RACE: Are We So Different? opens to the public at the Muhammad Ali Center on September 24th. The highly-praised exhibit, which runs through January 2, 2017, helps visitors understand what race is and what it is not. This eye-opening interactive exhibit is the first nationally-traveling exhibition that provides a look at race from biological, cultural, and historical points of view and provides tools to recognize racial ideas and practices in contemporary American life.
From its origins in the recreational pastimes of the elite, to the increasing importance of physical fitness, to its role in athletic performance and urban style, the sneaker has been a pivotal component of dress for more than 150 years. Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture is the first museum exhibition in the United States to feature the sneaker’s complex and fascinating design history.
Founded in 1995, the Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA) is an organization of more than 80 local visual artists whose work encompasses an array of surface design and construction techniques including hand and machine embroidery, quilting, weaving, beading, batik and shibori dyeing, paper- and felt-making, and basketry. Designed to provide a forum for general exchange of ideas and opportunities for networking, LAFTA is also active in the community, providing artwork to Home of the Innocents, The Family Place, and the Kosair Charities Child Advocacy Center.
Throughout the year, the Daughters of Greatness breakfast series invites prominent women engaged in social philanthropy, activism, and pursuits of justice to share their stories with the Louisville community. The Daughters of Greatness series provides a place for dialogue and discussion on current issues of justice, community engagement, and social movements within the Louisville area and beyond.
The Writer’s Block Festival celebrates literature and the writing craft with a range of activities, readings, panels, guest talks, a book-in-common discussion, craft workshops and a print & resource fair. The open space at the Tim Faulkner Gallery will allow participants to roam from one activity to the next—stroll the print and resource fair for reading and writing resources, sit down to hear one or all of three panel discussions, attend craft workshops, stop in the gallery’s McQuixote coffee shop for a chat with other readers and writers, step outside to get lunch from a food truck, and imbibe in an adult beverage during late afternoon and evening activities.
