Upcoming Events

Thursday May 17, 6pm
Screening of Art 21′s Season 6 Episode of Change
featuring artists: Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui, and Catherine Opie

How do artists respond to a world in flux? In what ways do artists act as agents of change, and what kinds of aesthetic choices do they make to express it? This episode features artists who bear witness, through their work, to transformation—cultural, material, and aesthetic—and actively engage communities as collaborators and subjects.
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Thursday May 24, 6pm
Screening of Art 21′s Season 6 Episode of Boundaries
featuring artists: assume vivid astro focus, David Altmejd, Lynda Benglis, Tabaimo

Who and what limits our freedom of expression? In what ways do cultural differences affect our understanding of art and other forms of communication? How do an artist’s process and choice of medium affect our perception of his or her work? This episode features artists who synthesize disparate aesthetic traditions, present taboo subject matter, discover innovative uses of media, and explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure.
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This event is FREE and snacks and soft drinks will be available.

 

Discussion Series

How does Studio Glass fit into Contemporary Art?
Friday, May 18th 7pm FREE

 James Yood teaches contemporary art history and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he is Director of the New Arts Journalism program and Adjunct Full Professor in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism. Active as an art critic and essayist on contemporary art, he is Chicago correspondent to Artforum and writes regularly for GLASS magazine, American Craft, Art on Paper, and Aperture. He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and is a regular correspondent to WBEZ National Public Radio in Chicago. Among his books are Spirited Visions: Portraits of Chicago Artists and Gladys Nilsson.
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KidArt Camp

Campers get to explore various mediums and techniques while we also make time for gallery visits, lunch and games outside! This summer we are excited to offer a new format for summer camps. Campers have the option of attending morning and/or afternoon sessions for the week of KidArt camp; morning sessions will introduce kids to a variety of media with a different project each day. Afternoon sessions will offer more in-depth learning on a focused subject. Kids attending both sessions will have lunch and games from 12-1:00.

BlackAcre Art Week

Blackacre Art Week is a week long day-camp for middle school students grade 6-8
with an interest in art and nature. Set at beautiful Blackacre Nature
Preserve in eastern Louisville, this exciting summer camp gives kids
the opportunity to create art with four professional artists, while
exploring the beauty of the preserve. Workshop include…

Coiled Basketry with Carolyn Braden
Illustration with Carrie Neumayer
Origami with James Peake
Altered Book Sculptures with Natalie Shelly

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