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vanessa german’s Shrine to Forgotten Black Girls
In new sculptures that vibrate with color and movement, the artist vivifies the stories of the girls who attempted to escape from a Louisville detention center in 1913.
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Kentucky’s Speed Museum Axes Education Department
Nine employees were laid off as a result of the department’s dissolution, attributed to a “challenging financial period.”
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Remembering a Pioneer of Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde
When White-dominated arts institutions would not offer them opportunities, Robert L. Douglas and other Louisville Black artists organized together to create their own art communities.
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Is Kentucky's Speed Art Museum Haunted?
Founder Hattie Bishop Speed died in 1942 — but some employees of the museum say they continue to feel her presence.
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Museum Hosts Community Iron Pour for People Affected by Gun Violence
Participants created artworks that will be exhibited at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Sanford Biggers Cracks the Code of Quilts
Billed as a “survey of quilt-based works,” Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch feels less like an overview of one section of the artist’s oeuvre and more like a record of his creative process overall.