Louisville Visual Art Association http://wfpl.org en Susanna Crum Awarded Inaugural M.A. Hadley Visual Art Prize http://wfpl.org/post/susanna-crum-awarded-inaugural-ma-hadley-visual-art-prize <p>Louisville native Susanna Crum moved home after graduating from the University of Iowa with a master of fine arts degree. She brought with her a fiancé, <a href="http://wfpl.org/post/lvaa-opens-new-gallery-whiskey-row">Rudy Salgado</a>, who shares her passion for printmaking. Together, they plan on opening&nbsp;a printmaking studio here in Louisville where artists can produce fine art etchings, screen prints, woodcuts, digital prints and lithographs.&nbsp;</p> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:04:25 +0000 Erin Keane 5718 at http://wfpl.org Susanna Crum Awarded Inaugural M.A. Hadley Visual Art Prize LVAA Adds $100 Art Sale to Annual Auction http://wfpl.org/post/lvaa-adds-100-art-sale-annual-auction <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Every year, </span>the Louisville Visual Art Association<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;partners with the University of Louisville </span>Hite<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Art Institute to host a high-end art auction to raise funds for LVAA's children’s fine art classes and U of L's Mary Spence Nay Scholarship.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">This year, they're adding an art sale on the morning of the auction.</span></p> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:07:14 +0000 Erin Keane 4835 at http://wfpl.org LVAA Adds $100 Art Sale to Annual Auction LVAA Opens New Gallery on Whiskey Row http://wfpl.org/post/lvaa-opens-new-gallery-whiskey-row <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The Louisville Visual Art Association’s new downtown gallery is open. &nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">As part of its downtown relocation, </span>LVAA<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has opened a gallery called Public in Whiskey Row Lofts (131 W. Main St.). The first invitational exhibit, "<a href="http://www.louisvillevisualart.org/publicatpublic.html">Public @ Public</a>," features fifteen local artists who created new work illuminated by </span>lightboxes exploring the public theme.</p> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:07:00 +0000 Erin Keane 3593 at http://wfpl.org LVAA Opens New Gallery on Whiskey Row Artebella Connects Louisville Artists with Collectors, the World http://wfpl.org/post/artebella-connects-louisville-artists-collectors-world <p>The city’s profile as an art destination has risen over the last few years, landing Louisville on superlative lists like <a href="http://www.americanstyle.com/2012/06/top-25-big-cities-for-art/">AmericanStyle magazine’s best cities for art</a>. Now the <a href="http://www.louisvillevisualart.org/">Louisville Visual Art Association</a> is putting individual artists in the spotlight with <a href="http://www.artebelladaily.org/">Artebella Daily</a>, a website and email campaign featuring a different local artist every weekday.</p> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:23:05 +0000 Erin Keane 3049 at http://wfpl.org Artebella Connects Louisville Artists with Collectors, the World Open Doors Opens Exhibit http://wfpl.org/post/open-doors-opens-exhibit <p>The Louisville Visual Art Association's <a href="http://www.louisvillevisualart.org/opendoors.html">Open Doors Program</a> will celebrate two years of community-based arts projects with a retrospective exhibit, “Making Art. Changing Lives.”</p><p>Twelve art projects, selected from nearly forty pieces of art completed through the program, will be on view to the public in the Water Tower, with an opening reception on July 22. The exhibit will run through August 19.</p> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:30:39 +0000 Erin Keane 987 at http://wfpl.org Open Doors Opens Exhibit