Hours:
Gallery Hours Monday-Friday 9-5PM, Sunday 12-4PM
LVAA members, free; Non-members $3 adult, $2 students
Mission Statement: Because art nourishes the human spirit, we will enrich community life by educating people about the value and meaning of today’s visual arts and by championing artists and the creative process.
Core Values:
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Everyone should have access to art.
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Creative expression enriches community and individual life.
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The visual arts celebrate multiple perspectives- there are many ways to see the world.
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The limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition and understanding.
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The visual arts expand what we can know
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Art can unify the community- a spirit of cooperation and collaboration impacts all we do.
Louisville Visual Art Association and Children’s Fine Art Classes
For 85 years, Children’s Fine Art Classes (CFAC) have been the heart and soul of the Louisville Visual Art Association. This year, 28 dedicated art educators will provide studio art instruction for over 750 young artists, ages 8-18. CFAC provides quality instruction, individual recognition and lifechanging encouragement to visually talented youth – regardless of their economic circumstances – at 32 convenient sites around the Louisville Metro area. Your support directly benefits Children’s Fine Art Classes – America’s premiere scholarship-based Visual Art education program.
University of Louisville Hite Art Institute and the Mary Spencer Nay Scholarship
Art and education were the touchstones of Louisville native Mary Spencer Nay’s life. From her enrollment in the first Children’s Fine Art Class in 1925, and throughout her celebrated career — as the first Director of the Art Center Association and as the first full-time faculty member of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Louisville — to her retirement as a studio artist in Provincetown until her death in 1995. Today, her legacy continues to impact the visual arts through an annual scholarship offered to an incoming freshman art student at the University of Louisville.
Food for Thought
The Food for Thought lecture and luncheon series brings an insider's view to visual art to the community. Local artists are invited to present their inspirations and process, and showcase individual work. This popular program takes place on the second Tuesday of each month in the Charlotte Price Gallery, and includes lunch by Cafe Fraiche. Tickets for the monthly lecture and luncheon are $20, LVAA members and $30, non-members, reservations required.
Exhibition:
Revision
January 20 - February 18, 2012
Opening Reception:
Friday, January 20, 2012
7PM – 9PM
$25
ReExploring Art, Expression and Perception in an exhibition of artists work that explores the world of art through the eyes of the blind/visually impaired. ReVision reexamines the traditional gallery presentation as a tactile, auditory and spatial experience.
