Artists Talk with LVA: March 6, 2025

Jamarr Cox opens an exhibit at Kore Gallery on March 7 & Suzanne Sidebottom opens one at Pyro on March 8. Both will join us this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Dreaming in the Dark and Beyond by Jamarr Cox, opens Friday from 6 - 8:30 pm at Kore Gallery.

Jamarr Cox was one of the artists in the 2023 Art in City Hall exhibit. Cox is a Louisville native who has been creating art as far back as he can remember. He holds a degree in Commercial Art and is currently a web / UI developer by day. 

Pyro Gallery opens Just Imagine, from Suzanne Sidebottom &. Beth Sharpe. There will be a reception Friday from 5:30-8:30 pm, and an Artist Talk Saturday, March 8, from 2-3 pm.

Suzanne Sidebottom is a trompe l’oeil clay artist. The artworks are not real, yet they still evoke a memory of time and place for the viewer. Everyday objects are realistically crafted from clay and printed with underglazes using antique and artist-designed printing blocks and artist-made decals. These objects are rich with texture and make the viewer want to reach out and touch them as if they are real. She has exhibited across the U.S. over the past seven years in over 60 juried and invitational exhibitions; had two solo exhibitions; and was published in “500 Prints on Clay: An inspiring Collection of Image Transfer Work.” Her sculptures are in numerous public and private collections.

Artists Talk with LVA: February 27, 2025

The Kentucky Center for African American Heritageexhibits “From Red Earth to Prophetic Creations: James G, Bennett Paintngs 1976-2024” and the artist and his daughter, Dr. Jabani Bennett, joined us this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

James G. Bennett is a seasoned and self-taught interdisciplinary artist, whose creative journey spans over four decades. A master of diverse mediums, he experimented for decades while working full-time as a chemical technician for industrial plants in Rubbertown, Louisville’s district.

As a community photographer, he was mentored by the legendary Bud Dorsey and a cadre of unsung local photographers. His deep-rooted connection to the city is further cemented by his role as a co-founder of the groundbreaking Black-led modeling, entertainment, and photography collective, Black Exposure (1970s-1980s.) 

Artists Talk with LVA: February 13, 2025

Tonight (February 13, 2025)t Louisville Visual Art unveils the SPARK Sculpture and its designers, Laura Haddad & Tom Drugan joined us to talk about it live in the studio. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Laura Haddad & Thomas Drugan specialize in conceptually driven public art that is often integrated into large-scale infrastructure projects. Past and current work includes art for roadways, bridges, transit stations, public utilities, architectural facades, industrial artifacts, museums, libraries, and urban plazas and parks. Working in the public realm, the artists pursue their interest in using site conditions as inspiration for art concepts. Haddad|Drugan strives to create poetic one-of-a-kind artworks that on one level act as place-making icons but on another are layered with subtler complexities that unfold over multiple viewings.

The studio’s site-specific approach to new projects includes research and investigations about a site’s physical, functional, natural, social, and historical aspects. 

From this the artists establish a conceptual framework for the art and develop specific forms and materials that best express the idea. Haddad|Drugan operates at the scale of both sculpture and planning and approach the thematic or sequential linking of individual artworks as a form of conceptual art unto itself.

Artists Talk with LVA: February 6, 2025

Pandora Productions opens "She Kills Monsters" on Feb. 7 and Gil Reyes & Kate Holland Ballowe came to the studio to talk about it this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

For more than 25 years, Pandora Productions has been the only theatre company in the Louisville Metro area and most of Kentucky exclusively dedicated and most trusted to tell the stories of the LGBTQ+ communities.

Gil Reyes is the current Artistic Director of Pandora Productions and has directed several productions there in the last 2 years. Previously he was a co-founder of Theatre [502], worked with Stage One Family Theatre and Jon Yarmuth and was the winner of the Moth Story Slam in 2013.

Kate Holland Ballowe has been an important behind-the-scenes presence in Louisville theatre for years, primarily as a stage manager. But has also been featured onstage in Godspell and Little Shop of Horrors for Pandora.

She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen opens February 7 and runs through February 23  at The Henry Clay Theatre  An epic D&D campaign brings Agnes closer to her sister. Fantasy meets dramatic comedy in this homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

Artists Talk with LVA: January 30, 2025

WheelHouse Art is pleased to present Amalgamation, a group exhibition featuring 46 artists on view now through February 15, 2025.T wo of these artists, Robert Stagg and Ethan Osman, will join us live in the studio this week. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

2025 marks the 35th year of WheelHouse Art/B. Deemer Gallery, founded in 1990 by Brenda Deemer. Amalgamation celebrates the gallery's history by pairing together 23 B. Deemer Gallery legacy artists with 23 artists who started exhibiting here since the transition to WheelHouse Art. This exhibition brings into focus the continuing threads of talent, quality, and conceptual interests of the artwork featured in the gallery.

WheelHouse Art will host several receptions throughout the exhibition on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 - 3:00pm. Each reception will feature a handful of artists with artist talks at 2:00 pm.

February 1, 1:00 - 3:00pm: Robert Stagg, Ethan Osman, Lindsay Moremen, and Megan Bickel

February 8, 1:00 - 3:00pm: Thaniel Ion Lee, Liz Price, Brian Harper, Tiffany Carbonneau, Robyn Gibson, and Sabra Crockett.

Since graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2006 with a BFA in Animation, Ethan Osman has continued a studio practice of making hand made, process based animated films. In its approach, the work is largely informed by parenting a neurodivergent child, his experience managing StudioWorks, an art studio that supports neurodivergent adult artists and his own experience living with learning disabilities. In recent years, he has developed collaborative relationships, shown work in film festivals, and galleries, and created commissioned work. This year, a music video was made for the song “Bananas” to promote an upcoming album by Bonnie Prince Billy.

Born in New Orleans, Robert Stagg has been an artist based in Louisville for more than 40 years. He holds 4 degrees in studio art and art history from the University of Kentucky, theUniversity of Louisville, and Louisiana College. He has work in several private and corporate collections including Brown-Forman, Corp., Capitol Holding, Commonwealth Insurance, the University of Louisville, and Louisville Gas & Electric.