Fund for the Arts will host performing artists and arts organizations as part of two beloved community art festivals this fall: Paristown Fall Art Fest (September 28) at Paristown Arts and Entertainment District and the St. James Court Art Show (October 4 – 6) in Old Louisville.
These local performance villages bring just a sampling of Louisville’s vibrant performing arts community to visual arts and craft fairs, regularly attended by thousands of locals and tourists alike.
Celebration of Arts, now in its second year, will take place in Christy’s Garden as part of Paristown’s Fall Art Fest, also now in its second year, on September 28, with programming throughout the day. Artists and arts organizations will present music, dancing, and theatrical arts onstage, with craft and engagement activities offstage. Celebration of the Arts is presented by Churchill Downs, with additional support from Passport by Molina Healthcare and Brown-Forman.
The Republic Bank Performance Village will take place on October 4 – 6 as part of the St. James Court Art Show. Now in its third year, this performance village has introduced local performing artists and arts groups to new audiences, giving just a taste of the incredible performing arts scene the region has to offer! The St. James Court Art Show annually sees over 200,000 guests and was recently named #1 “Best Fine Art and Design Show” by Sunshine Artist magazine. This performance village is presented by Republic Bank with support from Passport by Molina Healthcare.
“We are so grateful that our partners and sponsors have once again stepped up to bring these opportunities to life,” said Andre Kimo Stone Guess, Fund for the Arts President and CEO. “Paristown Fall Art Fest and the St. James Court Art Show bring incredible visual artists from near and far, and we’re excited to partner with them to highlight the talent in the performing arts community right here in Louisville and Southern Indiana. These artists make this a vibrant place to live and work, and we are thrilled to get them in front of new, art-loving audiences as part of these events.”
Artists participating in Celebration of the Arts and/or the Republic Bank Performance Village applied for the opportunity via the new Event Artist Application. This rolling application creates a directory of artists and organizations of various disciplines wishing to perform or activate audiences as part of community events, hosted in partnership with Fund for the Arts. Applications sent in before July 15 were evaluated and scored by a community review panel, who helped to recommend the line up for both events.
Artists and arts organizations will include:
- Ambo Dance Theatre
- Cody Clark Magician
- Crestview Studios
- Drama by George
- Drag Daddy Productions
- Faith Works Studios
- Hui Kaululehua
- Keen Dance Theatre
- Kentucky Shakespeare
- Louisville Academy of Music
- Louisville Ballet
- Louisville Folk School
- na Skylark
- MOVE.
- Performing Arts Louisville
- University of Louisville African American Theatre Program
- Urban x Dance
- River Lotus Lion Dance
Full schedules for each event are coming soon.
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Tory Parker, Director of Marketing and Communications
tparker@fundforthearts.org
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Fund for the Arts is a regional nonprofit with the mission to contribute to the overall health and well-being of our community by generating resources for, investing in, and supporting our local arts, artists, and arts organizations. The Fund envisions a healthy and vibrant community where everyone embraces the art that exists in our lives every day, everyone contributes to the well-being of our arts community, and it is understood that everyone belongs to the arts community. The organization facilitates the largest arts grant program in Greater Louisville and it conducts one of the two oldest united arts campaigns in the country. For more information, visit www.fundforthearts.org
