Sustainability Now! | Morgan McGill | We Don't Wither | 7-10-23

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, wraps up an exciting summer series of interviews with local women/fem artists who are all engaged in some form of struggle for social justice and are all featured in an exciting temporary exhibit called “We Don’t Wither,” on display at the Muhammad Ali Center April 1 - December 18, 2023. Created to engage our community, We Don’t Wither examines the intersection of art and activism.

The artists featured in this exhibit have created art that responds to current socio-cultural and socio-political situations, lived experiences, and related current events — to see our world and our community through their unique perspectives. The intention is to celebrate the often unheard experiences, opinions, feelings, and perspectives from those who work, create, and fight in our city; to share their artwork and views with visitors; and to provide a space for conversation and reflection. This exhibit is included in the regular price of admission, but you can see the exhibit for free and meet the artists themselves during any of the upcoming ARTIST SHOWCASES:
Shauntrice Martin July 29
LaNia Roberts August 12
Joanne Weis August 26
Morgan McGill September 30
Nikki Douglas October 28
Learn more at: https://alicenter.org/muhammad-ali-center-announces-new-temporary-exhibit-featuring-louisville-area-artists/

We conclude our series this week with Morgan McGill, a muralist based in Louisville. She received her BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Louisville and studied historical Spanish painting in Spain where she held her first group exhibition in 2017. Paying homage to her city, she created a brilliantly saturated mural of Churchill Downs. She expanded her knowledge of color theory working with HGTV alongside Liz Richter to create the “Be Kind” mural in La Grange, KY. Most recently, she has collaborated with the Fund for the Arts and the Muhammad Ali Center to paint a portrait of Ali and participate in an exhibition on the theme of queer female perspectives. McGill has been awarded grants from the Great Meadows Foundation and the Kentucky Foundation for Women to meet her favorite artists, attend residencies around the world, and continue her podcast project on purity culture.
Learn more at https://www.morganemcgill.com/
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Check out her podcast: Pure to Pieces (on Spotify and all other platforms) https://www.morganemcgill.com/podcast

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com