Artists Talk with LVA: August 13, 2026

Emily Cooper discusses her film, Willie and His Pigs, which will screen at LVA on August 16th. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM or Artxfm.com.

Emily Cooper is a producer and director shaped by the South — cicada summers, tornado sirens, a knack for talking to absolutely anyone, and one childhood year lived entirely in red cowgirl boots. An Emmy-nominated filmmaker, her projects have premiered at the Venice, Tribeca, and Red Sea International Film Festivals, and screened at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, and Flyover Film Festival.

Most recently, she produced the upcoming feature Ruby Road, starring Frances Fisher, Will Patton, and Lauren Holly, and was an associate producer on the music documentary Louder Than Guns, featuring Old Crow Medicine Show, which had a limited theatrical release and is currently streaming on PBS through Reel South. SXSW. She is currently in post-production on a feature she produced starring Oscar- and Grammy-nominated actors, and in pre-production on a feature adaptation of an acclaimed novel.

Willie and His Pigs film

Emily Cooper

Artists Talk with LVA: July 2, 2026

Dr. Fran Kremer & Karen Boone joined us to discuss Human | Nature, the new exhibit opening at Louisville Visual Art on July 11th. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com.

Dr. Fran Kremer served nearly four decades as a Senior Scientist with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s research office until 2025. She led multidisciplinary teams in developing innovative approaches for monitoring and controlling contaminants in water supplies and in anticipating and developing solutions for climate change impacts on public health and the environment. She is a co-founder of Uniting Artists and Scientists for Climate Action (UASCA).

In Karen Boone’s artistic practice, she uses less-toxic materials like foraged ochres from her own property, creek clay, and charred wood, an artistic pact with nature and the wilderness. She has exhibited locally and also in the southwest. Her most recent exhibit was Natural Formations – Sustainably made sculptures and paintings by Karen Boone at Moremen Gallery, Louisville.

Human | Nature Exhibit at LVA

Dr. Fran Kremer & Karen Boone

Artists Talk with LVA: June 4, 2026

The 2026 art[squared] Online Auction Party happens on June 11th, and featured artists, Justin Franklin Baldwin & Ann Klem, came to the studio this week. Tune into Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com.

www.louisvillevisualart.org/artsquared

Ann Klem is a glass artist who uses Kiln-forming and torch-working, but each piece begins with an idea or word, drawings, and design before the glass comes out. Multiple kiln firings with cold-working in between lead to the finished creation. Ann is currently a member of the LVA Board.

Justin Franklin Baldwin is an artist from Atlanta, GA, but he has lived and worked in Louisville, KY, for the last six years.

We’re thrilled to invite you to LVA’s 13th annual art[squared] online auction, showcasing 12" x 12" works from 30 local, established artists and 8" x 8" pieces from over 100 additional artists from across Louisville. It’s your chance to support local art while collecting original work!

The 2026 art[squared] Online Auction

Ann Klem & Justin Franklin Baldwin

Artists Talk with LVA: March 5, 2026

The 2026 Southern Crossings Pottery Festival happens this weekend at 1020 Brewery, so potters Lindsey Oesteritter & Autumn McKay join us to discuss what to expect. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM / Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA

Lindsay Oesterritter is currently a full-time studio potter in Manassas, Virginia. She is a co-organizer of the Southern Crossing Pottery Festival held in her hometown of Louisville, KY. Most recently, in 2021, Lindsay was awarded an Innovation Award by the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen for a piece juried into the Strictly Functional Pottery National. In 2020, she published her first book, Mastering Kilns & Firing. Lindsay had the good fortune to be a resident artist at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg and at Strathnairn Arts Association in Australia. 

Autumn McKay is a ceramic artist from Louisville, Kentucky. Since then, she has attended craft schools as a work study and artist assistant, participated in residency programs nationally and internationally, and studied as a post-bacc student at Indiana University Southeast (2021-23).

Currently, McKay is working as a long-term resident artist and teacher at Queen City Clay in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

The 2026 Southern Crossings Pottery Festival

Ten20 Brewery, 1020 E Washington Street, Louisville, Kentucky

First Pick Friday, March 6, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Doors open to the public from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 7, 2026 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

The 2026 Southern Crossings Pottery Festival

Lindsey Oesteritter & Autumn McKay

Artists Talk with LVA: December 5, 2024

John & Peter outside the WXOX Studios.

Lida Gordon: Process and Materials runs December 6 through February 25, 2025 at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts. There will be an opening reception Friday, December 6 from 5 - 7 pm.

Peter Bodnar III is an artist living in Louisville and Vinalhaven, Maine. He was an Assistant Professor at the Louisville School of Art from 1976 to 1983 and has taught at the University of Louisville. He was also a Visiting Lecturer in Drawing and Painting at Spalding University. 

John Begley is a Printmaker, Installation, and Video Artist. From 1975 to 2014 he was a Curator and Gallery Director, including 19 years as Executive Director of LVA and several years with the UofL’s Hite Art Institute.

Lida Gordon's drawings and installations deal with archetypical female imagery in a contemporary context. She won many fellowships and awards including the Al Smith Fellowship: Kentucky Arts Council- National Endowment for the Arts in 1993, the Southern Arts Federation - National Endowment for the Arts in 1992, the Kentucky Arts Council Professional Assistance Award Fellowship in 1992, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women Visual Arts Grant in 1988. She was an Assistant Professor at the Louisville School of Art and founded the Fiber Art department at the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute for Art + Design.

Lida Gordon: Process and Material exhibition

Peter Bodnar III & John Begley