Artebella On The Radio: November 18

The University of Louisville Theatre department has opened a production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at The Playhouse and runs through November 21 It is directed by Jennifer Pennington and engages with ideas about gender fluidity and non-binary identity in creative ways that follow Shakespeare’s text. Three of the cast members talked with us about their experience with the production.

Allie Firell is a playwright, actor, journalist, who has worked with or written about a good majority of arts groups and artists in the Louisville area. They are a candidate for an MFA from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

Sarah Chen Elston is an actor, director, and educator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BA in Theatre from both Point Park University and Guilford College.. Currently a candidate for an MFA from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

Jahii Bogard is an actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He studied theatre at Greensboro College and is currently a candidate for an MFA from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

Artebella On The Radio: November 11

On Saturday, November 13, theatre companies across the globe will come together by producing their own local production of Music Theatre International’s All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre

Jeanne-Marie Rogers grand poobah of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Jason Cooper, Founder & Artistic Director of The Chicken Coop Theatre Company, and Tony Lewis Executive Director of Drag Daddy Productions joined us to talk about this unique event

Nine Louisville theater companies - Centerstage, The Chicken Coop Theatre Company, Company Outcast, Drag Daddy Productions, The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Louisville, Faith Works Studios, Minds Eye Theatre Company, Redline Performing Arts, and Time Slip Theatre - have brought together talents from all across the Kentuckiana area, working in harmony to bring this unique opportunity to the stage, at the historic Woman's Club of Louisville, 1320 South 4th Street, 7 pm November 13, 2021.

Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Artebella On The Radio: November 4

Sabra Crockett's exhibit, "The Education of Desire" opens this week at Kore Gallery and she invited Edwin Ramirez to join her. Hear them tell all about it this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com Thursday at 10 am.

Born a Yankee, and wandering through the South, Sabra Crockett finally found her home in Louisville, Kentucky with all the beautiful songbirds surrounding her, and the most spectacular variety of trees she could possibly hope for.

Crockett has exhibited extensively in Kentucky, and in NYC, North Carolina, California, and De Harmonie, Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.

Edwin Ramirez is a Chicano multimedia Artist, DJ, hairdresser, campaign organizer, and professional dog trainer. My skills are quite varied but my career focus is to assist progressive candidates to win seats in public office.

Their exhibit, The Education of Desire, opens November 3 at Kore Gallery, with an opening reception on November 6 from 6-9 pm. Runs through November 28.

Artebella On The Radio: October 21

This week we talked with Letitia Quesenberry (here w/ John Brooks), who is participating in Open Studio Louisville this Saturday, October 23. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com to listen this Thursday at 10 am on LVA's Artebella on the Radio.

Letitia Quesenberry lives and works in Louisville, and she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati. Through the play of material, process, surface, and technology, her work surveys the boundaries of visual perception. Recent exhibitions include David Smith Gallery, Denver; 57W57, New York; Ryan Lee Gallery, New York; the Speed Art Museum, Louisville and 21C Museums. She is the recipient of grants from SouthArts, Great Meadows Foundation as well as the Al Smith Fellowship, the VSC/Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship & the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship.

She will be participating in Open Studio Louisville on Saturday, October 23 at her studio at 1520 B Lytle Street in the Portland neighborhood.

Artebella On The Radio: October 14

This week we are talking with Multi-Media artist and educator Sara Noori, who is a part of Open Studio at Art Sanctuary. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Sara Noori is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Louisville. They received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Louisville in May 2010, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Noori has worked as an arts educator in Louisville and Chicago.

They have a studio at Art Sanctuary and are participating in the 2021 Open Studio Louisville.