Artebella On The Radio: July 9, 2020

Rudolfo Salgado, jr. & Susanna Crum of Calliope Arts talk with us this week about a project called C19: Art Works for Kentucky. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Keith Waits speak with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio

Artebella On The Radio: July 2, 2020

William Mack III & Louis Robert Thompson came to talk The Griot Project and Black theatre in Louisville this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM. or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10:00 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

William Nack III is a theatre educator and director and the co-founder of The Griot Project. he is also Church Planter/Pastor at Grace Community Covenant Church.

Louis Robert Thompson was born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, singer, and dancer best known for his role as the Veterinarian in Sundance Film Festival breakout The Art of Self Defense. He is also a fixture in the Louisville theater community starring in roles such as Coach in Ghost, John Henry in American Tales, and Xerxes in Esther The Musical.

Artebella On The Radio: June 25, 2020

Public art and public spaces are an important part of the changes happening in our world right now, and Curator Eileen Yanoviak and Artist Brianna Harlan will be talking about these issues this week with Keith Waits. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear artists talk about their work.

Dr. Eileen Yanoviak has sixteen years of museum experience in development, marketing, curatorial, education, and guest relations. She has worked at the Speed Art Museum and Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (also known as KMAC Museum), both in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. She has had a parallel career in higher education as a teacher and administrator for more than a decade at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Louisville, among others. She received her doctorate in Art History from the University of Louisville in 2017. Her area of expertise is nineteenth-century American landscape painting, and she is particularly interested in environmental history, American studies, and museum studies. She has presented and published her research nation-wide and is a regular contributor to Burnaway: The Voice of Art in the South.

Brianna Harlan is a multidisciplinary artist and organizer. She works conceptually in multiform, socially engaged art. Her work is driven by an obsession with interpersonal culture and how that influences quality of life, health, and habits. Brianna is a Hadley Creative and Kentucky Foundation for Women Fire Starter awardee. Her most recent residencies were at Oxbow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Materia Abierta in Mexico City, and Makers Circle in North Carolina. She also leads community experiences and presentations, has been a speaker for organizations like For Freedoms, 21C Museum Hotels, and the KY ACLU. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Art and Social Action at Queens College, CUNY.

Artebella On The Radio: June 18, 2020

John Brooks’ art[squared] piece

Shae Goodlett, Teri Dryden, & John Brooks are 3 of the Featured Artists for the June 25 Art[squared] Online Auction Fundraiser and they will be joining us this Thursday morning for LVA's Artebella On The Radio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com every Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

art[squared] Auction

Why you want to be there…The art[squared] Auction will be open to the public. Some of the most sought-after artists in Louisville have work available at art[squared]! In addition, there will be 6 featured artists this year who have each created a triptych (3 canvases) for the event! Featured Artists include: Teri Dryden, Ashley Cathey, Lori Larusso, Jaylin Stewart, Chip Calloway and Shae Goodlet.

Imagine the powerful sight of 100+ works of art displayed in support of scholarships for 1000+ young artists! Proceeds benefit all of LVA’s vital programming: from Children's Fine Art Classes and Open Doors outreach for at-risk youth; to the Mural Art Program and year-round exhibitions at Metro Hall & AC Hotel.

Teri Dryden’s piece in art[squared]

Shae Goodlett’s piece in art[squared]

Shae Goodlett is an artist and illustrator and graduate of Bellarmine University. He just completed the MFA program at the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute for Art.

Teri Dryden is a member of the Collage Artists of America, National Collage Society, and Women Painters West. Her work is included in many private and public collections and has been exhibited in numerous solo, group and juried exhibitions across the country.

Visual artist and poet John Brooks explores themes of identity, memory, death, place, and the transformative power and emotional resonance of particular experiences and what Max Beckmann described as “the deepest feeling about the mystery of being. He manages Quappi Projects in Louisville.

Artebella On The Radio: June 11, 2020

Lori Larusso is the recipient of the 2020 Bill Fischer Award for Visual Artists, and she will be our guest this week on LVA's Artebella On The Radio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Larusso earned an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a BFA from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). She has consistently exhibited work in solo and group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally, and has been awarded, numerous residency fellowships. She is a recipient of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Al Smith Fellowship, the Great Meadows Foundation Professional Development Grant, as well as numerous grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Lori is the 2019 Kentucky South Arts Fellow and received the 2020 Fischer Prize for Visual Artists. She currently lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and her work is represented by Skidmore Contemporary in Santa Monica, California, and Mulberry & Lime in Lexington, Kentucky.