"Good Morning", by Noah Hewett-Ball, is part of the new LVA exhibit at Metro Hall, and Noah joined us in the Artxfm studio to talk about his work on PUBLIC. Noah is also a member of the band CABIN, and we played several songs from their most recent release, It Is What It Looks Like.
Summer Camp Feature: Painting Lab
Painting Lab focuses on the young artist who needs the time and space to experiment with the wonders of paint! This year students explored the community gardens to find elements of nature to draw as a base for a watercolor painting, created works inspired by Keith Haring, learned to paint three dimensional shapes from life with acrylics, and so much more!
PUBLIC // 6.23.16
Cook Studio & Gallery located at 1832 Frankfort Avenue announced their grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting to be held on Friday, June 24th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. to coincide with Frankfort Avenue’s FAT Friday Trolley Hop. Owners Andy and Kelly Cook have been working together on art, music, and literature since they met in 2010. They joined us in the WXOX-FM 97.1 studio on PUBLIC. to talk about their latest adventure!
Summer Camp Feature: The Next Frontier
Friday Link Round Up: June 17th, 2016
PUBLIC // 6.16.16
Rebecca Norton (center with award) is the recipient of the 2016 Hadley Prize and was our guest in the studio today on PUBLIC. Anne McKune (2nd from right) from the Community Foundation of Louisville also joined us. You can tune in each Thursday from 10-11am WXOX-FM 97.1 in Louisville or stream on artxfm.com.
Open Doors Feature: Visually Impaired Preschool
Open Doors Feature: Honor Quilt Project
We were so impressed by the student's work from the Academy at Shawnee! We worked with art teacher Beth Holladay to bring a project inspired by Judy Chicago's Honor Quilt to her classroom. Students chose a female visual artist who's work they admired and created a quilt panel to honor them. Kara Walker, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Minter, Mary Cassatt, and Bridget Riley were just a few of the artists selected by the students.
Open Door Feature: I Am Ali
We had a wonderful and inspiring time celebrating Muhammad Ali's life with the community at the I Am Ali festival this past week. Thank you so much to the Kentucky Center for hosting and to all the parents and children who joined us to create butterfly and bee masks!
Friday Link Round Up: June 10th, 2016
A red bike hangs as a memorial over the entrance to the old Columbia Auditorium, now Spalding University, where Muhammad Ali’s red bike was stolen at age 12 and led to him meeting Louisville police officer Joe Martin and learning to box at Martin’s gym in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: John Sommers/Reuters via The Guardian
PUBLIC // 6.9.16
Dorothy Hawkins’ “Rainbow Horsey” from the current exhibition at StudioWorks, “Party Animals”. Heather Drury joined us this week to talk about that show and the Spring Zing event at Zoom Group. We also spent some time remembering Muhammad Ali. PUBLIC airs Thursdays at 10am on 97.1 WXOX-LP or stream it on Artxfm.co
Member Monday: Shohei Katayama
When did you first know that art was going to be a big part of your life?
Maybe after dropping my math / psychology major for sculpture. Although now, I believe that any subject's zenith is great art.
What does LVA add to your life?
A sense of community and love. <3
How else are you involved in the community?
I run a small gallery called "ThinkBox Contemporary". It's an experimental art venue that functions as a residential project space, evolved from an interest in exploring the relationship between people, their environments, and the community. As a practice for urban regeneration, the development was initiated in the heart of Old Louisville. The venue was completed in late 2013 through the collaborative support and effort of locals, to increase dialogue for the betterment of the area’s social discourse and to provide a location that acts as a catalyst for spreading ideas. Local artist / educator at KYCAD, Andrew Cozzens (I think... now a board member at LVA?) has helped with inviting national to international artists to broaden the scope. Hopefully someone will continue it after I leave.
Describe your perfect Sunday afternoon.
Mimosa at Wild Eggs, trail hiking and cycling at Bernheim Forest, napping at Cherokee park, lunch at Kashmir, playing the piano with a giant jug of espresso. Ah, so many things I love to do and so little time.
Who is your favorite local artist?
Hmmmmmmm. They're all my favorites.
Where would you like to see Louisville 10 years from now?
That'll be about half way into the Move Louisville plan...so an efficient public transportation. Google'll be nice. More art critics!
What neighborhood do you live in? What are some of your favorite things about it?
Old Louisville! The affordable and beautiful neighborhood, where law enforcers frequently leaves me a letter encased in a green envelope on my windshield.
What three items would you bring to a desert island?
Multitool survival kit, fishing rod, and a bottle of Pappy 23yr.
What advice would you give your past self if you could?
"If you truly love something, don't tell anyone."
Shohei Katayama is a Japanese American artist living and working in Louisville, Kentucky. His work includes line drawings, sculpture and conceptual installation art. He received a B.A. in Studio Art from Bellarmine University (2010) and undertook additional training in glass blowing with Ché Rhodes at the University of Louisville.
In 2012, Katayama served as the artist-in-residence at the Asia Institute – Crane House and he continues to be an active leader in Asian culture education in the community. He is a former preparator at Land of Tomorrow gallery and currently an Associate Member at Pyro Gallery.
Katayama’s work has been shown extensively in local and regional venues, from Pyro Gallery (2011-2013) and Land of Tomorrow (Lexington, 2013) to the Crane House (2012, 2013, 2016), The Brew House (Pittsburgh, 2014), and the Local Speed exhibition at the Speed Art Museum (2013).
www.shoheikatayama.com
www.facebook.com/thinkboxcontemporary
PUBLIC // 6.2.16
Phillip High (left) and Keith Kleespies (right)
Bette Levy was up first to talk about her retrospective at The Patio Gallery, followed by violinist Jane Halliday, who will be playing during the opening for Philip High & Keith Kleespies’ exhibit at Lettersong Gallery during The Butchertown Art Fair.
Event Feature: Instant Installation Invitational
Friday Link Round Up: May 27th, 2016
Join us Sunday for the middle school CFAC exhibition!
Strange Fruit: ‘Laocoon’ Sculpture Unites Fat Albert, Police Shootings And Greek Mythology
Art in a Flash mixes competition, artistic love
Color Palettes From Famous Movies Show How Colors Set The Mood Of A Film
PUBLIC // 5.26.16
Ehren Reed, LVA’s Outreach Coordinator, came to talk about the wonderful work she is doing in the community. You won’t want to miss our conversation about OPEN DOORS projects!
Open Doors Feature: Buy Local Fair
We had a wonderful time creating "robots" from recycled materials with kiddos at the Buy Local Fair! We always love getting to meet new people from the community— especially talented young artists!
Friday Link Round Up: May 20th, 2016
We'll be participating in the Buy Local Fair this weekend— be sure to bring the kiddos around to make some art with us, or just stop by to say hello!
The 4th annual Blight Out Brighten Up is this weekend!
World's Largest Pinhole Camera Takes World's Largest Photo
The Woman Who Found Abstraction Before the Modernists
You have until June 6th to throw your hat in the ring for the next Kroger mural with LVA!
PUBLIC // 5.19.16
Tamra Cusick and Jaclynn Hamilton were our guests this week. They are part of the “Touched by Fire” exhibit at Kaviar Forge & Gallery.
The Academy of LVA 2016 Exhibition
Congratulations to Emily Yellina! Her drawing from her Studio Art class at IUS is the People's Choice winner for The Academy exhibition this year! We'll have a second winner selected through Instagram, so be sure to cast a vote by posting a photo of your favorite piece and #childrensfineartclasses#theacademyoflva until the show comes down!
Congratulations to Zehui Ni for receiving the LVA Vision Award, Michael Morarity for receiving the Artist and Craftsman Community Award, Kylie Milliken for receiving the Blick Community Award, and Amber Eger for receiving the Preston Arts Center Community Award! These seniors have shown active and passionate involvement in CFAC and The Academy, exhibit great determination and drive, and their creative ability is continually improving. We are so proud of each of you!