Visit an Art Gallery This August
You might think of art galleries as quiet, stuffy places where you feel like you have to dress kind of fancy. Maybe some of them are like that. But the one you’ll find at Edenside Avenue isn’t, the Edenside Gallery. Located in the ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on August 30, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn to Love the Art of Mapmaking August 13
The Earth is surrounded by satellites and there are websites where you can actually look at any spot in the world to see what it really looks like. But for most of human history, people had to go out and see for themselves what the world looks like. ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on August 9, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Make Watercolors July 15
Art is one of the oldest human inventions. Even before writing existed, ancient humans put handprints and symbols of animals on cave walls. People have a long fascination with art and maybe one day, historians will carefully study the art that ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on July 11, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Create Photography Without Cameras July 8
Everyone is a photographer today because everyone has really amazing cameras that are always ready to snap a great photo. You can learn how to adjust the lighting and the settings and capture amazing camera shots easily. Now, try doing it without ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on July 6, 2023 in Louisville Events
See Art at Open Studio Night July 7
Find out what the up-and-coming artists in Louisville are creating and go see an amazing free art show at Open Studio Night at the Mellwood Art Studio this July. This is not like some fancy gallery opening where you have to dress up and act ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on July 5, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Create a Home Portrait June 11
Throughout history, the greatest artists have learned how to use ink and watercolor to bring vivid scenes to life. Wouldn’t you like to learn how to do the same thing? Even if you’re just a beginner it’s no big deal. The subject ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on June 8, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Paint This May
How do you know you're not a great artist? Have you ever actually painted on a real canvas with real paint and all that? Maybe you do it for the first time and find out you're some kind of genius. You won't know until you try it. And you can learn ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on May 24, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn the Skill of Book Making May 27
The modern world is pretty amazing with all its technology and all the things people can do now with just one device. But some things are becoming lost due to all this progress. Book making is becoming one of those lost skills. Books are even ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on May 22, 2023 in Louisville Events
Take Your Teen to the Craft Club May 23
Teens spend so much time on social media these days, they forget how to connect with each other in the real world. This May, take them to Teen Craft Club where they can socialize with each other and get a little bit creative, too. All the materials ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on May 20, 2023 in Louisville Events
Go to an Uncommon Art Festival May 21 and 22
In medieval times, people gathered regularly in the town square to set up stalls and sell their various crafts and trades. People came to buy jewelry, furniture, fancy soaps and all sorts of other items. The Norton Commons Art Festival is a lot like ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on May 19, 2023 in Louisville Events
Browse Art at Cherokee Triangle April 29 and 30
This April, Cherokee Triangle Art Fair in the Highlands will fill up with beautiful art of all kinds. You can find all kinds of art here, from paintings and sculptures to jewelry. There will be plenty of food, live music and lots more.
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Posted by Joe Hayden on April 27, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn the Botany of the Derby April 26
The Derby is famous for roses because of the gorgeous roses that are draped on the winning Derby horse. But Churchill Downs has a lot of beautiful greenery and many plants that give the world’s most famous racetrack a beautiful look. Learn ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on April 23, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Make Art April 23
There are all kinds of ways to make art. Some people paint pictures and do sculpting, weave baskets or create incredible rugs. But nature creates its own art. This April, learn the art of Flower Steaming on Silk at the Preston Art Center. You can ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on April 22, 2023 in Louisville Events
Get Your Easter Supplies This April
Easter Sunday is happening on April 9, which means you need to get stuff for Easter baskets, spring decorations and any fun gatherings you’ve got planned that are coming up soon. And if you need to get Easter supplies and craft items to ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on April 11, 2023 in Louisville Events
Drop In to the Painting Studio This March
Have you ever just felt like you wanted to paint a picture? When the mood to get creative strikes you, head to Whet Your Palette. This is the only studio in Kentucky where you can just drop in and get a painting session where you can paint at your ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on March 30, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Paint a Still Life March 21
Painting still life settings is a long tradition in the art world that stretches back for hundreds of years. The greatest painters and artists in all of history painted still life works, paintings that hang in the world’s most famous museums ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on March 20, 2023 in Louisville Events
Create Your Own Home Portrait March 19
It would be pretty cool to be an artist. To have a piece of art that you made yourself hanging on the wall. You know, something that looks good. This March, you can do all that. Head to the Preston Arts Center to take the Ink and Watercolor Home ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on March 18, 2023 in Louisville Events
Join the Writing Workshop March 6
Have you ever wanted to write poetry, a graphic novel, maybe an entire fiction story? Louisville has been the hometown of many writers and there’s a big community of writers in the city. Meet some of them at the Writing Workshop at the ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on March 6, 2023 in Louisville Events
Learn How to Make Your Own Broom March 5
Once, knowing how to make a broom was a necessary skill. You can still learn this traditional craft and find out how to do something that very few people still know how to do. Learn how to Make Your Own Broom at the Preston Arts Center this March....
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Posted by Joe Hayden on March 5, 2023 in Louisville Events
Enjoy the Children's Film Festival March 4 - 12
There are several famous, glamorous film festivals around the world. Here, movies are shown to the fabulous and the wealthy, Hollywood insiders and other movers and shakers. But at the Louisville Children's Film Festival, it's all about them. These ...
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Posted by Joe Hayden on March 4, 2023 in Louisville Events