Apr 23 Arts and Culture A WFPL News Special: Race, History, And Public Art Should our public art be more representative of our community? What should Louisville do with its Confederate statues? We want to hear from you. By Staff Apr 23 Arts and Culture A WFPL News Special: Race, History, And Public Art Staff
Apr 17 Arts and Culture Louisville’s Public Art Committee Moves Past Castleman Toward Principles The Public Art and Monuments Advisory Committee held two meetings last week, both of which focused on principles, rather than just a Castleman statue debate. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 17 Arts and Culture Public Art Committee Moves Past Castleman Toward Principles Ashlie Stevens
Apr 12 Arts and Culture The Castleman Statue Was Vandalized — Again This time, the words “racist” and “traitor” were spray-painted onto the concrete base of the monument. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 12 Arts and Culture The Castleman Statue Was Vandalized — Again Ashlie Stevens
Apr 11 Arts and Culture City Says Castleman Statue Won’t Be Cleaned — For Now The earliest a decision could be made on whether to restore the statue would come after the final meeting of the Public Art and Monuments Advisory Committee in June. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 11 Arts and Culture City Says Castleman Statue Won't Be Cleaned — For Now Ashlie Stevens
Mar 28 Arts and Culture ‘Dear Castleman’: Monuments Committee Launches Letter-Writing Campaign It might be easy to dismiss this as another step in an already lengthy process regarding the city’s public art, but this campaign could address two major issues for the committee. By Ashlie Stevens Mar 28 Arts and Culture Louisville Monuments Committee Launches Letter-Writing Campaign Ashlie Stevens
Feb 23 Arts and Culture City’s Public Art Advisory Group Announces Meeting Schedule A mayoral committee’s meeting schedule doesn’t sound like a big of a deal, but just getting these meetings on the calendar has been in the works since last fall. By Ashlie Stevens Feb 23 Arts and Culture City's Public Art Advisory Group Announces Meeting Schedule Ashlie Stevens
Feb 8 Arts and Culture Months After Castleman Was First Vandalized, How Has The City Responded? What moves has Louisville made since August to address its controversial public artwork? The short answer: two public meetings. By Ashlie Stevens Feb 8 Arts and Culture How Has The City Responded To Castleman Controversy? Ashlie Stevens
Jan 30 Arts and Culture Fischer Names Members Of Public Art And Monument Advisory Committee The group will develop a set of principles for evaluating Louisville’s existing public art, including Confederate monuments. By Ashlie Stevens Jan 30 Arts and Culture Fischer Names Members Of Public Art And Monument Advisory Committee Ashlie Stevens
Dec 29 Arts and Culture Best Of 2017: Arts And Culture Reporter Ashlie Stevens On Ice Cream, Oysters And Paparazzi From the controversies surrounding a Confederate monument to local ghost stories, WFPL's Ashlie Stevens has covered a lot of different topics this year. By Staff Dec 29 Arts and Culture Best Of 2017: Ice Cream, Oysters And Paparazzi Staff
Dec 21 Arts and Culture What Do Louisville’s Monuments Have To Say About Us? If we assess Louisville’s history through its public art, we lose wide swathes of our experiences and the people who made them. By Ashlie Stevens Dec 21 Arts and Culture What Do Louisville's Monuments Have To Say About Us? Ashlie Stevens
Dec 11 Arts and Culture Fischer Announces New Plan For Louisville Monuments And Public Art The move comes as a Louisville commission is reviewing the city's public art, prompted by a national conversation on Confederate monuments. By Ashlie Stevens Dec 11 Arts and Culture Fischer Announces New Plan For Louisville Monuments And Public Art Ashlie Stevens
Nov 29 Politics Removal Of Kentucky Capitol’s Jefferson Davis Plaque Delayed Officials are reviewing whether they have the authority to remove an honorific plaque from a statue of Jefferson Davis in the state Capitol. By Ryland Barton Nov 29 Politics Removal Of Kentucky Capitol's Jefferson Davis Plaque Delayed Ryland Barton
Nov 17 Community Lexington Is Moving 2 Confederate Statues To Its Cemetery The Lexington-Fayette government and the Lexington Cemetery have reached an agreement to move two Confederate statues into the historic graveyard. By Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio Nov 17 Community Lexington Is Moving 2 Confederate Statues To Its Cemetery Stu Johnson Kentucky Public Radio
Nov 14 Politics Military Commission ‘No Comment’ On Lexington Confederate Statues White supremacist groups had promised to hold an opposition rally if the statues were removed, but no organized protests took place. By Ryland Barton Nov 14 Politics Military Commission 'No Comment' On Lexington Confederate Statues Ryland Barton
Oct 24 Politics Plaque Declaring Jefferson Davis A ‘Hero’ To Be Removed The state's Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to remove the plaque during a specially called meeting on Tuesday. By Associated Press Oct 24 Politics Plaque Declaring Jefferson Davis A 'Hero' To Be Removed Associated Press