UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE COUNTRY. ROUGHLY 600 ARTISTS WITHIN BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER IN OLD LOUISVILLE. MY ARTWORK I CAN PAINT FROM REALISM TO ABSTRACT ALL CAME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE THEIR THEIR BEST WORK AT THE SAINT JAMES COURT. ART SHOW. TRISH CAUDILL HAS BEEN ATTENDING FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. I WAS VERY INSPIRING. IT’S NOT TOO OFTEN THAT I GET TO VENTURE FURTHER THAN MY BOOTH, BUT TYPICALLY ON SUNDAY MORNINGS I’LL GO TALK TO OTHER ARTISTS AND MEET SOME REALLY NEAT PEOPLE. THE SHOW’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS IT ALL BEGAN 67 YEARS AGO AS A MEANS TO FIX THE SAINT JAMES COURT FOUNTAIN AND FROM THERE IT’S GROWN WITH ARTISTS COMING FROM 46 STATES AND CANADA. IT’S EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS AN HISTORIC DISTRICT. SO YOU LOOK AT BEAUTIFUL ART, WHETHER IT’S A PAINTING OR SCULPTURE AND LOOK UP AND SEE A GRAND MANSION. AT LEAST 250,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S ART SHOW. AND PEOPLE HERE SAY THEY LOOK FORWARD TO ENJOYING ALL THREE DAYS OF THE EVENT. IT’S VERY INSPIRE SHARING AND JUST TO KNOW IT’S JUST SO MUCH OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN DO AND BE INTERESTED IN. AND WHILE ARTISTS LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROPHETS S I HAD A LOT OF SALES, A SMALL LITTLE THINGS, BIG THINGS, MEDIUM THINGS. THEY SAY THIS IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN MONEY. IT’S A WAY OF ALSO TEACHING FUTURE ARTISTS AND CONNECTING WITH THE PUBLIC WITH OUR ART. SOME OF THE BEST ART WORK IN THE COUNTRY AND LOUISVILLE FOR ONE
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The St. James Court Art Show wraps up another year in Old Louisville
Updated: 11:59 PM EDT Oct 8, 2023
The St. James Court Art Show wrapped up this weekend with roughly 600 artists from 46 states and Canada in attendance. “It’s very inspiring. It’s not too often that I get to venture further than my booth, but typically, on Sunday mornings, I’ll go talk to other artists and meet some really neat people,” said Trish Caudill.The executive director, Howard Rosenberg, says the art show started 67 years ago as a means to fix the St. James Court Fountain, and from there, it’s grown. This year, at least 250,000 people are expected to attend.“It’s an experience like no other anywhere in the United States. This is a historic district. You look at beautiful art, whether it’s a painting or sculpture, and look up and see a grand mansion,” said Rosenberg.Artists say they look forward to the profits.“I had a lot of sales, small little things, big things, medium things,” said Noel Skiba.However, they say this event is also about more than money.“It’s a way of also teaching future artists and connecting with the public with our art,” said Edwin Lester.The art show contributes about $270,000 back into the neighborhood. The money is used to replace lighting, landscaping, and other needs.
The St. James Court Art Show wrapped up this weekend with roughly 600 artists from 46 states and Canada in attendance.
“It’s very inspiring. It’s not too often that I get to venture further than my booth, but typically, on Sunday mornings, I’ll go talk to other artists and meet some really neat people,” said Trish Caudill.
The executive director, Howard Rosenberg, says the art show started 67 years ago as a means to fix the St. James Court Fountain, and from there, it’s grown. This year, at least 250,000 people are expected to attend.
“It’s an experience like no other anywhere in the United States. This is a historic district. You look at beautiful art, whether it’s a painting or sculpture, and look up and see a grand mansion,” said Rosenberg.
Artists say they look forward to the profits.
“I had a lot of sales, small little things, big things, medium things,” said Noel Skiba.
However, they say this event is also about more than money.
“It’s a way of also teaching future artists and connecting with the public with our art,” said Edwin Lester.
The art show contributes about $270,000 back into the neighborhood. The money is used to replace lighting, landscaping, and other needs.
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