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SUMMARY:Speed Social: Connect + Inspire
DESCRIPTION:Speed Social: Connect + Inspire  \nA monthly evening gathering for adults to unwind and create\nCost: $18/non-member\, $15/member \n \nREGISTER\nSpeed Social is a relaxed evening program for adults to connect\, sketch\, and socialize. Guests can enjoy music\, drinks\, and an informal drawing session. No instruction is required—just time to relax\, be creative\, and enjoy art in a social\, welcoming atmosphere. Held after museum hours. Gallery admission is not included. Cash bar provided by Marigold Catering Co.  \nMay Programming\nLive model drawing session and a performance/intimate conversation connecting Echoes on the Ohio with local performers Heather Summers\, Lacey Guthrie\, and Nadia Ramlagan \nBeginning at 5:30 pm\, join us for an intimate evening of performance and conversation featuring Heather Summers\, Lacey Guthrie\, and Nadia Ramlagan. Through folk storytelling\, sound as art\, and reflections on inherited trauma\, the program unfolds in dialogue with the sound work Sunset Song (2003) by Susan Philipsz featuring the ballad Banks of the Ohio\, which will resonate throughout the evening. Together\, these voices create a space for listening\, memory\, and collective reflection. In addition to the performance and discussion\, we will host a live model drawing session in the Atrium and a cash bar from Marigold\, with non-alcoholic options. This event is 18+ \nPerformer Bios \n \nLacey Guthrie is a songwriter and musician from rural Indiana\, now living in Louisville\, Kentucky for about 20 years. Her project roster has moved through a lot of sounds over the years\, from psych and noise to prog\, punk\, folk\, and dream pop\, but she always finds herself on the hook of melody and emotion. She looks at her solo project as a limitless\, genre-less composition and self-expression playground. Solo records include The King of Holding Onto Things (2021) and Flower-Eating Monster (2024)\, with a new not-yet-titled album in the works. She’s also in a band called duchess with Katie Peabody\, Victoria Fisher\, and Todd Cook that combines organic folk themes with post-punk and experimental elements. Appalachian folk traditions and balladry have shown up only a handful of times in her own performances\, but she’s spent most of her musical life in close company with people who carry those traditions forward. It’s been part of the soundtrack to life in Kentucky\, and has woven itself into how she hears things and how she writes. In the last few years she’s been making large-scale textile art pieces\, and has really been enjoying exploring that medium. \n \nHeather Summers is a singer\, songwriter\, and multi-instrumentalist living in New Albany\, Indiana. Heather’s deep love for traditional old-time fiddle and banjo tunes and ballads originating in the British Isles influence her songwriting and instrumentation style. Her songs invoke themes of the natural world to allow exploration of humanity\, trauma\, and healing. In 2018 she recorded a self titled album as one half of The Other Years on No Quarter Records. in 2020\, her song Red Tailed Hawk was covered and recorded by Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Bill Callahan. \n \nLouisville multi-instrumentalist and singer Nadia Ramlagan grew up in Maryland where she immersed herself in local folk music such as Ola Belle Reed and her nephews\, Hugh and Zane Campbell. She was first drawn to the sounds of old time banjo and fiddle traveling through West Virginia more than a decade ago. She currently plays with Louisville-based old time trio Man Eater (Grace Rogers\, Blakeley Burger)\, and Kentucky Wild Horse (John Harrod). \n 
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SUMMARY:Speed Family: Film + Fun
DESCRIPTION:Speed Family: Film + Fun | A monthly Saturday morning for curious kids and their grown-ups  \nSpeed Family is a relaxed Saturday morning program for children and the adults who care for them. Each month includes a family-friendly film\, story time\, and hands-on artmaking\, with time to explore together at an easy pace. The program is welcoming to strollers\, sensory needs\, and first-time museum visitors\, and is designed to help families build simple\, joyful routines around art and creativity. This is a ticketed event and gallery admission is not included.  \nPlease use the Cinema entrance for this programming \nBUY TICKETS\nBrave\nDirected by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman \nSaturday\, May 9\, 10:30 am \n$18/non-member adult\, $8 non-member child\n$15/Speed member adult\, $5 per member child \n“Brave is a rousing\, gorgeously animated good time.” —Peter Travers\, Rolling Stone \nBursting with heart\, unforgettable characters\, and Pixar’s signature humor\, Brave is rich entertainment for the whole family. Take a heroic journey with Merida\, a skilled archer and headstrong daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life\, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the unruly and uproarious lords of the land. When her actions inadvertently unleash chaos in the kingdom\, she must harness all of her skills and resources\, including her clever and mischievous triplet brothers\, to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late\, and discover the meaning of true bravery. 2012\, U.S.\, DCP\, 93 minutes. Rated PG.
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SUMMARY:Abstraction Reconsidered: Terms\, Histories\, and the Women who Shaped Them
DESCRIPTION:Join Chris Reitz\, Director of the Hite Institute of Art and Design at the University of Louisville\, for an engaging lecture connected to the exhibition Abstract Expressionists: The Women (on view May 16–August 30). \nThis session will explore what “abstraction” means in art\, how modern artists and critics invented the concept\, and how historians are reconsidering it today. You’ll learn about the origins of modern abstract painting\, about its redeployment in postwar Abstract Expressionism\, and about the women who were central to both.\nThrough guided discussion and close looking\, participants will develop their own understanding of abstraction\, one that is thoughtful\, flexible\, and open to different perspectives. Students\, artists\, and anyone curious about art are encouraged to attend. After the seminar\, participants are invited to visit the exhibition to continue the experience. \nChris Reitz is Director of the Hite Institute of Art and Design and Associate Professor of Critical and Curatorial Studies at the University of Louisville. He is the author of the book Martin Kippenberger: Everything is Everywhere. \nThis lecture session is free and open to the public. \nJoan MitchellWhen They Were Gone\, 1977Oil on canvas\, 94 x 71 in.© Estate of Joan Mitchell.Courtesy of the Levett Collection and FAMMPhoto: Fraser Marr.\n\n 
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/abstraction-reconsidered-terms-histories-and-the-women-who-shaped-them/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Lecture,Public Programs,Abstract Expressionists: The Women
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SUMMARY:Speed Together: Explore + Create
DESCRIPTION:Speed Together: Explore + Create  \nA monthly Sunday of art\, creativity\, and self-guided discovery  \nSpeed Together is a free Sunday program where visitors of all ages can explore the Speed’s collections and galleries at their own pace. Each session offers opportunities for self-guided discovery\, light creative activities\, and quiet moments to reflect\, draw\, or experiment with artmaking. Families\, friends\, and first-time visitors can enjoy a relaxed\, flexible experience designed to make the museum welcoming and accessible to everyone. 
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SUMMARY:Speed Salon: Talks + Theory 
DESCRIPTION:Speed Salon: Talks + Theory\nSpeed Salon brings together artists\, scholars\, filmmakers\, and cultural thinkers for engaging talks and conversation. Each session features a presentation followed by Q&A\, offering attendees the chance to think deeply\, ask questions\, and engage with contemporary ideas and creative work. The program is designed for adults\, students\, and those who enjoy focused discussion in a supportive environment.  \nCost: $20/non-member adult\, $15/member adult\, $5/student\n \nREGISTER\nTopic: Matt Weir on Work in Sculpture and the Fulcrum for Yesterday to Tomorrow: A Bronze Casting Legacy Transitions\nIn this talk\, Matt Weir explores his sculpture practice—his entry into the field\, projects\, materials\, and challenges—while connecting his development to the history of Bright Foundry and its transition to Falls Art Foundry\, a bronze casting foundry that has supported artists in Louisville and the region for 50 years. The talk will especially interest students\, beginners\, artists\, and philanthropists engaged with Louisville’s evolving sculpture scene. \nBike rack by Matt Weir\, photographed Saturday\, Aug. 8\, 2009 in downtown Louisville\, Ky. (Photo by Brian Bohannon)\n \n\nMatt Weir is a Louisville–based sculptor working in stone\, bronze\, and mixed media. His work is nurtured by a deep interest in the natural world and its influence on behavior. Through a broad material practice\, his body of artwork explores the relationships between behavior\, environment\, and identity. \nWeir graduated cum laude with a BFA from the University of Louisville Hite Art Institute in 2004\, with minors in Humanities and Art History. During this time\, he apprenticed with a diverse range of professional artists and studios\, most notably Bright Foundry\, a bronze art foundry. After Bright Foundry closed in 2016\, Weir co-organized the team that continued its legacy as Falls Art Foundry\, where he works to support\, educate\, and expose artists to the lost-wax casting process and Louisville’s unique sculptural tradition. \nNotable works from Weir’s portfolio include the 100-ton limestone land artwork Earth Measure at Bernheim Forest in Clermont; Lithostill\, a monumental stone\, copper\, and stainless steel sculpture at Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto; the bronze Panthera tigris at St. Xavier High School in Louisville; and Presence\, a geologically orienting “you are here” marker installed in downtown Louisville. \nFor the past twelve years\, Matt has been preoccupied with a piece of petrified wood in an ongoing body of work titled The Petrified Wood* Project. This exhaustive artwork is an effort to understand a profound object by narrating its passage through a human moment. \nWeir maintains a personal studio in Louisville. He lives near New Albany with his partner\, musician Heather Summers\, and their son\, Francis. \n\n\nwww.mweir.com\nwww.instagram.com/mpweir/\nwww.fallsartfoundry.com
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