Arts

Unbound: Justin Torres and Holly Goddard Jones on "Nightclub Jitters"

Erin Keane — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000

In each episode of Unbound, we hear stories from two different authors on a theme. Today’s episode is about nightlife -- the soft glow of the jukebox, the clink of ice in a glass, the promise of romance and the threat of loneliness around every corner.

Kentucky Shakespeare Opens Celtic-themed 'Twelfth Night'

Erin Keane — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:04:39 +0000

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival opens its 54th free Shakespeare in Central Park season this week with a Celtic-themed production of “Twelfth Night.” Directed by producing artistic director Brantley Dunaway, the romantic comedy features the adventures of heroine Viola, who disguises herself as a man (Cesario) when she’s rescued from a shipwreck and separated from her twin brother. She goes to work for a Duke, who asks her to intervene on his behalf with his romantic interest, who falls for Viola in disguise instead.

Unbound: Frank Bill and Jamieson Ridenhour on 'Car Trouble'

Erin Keane — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000

In each episode of Unbound, we hear stories from two different authors on a theme. Today’s episode is about car trouble. Americans love their cars—the romance of the open road and the freedom to go any direction we can point our wheels. Unfortunately, they don’t always take us where we want to go.

U of L Approves Studio Art MFA Program

Erin Keane — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:38:42 +0000

The University of Louisville board of trustees voted last week to approve a new graduate degree in visual art with the goal of matriculating its first class next fall. The Master of Fine Arts in studio art and design is a 60-credit hour terminal degree.

The University of Kentucky also offers an MFA in studio art, but U of L’s hot glass and graphic design studies will distinguish the program from the competition -- a not-insignificant consideration for the art department, which has been working on refining their proposed degree program for more than a decade.

JCC Exhibit Pairs Local Artists Across Generational Lines

Erin Keane — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:33:53 +0000

A new exhibit is open at the Jewish Community Center Patio Gallery featuring an art exchange between established and emerging local artists. The show is called Pairallels – emphasis on the pair.

Curator Stacey Reason asked members of the Artists' Breakfast Group, a group of Louisville artists who have been working together for nearly twenty years, to begin a piece of art that focuses on global and local perspectives. Members of the Louisville Artists Syndicate, a group of younger visual artists, did the same. The exhibit includes sculpture, collage, paintings and mixed media work.

New Fiction Show Unbound Begins Monday on WFPL

Erin Keane — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:48:49 +0000

WFPL's new fiction radio show, Unbound, will debut Monday, June 17 at 7 p.m. Each 30-minute episode will feature two authors reading their own short fiction on a common theme. The first season features ten episodes, and WFPL will air one each weeknight June 17-28. Stories will be posted on the website the day after they air.

Unbound is made possible in part by the Bachelors and Masters Writing Programs at Spalding University. WFPL says thank you to all of our Unbound backers and supporters.

Flyover Film Festival Opens Tonight

Erin Keane — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:18:37 +0000

The Louisville Film Society's fifth annual Flyover Film Festival opens tonight with two films with local connections and a poetic Western crime film that's been garnering buzz on the festival circuit. The film festival runs through Sunday, with most events happening at the Clifton Center (2117 Payne St.).

Susanna Crum Awarded Inaugural M.A. Hadley Visual Art Prize

Erin Keane — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:04:25 +0000

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, Rudy Salgado, who shares her passion for printmaking. Together, they plan on opening a printmaking studio here in Louisville where artists can produce fine art etchings, screen prints, woodcuts, digital prints and lithographs.

Americans for the Arts Honors Fund for the Arts CEO

Erin Keane — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:33:05 +0000

Fund for the Arts president and CEO Barbara Sexton Smith will receive one of six annual arts leadership awards this week from Americans for the Arts, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the arts and arts education. Sexton Smith will be presented with the Michael Newton Award Saturday at the organization's annual conference in Pittsburgh.

Review | 'Motherhood' Gets the Last Word

Erin Keane — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000

The Eve Theatre company continues its inaugural season this week with the anthology play “Motherhood Out Loud,” a follow-up to November’s “Love, Loss, and What I Wore.” Directed by Nancy Hoover, “Motherhood Out Loud” boasts a writing team of 13 playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck and Pulitzer winner Beth Henley, with the mission of challenging traditional ideas of what it means to be a mother and a family.