Glassworks, 815 W. Market St., 584-4510, is celebrating Father’s Day by blowing a beer mug with or for dad. First, choose a color for the foot and handle of your mug. Next, experience a close-up look at the glassblowing process as you work side-by-side with an artist. Finally, once your mug is completed, pick up [...]
Sunday Cabaret Life Drawing welcomes back Taletha, a professional belly dancer! Taletha will move to sounds from around the world, sharing her diverse dancing repertoire as she poses for your drawing pleasure. Cabaret Life Drawing is an evening of provocative inspiration. An array of models – from burlesque starlets to ballerinas, body builders to fetish [...]
Upon completion of her second term as Board President, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715. W. Main St., 589-0102, will honor Mary Stone by dedicating a sculptural glass wall to her. “We want to acknowledge the significant contributions Mary has made to not only KMAC, but also to the Louisville arts community as [...]
The Gallery on Pearl LLC, 222 Pearl St., New Albany, (812) 542-0780, is showing the glass exhibition “Fire, Color, and Light” from June 4 through July 9. The reception is Friday, June 11, from 5-9 p.m. One-of-a-kind glass artworks created by Marilee Burnside, Shane Caswell, John R. Guenther, Ann Klem, Phillip Nolley, and Kerry Zimmerman are [...]
The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., 589-0102, is featuring the work of glass artist Tom Philabaum through July 17. Philabaum is being recognized with a Lifetime Membership Award for outstanding service to the Glass Art Society. Philabaum built his first glassblowing studio in 1975 in downtown Tucson, and opened a [...]
Gallery Janjobe, 1860 Mellwood Ave, 899-9293, is presenting “Flameworking: Some Like It Hot!” from May 28-July 12. The exhibition features 20 torchworking glass artists from across the country. The opening reception will be Friday, May 28 during the FAT Friday Trolley Hop from 6-9 p.m.
The Graciela Perrone Art Gallery, 2214 Frankfort Ave., 649-8664, is raffling an original painting by Perrone. “Carmen” is a 30 ft. x 40 ft. oil on canvas. $25 per ticket, available at the Gallery. The drawing is June 5 at 8 p.m.
The Victorian Arts Festival and Community Appreciation Open House is at the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site, 914 E. Main St., New Albany, (812) 944-9600, on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 from 1-5 p.m. Admission is $1 per person. Are you curious about the on-going interior restoration projects throughout the Culbertson Mansion? [...]
Tuesday, May 25 Carmichael’s Bookstore 2720 Frankfort Ave. 896-6950 Free; 7 p.m. The Crane House and Carmichael’s welcome Ann Hood for a reading from her new novel, “The Red Thread.” In this timely and tender novel, Hood explores the lives of six couples struggling to adopt daughters from China. But it is also the story [...]
The Christy Zurkuhlen Gallery, 4820 Brownsboro Center, 777-1794, has a new show opening called “Over the Garden Wall.” It runs from June 1-July 16. The opening reception is on Thursday, June 10 from 5-8 p.m. This is a show about paintings that are done plein air in gardens, creating some of the most beautiful and [...]
Gebhardt-Marshall Gallery, 801 E. Market St., (317) 696-3796, is hosting its grand opening celebration on June 4. Kris Gebhardt, fine art photographer, author and fitness expert, along with his artist wife, Angela Gebhardt, chose Louisville to open their contemporary art gallery (Kris is a native to the Louisville area). The couple has recruited local painter [...]
The “ART WALK” for the New Albany Bicentennial Public Art Project (944-4986) has been rescheduled to June 11 from 6- 9 pm. Here are some of the highlights. Art Walk – Bicentennial Public Art Project- Artists and Historians onsite from 6 – 9pm “Rock N Roll Ballet” at the New Albany Amphitheater- Louisville Ballet Civic Dance Company [...]
Wayside Christian Mission, 120 W. Broadway, 584-3711, has received four tapestries by textile artist Gayle Williams. There is a dedication ceremony on Sunday, June 6 from 1-3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required by June 1.
Preservation Louisville, 540-5146, is offering its “Greenest Historic House Tour” on Wednesday, May 26 from 6-8 p.m. Architect Gary Kleier has turned rehabilitation of his Old Louisville home at 613 Floral Terrace into a multi-faceted project that utilizes cost-effective, environmentally friendly methods for heating and cooling systems, window restoration, roofing, interior finishes and more. Free for Preservation Louisville [...]
Sunergos Coffee, 2122 S. Preston St., 634-1243, is showing “Doorways: The Photography of Nick Thieneman” from June 1-30. The opening reception is Friday, June 4 from 6-9 p.m. He will also be displaying his photographs at Skull Alley on June 18. “Through these photographs I seek to share my passage into worlds I travel to [...]
Galerie Hertz, 1253 S. Preston St., 635-3727, is introducing new talents Rachel Clark and Robmat Butler from Sunday, June 6-July 17. The opening reception is Sunday, June 6 from 1-4 p.m. Clark’s deft handling of paint and brush leave the viewer breathless; realizing that this artist can say more with one paint stroke than most [...]
past Sutherland Artist-in-Residence Daisuke Shintani U of L’s Cressman Center for Visual Arts Gallery is presenting “INTERSECTION: Work from the Sutherland Artists-in-Residence” from June 4-July 11 as part of the Louisville Visual Arts Festival/Glass Art Society Conference Exhibition. The reception is Friday, June 4, 6 – 9 p.m. 100 E. Main Street, 852-0288. The Sutherland [...]
