Link Round Up

Thursday Link Roundup: February 18

SXPF Blessings In A Backpack Raffle

SXPF Blessings In A Backpack Raffle

OPEN AGAIN TO THE PUBLIC: Masks and social distancing are Required for ALL of these locations!

NEW: The Southern Crossings Pottery Festival (SXPF) is coming March 5, but the Blessings In A Backpack Raffle is now open and Feb. 25-27 you cam Meet The Artists.

NEW: Moremen Gallery presents New Work by Rebecca Norton & Jake Heustis. Listen to an interview with the artists on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

NEW: G.W. Morrison at 200 has opened at The Carnegie Center for Art & History.

NEW: Eve Theatre & Fledgling Theatre have opened “What Do We Need to Talk About?”, a new play written for Zoom.

NEW: WINDOWS, a Solo Exhibition from Brennen Cabrera is open at the Mellwood Art Center. Listen to an interview with the artist on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

NEW: Aaron Lubrick & Suzanne Sidebottom have opened new members exhibit at Pyro Gallery. Listen to an interview with the artists on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

NEW: Mirabilia: A Cabinet of Curiosities, a solo exhibition by University of Louisville Associate Professor of Art Mitch Eckert is open Saturday at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts.

NEW: Kiah Celeste’s It Is What Is Not Yet Known is open at Quappi Projects.

Eight Perspectives is at Galerie Hertz, featuring work from Elmer Lucille Allen, Allie Jensen, Lucy Azubuike, Jean Salmon, Cheryl Chapman, Taylor Sanders, Ton’ea Green, & Guinever Smith.

Revelry Gallery hosts the debut exhibition of new mixed media artist, SAMOSA. Also known as DJ Samosa.

Land Is: Parks, Cultures, Stories is open by appointment at KMAC.

Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End begins streaming Friday from Actors Theatre Direct. Listen to an interview with star and Louisville-born Jessica Wortham on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

Ballot Box: an LVA exhibit for Metro Hall curated by Skylar Smith has now relocated to 21c Museum & Hotel! It is also has a website and MetroTV video. Listen to an interview with the curator, three of the participating artists, and Rep. Attica Scott on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

There is also an interview with BallotBox artist J. Robert Southard.

LOCAL ONLINE OPTIONS: Here’s what we know, but local artists are doing impromptu live performances online daily. Stay alert!

Isabelle de Borchgrave at The Speed Museum

Isabelle de Borchgrave at The Speed Museum

FRIDAY: After Hours at The Speed features Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper

Late for Dinner with Phil Medley and The Cut Family Foundation will be on Facebook Live from Art Sanctuary.

Collecting – A Love Story: Glass from the Adele and Leonard Leight Collection
opens at The Speed Museum.

Ballot Box: an LVA exhibit for Metro Hall curated by Skylar Smith has now relocated to 21c Museum & Hotel! It is also has a website and MetroTV video

While the Speed Museum has reopened, the cinema is closed during the COVID-19 crisis, but you can stream these selections at home. A portion of each streaming ticket purchase goes directly to the Museum.

ONGOING:

Speed Cinema offers Free Films Addressing Systemic Racism.

Elizabeth Kramer is writing about the challenges facing local arts groups at Louisville Arts Bureau.

Keep making art! Preston Art Center will deliver and has curbside pickup during their shortened hours.

NOT LOCAL BUT WORTH IT!:

These 10 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours (Video)

The Art Institute of Chicago Puts 44,000+ Works of Art Online: View Them in High Resolution

An Even Bigger Selection from Google

Study Art History online: Artists and Movements

Installation work from MoMA (video)

The Artist is An Explorer: Curated by Marina Abramovic (video)

Paris Museums Put 100,000 Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use

Think we are missing something? Let us know: info@louisvillevisualart.org