What is Thursday Night Salon at the Carnegie Center?
Set in the main galleries amidst the art exhibitions, this interactive evening series is intended to foster a sense of community, with a rotating program of conversations, performances, and active art-making.
When do they occur?
Generally, once during each of our rotating art exhibitions. The Salon will occur on a first Thursday of the month.
- October 7th 2021 Salon:
- Jermaine Fowler (Louisville-based historian and podcaster) presenting a specially commissioned keynote presentation about the Underground Railroad
- Set against the backdrop of the exhibition Hoosier Lifelines: Environmental and Social Change Along the Monon, 1847-2020
- December 2nd 2021 Salon:
- Live performance art by local painter Cynthia Norton
- Roundtable discussion with four local figure painters, including Norton, Clem, LaNia Roberts, and Patrick Smith
- Set against the backdrop of the solo painting exhibition Debra Clem: Surface & Illusion
- March 3rd 2022 Salon:
- Live virtual music by Cincinnati-based singer and classically trained violinist and harpist, Bailey Miller
- Live durational visual art performance by Louisville-based artist Chelsea Markuson
- One-on-one oracle readings by energy healer and motivational speaker Breketa Goodwin
- Make-your-own “mood board” collage booth
- Free samples of locally made elderberry tea (a natural healing remedy) by The Elderberry Co!
- Set against the backdrop of the solo exhibition Penny Sisto at 80.