20 Art Exhibitions To See In Louisville In October

A gallery roundup of art shows to see in Louisville this month. Note: This list is a selection of current exhibitions.


“STILL, LIFE! MOURNING, MEANING, MENDING”

Through December
The show focuses on dealing with loss during the pandemic.

21c Louisville
700 W. Main St.
Hours: Mondays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.


“BOURNE-SCHWEITZER ARTISTS”

Through Oct. 14
Group exhibition of 19 gallery artists.  

“COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE: THE POLITICS OF PERSONHOOD”

Oct. 21-Nov. 12
Juried exhibition on personal politics.

Bourne-Schweitzer Gallery
137 E. Main St., New Albany, Indiana
Hours: Thursdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 1-3 p.m.


“ATE x 10”

Through Oct. 15
Group exhibition about food.

Carnegie Center for Art & History
201 E. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana
Hours: Mondays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon-8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.


“SIGN OF THE TIMES”

Through Oct. 9
Group exhibition on recent events.

Chestnuts and Pearls
157 E. Main St., New Albany, Indiana
Hours: Thursdays-Fridays, 12-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays, 12-4 p.m.


“RETROSPECTIVE”

Through Oct. 15
Contrasting art done at an earlier time with present work. 

Gallery 104, Arts Association of Oldham County
104 E. Main St., La Grange, Kentucky
Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.


“GROUNDHOG ARCHEOLOGY”

Oct. 1-29
Photographs and light box installations by Patrick Donley.

garner narrative contemporary fine art
642 E. Market St.
Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays, 1-6 p.m.


“JUST PUSHING PAINT”

Through Dec. 31
CJ Fletcher solo exhibition.

Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.


DAVID O. SCHUSTER

Through October
Works by one of the resident artists.

Kentucky Fine Art Gallery
2400-C Lime Kiln Lane
Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.


“TWIG STORIES”

Through Oct. 1
Art by Leslie Volle. 

Kleinhelter Gallery
701 E. 8th St., New Albany, Indiana
Hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.


“DIVIDED WE FALL”

Through Nov. 6
The 2022 KMAC Triennial exhibition featuring 11 artists with ties to Kentucky.

KMAC Museum
715 W. Main St.
Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.


“COLLECTION CURVEBALLS”

Through Dec. 31
A roundup of curiosities from the museum’s archives featuring art, music and pop culture.

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
800 W. Main St.
Hours: Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fridays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.


VINHAY KEO

Through November
New work by a former Louisvillian now living in Los Angeles.

Moremen Gallery
710 W. Main St., Suite 201
Hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.


“WHAT LIFTS YOU”

Through Dec. 31
Work by Kelsey Montague inspired by Muhammad Ali 

Muhammad Ali Center
144 N. 6th St.
Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays, noon-5 p.m.


“THE EARLY POSTER DESIGNS OF JULIUS FRIEDMAN, 1865-1980”

Through Dec. 16
Posters by the late graphic designer and photographer Julius Friedman.

Photographic Archives
Archives & Special Collections, Ekstrom Library, UofL
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.


“TANGLED THREADS”

Through Oct. 30
New painting series by Debra Lott.

 PYRO Gallery
1006 E. Washington St.
Hours: Fridays-Saturdays, noon-6 p.m.; Sundays 1-4 p.m.


“BODY ELECTRIC”

Through Oct. 2
New work by Anna Erwin, the gallery director at Revelry. 

Revelry Boutique + Gallery
742 E. Market St.
Hours: Mondays, 11 a.m-5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.


“ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF DARIO AND MADELINE COVI”

Through Nov. 5
Exhibition of art owned by the late UofL professor Dario Covi and his wife Madeline.

Schneider Hall Galleries, University of Louisville
104 Schneider Hall
Hours: Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 


“KENTUCKY WOMEN: HELEN LaFRANCE”

Through April 30
Retrospective of the late Kentucky artist’s work.

Speed Art Museum
2035 S. Third St.
Hours: Fridays, 1-8 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.


“LIFE IN LIGHT”

Through Oct. 22
Realist paintings by Stephen Brown. 

WheelHouse Art
2650 Frankfort Ave.
Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.


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About the Author

20 Art Exhibitions To See In Louisville In October

Jo Anne Triplett is the contributing visual arts editor at LEO Weekly. She’s a past member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Public Art, was the content advisor on the Glassworks Building video, and has written for Louisville Magazine, Kentucky Homes and Gardens and the national publication Glass Craftsman. Jo Anne came to Louisville from Washington, D.C. where she worked as a researcher and writer for the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

 

 

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