About

Zephyr Gallery is a multidisciplinary exhibition space located in the East Market Street Business District of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The mission of Zephyr Gallery is to serve as a platform to incubate, advocate, and facilitate innovative ideas in art and artistic practices in the region. In 2013, Zephyr launched a 5 year Project series with curated proposal-based exhibitions as well as collaborations with universities, colleges, and cultural institutions.

Hours: By appointment

History

In 1987, before downtown Louisville re-emerged as an active business district, a small group of artists saw an entrepreneurial opportunity for a new kind of gallery and moved into an empty building on West Main Street in the middle of what was to become a re-vitalized commercial corridor of the city.

Zephyr Gallery began as an ever-changing artist-run cooperative intent on building both infrastructure and enthusiasm for local art through innovative exhibitions with the primary vision of providing individual artists control over the presentation of their work.

After 26 years as the second longest running artist cooperative in the country, Zephyr Gallery has a new mission and purpose. It now serves as a platform to incubate, advocate, and facilitate innovative ideas in art and artistic practices through our ongoing Project Series.

Corporate Art Program

Contact Zephyr Gallery to learn about the corporate art loan-to-purchase program which has been placing art in Kentucky businesses for the past 25 years.

As an artist run gallery, Zephyr works with other local galleries, university faculty, and independent artists to create an art inventory for our corporate program which supports visual arts in Louisville and the region.

Interested businesses can contact radtke.chris@gmail.com for more information.

Call for Artists

Zephyr Gallery is accepting new artists for the Corporate Art Program. Eligible applicants must reside in the state of Kentucky or within a 150 range of Louisville in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. To apply, please email chris@zephyrgallery.org a resume, a work statement with 350 words max, and 5-10 digital images with checklist (including title, date, materials, dimensions, and gallery price taking into account a 50/50 commission). Jpegs should be no larger than 1024 x 768. All accepted works are covered by insurance during the course of the loan.

Requirements:

2D work in any medium and sculptural wall pieces are accepted.
Work must be ready to install.
Scale can range from 6”x6” to 6’x7’.
Artist is responsible for delivery/pick-up to/from Zephyr.
Works must be suitable for a corporate business setting, specifically refraining from political, nude, and religious imagery.
Works must be available for loan for up to two years.
Undergraduate work not accepted.