Artebella On The Radio: November 19

Master Muralist Charlie Nunn is in Louisville conducting a workshop for Black Mural Artists through LVA and we recorded an interview with him for this Thursday's show. 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.

Charlie Nunn is a Louisville native now living in New York City where he works for Colossal Media. With Darius Dennis and Jared Diaz he is currently involved with creating the “I Am” series of large scale murals in Chicago and Louisville with a 3rd in the series now due to happen in Rochester, NY. The Louisville mural, “I Am Singing” is on The Nia Center at 2900 West Broadway.

“I Am Singing” is on The Nia Center in Louisville.

Artebella On The Radio: November 12

Dancer/choreographer Theresa Bautista is the recipient of the 2021 Al Smith Fellowship in Choreography. This week she talks with us about that and Modern Dance in this moment. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com Thursdays at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists. In the interview we talk about her piece, Pillowtalk, which you can view here.

Theresa Bautista has choreographed works for Cincinnati's Area Choreographer Festival, Moving Collective, the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, U of L Dance Theatre, the University of Kentucky’s Department of Theatre and Dance, Berea College Dance Troupe, Empujon, the University of Kentucky Dance Ensemble, The Center for Women and Families, and Bluegrass Youth Ballet. She presented her solo work, “I am a pretty girl” at the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival in September 2018, the Regional Alternative Dance Festival in Kalamazoo, MI in March 2018 and the Big River Dance Festival in Huntington, WV in September 2017. Pillow Talk: function, dream, support, rest was described by Keith Waits of Arts-Louisville,com as “a fresh piece of choreography [that is] arguably the most engaging dance of the evening.” It was re-staged in 2019 at Centre College and the Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts. Theresa has also directed and choreographed three dance films with the Kentucky Center's Governor's School for the Arts.

Artebella On The Radio: November 5

Sadly, we have had to postpone Open Studio Weekend until spring 2021, but we have one more interview with some of the artists talking about their work. Robbie Mueller, Chris Hartsfield, and Dru Pilmer are our guests this week, along with LVA Executive Director Kristian Anderson. Tune in each Thursday to WXOX 97, or stream on Artxfm.com to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Robbie Mueller is a mixed media artist working primarily with wood, paper mache, found objects, and acrylic paints; 3-D sculpture, bas reliefs, and assemblages. “Much of my work often gets labeled folk art, because of the more traditional themes that become my subjects , but as my work has continued to evolve, more contemporary themes involving found art, & salvaged art are being incorporated. Because I am untrained, I label myself a contemporary folk artist with "outsider" tendencies.” His work can also be seen at the Kentucky Folk Art Center (Morehead State University, Morehead, KY), Gallery 104 (Lagrange, KY), Meraki & Moon (Georgetown, KY),on Facebook (Robbie Mueller: Folk Art Kentucky), on Instagram (@folkartky), and on Twitter(@ibwhittlin).

Chris Hartsfield is a self-trained watercolorist who works primarily with bright, clean colors to achieve a realistic style of painting. His technique produces a complicated yet detailed scene revealing an understanding of depth and realism. He enjoys painting a variety of subjects, including still life, landscape, street scenes, and nautical scenes. His compositions are well balanced and flowing, keeping the observer's eye engaged. Since Hartsfield began his art career in 1988, he has had paintings accepted in national and regional watercolor competitions. Including The American Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, Arts For The Parks, Georgia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma Watercolor Society shows.

Dru Pilmer’s art is in private, public, and corporate collections in New York state, Chicago, Massachusetts, Los Angeles, Utah, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, South America, Canada, and Scotland. She was recently one of 46 artists in 13 states and Germany to win juried acceptance in ConTEXT III Exhibition at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO.  Her painting, “9 Millimeter Flowers” won Best of Show in KORE Gallery’s 2019 Black & White Show.  

She was a featured artist in March 2019 Today’s Woman Magazine, exhibited in Mariott and Hyatt boutique hotels, and executed numerous watercolor and acrylic commissions throughout the U.S.

LVA Executive Director Kristian Anderson has 15 years’ experience in the arts and culture sector, most recently as Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor of Salt Lake City. In that role, he oversaw a variety of community, operational and political projects encompassing arts and culture as well as land use, urban design, economic development and more. Prior to his mayoral appointment, Kristian was for four years the Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and Executive Director for the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries in Seattle.

Artebella On The Radio: October 29

Open Studio Weekend is November 7 & 8, so the next two weeks we will be talking with a few of the participating artists. LVA leader Kristian Anderson joins me along with Trish Korte, Philip High, & Rebecca Norton. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio. https://www.louisvillevisualart.org/osw

Trish Korte is a exhibiting artist and licensed visual arts educator and currently an MFA candidate it the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute for Art. She has taught for LVA’s Children’s Fine Art Classes for many years Her art classes exceed the Visual Arts Standards so that you always know kids are getting rich learning experiences while having fun.

Philip High was born in Louisville, Kentucky and studied painting, printmaking and ceramics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. His career in graphic arts took him to Atlanta, Georgia, and Mobile, Alabama. Years later he returned to Lexington, he shifted his focus back to fine art. Philip has received regional, national and international awards for fine art and illustration in both digital and traditional media and currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Rebecca Norton,’s work examines theories of synthesis and connectivity as they relate to the activity of reconstructing reality in vision and thought. She takes a special interest in color theory and problems of the mathematical intelligibility of natural phenomena. Norton has exhibited nationally and internationally. She has been a contributing writer for The Brooklyn Rail, Arts in Bushwick and Abstract Critical. Rebecca Norton currently lives and works in Louisville, KY.

LVA Executive Director Kristian Anderson has 15 years’ experience in the arts and culture sector, most recently as Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor of Salt Lake City. In that role, he oversaw a variety of community, operational and political projects encompassing arts and culture as well as land use, urban design, economic development and more. Prior to his mayoral appointment, Kristian was for four years the Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and Executive Director for the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries in Seattle.

Artebella On The Radio: October 22

Creatives of Color Collective is about to open in the Artspace on West Broadway and Alonzo Ramont, Rheonna Nicole, Morgan Younge, & Ashley Cathey join us to talk about this new, interdisciplinary space for BIPOC artists. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Keith Waits speak with artists.

Alonzo Ramont - actor, director, educator, founder of Redline Performing Arts

Rheonna Nicole - writer, spoken word artist and founder of Lipstick Wars Poetry.

Morgan Younge - actress, writer, director, costume designer, teacher, currently working with Looking for Lilith Theatre Company

Ashley Cathey - artist, curator, activist, founder of the Healing Walls Initiative