Link Round Up

Thursday Link Roundup: January 28

Mitch Eckert at Cressman Center

Mitch Eckert at Cressman Center

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

TONIGHT: (Re]Fashion is an adaptation of Anna Cora Mowatt’s Fashion, a 19th-century American comedy of manners., directed by Ari Calvano. It opens tonight online from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

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

NEW: Kiah Celeste’s It Is What Is Not Yet Known opens at Quappi Projects this Saturday.

NEW: Moremen Gallery presents “11 Days”, the first solo exhibition of work by the emerging Cuban artist José Manuel Nápoles Puerto now residing in Louisville.

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

NEW: Shae Goodlet’s solo show, Invocation, is at Revelry Boutique Gallery.

NEW: Rex Lagerstrom’s exhibit, Spiritual Autobiography is at KORE Gallery

NEW: Quappi Projects opened The Shands Collection: New Directions, curated by Julien Robson. Listen to an interview with Julien and Quappi director John Brooks on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

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.

Dana Oldfather, "There Used to Be a Street" is at Carnegie Center for Art & History..

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.

Art in the Time of COVID-19, curated by Bailey O'Leary is an online exhibit from Portland Museum featuring Jeribai Andrew-Jaja, Rachel Singel, & Erica Lewis. Listen to an interview with artists and curator on LVA’s Artebella On The Radio.

Kiah Celeste at Quappi Projects

Kiah Celeste at Quappi Projects

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

FRIDAY: Late for Dinner with Bon Air and Copiers will be on Facebook Live from Art Sanctuary.

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

Kiah Celeste’s It Is What Is Not Yet Known opens at Quappi Projects this Saturday.

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.

AA Clay - Home Clay Kits are available for sale: pick up or local delivery is available.

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