Annabela Cockrell in Open Studio Weekend at Cressman Center
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WEDNESDAY: The 88th annual No Jury Art Show hosted by The Woman’s Club of Louisville begins today. The show dates are November 11-14.
WEDNESDAY: The Meadows Gallery at the Masonic Homes is exhibiting some of Elmer Lucille Allen’s shibori work. There will be a reception for the artist tonight from 5 -7 pm.
THURSDAY: Jada Lynn Dixon is curating Unmasked for LVA and will join us in the studio this week with one of the artists, Lyndi Lou. Tune in to Artists Talk with LVA each Thursday at 10 am on 97.1 FM or Artxfm.com.
FRIDAY: The Open Studio Juried Exhibition opens tonight from 5 - 7 pm at the Cressman Center for Visual Art.
FRIDAY: Moremen Gallery opens Crossings, an exhibition of paintings by Jamaican artist Stafford Schliefer, with a reception tonight from 5:30 - 8 pm.
FRIDAY: Acclaimed sculptor Brandon Ndife returns to his hometown of Louisville with Drop Pin, a new exhibition at the Speed Art Museum exploring the relationship between architecture, nature and the places we call home.
FRIDAY: Kick off your holiday gift shopping tonight from 5-7 p.m. at Kentucky Fine Art Gallery with Verde, featuring Jeaneen Barnhart, Jaime Corum, Susan Hackworth, Robert Halliday, and David O. Schuster. This show features small works that can be taken home the same day you make the purchase.
SATURDAY: Open Studio Weekend runs today and tomorrow from 12 - 5 pm. This is a free self-guided tour of artists’ studios in Louisville.
SATURDAY: Animator Open House is a bimonthly animation event at the Highlands Art Center. In conjunction with Open Studio Weekend, the Animator Open House for November is a direct cinema workshop with animator John Akre from noon to 1:30.
SATURDAY: St. Matthews Studios and Gallery is participating in Open Studio, and tonight they follow it with a reception for a new exhibition of members’ work.
SATURDAY: The Louisville Potters are having their annual Holiday Pottery Market today at the Waterfront Botanical Gardens from 10 am - 3 pm.
SUNDAY: Sojourn Midtown opens Sanctuary by Michelle Arnold Paine today. A closing reception and artist talk will be held on Friday, January 15th at 7 pm.
Michelle Arnold Paine at Sojourn Midtown
The Cultural Arts Center in New Albany opened the group exhibition Living Impression: Surface and Representation.
Grady Goods + Artpunk Gallery hosts Jenna Southard's solo show, What Time Is It Now..
Revelry Gallery opened Use/Form/Fired, exploring ceramics beyond function through the work of local ceramic artists Alex Slydel, Charlotte Browning, Drew Scanlon, Hannah Johnston, Joe Banet, Lalana Fedorschak, Sara Torgison, and Tammy Podbelsek.
Dessie Spears’ ZOOMING IN ZOOMING OUT is open at Pyro Gallery,.
Erin McGee Ferrell opened Robots Y’All at garner narrative. Listen to an interview with the artist and Gallery Director Angie Reed Garner on Artists Talk with LVA.
Textile artist Joelle Bilisari opens a new solo exhibition at The Pigment Gallery in The Mellwood Center.
Kore Gallery opened two November exhibitions: Oddly Aligned, featuring artists Skylar Smith and Catherine Rubin, and Fables in Mud by J.D. Schall.
Wheelhouse Art LOU opened Within The Circle, New Work by Martin Rollins.. Wheelhouse is also launching their first-ever Off the Wall Holiday Art Collection, a festive celebration of original art created by, for, and with our incredible creative community!
Holadaze begins today at Chestnuts and Pearls. The annual holiday open house features pieces by local artists that are affordable with gifting in mind.
Maria Napoli Studio presents Transitions, the new work by fine artist and owner Maria Napoli.
Motes Art: Retirement Retrospective by JCTC Art Professor Barry Motes is open at The Krantz Gallery.
Wheelhouse Art LOU opened The Abstract Self: Suyun Son at The Wine Room.
KMAC opened In These Mountains: Traditional Appalachian Art Today, a dynamic survey of artists who participated in the Emerging Traditional Artists Program. The Museum Shop will feature Material Obsessions: Mini Macro,.
FACES of Outsider Art Museum & Gallery is open.. This exhibition showcases work by past O.M.G. featured artists and friends of the gallery.
Reflections on the Current: paintings by Ray Kleinhelter, opened at Kleinhelter Gallery at 701 E. 8th St. in New Albany..
Lady Like with Lori Larusso opened at Lowber Gallery.
I Contain Multitudes: Printmaking in Kentucky opened at Bellarmine University’s McGrath Gallery.
garner Large opened Aaron Raymer - Trapped in Paradise.
Hite Institute of Art & Design, Schneider Hall, Gallery X, is showing Mapping the City, a student showcase of photographic art and prints made while on their study abroad excursion to Venice, Italy.
Gallery 104 in LaGrange opened the 3rd annual Women of Abstraction, a competitive art show of abstract work in all mediums created by women.
Art in City Hall Prospect opened GlobalViews – Expanding Horizons, an exhibition of artists from multicultural backgrounds, whose work reflects the rich perspectives, memories, and influences of their diverse backgrounds.
The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage opened Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred Journey!
MaybeItsFate opened two fall exhibitions: The Floods and The Fringes and Background Vocals.
The Hite Institute of Art + Design opened Labyrinths, a solo exhibition by Hite alumnus David Helm. Listen to an interview with the artist on Artists Talk with LVA.
BUFFERING, curated by Jacob Grant and featuring work by Mason Gianni-Stone, Jamarr Cox, and Connor Stephenson, is @ 828 E Market St..
LVA Event: Louisville Visual Art opened the 2026 Ohio Valley Biennial Juried Exhibition. Listen to an interview with juror Dr. fari nzinga on Artists Talk with LVA.
Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery opened Jane Lloyd and Bill & Gean Bowen:: FUSED AND FIRED.
The Quonset Hut hosts All-Terrain, an annual street art celebration in collaboration with the 2Buck Invitational. Featuring Steve Ehret, Chris Jehly, & Evan Peltzman.
The Abyss Stares Back, curated by Chenoa Works, opened at ArtPortal in the Portland neighborhood.
The Season of Creation opened at the Mary Anderson Gallery at Mount St. Francis. Jill Baker and John Florence exhibit collages, monotypes, and watercolors that explore the rhythms, beauty, and fragility of the earth amid climate change and environmental uncertainty.
The Speed Art Museum opened Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Kentucky’s first exhibition devoted to Abstract Expressionism. This groundbreaking presentation celebrates the bold, innovative contributions of women who led the movement that transformed American art.
Chasing the Shot: Travel Photography Off the Beaten Path is open in the Julius Friedman Gallery in Archives & Special Collections.
What We Need Now, a collection of outdoor installations curated by 2024 Curate Purchase Inspire (CPI) Fellow Lindsey Cummins at Louisville Grows. Featured artists are Azucena Trejo Williams & Nathaniel Hendrickson, Jessica Chao & Claire Krüeger, & Peter Price.
Pathways to Presence is an installation of permanent outdoor sculptures by Jessica Beels, Casey Dressell, and Matt Weir, curated by Anne Borders for the Curate Purchase Inspire program through LVA, located at the Earth and Spirit Center. Listen to an interview with curator Anne Borders on Artists Talk with LVA.
Julia Youngblood’s Divergent Dreams exhibit for Dreams with Wings, a part of LVA’s Curate Purchase Inspire program, is at the Dreams with Wings location at 2106 Bardstown Road.
Bianca Vaughn’s permanent exhibit, Go Far, Go Together, is now at The Cabbage Patch Settlement House.
Ada Asenjo has curated Somos De Aquí y AFLORAMOS, a permanent exhibit for La Casita Center.
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