Hannah DeWitt an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans studio work, performance, and interactive experiences. Her work often embraces the personal and confessional, breaking down barriers and creating moments of connection between herself and her audience. Alongside her artistic practice, Hannah has gained curatorial experience as the former curator of the Chateau Gallery, an underground artist-run space in an abandoned Old Louisville mansion, and through projects such as her high school senior exhibition at the Kentucky Fine Art Gallery, which raised funds for art workshops she organized at the Kentucky School for the Blind.

For her CPI project, Hannah has partnered with the Arthur Street Hotel, a hotel-style transitional housing facility that provides safe, free housing and holistic support to its guests. Since opening in 2022, Arthur Street Hotel has helped more than 260 formerly unhoused individuals transition into permanent housing, while also offering resources such as medical and mental health care, pet care, harm reduction, and assistance with securing essential documents. Hannah’s connection to the space grew out of a deep recognition that it is a place deserving of beauty, dignity, and art.

Her project, Art for Arthur Street Hotel, will be a permanent installation of commissioned works by local artists united under the theme of mutual aid and the guiding sentiment that “no one saves us but us.” Designed to foster a positive and stimulating environment for residents, the project will intentionally bring together artists with diverse levels of recognition—highlighting underrepresented voices, especially those who have faced challenges such as homelessness or food insecurity, alongside artists who have found greater institutional success. In doing so, Hannah envisions a space that reflects the power of community care, the transformative role of art, and the belief that support and solidarity can spark lasting change.

Elizabeth Foley Elizabeth Foley is an accomplished artist and educator whose career spans over twenty-five years of artmaking, teaching, and arts leadership. Her work has been exhibited regionally and is part of collections at 21c Museum Hotel Lexington, UK Chandler Medical Center, May Department Stores, and KentuckyOne Healthcare Network. Alongside her studio practice, she has taught art for two decades, including fifteen years at Sayre School in Lexington and now at Assumption High School in Louisville. Foley is also a founding member of the Bluegrass Printmakers’ Cooperative, where she served as Executive Director for ten years. A member of the Kentucky Crafted Program and the Kentucky Arts Council’s Artist in Residence Program, she was also part of the 2017–18 Hadley Creatives cohort and received a Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant in 2020. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Washington University in St. Louis, and both an MFA in Printmaking and an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Ohio University.

For her CPI project, Elizabeth has partnered with St. Vincent DePaul’s Ozanam Inn Men’s Emergency Shelter in Louisville’s Shelby Park neighborhood. Ozanam Inn provides emergency housing and wraparound services for single men and veterans, helping each individual work toward long-term self-sufficiency. Each year the facility serves up to 70 individuals per night, providing more than 14,000 bed-nights annually along with counseling, meals, and community support. The shelter has recently undergone major renovations to improve its facilities, and Elizabeth saw an opportunity to complement these improvements by making the environment more welcoming and reflective of care, dignity, and hope through the addition of art.

Her project, From Which Your Life Flows, takes its title from a passage in Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet and centers on the themes of home, security, self, and growth. The exhibition will feature works by local artists selected for their ability to create an atmosphere of comfort, encouragement, and reflection for both residents and staff. With the goal of transforming Ozanam Inn’s common areas—hallways, gathering spaces, and communal rooms—into spaces that feel more like home, Foley envisions an exhibition that not only uplifts but also sparks contemplation and belonging. By involving staff and residents in the curatorial process, she hopes to foster a sense of ownership and community around the project, ensuring that the art resonates deeply with those who live and work at Ozanam Inn.