Join us for a panel discussion, artists' talk, and presentation of "Creativity Rising", a multi-site public art project in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood.
Tuesday, August 10th
7:00 - 8:30 PM
@ 21c Museum, 700 West Main Street
- Learn about the Creativity Rising project's history and inception
- Discover how Creativity Rising has impacted the Phoenix Hill neighborhood
- Hear about the Curatorial considerations that came into play
- See slides and hear Artists discuss their artworks, the project, and their inspiration
About "Creativity Rising"
The Phoenix Hill neighborhood is one of the most racially, socially, and economically diverse areas within Louisville Metro. The East Market Street art gallery district lies within the Phoenix Hill neighborhood, along with the Wayside Christian Mission homeless services agency, New Directions Housing Corporation, 13 churches, Liberty Green (formerly Clarksdale), and the Dosker Manor public housing development. The Phoenix Hill Neighborhood Association, in partnership with local Curator Aron Conaway and Center For Neighborhoods' PAINT Program, initiated the creation of 12 neighborhood-based public art projects, collectively referred to as the "Creativity Rising" project. The overarching goal of Creativity Rising was to increase the neighborhood’s visibility, strengthen connections between these “pocket” communities within the neighborhood, and ultimately transcend the traditional boundaries of the gallery district by installing artworks throughout the entire neighborhood. The Neighborhood Association and Aron Conaway worked in partnership with 12 commissioned artists represented by galleries on East Market to produce site-specific public artworks inspired by the history, character, and assets of the Phoenix Hill neighborhood. All of the artworks are currently installed as part of this multi-site public art project designed to lead viewers and arts supporters on an "alternate route" through the Phoenix Hill neighborhood. For those interested in venturing off the beaten path, maps are available at various locations throughout the neighborhood (including art galleries on East Market Street).
For more information, please visit the project website: http://creativityrising.org
Artists
- Andy Cook
- Denise Furnish
- Sean Garrison
- Russel Hulsey
- Gwen Kelly
- Thaniel Ion Lee
- Thea Lura
- Lisa Simon
- Skylar Smith
- Todd Smith
- Brook White
- Mary Yates
Project Curator
-Aron Conaway
Project Partners
-Phoenix Hill Neighborhood Association
-Center For Neighborhoods
Event hosted by 21c - www.21cmuseum.org
Project Sponsors
- Kentucky Arts Council "Arts Build Communities" Grant
- 4th District Metro Councilman David Tandy
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports Creativity Rising with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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