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. Hes the co-author of The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics. $10, $5 for students, free for LGDA members. RSVP at lgda.rsvp@gmail.com.
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 Franciscos 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 art@creativediversity.org.
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 Scarboros show Satellite Halo to the end of June.
The Speed Art Museums 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 Louisvilles 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 mmjohn08@louisville.edu for more information. Jo Anne Triplett
This article appears in June 4, 2008.
