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SIX UNIQUE SECTIONS ∙ ONE ART SHOW PEPSI_S1_NB_SM_4C (FOR USE .25" TO 1.5") CMYK Please join us in thanking our sponsors and partners, whose investment in the St. James Court Art Show directly affects the quality of our event and life in our community. The show continues to be provided free of charge to the public due to their generosity and support.PEPSI_S1_NB_MEDIUM_4C (FOR USE 1.5" TO 4") CMYK CORPORATE SPONSORS Councilman David James CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS PEPSI_S1_NB_LARGE_4C (4" AND LARGER) CMYK MEDIA PARTNERS OFFICE OF THE MAYOR LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY GREG FISCHER MAYOR Greetings, and welcome to Louisville! Whether you have come from near or far, on behalf of the city of Louisville, I would like to welcome you to our city and to the 63rd annual St. James Court Art Show. The St. James Court Art Show is a one-of-a-kind event that began as fundraiser for the neighborhood association and now years later has become one of the premier art shows in the country, where we will welcome over 200,000 guests to our city. The art pieces that you will find lining the Old Louisville streets will wow you in their creativity and uniqueness. The people that you pass, in their diversity and enthusiasm, will bring a smile to your face. There is great energy in the air every first full weekend in October! While in Louisville, you will find that we are a compassionate and vibrant city offering top-notch facilities, one-of-a-kind attractions, one of the best food and beverage scenes in the world and lots of places to have fun. From Museum Row on Main Street to many new bourbon experiences, Jefferson Memorial Forest (the largest city-owned forest in America) and Churchill Downs – there is something for everyone. Thank you to the volunteers, sponsors, and residents of the Old Louisville neighborhood who give many, many hours to embrace this national treasure we have in the St. James Court Art Show. Thank you for visiting the St. James Court Art Show. I hope you enjoy your time in Louisville. Enjoy the Art Show and come back soon! Sincerely, Greg Fischer Mayor WWW.LOUISVILLEKY.GOV LOUISVILLE METRO HALL 527 WEST JEFFERSON STREET LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40202 502.574.2003 STJAMESCOURTARTSHOW.COM 3 m LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL OFFICE OF PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES On behalf President David James of the Louisville Metro Council, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 63rd Anniversary and celebration of the St. James Court Art Show. Ranked in the Top Ten Fine Arts Shows in the nation, this autumn tradition draws over 250,000 visitors every year who come to purchase unique handcrafted items directly from the hands that crafted them. The show is held in the heart of historic Old Louisville who boasts the largest collection of Victorian homes in the country, of which I am proud to represent and is an elegant backdrop for this display of fine and crafts, that will be exhibited and sold along Saint James Court, Belgravia Court, Magnolia Avenue and the adjacent blocks of Third and Fourth Streets. rd Again, welcome and congratulations on your 63 Anniversary and send my very best wishes. Sincerely, oof::� President Metro Council Member District 6 60 l West Jefferson Street • (502) 574-1190 • Louisville, KY 40202 • [email protected] .�, 4 ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW 2019 A Letter from the Executive Director of the St. James Court Art Show It’s a great story. What began with just 11 artists who hung their paintings on a clothesline strung between two trees on St. James Court, is now recognized as the #1 Fine Art & Design Show in America, according to the 2019 issue of Sunshine Artist Magazine. Since 1957, The St. James Court Art Show has been held in the same historic Old Louisville location on St. James Court and surrounding streets. This year marks its 63rd anniversary of The St. James Court Art Show, which makes it one of the longest- running art shows of its kind in the country. The St. James Court Art Show is host to over 650 artists from over 46 states and Canada. An estimated 250,000 people attend the art show over the three-day weekend. Over the years demand became so strong or high that adjoining neighborhoods signed on, commemorative posters and merchandise were created, and food vendors were recruited to help manage the quickly growing crowds. Many people don’t know that St. James Court Art Show is run primarily by volunteers. The art show is composed through a consortium of small neighborhoods in Old Louisville, including St. James Court, Belgravia Court, South Fourth Street, Third Street, 1300 Third Street Neighborhood Associations and West End Baptist Church. The St. James Court Art Show is well known as one of Metro Louisville’s most iconic events. In fact, it has become such an important part of the Louisville cultural landscape that local schools are closed on its opening day. Only one other event, Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs shares such an honor. Thankfully revenues today are far higher than the $150 earned at the first show, since funds are primarily reinvested into the upkeep of the neighborhood’s cobblestone sidewalks, gaslights, majestic fountains, mature trees and landscaping. We’re proud to say Metro Louisville bears no expense for renovation or upkeep of Old Louisville property or landmarks. No Home Owner Association fees are collected because the St. James Court Art Show income pays for work that typically HOA fees would cover. We are often asked who benefits from the St. James Court Art Show? Here are a few highlights: • The annual economic impact for Metro Louisville is over $5 million (Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau). • Total artist sales equate to about $2.5 million annually (Kentucky Department of Revenue). • Numerous neighborhood schools, churches and institutions use parking as a major fundraiser during the art show and usually raise $50-$60,000 each. • The art show’s neighborhood associations’ annual contributions to Old Louisville, and neighborhood maintenance costs about $250,000-$300,000 per year. • Lastly, through our high school art show competition The St. James Court Art Show awards approximately $50,000 is scholarship money to high school students annually. None of this would be possible without you, whether you’re a local or you traveled to Louisville, an artist or attendee, volunteer or vendor, we’re happy you’re here and thank you for supporting the St. James Court Art Show! Sincerely, Howard Rosenberg St. James Court Art Show Executive Director STJAMESCOURTARTSHOW.COM 5 St. James Court Art Show 2019 Print The St. James Court Art Show selected Mark D. Bird, renowned watercolor artist and nephew of St. James Court Art Show founder, Malcolm Bird, to create a new print series, “A Sense of Place: A Collection of Fine Art Prints”. The first print in the series is entitled, “Saturday morning coffee at 1418 St. James Court”. The print series will feature the highest-quality giclee fine art reproductions in signed and numbered editions of 100 prints. These reproductions will be printed on 100% cotton rag archival paper, using pigmented inks which offer lightfastness up to 75 years. Each print will also receive an original The Art Print may be purchased at Booth #SJ-225 across from The St. James Court pencil remarque by the artist to Fountain. assure its authenticity. Stephen W. Brown will contributie his original research into Old Louisville and St. Malcolm Bird. Malcolm, who lived at the street, with a masterfully James Court history by writing about at 1436 St. James Court, and Ethel, manicured inner garden nearest the the subject of each year’s edition. formed a bond which would last for cottage. And it was the dichotomy of Each print in this collection will be the rest of their lives. these two modes of gardening that released on an annual basis for a inspired me to paint this scene in the Ethel B. duPont was the period of ten years. Prints can be manner you see before you. granddaughter of Antoine Bidermann purchased at St. James Court Art Show duPont. The duPont family heirs Ethel duPont was a gardener for $200 or by emailing kclayton@ sold their Central Park property to extraordinaire. Her papers were stjamescourtartshow.com. Specific the City of Louisville in 1904. There bequeathed to the Filson Historical print numbers are available on a first- were several buildings on the family Society and in my research of them, I come, first-served basis. The original estate, among which was the little discovered her correspondence with watercolor painting has been sold to frame cottage, known generally as a a seed company in Chicago, IL. She an anonymous collector. “gardener’s cottage.” had requested seeds of countless Artist Statement perennials to add to her “…garden of This cottage was relocated to its cut and potted flowers…” As the subject of the first print in present site after the duPont family the collection “A Sense of Place”, the bought lots on St. James Court, From this list, I set about painting duPont cottage holds perhaps more and was situated at the rear of the this scene of the ultimate urban history than any other home on St. present lot near the alley. In time, the garden with all of the flowers she had James Court. great expanse of front yard became imagined. It was a great art adventure, overgrown with foliage and trees. painting flowers I hoped she would My history with the cottage was This then, was how I had always have planted, having designed established through my introduction remembered Ethel’s home: a tangle her wish list so as to have color to Ethel B.

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