: Looking for Lilith Theatre opens Common Threads: interwoven portraits of a pandemic Friday.

NEW: Loud Color is open at Mellwood Art Center featuring work from Kathleen Garcia & Antonio Lazala.

NEW: French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud is at Pyro Gallery.

NEW: One Man Group Show with Hawk Alfredson is open at Tim Faulkner Gallery.

NEW: Revelry Gallery welcomes Louisville artist Lindsey Taylor for her first solo show, More Than We Seem with a reception Friday.

Lindsey Taylor at Revelry Gallery

NEW: Through Their Eyes: Future, Present, Past, an LVA exhibit at Metro Hall featuring work from Chip Calloway, Ed White, & William Duffy, is on view through November 23.

NEW: garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

NEW American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed has opened at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial. There is also Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

New: Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion is at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

NEW: Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts is hosting the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

NEW: Stephen Dorsett Salvaged Landscapes is now at garner narrative. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

NEW: Picturing Community, Featuring Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters is at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past is at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

At Galerie Hertz: Selections from Two Bodies of Work, which is paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

Radio On at Speed Cinema

THURSDAY: The Louisville Ballet returns to live mainstage productions with a new Swan Lake.

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents Radio On, directed by Chris Petit premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: ALL TOGETHER NOW! A Benefit Concert for nine local theatre companies happens Saturday night and is part of a global initiative from Music Theatre International.

Harlan Jacobson's Talk Cinema: C'mon C'mon is also happening at The Speed Cinema.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 11.4.21

Hawk Alfredson at Tim Faulkner Gallery

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

Tonight: Axons, Dendrites, and Celestial Bodies: New Works by Amber Thieneman opens at the fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound.

Loud Color opens at Mellwood Art Center featuring work from Kathleen Garcia & Antonio Lazala.

NEW: French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud opens Friday at Pyro Gallery.

NEW: One Man Group Show with Hawk Alfredson opens Friday at Tim Faulkner Gallery.

NEW: Revelry Gallery welcomes Louisville artist Lindsey Taylor for her first solo show, More Than We Seem with a reception Friday.

NEW: Through Their Eyes: Future, Present, Past, an LVA exhibit at Metro Hall featuring work from Chip Calloway, Ed White, & William Duffy, is on view through November 23.

NEW: garner narrative has opened a 2nd location garner LARGE on Bardstown Road.

NEW American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed has opened at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial. There is also Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

New: Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion will be at Carnegie Center for Art & History.

Ed White at Metro Hall

NEW: Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts is hosting the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

NEW: Stephen Dorsett Salvaged Landscapes is now at garner narrative. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: LVA is showing A Walk in the Park featuring Andrew Cenci. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art.

NEW: Picturing Community, Featuring Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters is at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past is at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Scrooge In Rouge opens Friday from Pandora Productions.

Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

At Galerie Hertz: Selections from Two Bodies of Work, which is paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine are open now at Quappi Projects.

From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

Photographs by Scott Slusher have opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

Keith Auerbach at Pyro Gallery

THURSDAY: Axons, Dendrites, and Celestial Bodies: New Works by Amber Thieneman opens at the fifteenTWELVE Creative Compound.

FRIDAY: French Cafe Culture: Nostalgia & Anticipation with Photographers Keith Auerbach & Amira Karaoud opens Friday at Pyro Gallery.

Revelry Gallery welcomes Louisville artist Lindsey Taylor for her first solo show, More Than We Seem.

Late for Dinner with Tristen Brooke and Molly's Midnight Villians is at Art Sanctuary.

The Speed Cinema presents Passing, written and directed by Rebecca Hall premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY:

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 10.28.21

River City Tintype at 21c Museum Hotel, KMAC, & Moremen Gallery

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

LAST CHANCE: Open Studio Louisville has artist’s studios open one more Saturday - October 30. Listen to interviews with some of the artists on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

TONIGHT: There are concurrent receptions at 21c Museum Hotel, KMAC Museum, and Moremen Gallery, with River City Tintype.

TONIGHT:American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed opens at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

TONIGHT:The opening reception for Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion will be at Carnegie Center for Art & History tonight.

NEW: At Galerie Hertz, Joe Wolek will be doing a gallery talk Saturday at 1 pm about his show Selections from Two Bodies of Work, which is paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: LIVING ART DEMONSTRATION AT LVA October 30, 12:30-3:30 pm. Free public event! Rebecca J. Norton and Katy Marshall of Studio Spore will be constructing and preparing a new piece of living art in the parking lot of the LVA building.

NEW: Sojourn Arts are exhibiting Joshua Jean Marie: Draw Near through October 31. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts is hosting the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

NEW: Stephen Dorsett Salvaged Landscapes is now at garner narrative. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Stephen Dorsett at garner narrative

NEW: LVA is showing A Walk in the Park featuring Andrew Cenci. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Mark Lee Webb’s “Play It Cool” photographs are at fifteenTWELVEand they also have new work from Rebecca Norton! Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art..

NEW: Picturing Community, Featuring Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters will open Friday at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Kentucky Shakespeare runs The Turn of the Screw through October 31.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past is at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Apparitions by Amber Thieneman at Revelry Boutique Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Mellwood Art Center features a show of work by Loren Myhre — “Rabbit Ears or Peace Sign”

NEW: The Root hosts "Fragile," "Fotografias de Cuba," & "Many the Miles". Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Pressma/Nation: A 10,000 Mile Journey, featuring the work of C.J. Pressma & John Nation is at Pyro Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Revelry Gallery has Irene Mudd's Cast A Magic Circle on exhibit.

Irene Mudd at Revelry

WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine are open now at Quappi Projects.

Moremen Gallery has two exhibits, Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

Photographs by Scott Slusher have opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a Louisville Photo Biennial exhibition featuring Steve Squall, Daylin Gonzales, Staci Whitaker, & Logan Kelly

THURSDAY: There are concurrent receptions at 21c Museum Hotel, KMAC Museum, and Moremen Gallery, with River City Tintype.

Dead Of Night – Sanctuary Festival featuring Hocico is Art Sanctuary for TWO nights: Thursday & Friday.

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents: The Rescue, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: It is the FINAL Saturday for Open Studio Louisville.

LIVING ART DEMONSTRATION AT LVA October 30, 12:30-3:30 pm. Free public event! Rebecca J. Norton and Katy Marshall of Studio Spore will be constructing and preparing a new piece of living art in the parking lot of the LVA building.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 10.21.21

Joshua Jean Marie at Sojourn Arts

Joshua Jean Marie at Sojourn Arts

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: Sojourn Arts will host a reception for Joshua Jean Marie this Saturday, their exhibit, Draw Near runs through October 31. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts is hosting the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

NEW: Open Studio Louisville has artist’s studios open Saturdays - October 23, & 30. Listen to interviews with some of the artists on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: Stephen Dorsett Salvaged Landscapes is now at garner narrative. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed opens Friday at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: LVA is showing A Walk in the Park featuring Andrew Cenci. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Mark Lee Webb’s “Play It Cool” photographs are at fifteenTWELVEand they also have new work from Rebecca Norton! Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The Speed is showing Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art..

NEW: The Liminal Playhouse opens The Houseguests by Harry Kondoleon this weekend at the Henry Clay Theatre.

NEW: Picturing Community, Featuring Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters will open Friday at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Kentucky Shakespeare runs The Turn of the Screw through October 31.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past is at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Apparitions by Amber Thieneman at Revelry Boutique Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Mellwood Art Center features a show of work by Loren Myhre — “Rabbit Ears or Peace Sign”

NEW: The Root hosts "Fragile," "Fotografias de Cuba," & "Many the Miles". Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

John Nation at Pyro Gallery

NEW: Pressma/Nation: A 10,000 Mile Journey, featuring the work of C.J. Pressma & John Nation is at Pyro Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine is open now at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Moremen Gallery has two exhibits, Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

NEW: Selections from Two Bodies of Work by Joe Wolek paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek opens at Galerie Hertz. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

Photographs by Scott Slusher has opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a Louisville Photo Biennial exhibition featuring Steve Squall, Daylin Gonzales, Staci Whitaker, & Logan Kelly

Open Studio Louisville

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema presents: Freeland, directed by Mario Furloni and Kate McLean premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

Art Sanctuary hosts Late for Dinner with Blind Feline, Black Leather Habit, & Pedal Party tonight.

SATURDAY: Open Studio Louisville has artist’s studios open Saturdays - October 23, & 30.

Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema at Speed Cinema is showing Spencer, directed by Pablo Larraín.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide: 10.14.21

Xuanyi Wang, at U of L’s Cressman Center

Xuanyi Wang, at U of L’s Cressman Center

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: This Friday Hite Institute’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts opens the annual Open Studio Juried Exhibition.

NEW: Open Studio Louisville has artist’s studios open Saturdays - October 16, 23, & 30. Listen to interviews with some of the artists on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: Stephen Dorsett Salvaged Landscapes opens Friday October 15 at garner narrative. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: American Nocturne, new photography by Zed Saeed opens Friday at Moremen Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: LVA is showing A Walk in the Park featuring Andrew Cenci. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Mark Lee Webb’s “Play It Cool” photographs are at fifteenTWELVEand they also have new work from Rebecca Norton! Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The Speed is celebrating the opening of Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art with an otherworldly After Hours.

NEW: The Liminal Playhouse opens The Houseguests by Harry Kondoleon this weekend at the Henry Clay Theatre.

NEW: Picturing Community, Featuring Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters will open Friday at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Kentucky Shakespeare runs The Turn of the Screw through october 31.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past is at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The Turn of the Screw from Kentucky Shakespeare. photo: Bill Brymer

The Turn of the Screw from Kentucky Shakespeare. photo: Bill Brymer

NEW: Apparitions by Amber Thieneman at Revelry Boutique Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Celestial—Group Art Show Opening Reception is at .1734 Bonnycastle Ave.

NEW: Mellwood Art Center features a show of work by Loren Myhre — “Rabbit Ears or Peace Sign”

NEW: The Root hosts "Fragile," "Fotografias de Cuba," & "Many the Miles". Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Pressma/Nation: A 10,000 Mile Journey, featuring the work of C.J. Pressma & John Nation is at Pyro Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine is open now at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Moremen Gallery has two exhibits, Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and Cynthia Norton: Drawing Exhibition.

NEW: Selections from Two Bodies of Work by Joe Wolek paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek opens at Galerie Hertz. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Joe Wolek at Galerie Hertz

Joe Wolek at Galerie Hertz

NEW: From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

Photographs by Scott Slusher has opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

The Velvet Underground at Speed Cinema

The Velvet Underground at Speed Cinema

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a Louisville Photo Biennial exhibition featuring Steve Squall, Daylin Gonzales, Staci Whitaker, & Logan Kelly

FRIDAY: The Speed is celebrating the opening of Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art with an otherworldly After Hours.

The Speed Cinema presents: The Velvet Underground, directed by Todd Haynes premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Open Studio Louisville has artist’s studios open Saturdays - October 16, 23, & 30.

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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 10/7/21

Andrew Cenci at LVA / Mark Lee Webb at fifteenTWELVE

Andrew Cenci at LVA / Mark Lee Webb at fifteenTWELVE

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

TONIGHT: LVA & fifteenTWELVE Combined Reception for Louisville Photo Biennial Exhibits featuring Andrew Cenci and Mark Lee Webb AND fifteenTWELVE has new work from Rebecca Norton!

NEW: Open Studio Louisville begins October 9, with artist’s studios open the next four Saturdays!

NEW: Picturing Community, Featuring Andrew Cenci, Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters will open Friday at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Artist Talk with Andrew Cenci at LVA on Saturday.

NEW: Kentucky Shakespeare opens The Turn of the Screw this weekend.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past is at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Apparitions by Amber Thieneman at Revelry Boutique Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning is open at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Kimara Wilhite at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery

Kimara Wilhite at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery

NEW: Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Celestial—Group Art Show Opening Reception is at .1734 Bonnycastle Ave.

NEW: Mellwood Art Center features a show of work by Loren Myhre — “Rabbit Ears or Peace Sign”

NEW: The Root hosts "Fragile," "Fotografias de Cuba," & "Many the Miles". Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Pressma/Nation: A 10,000 Mile Journey, featuring the work of C.J. Pressma & John Nation is at Pyro Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine is open now at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Moremen Gallery has two exhibits, Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and CYNTHIA NORTON: DRAWING EXHIBITION.

NEW: Selections from Two Bodies of Work by Joe Wolek paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek opens at Galerie Hertz. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

Chad McConnell at Tim Faulkner Gallery

Chad McConnell at Tim Faulkner Gallery

garner narrative has opened Wendi Smith Elegy. It runs from Friday, Sept. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 10. There will be no reception but the artist will be present 5 - 6 pm on select Fridays. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

Photographs by Scott Slusher has opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

Stoneware & Co. has “Local Color”, a new solo show of work by Lynn Dunbar Bayus.

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a Louisville Photo Biennial exhibition featuring Steve Squall, Daylin Gonzales, Staci Whitaker, & Logan Kelly

FRIDAY: Picturing Community, Featuring Andrew Cenci, Scotty Perry, Timothy Robertson, and Michael Winters will open Friday at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

The Speed Cinema: Breathless (À bout de souffle)
directed by Jean-Luc Godard
premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Artist Talk with Andrew Cenci at LVA on Saturday.

Open Studio Louisville begins October 9, with artist’s studios open the next four Saturdays!

Art Sanctuary hosts THREE rock shows today!

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


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LVA WEEKEND ARTS GUIDE 9.30.21

Kevin Rose Schultz at Kleinhelter Gallery

Kevin Rose Schultz at Kleinhelter Gallery

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: Kevin Rose Schultz’s Ethereal Threads: Connections to the Past opens Friday at Kleinhelter Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Apparitions by Amber Thieneman opens at Revelry Boutique Gallery Friday. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Forces of Nature - Kimara Wilhite & Kristen Warning opens Friday at Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery in New Albany. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Also in New Albany, I am here, too: Photography of Abigail Harrison opens Friday at Brick Street Studios. Part of 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Celestial—Group Art Show Opening Reception will be at .1734 Bonnycastle Ave Friday.

NEW: Opening Reception at The Root for "Fragile," "Fotografias de Cuba," & "Many the Miles". Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Pressma/Nation: A 10,000 Mile Journey, featuring the work of C.J. Pressma & John Nation opens Sunday at Pyro Gallery. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The St. James Art Show happens this weekend in Old Louisville, as does the UnFair Art Show 2021, the alternative presentation of Louisville artists just a block over at The Mag Bar.

NEW: WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine is open now at Quappi Projects.

NEW: Moremen Gallery has two exhibits, Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and CYNTHIA NORTON: DRAWING EXHIBITION.

NEW: Selections from Two Bodies of Work by Joe Wolek paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek opens at Galerie Hertz. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Amber Theineman at Revelry Boutique Gallery

Amber Theineman at Revelry Boutique Gallery

NEW: From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. An artist's reception will be held Saturday, September 25 from 2-4 pm. Mr. Carter is the Keynote Speaker for the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial, his Keynote address will take place at the Speed Museum on Friday, September 24 at 6 pm. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

NEW: The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

KORE Gallery will host their annual Black and White Show for the month of September The show will consist of over 100 local artists and approximately 200 works of art.

garner narrative has opened Wendi Smith Elegy. It runs from Friday, Sept. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 10. There will be no reception but the artist will be present 5 - 6 pm on select Fridays. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

Photographs by Scott Slusher has opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery has opened Shae Goodlett’s Reflectance.

Stoneware & Co. has “Local Color”, a new solo show of work by Lynn Dunbar Bayus.

Mellwood Art Center features a show of new work by Loren Myhre — “Rabbit Ears or Peace Sign”

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a Louisville Photo Biennial exhibition featuring Steve Squall, Daylin Gonzales, Staci Whitaker, & Logan Kelly

Wayside Christian Mission has opened The Pessoptimist -Al-mutasha’il an exhibit of photographs by Amira Karoud

Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria at The Speed Cinema

Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria at The Speed Cinema

FRIDAY: The Speed Cinema Federico Fellini Centenary (+1) Series begins with a New 4K Digital Restoration of Nights of Cabiria (Le notti di Cabiria)
premiering tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

Art Sanctuary hosts Late for Dinner with Kris Whelan, Jimmy's Attic, & Poison Control Hotline

SATURDAY: The St. James Art Show happens this weekend in Old Louisville as does the Unfair Art Show 2021, the alternative presentation of Louisville artists one block away at The Mag Bar.

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


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LVA Weekend Arts Guide 9.22.21

Madison Cawein at Wheelhouse Art

Madison Cawein at Wheelhouse Art

TAKE NOTE that many organizations are requiring masks and perhaps proof of vaccination for entry.

NEW: WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein, which opens to the public on Friday, September 24 with extended hours until 8:00 pm. The artist will be present virtually to meet and talk with visitors 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine opens Friday at Quappi Projects with extended hours.

NEW: Moremen Gallery opens two exhibits, Liminality, a new solo exhibition of work by local artist Shohei Katayama, and CYNTHIA NORTON: DRAWING EXHIBITION with an Opening Reception this Friday, September 24.

NEW: Selections from Two Bodies of Work by Joe Wolek paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek opens at Galerie Hertz on September 26th., 2021 with a reception from 1 PM TO 4 PM. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: From the West End to the West Bank: Oppression, Racism and Resistance Group Show is open at U of L’s The Cressman Center. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

NEW: The last show for 2021 at The Paul Paletti Gallery will be Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. An artist's reception will be held Saturday, September 25 from 2-4 pm. Mr. Carter is the Keynote Speaker for the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial, his Keynote address will take place at the Speed Museum on Friday, September 24 at 6 pm. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com

NEW: KORE Gallery will host their annual Black and White Show for the month of September The show will consist of over 100 local artists and approximately 200 works of art.

NEW: The Portland Museum has opened an exhibit of Photographs by Jon Cherry as its Photo Biennial show.

NEW: garner narrative has opened Wendi Smith Elegy. It runs from Friday, Sept. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 10. There will be no reception but the artist will be present 5 - 6 pm on select Fridays. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

NEW: Pyro Gallery has Staying Cozy During Covid: Comfort Designs by Suzy Harrison. The installation runs September 3-26. Listen HERE to an interview with the artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

New: Photographs by Scott Slusher has opened at Art Sanctuary. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Lena Wolek  at Galerie Hertz

Lena Wolek at Galerie Hertz

The "Transitions" exhibit runs through September 25th at Brick Street Studios. The exhibit features the work of Louisville artists: Shamia Gaither, Katherine McCadden, Irene Reed, Diana Taylor, Ali Wine, and Eriko Whittaker.

KMAC has four exhibits through November 7: Cynthia Norton - Mystical Heart, James Benjamin Franklin - A Layered Approach, Myra Greene - Spectrum, Kiah Celeste - Before It Falls Apart.

Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery has opened Shae Goodlett’s Reflectance.

Stoneware & Co. has “Local Color”, a new solo show of work by Lynn Dunbar Bayus.

Perpetual Contours, a new solo exhibition by Julio Cesar is open at Revelry Boutique & Gallery through September 27. Listen to an interview with the artist on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

Mellwood Art Center features a show of new work by Loren Myhre — “Rabbit Ears or Peace Sign”

Tim Faulkner Gallery hosts a Louisville Photo Biennial exhibition featuring Steve Squall, Daylin Gonzales, Staci Whitaker, & Logan Kelly

You Got Your Secret On is a new group show at Quappi Projects curated by Aaron Michael Skolnick & John Brooks.

Wayside Christian Mission has opened The Pessoptimist -Al-mutasha’il an exhibit of photographs by Amira Karoud

FRIDAY: Keith Carter’s Keynote address for the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial will take place at the Speed Museum tonight at 6 pm. For a full listing of all Louisville Photo Biennial exhibits and events, go to louisvillephotobiennial.com. Listen to Keith Waits interview Carter on LVA’s Artebella on the Radio.

WheelHouse Art presents Empyrean, New Work by Madison Cawein, which opens to the public on Friday, September 24 with extended hours until 8:00 pm. The artist will be present virtually to meet and talk with visitors 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

Emptiness and Substance - Bette Levy and Deborah Levine opens Friday at Quappi Projects with extended hours.

Moremen Gallery presents CYNTHIA NORTON: DRAWING EXHIBITION with an Opening Reception this Friday, September 24.

The Speed Cinema premieres On Broadway, directed by Oren Jacoby tonight, with screenings scheduled all weekend.

SATURDAY: Paul Paletti Gallery hosts a reception for Splendor, Myth & Ritual by Keith Carter. from 2-4 pm. This show runs through December 31st.

SUNDAY: Selections from Two Bodies of Work by Joe Wolek paired with Scrumptious Desserts by Lena Wolek opens today at Galerie Hertz with a reception from 1 PM TO 4 PM. Part of the 2021 Louisville Photo Biennial.

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


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

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