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February 6, 2009 First Friday Trolley Hop

Lots of activity going on at this month's Hop. Start early, stay late!
GALLERY AT ACTORS THEATRE, 316 W. Main Street

15TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION
Jan 26 – Feb 28, 2009

An exuberant array of works by local and regional artists, ranging from sculpture in various media to unique mixed media collages to evocative paintings and photography.

OPENING RECEPTION
with Free Food and Live Music
Feb 6 at 6 p.m.
Actors Theatre lobbies
Meet the artists and enjoy entertainment and refreshments at the art reception and awards ceremony. Free and open to the public.

OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION
Feb 7 at 11 a.m.
Pamela Brown Auditorium
Enjoy this free panel discussion with artists Kevin Cole, Ed Hamilton and Dr. Douglas as they delve into The Business of Art.

Black bean cakes with salmon
The Mayan Cafe, 813 E. Market St.,
Stop by the Mayan Cafe this Friday to try our authentic Mayan cuisine - dishes rich with chilies, roasted peppers, pumpkins seeds, oil infusions, and roasted meats. This is Mexican food you've never imagined could be so complex and flavorful. If you can't make it into the restaurant this weekend, call us to cater your pirvate party or art reception!
Chili Relleno
Art Ecology, 224 South Clay Street

Featured artist Marvin Francis, "The Key to What?"
14 Paper mache sculptures.
The Bodega at Felice, 829 E. Market St.

The Bodega will have have a beer tasting and will be open late for dinner.

Mary Craik Gallery, 815 E. Market St.

  • Contemporary quilted wall hangings,
  • Frig quilts,
  • hand knitted hats and scarves,
  • art to wear,
  • hand dyed silk scarves,
  • hand made note cards,
  • jewelry,
  • glass ware,
  • gift certificates
Paul Paletti Gallery, 713 E. Market St.

Affordable Art Show: 6 photographers, all work $300 or less

The Affordable Art Show will have pieces from local artists who would like to share their visual talents and exhibit and sell their work.
All pieces will be priced at $300 or less and displayed in the gallery from December 1st 2008 to February 28th 2009.
Felice Vineyards, 829 East Market Street
This month we are having a plethora of paintings and sculptures for your viewing. All of the artwork will be for sale that night and 100% of the proceeds will go to Hearts in Motion in Guatemala.

There will also be Guatemalan goods for sale and 20% of the wine sales that evening will be contributed to Hearts in Motion.
Please come out to enjoy a glass of wine, buy some art, and support Hearts in Motion in Guatemala.

You can learn more about Hearts in Motion by going to the website www.heartsinmotion.org

Red, Glorious Red
Join us First Friday at Carr+Waite Studio, 221 S. Hancock, opening Friday Feb 6, 6-9pm. The exhibit is up thru Feb 28th. Call 540-1168 for more info.

 

Artist series Portrait: Gaela Erwin
Cressman Center for Visual Arts Gallery
100 E. Main Street

John Kingerlee
Recent Works     January 16 – February 28, 2009

John Kingerlee is a British-born artist who has lived in Ireland for almost 20 years. His paintings, collages and mixed media work often reflect the rugged environment of the Beara Peninsula, a remote location on Ireland’s southwestern shores, where he lives. His work features thick layers of paint that form strata akin to the rocky landscape visible outside his studio window. Many of the paintings have as many as fifty to one hundred coats of paint.

Kingerlee’s admiration for the works of the modern masters Jean Dubuffet and Paul Klee is revealed in his simplified and spontaneous depictions of figures, and in the heavy impasto and elaborate paint-layering in his work. Gallery Hours: Wed. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; & 1st Fri., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. All Cressman Center events are free and open to the public.For more information on Hite Art Institute exhibitions and events, including our lecture series go to: www.art.louisville.edu
The Green Building Gallery is proud to present 25 exceptional works of contemporary art by Bryce Hudson.

Opening: February 6th, 2009 5-9pm Through: March 27th. The exhibition will open in conjunction with the release of Bryce's new book, Bryce Hudson: Explorations in the Shadow of Pop Culture from Holland Brown Books. The artist will be present at the opening for discussion and book signing.
The Green Building Gallery is proud to present 25 exceptional works of contemporary art by Bryce Hudson. In October of 2008 Hudson was invited by NY Arts Magazine to be an artist in residence at their contemporary arts project space NY Arts Beijing in Beijing, China. There, he started work on his Holding Pattern series. Exhibiting along side this series is an on-going body of work titled Equilibrium (Deco), which Hudson started in early 2008. Hudson lives in Louisville and has an extensive exhibition history. His work is in many important private and corporate collections in the US, South America and China.
In the Holding Pattern Series Hudson's subjects are young women in their mid 20s to late 30s. Superimposed upon their faces are chromatic decorative patterns, the combination of which brings to the surface ideas of symmetry, objects of decoration and femininity. Furthermore, the experience of being a young woman in modern society and the associated pressures are examined.
In the Equilibrium (Deco) Series Hudson has begun to juxtapose two movements in the history of art and design - Minimalism and Rococo - opening up each piece to the viewers' own interpretations on the depths of decoration, pop art, trend and pattern. Hudson's work frequently explores balance, symmetry and harmony and their relationship to contemporary society in a post-painterly minimalist style.
Trolley Hoppers – visit us at Cake Flour and warm up with a cup of rich hot chocolate whipped up especially for you. Or, wrap your hands around a cup of organic tea or coffee and enjoy a natural, organic treat sure to melt away the winter blues. At Cake Flour, we begin with the finest quality organic & natural ingredients found in the world and right here in Kentucky. We never use artificial dyes or sweeteners, hydrogenated oils, or preservatives that increase shelf life while decreasing yours. Go ahead. Indulge. It’s real food! Make the trip to see us. We’re east of the corner of Campbell and E. Market, 909 E. Market Street, suite 100. You’ll be glad you did.

River Bend is putting on quite a show for this Trolley hop.
"Local and Fresh" An art show of 8 local, up and coming artists is hosted by Alexis Brown. Artists will be present to speak about their works.

This will feature a $2 special for a glass of wine from 4 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Event Center.

In the Tasting Room, DJ Robin Vetter is playing Jazz music.

Back in the Event Center Robin Shaw will host "My FUNNY Valentine" with Special Guest Appearance by Louisville's own Comedian "Slow Yo Roll" and ending with D.J Christopher Cream.

Starting at 9:30 with a $10 cover to get upstairs. This will feature $10 wine bottle specials all night long.
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St.
Gold Key Scholastic Awards
February 6 – February 28, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, February 6, 5 – 9 pm – Trolley Hop
Brown Forman Gallery
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing outstanding visual art and writing created by teenagers to a national audience, has launched the 2009 Scholastic Art Awards and will be on exhibit at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, February 6-28, 2009. The Awards offer early recognition for creative teenagers and art scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors. An opening reception will be February 6, 2009 from 5-9pm in conjunction with the First Friday Trolley Hop. To keep true to the young artists theme, the musical trio Nora Ben & Eli will play live. The trio features teenage multi-instrumentalists Nora Grossman (16), Ben Scruton (16), and Eli Kleinsmith (16) who play an exciting and eclectic mix including jazz, Irish and Appalachian folk, old time music, and some original tunes. Their own unique arrangements incorporate a variety of instruments including fiddle, guitars, banjo, accordion, percussion, ukulele, and tinwhistle as well as vocals. (www.norabenandeli.com)
Marvin Finn: A Retrospective
Through February 21, 2009

Marvin Finn didn’t have much as a child growing up in Clio, Alabama. Born in 1913, the son of a sharecropper, he had to leave school in the first grade to go to work in the fields. His father often whittled on wood and from an early age he would stand alongside him to learn carving skills from him. He also liked drawing, painting and building. As Marvin Finn recalls those hard times, he remembers his most valuable possession, “I had my imagination.”
Marvin came to Louisville after the outbreak of World War II. After he married in 1952, he continued to make toys for the enjoyment of his five children. His wife, Helen Breckenridge, used to help him by cutting out the toy shapes he had drawn with an electric saw.
Over the years he has made thousands of roosters, chickens, geese and other barnyard animals reminiscent of life on the farm. He has also constructed toy cranes, shovels and bulldozers like those he watched while working as a laborer and at odd jobs in Louisville. After his wife died in 1966, he quit his odd jobs and became very prolific in his creation of toys to work out his deeply felt grief.
In 2002, Marvin Finn’s folk art went public. Dozens of owners of Finn’s art presented their originals to a committee and 32 pieces were selected as models for the public art exhibit. Colorful steel renditions, some as tall as nine feet, were cut out of half-inch thick steel and painted with graffiti proof paint by a cadre of artists mimicking the unique colors and patterns of Finn’s work.
Marvin Finn is best known for his haughty, fun and imaginative roosters. The systematic use of bold stripes, dots and dashes painted on scrap wood against a solid background in unconventional color combinations is his signature style. Some scholars have linked his worked to the West African art of the Yoruba tradition. Marvin Finn says, “I just do what my mind tells me to do. Maybe the good Lord plants these things in my mind. When I leave here and meet the good Lord, I ain’t never going to quit making toys.”
KMAC Artist Member Exhibition
Through February 21, 2009
Steve Wilson Gallery/ Street Gallery
KMAC’s Artist Member Juried Exhibition celebrates the artistic endeavors of its active artist members as the galleries are filled with their ceramics, glass, metalwork, woodwork and various other art and craft media. The exhibit represents a rich and diverse collection of work, ranging from traditional to innovative explorations art and craft styles. All the artwork included is recently produced, often being exhibited for the first time.
Kentucky artists have always been at the heart of the mission of KMAC. We showcase their work in exhibitions, in our sales gallery as well as online. This is our first Member Artist’s Exhibition and is designed to showcase the breadth and depth of the artistic expression of our artist members. The exhibition is not a competition but is rather a celebration of the artistic talent of our members. The 2009 KMAC Member Exhibition is open to all dues-paying Artist Members of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St.
Gold Key Scholastic Awards
February 6 – February 28, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, February 6, 5 – 9 pm – Trolley Hop
Brown Forman Gallery
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing outstanding visual art and writing created by teenagers to a national audience, has launched the 2009 Scholastic Art Awards and will be on exhibit at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, February 6-28, 2009. The Awards offer early recognition for creative teenagers and art scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors. An opening reception will be February 6, 2009 from 5-9pm in conjunction with the First Friday Trolley Hop. To keep true to the young artists theme, the musical trio Nora Ben & Eli will play live. The trio features teenage multi-instrumentalists Nora Grossman (16), Ben Scruton (16), and Eli Kleinsmith (16) who play an exciting and eclectic mix including jazz, Irish and Appalachian folk, old time music, and some original tunes. Their own unique arrangements incorporate a variety of instruments including fiddle, guitars, banjo, accordion, percussion, ukulele, and tinwhistle as well as vocals. (www.norabenandeli.com)
Marvin Finn: A Retrospective
Through February 21, 2009

Marvin Finn didn’t have much as a child growing up in Clio, Alabama. Born in 1913, the son of a sharecropper, he had to leave school in the first grade to go to work in the fields. His father often whittled on wood and from an early age he would stand alongside him to learn carving skills from him. He also liked drawing, painting and building. As Marvin Finn recalls those hard times, he remembers his most valuable possession, “I had my imagination.”
Marvin came to Louisville after the outbreak of World War II. After he married in 1952, he continued to make toys for the enjoyment of his five children. His wife, Helen Breckenridge, used to help him by cutting out the toy shapes he had drawn with an electric saw.
Over the years he has made thousands of roosters, chickens, geese and other barnyard animals reminiscent of life on the farm. He has also constructed toy cranes, shovels and bulldozers like those he watched while working as a laborer and at odd jobs in Louisville. After his wife died in 1966, he quit his odd jobs and became very prolific in his creation of toys to work out his deeply felt grief.
In 2002, Marvin Finn’s folk art went public. Dozens of owners of Finn’s art presented their originals to a committee and 32 pieces were selected as models for the public art exhibit. Colorful steel renditions, some as tall as nine feet, were cut out of half-inch thick steel and painted with graffiti proof paint by a cadre of artists mimicking the unique colors and patterns of Finn’s work.
Marvin Finn is best known for his haughty, fun and imaginative roosters. The systematic use of bold stripes, dots and dashes painted on scrap wood against a solid background in unconventional color combinations is his signature style. Some scholars have linked his worked to the West African art of the Yoruba tradition. Marvin Finn says, “I just do what my mind tells me to do. Maybe the good Lord plants these things in my mind. When I leave here and meet the good Lord, I ain’t never going to quit making toys.”
KMAC Artist Member Exhibition
Through February 21, 2009
Steve Wilson Gallery/ Street Gallery
KMAC’s Artist Member Juried Exhibition celebrates the artistic endeavors of its active artist members as the galleries are filled with their ceramics, glass, metalwork, woodwork and various other art and craft media. The exhibit represents a rich and diverse collection of work, ranging from traditional to innovative explorations art and craft styles. All the artwork included is recently produced, often being exhibited for the first time.
Kentucky artists have always been at the heart of the mission of KMAC. We showcase their work in exhibitions, in our sales gallery as well as online. This is our first Member Artist’s Exhibition and is designed to showcase the breadth and depth of the artistic expression of our artist members. The exhibition is not a competition but is rather a celebration of the artistic talent of our members. The 2009 KMAC Member Exhibition is open to all dues-paying Artist Members of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
Last Chance to See:
All's Fair in Art and War:
Envisioning Conflict
On display until February 20, 2009
street level gallery
The Photographs of Dominic Rouse
On display until February 20, 2009
in the garage street level gallery
21c Museum, 700 West Main St.
Museum Shop February Featured Artist: Hound Dog Press Original works for sale on First Friday Trolley Hop, February 6, 2009. Located in Louisville's own Mellwood Arts Center, Hound Dog Press specializes in custom stationary, announcements, greeting cards, and posters designed, set, and pressed by hand. For the First Friday Trolley Hop on February 6, Hoppers will have the opportunity to meet with artist and watch them demonstrate their craft. Their original works will also be available for purchase all month long in the 21c Museum Shop -- just in time for Valentine's day goodies!
Flame Run, 828 E. Market Street
Flame Run exhibit showcases “The Human Formed”
Show runs from Feb. 6 to March 28. The human form as a theme in glass art of all kinds is the subject of an exhibit at Flame Run contemporary art glass studio from February 6 to March 28. An opening night reception begins at 6 p.m. The show called “The Human Formed” was inspired by the work of Susie Slabaugh White who owns the studio and hot shop with her husband, Brook White. Susie said she hatched the idea when she noticed the human forms as a recurring theme in the work of glass artists she admired. “I have worked with the human form for years, and I continue to explore its definition. The human formed has not only to do with defining lines but with the soul and inner dimension of each subject.” White said.

The show includes works by Brook and Susie. Nine additional artists are participating:
Eoin Breadon of Cleveland, OH; Stephanie Trenchard of Sturgeon Bay,WI; Paul Nelson of Louisville, KY; Matthew Cummings of Normal, IL; Ross Richmond of Seattle, WA; Casey McMains of Jericho,VT; Dave Walters of Seattle, WA; D.H. McNabb of Seattle, WA; Anessa Arehart of Louisville, KY

All Dressed Up ... No Place to Go
Stephanie Potter

Zephyr Gallery, 610 E. Market Street

The February Hop will feature photos by James Southard and prints and photos by Stephanie Potter.


Indebted
James Southard

detail of "sought and found"
Steelskin Gallery
312 W. Main Street
First Friday Gallery Hop
featuring:
Lovey's collection Vol. II
sculptural love tokens
www.steelskinstudio.com


 
FREE parking is available at the4th St. Live Garage after 6 p.m. and at Slugger Field
Free parking is also available on the street after 6:00 p.m.