Channel your inner Bob Ross, Louisville, because today, we’re getting artsy. 🧑‍🎨

With so much exciting news, like the start of Louisville Beer Week + Halloweekend events, it’s easy to miss the spectacular gallery showings of so many talented local artists. Which is why we’re highlighting 5 art shows going on now, where to find them, and what inspired the works.

🎨 “Cast A Magic Circle,” Irene Mudd

Where: Revelry Boutique + Gallery, 742 E. Market St.

When: Oct. 8-Nov. 1

Inspiration: The creation of art and magic are one and the same to this local artist. Her debut show presents dreamy multi-media collages that use themes of art magic, tarot + self-protection to process the hardships presented over the last 17 months.

🎨 “Salvaged Landscapes,” Stephen Dorsett

Where: garner narrative contemporary fine art, 642 E. Market St.

When: Oct. 15-Nov. 14

Inspiration: Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial, photographer Stephen Dorsett transforms waste into miniature landscapes as a meditation on the environment + consumerism. Through his landscape dioramas, Stephen said he tries to become a more conscientious consumer and steward of the environment.

🎨 “Mystical Heart,” Cynthia Norton

Where: KMAC, 715 W. Main St.
When: Aug. 14-Nov. 7

Inspiration: Get acquainted with this Louisville artist through her alter ego Ninnie — the main figure in her narrative paintings — who takes the viewer through Norton’s journey as a roving artist, musician + performer.

🎨 “Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art,” Speed Art Museum

Where: Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St.

When: Oct. 8-Jan. 2

Inspiration: Engage with the ghosts of a nation at this exhibition spanning from the early 19th century to the present day. The show includes 220+ paintings, drawings, photographs, textiles, occult paraphernalia + other artist-produced objects that reflect a collective depiction of the otherworldly.

🎨“Empyrean,” Madison Cawein

Where: B. Deemer Gallery, 2650 Frankfort Ave.

When: Sept. 24-Nov. 13

Inspiration: See the invisible through Madison Cawein’s latest exhibition, which personifies the highest point in Heaven as a chandelier in his series of long-exposure photographs.

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