Best of 2014 in the Visual Arts

On December 26, 2014, the Courier Journal published an article highlighting 2014 in the arts in Louisville.  Out of many art exhibitions presented in Louisville in 2014, Elizabeth Kramer, art critic of the Courier Journal, selected eight projects to highlight.  The Hite Art Institute, with its faculty and alumni, hosted or participated in five out of the eight projects highlighted.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/12/26/weighing-arts-louisville/20907075

1)  Project Series, Zephyr Gallery, February onward

Professor Susan Jarosi and her students, and Professor Yasmeen Siddiqui curated two exhibitions in this ongoing series.

2) Second Life, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft,  June 14-Aug. 31

This exhibition was curated by Hite alumnus, Joey Yates (MA in Curatorial Studies, 2009), Associate Curator of KMAC. Professor Mitch Eckert and alumna Laura Hartford (BFA, 99) were two of the artists.

3)  Deep Ecology: New Work by Ying Kit Chan, Cressman Center for Visual Arts,  Oct. 2-Nov. 1

Presented by the Hite Art Institute. Ying Kit Chan is professor and chair of Department of Fine Arts.

4) Open Studio Weekend, Cressman Center for Visual Arts, Oct. 13-14

Hite Art Institute presented an exhibition of the 82 participating artists and was a co-sponsor for this community event fundraiser.

5) The Untold Tale of Bob Lockhart: A Retrospective,  November and December

Hite Art Institute hosted the largest exhibition of the three exhibitions. Peter Morrin, Director of Arts and Culture Partnership, and Jessica Kincaid, Exhibitions Assistant, curated two of the three exhibitions.