ART NEWS BITS

The Louisville Graphic Design Association (www.lgda.org) will host a lecture by Mirko Ilic on Thursday, June 19, at 6 p.m. at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. He’s the co-author of “The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics.” $10, $5 for students, free for LGDA members. RSVP at [email protected] 

Zephyr Gallery (www.zephyrgallery.org) is having a Summer Solstice Sale on Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

galerie hertz is moving to 1253 S. Preston St., with plans to reopen sometime in June. 

The Fifth Annual Francisco’s Farm Arts Festival (www.franciscosfarm.org) is June 21-22. 

Creative Diversity Studio (www.creativediversity.org) is offering “Succulent Wild Women of Art” workshops, using the techniques of six feminist artists. A donation of at least $25 is requested. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, and Saturday, June 28. To register, call Deborah Loveall at 212-9474 or [email protected] 

Hidden Hill Nursery & Sculpture Garden (www.hiddenhillnursery.com) will deduct $5 off every sale over $25 throughout June. 

Nitty Gritty (www.nittygrittyvintage.com) has extended Scott Scarboro’s show “Satellite Halo” to the end of June. 

The Speed Art Museum’s Art Sparks (www.speedmuseum.org) will be closed for renovations on Tuesday, June 24, and Wednesday, June 25. There will be a reopening celebration highlighting the new Dutch and West African art activity areas on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28. Children admitted free with a library card, $5 parents/caregivers. 

Call for artists: The University of Louisville’s Commission on the Status of Women is seeking to buy an art piece that represents women, children or family for the Childcare Center. Contact Melissa Johnson at [email protected] for more information. —Jo Anne Triplett