Raise Some L 2021

It's Hite's 75th anniversary! 

We are participating in this year's "Raise Some L" fundraising campaign and I'm asking for your assistance.

Please jump online starting Tuesday Oct. 19 at 6:02 pm and donate to Fine Arts to help us celebrate the value of ART in education.

Your generosity will support our faculty and students as we prepare for Hite's signature 75th-anniversary event that will be held at our MFA building this spring 2022. You will see the impact of your generosity because I invite you now to be a part of our future. 

You can donate as little as $10. "Raise Some L" is more about reconnecting and building community than it is breaking the bank. 

Scroll down to view the beautiful "swag" Hite is offering. Never mind the manufactured koozies and mugs. Photography Professor Mitch Eckert has generously donated photographic prints for this occasion. For $10, you will be mailed two photographic bookmarks, for $100, you will receive an 8 x 8 digital print and for $250 a gorgeous hand-printed and matted calotype. All prints are signed. 

We have from Tuesday at 6 pm until Wed at approximately 10 pm to give. 

Thank you in advance and GO HITE! 

Alumni Check-In: Marcus Siu 

In 2012, Marcus Siu graduated from the Hite Art Institute with a BFA in 2D Studios and a minor in Art History. After graduating, Marcus began working as a preparator for museums, galleries, and foundations across Louisville. This line of work has led him to work in a myriad of institutions including the Muhammad Ali Center, KMAC Museum, 21C Museum, the Asia Institute, and the Speed Art Museum among many others. Marcus credits Hite for the origin of his skill set, recalling his time spent installing exhibitions as a member of the department’s Student Art League. These early moments would eventually lead Marcus “to enter the not-often-seen world of art installation and handling.” He goes on to say that he has “continued to find support from the Hite Art Institute through networking opportunities within the Louisville arts community as well as the chance to work side-by-side with the arts faculty in supporting their artistic practices beyond the university.” Marcus founded and directs his own art handling business enabling him to directly serve the local arts community. He has been and will continue to be a vital actor behind Louisville’s art scene. 

Alumni Check-In: The Ruckus Team 

Mary Clore and Kevin Warth both graduated from the dual degree program at the Hite Art Institute in 2016 with BFA’s in 2D Studios and BA’s in Art History. Along with their fellow artist and friend L Autumn Gnadinger, Mary and Kevin founded Ruckus, a regional “nonprofit art writing and review project that seeks to promote artists, curators, and institutions that are committed to visual excellence by way of critical dialogue.” Devoted to art literacy that fosters equity, longevity, and connectivity in the Southern Midwest, Ruckus has served the community through the publication of virtual, critical writings in an effort to cultivate “a more robust landscape of interdisciplinary art-making.” Mary and Kevin seek to make Kentucky’s art community visible in the larger context of contemporary art and to do so in an accessible format. In addition to overseeing Ruckus and their careers at KMAC Museum, Mary and Kevin both sustain a fine arts practice and have been exhibited at local galleries. Reflecting on their time at Hite, Mary states that the Hite “was especially punctuated by the relationships I formed with colleagues and professors who have since become valued collaborators.” After graduating, Mary and Kevin have continually returned to the Hite to grow their publication and the Hite’s community reach.