March 26, 2013 - 11:01am
Summer art camp sign ups in full swing
It's hard to believe, but NOW is the time to sign up for kids' summer art camps. Read for more info on offerings from Louisville Visual Art Association and a filmmaking workshop.
One day (soon?) it will warm up outside. Coinciding with this long-awaited change in weather will be the dawn of summer vacation--a welcome break for both you and your children. Although it's difficult to start planning those long summer days now (heck, I don't even know what we're...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Eric Carle, creator of beloved children's books for nearly half a century, is celebrating his 83rd birthday this month. The Louisville Visual Art Association and the Louisville Free Public Library are teaming up for the June 'Art Buffet' to honor his life and achievements in children's literature, and the whole family is invited to join the party.
For the past forty years, Eric Carle has been one of the biggest names in children’s literature, and for good reason. Ask any parents today what they remember best about their own childhoods and they are guaranteed to mention reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a classic that has topped best...
April 30, 2012 - 7:30am
Bacon Ball 2012 Logo
The saying “Everything tastes better with bacon” was put to the test as Hammerheads Restaurant was ultimately crowned the “Bacon King” for the second consecutive year. The 2012 Bacon Ball hosted by the Louisville Visual Art Association promised a “mixed media culinary delight night of booty shakin’, art making Bacon Ball extravaganza” and they certainly spent the evening gettin' piggy with it.
The saying “Everything tastes better with bacon” was put to the test as Hammerheads Restaurant was ultimately crowned the “Bacon King” for the second consecutive year.  The 2012 Bacon Ball hosted by the Louisville Visual Art Association promised a “mixed media...
February 16, 2012 - 12:20pm
Joel Pinkerton
Artist Joel Pinkerton makes music out of found objects.
If you happen upon a gentleman with snow-white hair and an impressive goatee rifling through the junk you’ve placed out on the curb, let him be. He’s an artist, and he’s busy gathering material for his next works. Joel Pinkerton has been exhibiting his “found objects”...
January 18, 2012 - 6:14pm
Channel your inner super hero and join Derby City Comic Con and the Louisville Artists Syndicate as they host Third Thursday's Splash Page. (Jan. 19th)
If the teaser line lured you in to read about this event, let me answer a few questions you may have up front.What's a splash page? A splash page is a page in a comic book where the entire drawn scene or character fills the entire page.What's the Third Thursday Splash Page? It's an...