Art in Public Places

Art in Public Places (AIPP)

Schedule and Details:
The Art In Public Places Program supports LAA member artists who choose to show and sell their work in the following venues. Members may sign up in the Fall for the following calendar year. Click here to view 2018 Schedule.

All artists display art at their own risk, neither LAA nor the venues are responsible for the safety of your art.
Please follow AIPP Guidelines if you are interested in this program. Click here to view AIPP Guidelines.

Please contact Cheryl Whitehall cherylwhitehall42@gmail.com to sign up or for more information.

Venues Include:

Bittersweet Cafe and Confections, 836 Main Street, Louisville. (720-431-2051) The art hangs in 3 rooms, with space for approximately 16 larger and 12 smaller works. The sales are handled by the artist, and the café takes 20%. 1 artist hangs for 1 month at a time. The manager wants the artist to participate in the First Friday Art Walks from 6-9 PM. There will be a discount given to the artist for food and drink. The manager will advertise on social media for the artist. Call the manager, Azadeh, 303 257 2483 to make arrangements.
Cannon Mine Café, 210 S. Public Rd., Lafayette. (303 665 0625) Ky Wozab is the contact. There is space for 20 pieces for 1 or 2 artists who will hang for 2 months. Use the existing hooks. The artists will need an artist statement and cards. The Café will charge a 15% commission and take care of the sales, cutting a check to the artist at the end of the month. The hanging and take down should happen between 1:00 and 5:00 PM.
Chamber of Commerce, 901 Main Street, Louisville (303-666-5747) Art hangs at the reception desk area. 5 pieces, mostly medium sized (e.g., 16 X 20 framed), some can be small. Two-month rotation.
City Hall, 749 Main Street, Louisville. (303-335-4533) Dawn Burgess, assistant to the City Manager Art hangs on one wall on the second floor. 10 pieces depending on size. Two-month rotation.
DANA MUSIC, 901 Front St., Suite B150. (303 974 5586) contact, Katie McClave. This is a working music studio near the Art Underground. They participate in the Friday Art Walks and are on the map. 2 artists would share the hall space for 16 medium to large paintings for a 2 month rotation. The artist needs to sign an MOU ( Memorandum of Understanding) which can be obtained from, the office manager, Erwin. Two-month rotation.
Louisville Chamber Concerts, Sundays, September 23, October 14, and November 18 LAA artists will have the opportunity to show their work at the Louisville Chamber Concerts from 2:30 to 4:30. The artists will be introduced to the audience at the event and will hang 5 pieces. 1 artist could show both 2D and 3D, or 2 artists could show 2D and 3D separately. The LCC will provide a table for the 3D art. The artists could enter the building after 1:00 for the set-up. The artists are responsible for their own sales tax and the safe storage of LAA’s cables.
Louisville Police Station Lobby, 922 Via Appia, Louisville. In the Police Lobby 5 pieces will hang. Two-month rotation. The lobby is open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
Louisville Public Library, 2D art is hung on 2 walls and small 3D pieces may be displayed in the glass case. Up to 3 artists may show up to 18 pieces. Each artist must complete a library application form which is found on the LAA website prior to exhibiting. One-month rotation. Click here to look at the glass cases and their measurements.
Louisville Recreation Center, 800 West Via Appia, Louisville. (303-666-7400) Closed until 2019 for remodel. Art hangs on the large main wall on the left side as you enter the building. Three artists show at a time. Each artist may use 5 vertical wires (more than one piece can hang on a wire). Please note that this schedule is varied because of other prescheduled events at the Rec Center. One-month rotation.