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A thread about Louisville, KY artists...
And how they've been responding to the pandemic & protests bc, as many artists have told me, they are storytellers & are documenting this history through their work... as well as feeling the effects of it all.
And how they've been responding to the pandemic & protests bc, as many artists have told me, they are storytellers & are documenting this history through their work... as well as feeling the effects of it all.
Some artists/creatives have used their skills to make PPE for ppl like medical pros & TARC drivers.
“We have the ability, and why sit on your butt when you can be helping out,” freelance costume designer Donna Lawrence-Downs said. https://wfpl.org/with-extra-time-and-a-desire-to-help-louisville-designers-shift-focus-from-costumes-to-face-masks/
“We have the ability, and why sit on your butt when you can be helping out,” freelance costume designer Donna Lawrence-Downs said. https://wfpl.org/with-extra-time-and-a-desire-to-help-louisville-designers-shift-focus-from-costumes-to-face-masks/
Like many Americans, a # of artists were laid off or saw their gigs vanish because of the pandemic. A number of local groups have developed resources to help artists get by, like @ElevatorArtist. https://wfpl.org/to-get-quick-cash-to-struggling-artists-coalition-of-louisville-area-arts-groups-launch-microgrants/
Some artists were able to, for the first time, apply for unemployment. But the process proved to be a headache for many and I know of a few who are still waiting for their checks. https://wfpl.org/newly-eligible-arts-workers-try-to-navigate-ky-s-unemployment-system/
This doesn't mean artists haven't been active. Lou dancers, for instance, found ways to stay moving & connected. Like @IPhilImportant, who found artistic joy on @tiktok_us & the @LouBallet dancers who converted their homes into dance studios. https://wfpl.org/pandemic-related-shutdowns-havent-kept-louisvilles-dance-community-from-dancing/
Dancer Ashley Thursby created a collaborative video dance series that responds to this moment in history. It's called #SocialArtisting. https://wfpl.org/socialartisting-video-series-emerges-from-quarantine-restlessness/
And @FrazierMuseum pivoted from preserving history to documenting it through its crowdsourced Coronavirus Capsule. https://wfpl.org/frazier-museum-pivots-from-preserving-history-to-documenting-it/
Lou musicians, like @BrigidKaelin, have been figuring out how to draw audiences to their virtual concerts while the live music industry weighs what the immediate future will look like amidst a pandemic.
Here's a look at that from mid-May: https://wfpl.org/live-music-in-kentucky-the-times-are-changing/
Here's a look at that from mid-May: https://wfpl.org/live-music-in-kentucky-the-times-are-changing/
Some Indiana arts leaders encouraged arts organizations to reinvent themselves when looking at reopening plans.
I watched a panel discussion on this issue a little more than a month ago: https://wfpl.org/indiana-arts-leaders-imagine-what-reopening-will-look-like/
I watched a panel discussion on this issue a little more than a month ago: https://wfpl.org/indiana-arts-leaders-imagine-what-reopening-will-look-like/
More recently, performing arts companies like @ATLouisville & @louisvillemayor have announced their 2020-2021 seasons will be entirely virtual.
https://wfpl.org/actors-theatre-opens-2020-21-virtual-season-with-works-by-black-female-artists/
And @KentuckyOpera is rethinking its 2020-2021 season, while @kyshakespeare has had to postpone again.
https://wfpl.org/actors-theatre-opens-2020-21-virtual-season-with-works-by-black-female-artists/
And @KentuckyOpera is rethinking its 2020-2021 season, while @kyshakespeare has had to postpone again.
Ashley Cathey created VR version of the art show "Black Before I Was Born" after the pandemic shut it down. Interesting new biz model for artists to create their own spaces & work that's too important not to be seen bc of the enduring issues it addresses.
https://wfpl.org/see-this-exhibition-of-louisville-black-artists-in-virtual-reality/
https://wfpl.org/see-this-exhibition-of-louisville-black-artists-in-virtual-reality/
Now, as arts facilities reopen, they're doing so with new safety rules. Artist Jaylin Stewart created this mural for @KMACMuseum's reopening to help people feel welcome and embrace these new changes. https://wfpl.org/new-chalk-art-mural-installed-to-greet-guests-back-into-kmac-museum/
There's a lot of systemic racism in the art world. But artists also have had a role in activism thruout history.
I've spoken w/a few local musicians creating work that documents/reflects on the nationwide protests against racial injustice & police brutality. Stories soon.
I've spoken w/a few local musicians creating work that documents/reflects on the nationwide protests against racial injustice & police brutality. Stories soon.
Anyway, just wanted to share this thread on the work Lou artists are doing/have been doing & the integral part they play in a community.
