Bette Levy & Kathleen Loomis are exhibiting new work together in PYRO Gallery’s new exhibition, "Reconfiguration". They joined us to talk about it on WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artfm.com.
Bette Levy views the creation of her art as a continuum where every work is influenced and enhanced by previous artwork. With each successive piece of art, she is incorporating gained knowledge and capabilities. She also believes her understanding of her artwork only becomes clear after the work is completed. Levy has no pre-conceived interpretation or meaning of her work other than its form. And this often changes over time as a result of life experiences and perceptions.
Kathleen Loomis thinks of “reconfiguration” slightly differently than Bette does – for her, it’s the finding of old things and giving them new life in art. She is a world-class pack rat, acquiring stuff from the street when she walks, checking out other people’s junk on trash pickup day, accepting discards from friends, even tearing apart old books that she knows nobody will ever want to read. Loomis likes to reassemble these disparate things and see what happens when they get into small groups and start to talk to one another.
PYRO’s new exhibition, RECONFIGURATION, featuring work by Bette Levy and Kathleen Loomis, opens on May 2 and runs through May 30. The gallery is open Friday and Saturday, from 12 to 6 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 4 PM, and by appointment.
Kyle Citrynell, Vallorie Henderson, Ramona Lindsey, & Sarah Lindgren recently participated in a State of the Arts panel for LVA, and this week we will listen to portions of that conversation. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com this Thursday at 10 am to join in.
As the COVID pandemic slowly begins to wind down and 2020 gains distance in our rear-view mirror, it feels like a time to take stock. How did artists fare in the time of pandemic and what has been their contribution to society in such difficult times? We also want to talk about what resources are available for artists and what the immediate future might look like in the “new normal” awaiting us all. For this conversation we welcome four highly respected professionals who have experience with these and other related questions:
Kyle Citrynell has a national litigation and transactional practice in the areas of arts, entertainment, media, publishing, and technology, and intellectual property law. Kyle has litigated copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade secret and patent matters, and cases involving business torts and unfair competition, as well as employment and product liability. She has worked with for-profit and tax-exempt organizations from formation and as corporate counsel covering a wide variety of licensing, merchandising, distribution, and franchising transactions for any and all manner of creatives.
Vallorie Henderson is the Center Director, Kentucky Small Business Development Center in Berea, which is the first SBDC in the U.S. that focuses on the impact created by entrepreneurs working within the creative and tourism sectors of the U.S. economy. Vallorie has also served as Business Development Director of the Kentucky Arts Council and is herself a Working textile artist.
Sarah Lindgren is currently the Public Art Administrator for Louisville Metro Government where she supports Arts & Culture initiatives within Develop Louisville, a city department that includes a range of land and community development programs.
Sarah manages the city's External Agency Fund grants for arts programs, as well as public art collections and exhibitions. Recent projects include the city’s “Build Back Better, Together” initiative, and “Making It Public”, a series of public art workshops and opportunities, in collaboration with Forecast Public Art and Community Foundation of Louisville.
Sarah currently serves on Louisville’s Commission on Public Art, Arts & Culture Alliance Board, and Kentucky Arts Council Peer Advisory Network.
Ramona Dallum Lindsey joined the Community Foundation of Louisville in 2017 and is currently a Senior Program Officer where she is primarily responsible for several foundation efforts focusing on racial justice, community empowerment, and leadership development. Before that, she was at KMAC Museum as their Director of Education and Museum Educator. As a practicing mixed media textile artist, Ramona’s artistic practice and visionary background equip her to think outside traditional processes to coordinate, design, develop, implement, advise and manage philanthropic, civic, and cultural initiatives shifting decision making to those most impacted by systemic injustice.
Andy Perez is the 2021 KY Derby Poster Artists and our guest this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.
Andy Perez is a visual artist, Illustrator, and graphic designer. Originally from Kentuckiana, he received a BFA from The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2004. He now resides in Louisville, KY with his wife and daughter.
“My work has been featured in publications and galleries across the US. I work on a variety of projects including (but not limited to) editorial, conceptual, and advertising illustration. My work is mostly executed with collage and acrylic paint, along with other mixed media.” - Andy Perez
Fiber artist Pat Sturzel joined us this week to talk about Open Studio Weekend https://www.openstudioweekend.org/. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.
Pat Sturtzel has been a fiber artist for over 35 years and has been teaching fabric dyeing and surface design techniques for 15 years. Pat has taught fabric dyeing at the national level, most recently at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah in April 2020.
Pat was presented the 2015 Teacher of the Year award by the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals, this weekend she will be participating in the LVA/Hite Institute Open Studio Weekend.
Multi-media artists Kenyatta Bosman & Jessica Chao will be participating in the rescheduled Open Studio Weekend April 10-11 and this week will be talking about their work. Tune in Thursday at 10 am to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com to hear their voices.
Kenyatta Bosman is a non-binary visual/multimedia artist who focuses on realism and being in the moment. Their inspiration comes from black and queer cinema and the Queer Black Experience. They have exhibited in Louisville at Roots 101: African American Museum and at Quappi Projects. Their studio is at Creatives of Color Collective in the Artspace Building.
Jessica Chao is a native New Mexican artist who earned her BFA in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico in 2012 focusing on lithography and oil painting.
Jessica’s work consistently reflects the discipline and dedication to trying new techniques, ideas, and challenges. Jessica relocated to Louisville, Kentucky to pursue arts in and around surrounding cities like Cincinnati and Chicago, Her studio is in Art Sanctuary on South Shelby Street.
On April 10 & 11 both artists will be participating in the LVA/Hite Institute Open Studio Weekend. To purchase directories Click HERE.
