Mar 11 Arts and Culture Calls for Fund for the Arts Leadership Changes Continue The protest is meant to encourage the fund's board to fire CEO Allan Cowen. Cowen threatened the job of the director of the Louisville Visual Art Association in a voicemail last month after the director and others criticized the fund for giving little or no money to visual arts groups. By Gabe Bullard Mar 11 Arts and Culture Calls for Fund for the Arts Leadership Changes Continue Gabe Bullard
Mar 7 Arts and Culture LVAA Board Chair Says Cowen Reprimand Is Not Enough, Will Ask for Meeting With Fund’s Board Cowen was rebuked for allegedly threatening the job of Louisville Visual Art Association director Shannon Westerman in a voicemail last month. Westerman and others had published a letter in Business First saying many visual arts groups receive little or no money from the Fund for the Arts. Visual Art Association board president Benton Keith says Cowen should've been fired for his actions, because they're part of a pattern of bad behavior. By Gabe Bullard Mar 7 Arts and Culture LVAA Board Chair Says Cowen Reprimand Is Not Enough, Will Ask for Meeting With Fund’s Board Gabe Bullard
Jun 7 Arts and Culture Glass Art Conference and Festival Get Underway Glassmaking helped shape regional industry in the 1800s, when New Albany, Indiana, was a hub of plate glass manufacturing, and today the region is becoming known for its growing numbers of glass artists and glass studios. The latter led the international Glass Art Society to bring its annual conference to Louisville, which starts Wednesday and […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jun 7 Arts and Culture Glass Art Conference and Festival Get Underway Elizabeth Kramer
Apr 12 Arts and Culture Students Make Counterfeit Notes to Help New Orleans A truck will pull into to Louisville tomorrow to collect hundreds of fake currency notes for a project to restore lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer details. It’s called Operation Paydirt and includes a effort called The Fundred Dollar Bill Project, which is collecting imitation one hundred dollar bills illustrated by students nationwide. […] By Elizabeth Kramer Apr 12 Arts and Culture Students Make Counterfeit Notes to Help New Orleans Elizabeth Kramer
Dec 16 Arts and Culture United Way Mentors Groups with Innovative Ideas Winners named earlier this month for Metro United Way’s Social Innovation Prize met today for the first of many planned discussions. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. Among the five winners are Breaking New Grounds, which works to create jobs through sustainable urban agriculture; The Stewards Staff, which works to develop leadership skills among young people; […] By Elizabeth Kramer Dec 16 Arts and Culture United Way Mentors Groups with Innovative Ideas Elizabeth Kramer
Feb 10 Arts and Culture U of L Launches Arts and Culture Initiative The University of Louisville has announced its new Arts and Culture Partnerships Initiative. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The initiative took root two years ago when the university began to develop formal agreements with local arts and cultural groups that could benefit nonprofits while giving students learning opportunities and faculty prospects to advise these groups. […] By Elizabeth Kramer Feb 10 Arts and Culture U of L Launches Arts and Culture Initiative Elizabeth Kramer
Jan 12 Arts and Culture Visual Art Association Celebrates Centennial One hundred years ago, a group of Louisvillians launched what has become the city’s oldest arts organization. Now, it’s celebrating its founding. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. The Louisville Visual Art Association started out with an exhibition in 1909. On Tuesday it kicks off a year-long celebration. It includes an exhibit from the association’s Children’s Free […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jan 12 Arts and Culture Visual Art Association Celebrates Centennial Elizabeth Kramer