Carlos Gamez de Francisco is far from home. He left Cuba to start anew in Louisville, KY only three years ago and in that time period he has been very busy here filling several galleries and museums with his work. His current solo exhibit Black Portraits of Pomegranate Eaters is at the Swanson Contemporary until tomorrow (Feb. 18th). There will be a closing reception tonight (Feb. 17th) from 6-9 pm.
On Tap This Weekend (Lists are subject to change)
Against The Grain (401 E. Main St)
Session - Half Hearted IPA
Hop - The Prophet's Gravy American Red Ale
Whim - Kentucky Ryed Chiquen Barrel Aged Amber Ale
Malt - Anthony of Bourdainia Red Lager
Dark - Project MJ-23 Black IPA
Smoke - Scotland Charred Scottish Ale
The LOOK Gallery Guide Launch Party!
Founded over 25 years ago, LOOK, a professional consortium of local art and gift galleries, has grown to include over 35 museums and galleries from southern Indiana and the Greater Louisville area. The main focus of LOOK is to promote awareness, growth and success of the visual arts. LOOK also provides education of how a gallery or museum operates in order to bring people - especially young collectors into the folds of the Louisville visual art scene. The proceeds from the sales will be split evenly between the creating artist, the presenting gallery and the LOOK consortium. Join us as we celebrate the 5th Edition of our award-winning gallery guide! Art will be donated from the galleries featured in the LOOK Gallery Guide, and will be for sale at extremely low prices.
Stereotypes are a funny thing, they usually exist because, over time, some semblance of truth is found in them. This is not always the case, of course, and sometimes this evidence jumps up and slaps you in the face...like when I sat down with local entrepreneur Laura Holmes a few weeks ago. Laura is a multiple business owner - by day she runs P Is For Possible, a company where she uses her skills as a Certified Management Accountant to assist local, small businesses; by night (or in her limited free time) she makes jewelry and sells it
For their first visit to Kentucky, the three gents of The Real Nasty made quick friends in Louisville when they played at Uncle Slayton's Wednesday evening - after a quick dinner at Molly Malone's in the Highlands. The Real Nasty is on tour from Oakland, California in support of their third release, Dirty Dollars.
Help the retired thoroughbred racehorses at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Facility, in Georgetown, Kentucky, by attending their 4th annual Along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail fundraiser. This event is being held at the four star Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday evening, February 25.
The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “Youth is wasted on the young” and as another television season of Jersey Shore begins, I’m beginning to agree with this statement. However, artist Ming Ying Hong is putting her youth to good work in her first solo exhibition at the Green Building Gallery in Louisville.