June
Thomas Freese - Storyteller
Thomas Freese is an accomplished artist, storyteller, and author, with 12 books and 200 articles on his CV. His background as an art therapist is key to the educational and entertaining story programs he performs in schools, libraries, churches, assisted living, corporate and private parties. He is a member of the Kentucky Storytelling Association and works with Kentucky Arts Council, Poetry Out Loud and Arts for All grants to bring his storytelling to schools around Kentucky.
For more information on his books and visual art, visit www.thomaslfreese.com.
July
Joyce Barbour - Multi-Media Artist
Joyce Barbour (She/They) is a transfeminine multimedia artist with a focus in sound art and installation. Conceptually, Barbour’s work explores the therapeutic possibilities of art, the idea of creativity as a communal effort, and storytelling through narrative landscapes. Viewing art as a tool to connect with others, collaboration is a strong part of her creative practice.
Joyce has shown her work and performed at the Speed Art Museum, 849 Gallery, Bernheim Forest, and Dreamland. She has taught workshops at KMAC, Preston Arts Center, Indiana University Southeast, and Louisville Visual Art.
See and hear Joyce’s work at www.joycebarbour.com
August
Juana Jackson - Choreographer
Juana Jackson is a creative movement artist. She is a choreographer and dancer for “Songbird of the South” Sheryl Rouse Crawford, performing The Tina Turner Tribute: Rolling on the River among other shows all over the U.S.A. She is currently the Community Ensemble Choreographer/Dancer with Ambo Dance Theatre, and a coach for the Lincoln Elementary Step Team. Her work was featured this year in the KY NACHMO Dance Festival.
Classes:
Registration is required, please email Liz.Magee@lfpl.org
September
Claire Krueger - Multi-Media Artist
Claire Krueger is a multi-media artist most recently focusing on fiber arts and zines. Mixing her love of landscapes, geology, and botany with her sewn and knitted artworks, she is currently working on a series of knitted tapestries incorporating natural dye, and sewn and stuffed geological structures. She has taught at many area locations, including Preston Arts Center, Bernheim Forest, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, Louisville Visual Art, KMAC, and JCPS.
See Claire's work at clairekrueger.com
October
Daniel Vance - Illustrator / Graphic Designer
Daniel Vance uses inks and alcohol markers to create illustrations emphasizing narrative and visual storytelling. He combines observational and imaginative drawing to explore such themes as nostalgia, memory, and how the familiar and mundane intersect with the fantastical. Most recently, he has created a series of artist's books, using paper folding and hidden, interactive elements to encourage exploration. He is currently the Marketing Assistant for Floyd County Library and Cultural Arts Center.
See Daniel's work at www.danielvancedesign.com/
November
Lakisha Morris - Cake Artist
Lakisha Morris is the owner of Pink Batter Cake Studio where she creates beautiful, delicious cakes and more. She cultivates community and connection through workshops at Evolve 502 and pop-up sites around Louisville. She is committed to showing participants that everyone is an artist, and that there are endless possiblities for creativity in the kitchen and beyond.
See Lakisha's work at www.PinkBatterCakeStudio.com
December
Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble - Music & Asian Dance
Kentuckiana based Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble performs intercultural music, dance, and puppetry from South and Southeast Asia, the Silk Road, and Central Asia. The group has been featured performers on WUOL's New Lens concert series, was awarded a Fund For the Arts Community Mini-Grant for its Hanuman Shadow Puppet performance, and has been featured as performers at Asian themed events and festivals like the Louisville Orchestra's Lunar New Year event, the Crane House's Asian Night Markets, the Louisville Filipino American Festival, and After Hours at the Speed Museum.
Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble was founded and is directed by Jon Silpayamanant, an intercultural multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator and researcher. Jon has led artist residencies and clinics throughout the states of Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio and has worked regularly with Louisville’s immigrant and refugee populations through various community organizations and other performing ensembles.
The name, Saw Peep (ซอปี๊บ), is from a type of bowed fiddle made of a large metal can in the Isan region in Northeast Thailand where artistic director, Jon Silpayamanant, was born.
Learn more at www.sawpeep.com
