LOUISVILLE ARTS NETWORK
Louisville Arts Network will be taking an indefinite break. We thank you for all your support since we began in 2020! We also thank our wonderful artists and wish them the very best as they move forward with their work. We will keep this website up so you can continue to enjoy the work created during this singular time.
Art is for all. All art is valid.
The Louisville Arts Network was founded in response to our times by artists to help artists meet the cultural and spiritual needs of our community. Artists have guided, comforted, entertained, and inspired us for centuries. If we are to retain our spirit and spiritual outlook as well as our humanity and dignity, we must engage our creative voices and see them as cultural resources. As a caring society, it is our job to enable artists to continue their work in helping build a better community and forging essential connections between us all.
Artists and their poetic offerings deliver the essential messages of any era and it is these offerings that have so often endured over time.
art is for all. all art is valid.
Images by LAN Initiative 1 Artists
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Norman Spencer, When Life Gives You Lemons, Reduction linocut, 11 x 14 in., 2020
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Morgan Elizabeth, Arthritis in a Crisis, Pen and paint on paper, 17 x 22 in., 2020
Tina Gao, Signs of Life, Vellum, thermochromic paint, 7 x 10 x 10 in., 2020
Mr. SpreadLove, Hi You Haiku Challenge!, Participatory poetry project, 2020
Mike Elsherif, The Essential Clown (Film still), 2 minutes, 14 seconds, 2020
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Ambo Dance Theatre, with luck, Forward (Film still), Dance & Film, 6 minutes, 59 seconds, 2020
Hannah L. Drake, Emerge (Excerpt), Poetry, 2020
Lindsay Rasche, Trapped at Home, 100% cotton unbleached muslin, unbleached cotton batting, polyester thread, 49 x 58 in., 2020
Probus/John Gleason Jr., Prayer and Supplication, Panoramic 35mm pinhole camera, scanned B&W negative, 5 x 11 in., 2020
donations
Every donation made goes directly to Louisville Artists for the creation of new work that will be available to the public. Please consider supporting the poetic voices of our time. $150 supports one artistic piece and $200 supports one live show. Every donation made by June 1, 2020 will be generously matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000.
Kentucky Performing Arts serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Louisville Artist Network.
other resources
The Fund for the Arts is working hard to help our creative community in these unprecedented times. Up to date information, opportunities and resources are available on the new Online Resource Center. The Fund for the Arts is also providing small but quick COVID-19 Emergency Support Grants to help stabilize Nonprofit Arts & Culture Organizations and, in partnership with the Arts & Culture Alliance, the Fund for the Arts has created a new webpage to offer virtual arts experiences for you and your family to enjoy from home. New content is being added daily and local arts partners and artists are invited to participate.
The Artist Relief Trust, facilitated by Elevator Artist Resource, is a coalition-led initiative to provide emergency assistance to artists who have lost work due to Coronavirus / COVID-19 and related closures and cancellations. Though applicants must demonstrate that they are working artists, there is no review of their artwork — awards are based on need. Microgrants will be awarded to artists of all disciplines across the state of Kentucky, including the Greater Louisville area as funders allow and as long as funding is available.
#KPAatHome is a free, daily virtual concert series for patrons from Louisville and around the world to enjoy the excitement of live performances in the comfort and safety of their homes. The series was created with generous support from Brown-Forman to support Kentucky artists with paid performance opportunities and connect people through the arts during this transitional period. The series will begin on Sunday, April 5, 2020 and will featuring concerts nightly at 8 pm ET until Sunday, May 3, 2020 streaming live from the Kentucky Performing Arts Facebook page.
90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville has a new weekly segment called In This Together, something to help bring us a little closer with music and conversation in a time when we need to be apart. Hosted by Daniel Gilliam and Teddy Abrams, with each show they will virtually gather with notable figures, musicians and you. You can listen Fridays at 3 pm ET on 90.5 WUOL or watch live on Facebook.
#MuseumFromHome. With the building closed to the public until further notice, the Speed is committed to bringing the Museum to you at home! The Speed invites you to join them on their website and social media platforms to experience art through a series of engaging and educational materials for you and your family during our closure . Explore self-guided tours at home, at home art-making tutorials, Speed Cinema Streaming and more!