Art by Joshua Jenkins at Louis's the Ton Tonight!
Cuteopia this Saturday at Revelry Boutique Gallery!
Artist Transforms Plain Leaves Into Beautiful Artwork
Why Children Still Need to Read (and Draw) Maps
One-of-Kind Wool Rugs Mimic Rolling Pastures and Mossy Textures
Wakako Kawakami’s Striking Installations of Giant Textile Birds
Literary LEO 2016: The winners of LEO's annual poetry, fiction and photo competitions
Kentucky Arts Council not eliminated in Bevin’s budget
Imagine! Art Auction+Scholarship Fundraiser | Saturday, January 30, 2016 | Tim Faulkner Gallery
Talented 16-Year-Old Artist Turns Her Wildest Dreams Into Paintings
We Can’t Afford to Not Fund the Arts
Expansive New Geometric Drawings Trampled in Snow and Sand by Simon Beck
If You Look Closely, You'll Realize That She's Not Alone In Her Self-Portraits
Ai Weiwei’s Suspended Bamboo and Silk Beasts Highlight Ancient Chinese Mythology
Listen in to some of Blind Date's interview series with StudioWorks: Julie Baldyga was January's featured artist, Eric Huggins was in December, and in November Francis Mican and Heather Drury were featured!
'Welcome To New Albany' Mural Nears Completion
How did Obamas change the White House with contemporary art?
Humans Are Good At Building Cool Things, But These Wasps Might Be Even Better
58 Museum Shows to See in 2016
Artist Shows His Progression From 2 Years Old To 28
WOMEN COMIC BOOK EMPLOYEES BAND TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE WORLD
2015 has been a year of expansion and excitement for our organization. In our 106th year, we undertook a six-month redesign of our strategic plan. Staff and board members reviewed the organization’s long history, recognized its accomplishments, acknowledged areas of improvement, and began to prepare for our future. In July the process culminated in a Five Year Strategic Plan which serves as the blueprint for the organization’s future goals and objectives. As part of the Strategic Plan, Louisville Visual Art Association became Louisville Visual Art, and revamped its brand strategy and creative direction, complete with a new logo, website, and visual materials!
Blueprints and relocation did not interrupt LVA’s nationally recognized programming. We continue to connect with residents of Louisville Metro and southern Indiana, with over 1,000 students participating in LVA’s Children’s Fine Art Classes (CFAC), the only out-of-school-time (OST) in-depth visual art experience for visually talented students in the region. During the 2014-15 school year, CFAC offered 20,400 of OST instruction at 31 sites in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Enrollment has increased 30% in the last three years and continues to grow. Meanwhile, all graduating seniors were offered scholarships or financial aid. Thanks to the CFAC seniors’ successes in the spring, LVA launched The Academy: Louisville’s first pre-professional art program in the fall. The Academy ensures students are top choice candidates for universities and art schools around the country. CFAC and The Academy continue to compete for the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, for which it is a four-time finalist.
OPEN DOORS, LVA’s community outreach program, provides over 2,000 art experiences each year to under-served populations including at-risk youth, refugees, immigrants, senior citizens, and victims of domestic abuse as well as many others. These projects are permanently installed where they are created, generating a lasting impact on the community at large. This fiscal year LVA received 50% more requests than the program is capable of fulfilling with our current funding levels — a request your support could help fulfill.
We are expanding our mission of artist support each year. Artebella, LVA’s virtual gallery and marketing program, gives our artists an edge in an increasingly competitive market by reaching over 6,000 art enthusiasts daily. This program not only exposes the public to new art, but also connects artists with prospective buyers. Open Studio Weekend invites the public directly into artist’s spaces and connects artists with new advocates and patrons. In 2015, LVA has partnered with Kroger to commission nine murals with $85,000 going directly back to local artists. These murals engage the community and foster a sense of neighborhood pride. Additionally, a weekly Artist Opportunities newsletter, including calls for artists, workshops, and events continues and grows our commitment to artists support.
LVA is improving lives through art. Louisville’s art community isn’t just important to artists or art lovers – it matters to us all. We are on the frontline of Louisville’s art scene. Our efforts are directly shaping Louisville’s creative future and we are establishing ourselves as a hub to engage, inspire and improve our community and our city. Help us nurture our next generation of leaders to be creative problem solvers with a foundation in community engagement. Please send your tax-deductible contribution, today!
Studio 2000 Artwork
Studio 2000 Artwork
Studio 2000 is having a booth at The Flea Off Market Indoor Holiday Bazaar tomorrow!
Louisville's emerging neighborhoods embrace mixed-use venues
A list of African Artists To Inspire Kids To Do Art
One more shopping opportunity: A Very Portland X-mas on Saturday
Analyzing the Elements of Art | Five Ways to Think About Line
Micro Matter: Vertical Dwellings Inside Glass Test Tubes by Rosa de Jong
The Audubon Mural Project Attracts 314 Endangered Birds to the Facades of Manhattan
Will you be at the The Flea Off Market Indoor Holiday Bazaar next weekend? We will and we'll be selling artwork from Studio 2000! You won't want to miss it.
Did you all see the Wave 3 feature on the Fund for The Arts Cultural Partners?
In addition to Kentucky Foundation for Women's regular grant programs, KFW will award two grants of $10,000 each for radical art for social change.
7 handmade texture tricks for graphic designers!
A Cross Stitched Solar System by Navid Baraty
What Students Remember Most About Teachers
Cats taking a stab at contemporary dance with human companions
34 Splendid Photos Of Salvador Dali Being Salvador Dali
Navigating a Gallery: How to Get the Most Out of an Art Show Opening
We hope to see you tonight at The Future Is Now opening reception!
An entire kindergarten in Japan is built around an iconic tree.
Could creativity and socializing preserve your memory?
14 Reasons (unsupervised) Kids And Art Supplies Don't Mesh
Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking
New Embroidered Landscapes That Cascade off the Wall by Ana Teresa Barboza
Curious what we are thankful for at LVA? Head over to our Facebook page to find out!
Who knew that sheepherding could be such an art? Don't miss this video!
Image by Raniah Morris through Picture Love, featured on our Instagram this week!
Today LVA hit 1,500 followers on Instagram! Are you one of them?
LVA's Artebella program has a call for artists running currently. Check it out!
Weaving a home...how one woman can help millions of people globally
Kelly Reemtsen’s Painterly Juxtapositions of Chic Dresses and Power Tools Showcase Modern Femininity
Only Nails, Always Different: Artist John Bisbee’s Life of Sculpting with Nails
Putting the “Mobile” in Automobile: A Car Made from Discarded Cell Phones
Don't forget to snag your wristband and map for tomorrow's Open Studio Weekend!
7 Paths to Development That Bring Neighborhoods Wealth, Not Gentrification
6 Photographers Capture Same Person But Results Vary Widely Because of a Twist
10 Qualities of Great Community Leaders
Artist Inserts Pop Culture Icons Into Classic Works of Art
This Ear Was Made With Vincent Van Gogh's DNA
HAPPIER STUDENTS, HIGHER SCORES: THE ROLE OF ARTS INTEGRATION
We had such a great night kicking off Open Studio Weekend events last night at Art Under Construction! Head on over to check out the images and then get your wristband for the weekend, coming up November 14th & 15th.
Do you already follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? If not you should be to stay in the loop & see all of our behind the scenes goodness.
With less than two weeks left of the Louisville Photo Biennial, here are a few shows you should see.
This artist turns mathematical concepts into intricate paintings!
What If We Taught Art The Way We Teach Math?
SCIENCE SAYS ART WILL MAKE YOUR KIDS BETTER THINKERS (AND NICER PEOPLE)
The Man Who Tried to Photograph Thoughts
Hate Chewing Sounds? Call Yourself Creative, Then Just Deal
15 Carved Pumpkins That Are So Good, They're Pretty Much Art
Installing Speed Museum’s 24-Foot Aluminum ‘Wishbone’ No Small Task
Photograph by Darrow Montgomery
Sam Gilliam, CFAC Alum, has been featured in the Guardian as well as Washington City Paper. Check out the articles— what an interesting life he has led so far!
4 Ways to Foster Authentic Collaboration in the Art Room
This Saturday at 1:00 at the Iroquois library: Trials of Spring. Ammar Shamaileh is serving a term appointment as Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville where he teaches courses on Middle East politics, comparative politics and political violence. He will be speaking after the film. Come join the discussion!
The Kentucky Arts Council presents Kentucky Crafted at The Breeders' Cup Festival.
Secrets of Louisville Chefs Cookbook Launch will benefit fund for the arts and looks like a wonderful time (hint: free samples!)
Arts In Health by Fund for the Arts— looks like a great way to join in on exploring the role of arts in building a healthier community!
Congratulations to Tryphena Sithu, a CFAC student for many years, past stop motion summer camp participant, and current Academy student! Tryphena is 1 of 20 national finalists (out of 7,000 entries) for the Breakthrough Junior Challenge by Khan Academy. See her video here.
Artist Transforms Her Parent’s House Into a Spooky Monster for Halloween
Interview: Erin Hanson Pioneers the Energetic Style of Open-ImpressionismA Netherlands parade celebrates Vincent van Gogh with giant floats made of flowers
The Louisville Photo Biennial InstaMeet at Fourth Street Live is On Sunday!
CFAC Alumn LaNia Robert's work is featured in this home tour! Check it out!
Who owned it? | On the Flip Side: Secrets on the Backs of Paintings
3 Ways to Get Your Students Thinking Like Designers
Extensive Archive of Avant-Garde & Modernist Magazines (1890-1939) Now Available Online
Come visit us a Foxhollow Farm Fall Festival tomorrow! We'll be selling the cyanotypes created by the students at Maryhurst during this project.
Time-Lapse: Dior Builds a Flower-Covered Mountain at the Louvre
Giant Coloring Canvases Create a Unique Group Activity for Adults
Have you seen Carrie Burr's show at Public yet? Have a sneak peek!
That photographer Brock Elbank is obsessed with photographing freckles
About the Tate Modern’s planned Olympic-sized expansion next year
On behalf of the entire staff of LVA thank you so much to the 39 donors who helped us raise $20,550 with #givelocallou yesterday! We are beyond grateful to each and everyone of you! A big thanks to The Community Foundation of Louisville for making it such a success- 8,785 people donated $2,971,457 to over 350 local non-profits!
We have 9 call for entries, and 3 workshops listed on our website! Including a chance to create a mural for Goss Kroger or the Kroger in Clarksville!
Why you should hire an artist as your next business consultant.
Worlds first "photographer" takes pictures by using heart rate to trigger the shutter!
FREELANCERS: RETIREMENT SAVINGS 101
Enchanting New Light Box Dioramas by Hari & Deepti Tell Stories of Exploration, Travel and Adventure
LOOK celebrates new Gallery Guide with launch party on Wednesday
This Frida Kahlo Comic Will Remind You Why It’s Awesome to Be Strange
Artist Stan Herd Plants a 1.2-Acre Field Inspired by Van Gogh’s 1889 Painting “Olive Trees”
This designer embroiders landscapes of her travels instead of just taking pictures
Has a long-lost painting by a teenaged Rembrandt been discovered in New Jersey?
Rare 100-Year-Old Films Capture Monet, Degas And Renoir At Work
Have you decided what galleries you are going to visit for the 2015 Photo Biennial? We are for sure going to see Carrie Burr's solo show at Public Gallery, and work by LVA Education Manager Sarah Davis at Studio Work's Photosynthesis, but there are so many choices it's hard to decide! We're thinking Maps of The Imagination will be on our list along with many, many more.
We hope to see you tomorrow at the Mini Maker Faire and Louisville Pride Fest!!
These self-propelled kinetic wood sculptures by David C. Roy can spin for nearly a day!
We have 6 Call For Entires currently listed! Check them out.
Meet the 17th Century Female Entomologist Who Illustrated Butterfly Life Cycles.
Keep up with all the behind the scenes action of LVA over on Instagram!
Grand Opening Funfest at Calliope Arts Printmaking Studio - October 10th!
The ongoing struggle of teacher retention— written by a JCPS teacher!
The Strange, Giant "Beach Animals" That Are About to Invade America's Shores
The Academy of LVA starts Monday!
Have you been keeping up with all the behind the scenes photos as we move to our new home?
Tonight is the First Friday Trolly Hop in downtown Louisville and NULU. Want more information? Check out how to ride, participating galleries, and featured events here!
While you're in the area, come on down to Quiet Lines Over Time: Drawings by Dale Leys at 131 W Main Street to Public Gallery to see some amazing work!
Kentucky Arts Council: Teaching Art Together Grant
An abandoned department store stocks up on art!
TONIGHT: Connect Disconnect: A Public Art Experience. We'll be there!
Claudia Hammer's figure drawing class has a few seats left. Reserve yours now!
Why Art School Can Be A Smart Career Move
This Is The Only Basketball Court That Could Lure An Art Nerd To Play Sports
Have you been keeping up with Humans of New York as he travels through Iran?
