Jul 16 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Confederate Statues And Other Monuments In Public Spaces Do you think certain statues and figures should be removed from public spaces? If so, which ones? What should go up in their place? By Rick Howlett Jul 16 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: Confederate Statues In Public Spaces Rick Howlett
May 9 Arts and Culture Louisville Gets OK To Move Controversial Castleman Statue The city has a standing agreement with Cave Hill Cemetery, which would provide space and care for the monument of John Breckinridge Castleman. By Ashlie Stevens May 9 Arts and Culture Louisville Gets OK To Move Controversial Castleman Statue Ashlie Stevens
Apr 2 Arts and Culture A Tale Of 2 Cities: Mayors Fischer And Landrieu Talk Confederate Monuments As part of "Lean Into Louisville," Mayor Greg Fischer and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will hold a public talk on Wednesday at the main library. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 2 Arts and Culture Mayors Fischer And Landrieu Talk Confederate Monuments Ashlie Stevens
Nov 29 Arts and Culture Castleman Vandalism: A Timeline The John Breckinridge Castleman statue in the Cherokee Triangle was vandalized this week. It marks the third time this year the monument has been defaced. By Ashlie Stevens Nov 29 Arts and Culture Castleman Vandalism: A Timeline Ashlie Stevens
Aug 17 Arts and Culture What Should Replace The Castleman Statue? We Want To Hear From You The controversial Castleman statue is being taken down. What would you like to see on that Cherokee Triangle pedestal instead? By Ashlie Stevens Aug 17 Arts and Culture What Should Replace The Castleman Statue? We Want To Hear From You Ashlie Stevens
Aug 8 Community Mayor Fischer: City Will Move Controversial Castleman, Prentice Statues Mayor Greg Fischer made the announcement in a series of tweets late Wednesday afternoon. By Staff Aug 8 Community Fischer: City Will Move Controversial Castleman, Prentice Statues Staff
Jul 3 Recut Recut: Will Louisville Ever Make A Decision About Castleman? As other cities have moved swiftly to address their Confederate statues after Charlottesville, Louisville has spent almost a year talking about it. By Jonese Franklin Jul 3 Recut Recut: Will Louisville Ever Make A Decision About Castleman? Jonese Franklin
Jul 3 Arts and Culture Monument Committee Letter To Fischer Points To Process Consumed By Castleman Debate about the Castleman statue was sparked last August when it was vandalized after a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 3 Arts and Culture Art Committee Letter To Mayor Points To Process Consumed By Castleman Ashlie Stevens
Jun 27 Arts and Culture City Monuments Committee Holds Last Meeting, Finalizes Recommendations Recommendations will be submitted to Mayor Greg Fischer by June 30, though committee members indicated they would be complete by Thursday and subsequently posted online. By Ashlie Stevens Jun 27 Arts and Culture Monuments Committee Holds Last Meeting, Finalizes Recommendations Ashlie Stevens
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