The Galt House Hotel Artist in Residence initiative - Episode 10

08/22/19 • 45 min

In May, Louisville's iconic Galt House Hotel introduced the public to its inaugural artist in residence, geometric abstract artist Gibbs Rounsavall. This residency is believed to be the first of its kind for a Kentucky hotel. In this episode of KyArtsCast we talk to Gibbs as well as Scott Shoenberger, president and CEO of the Al J. Schneider Company, which owns the Galt House. Listen in and learn more about this fantastic new initiative.

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Inside the 2019 Lexington Comic & Toy Convention - Bonus episode!

Back in March we visited the 2019 Lexington Comic & Toy Convention at Lexington Convention Center. Our mission was twofold. We wanted to talk to the artists in our Kentucky Crafted program who also exhibit at the convention and find out why it makes sense from an artistic and business perspective to have a presence at Comic Con.

We also chatted with a handful of costume players, or cosplayers as they are commonly known - folks who create a costume based around their favorite character and/or comic book universe or sci-fi genre. Many cosplayers create their costumes from the ground up, and we wanted to explore what kind of artistry they bring to their creations.

As you're listening, peruse the photos below that we got of some cosplayers during our visit to Comic Con. We've also included links to extended interviews with the folks we talked to. Enjoy this special episode!

Justin Stewart, Lexington Comic & Toy Convention Art Director

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Alisha Martin, left, Kentucky Crafted artist

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Jason Sturgill, Kentucky Crafted artist

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Billy Tackett, Kentucky Crafted artist

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Janna Sedwick, cosplaying as the 1970s television series version of Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)

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Stacy Humphreys, cosplaying as the character Qi'ra from "Solo: A Star Wars Story." And check out her steampunk and Dia de los Muertos variations on the Batman villainess Poison Ivy.

Listen to our extended interview with Stacy!

Poison Ivy photos by Galaxi Photos

Chris Marcus, cosplaying as Lego Batman

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Nolan Williams, cosplaying as a member of the music duo Daft Punk

Listen to our extended interview with Nolan!

Check out video of the lighting effects in his helmet.

Theme music for this episode was “The Decisive Battle – Heroic Epic” by Keys of Moon Music, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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The Summer Enrichment Program Art Academy - Episode 11

National Arts in Education Week (Sept. 8-14) is coming up and we thought it was a good time to highlight a valuable educational program that the Kentucky Arts Council offered its support to this summer. This unique educational opportunity available to Fayette County Youth, the Summer Enrichment Program at Consolidated Baptist Church, is a four-week program that connects the arts to STEM skills and agriculture in a meaningful way to youth in kindergarten through fifth grade. We talked with program director Demetria Blair, a paraeducator at Jessie Clark Middle School in Lexington; Lanora Long, an art teacher with the summer program and a retired Fayette County Schools art teacher; as well as student participants Alana Young and DeVaughn Elery. Check out this episode and find out more about how this program is making an impact.

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