THIS TIME!
Filmmaker and artist Fitzgerald Junior will screen a selection of short films. Screenings will take place at 5pm and 7pm both followed by Q & A and discussion with the artist.
Additionally Fitzgerald and Executive Producer Kristen Adele Calhoun will conduct a raffle of items donated by local businesses including Actors Theatre of Louisville and Clique Boutique. There will also be a silent auction of Fitzgerald’s paintings.
All proceeds go directly to production expenses for Fitzgerald’s newest film - THE ASTRONAUT WHO LOST HIS HELMET which deals with the impact of gun violence; what is required to create healthy communities; how to process trauma and grief; transformative healing; hopeful futures for Black boys, Black men and their families.
Fitzgerald Junior Bio
︎Born on the island of Oahu, Hawai’i, Fitzgerald Junior is an artist whose practice is an exploration of mediums that include film, music, collage and painting. ︎He grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and was raised in a Black southern matriarchy. His work is anchored by a deep love for Black people and infinite curiosity for all the ways we navigate the personal, communal, and societal aspects of identity in the American South as well as across the diaspora.
︎While studying at the University of Colorado, Fitzgerald developed a creative approach centered on experimentation and play. He produces work that combines moving images, photography, sound and type to explore how Blackness expresses itself sonically, texturally, temporally and spatially.
︎He is a disabled veteran who has served tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is currently based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kristen Adele Calhoun Bio
Kristen Adele Calhoun is a writer, actor, producer and curator. She is a Staff Writer on HBO’s adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel SULA and is also on the writing team for BLKNWS directed by Kahlil Joseph, produced by A24 and Participant. She is a co-producer of InterFest, an intersectional arts and ideas festival that began at Harlem School of the Arts and is the co-curator of BLKSPACE, a two-week, rest-centered residency for Black artists. She is also an I AM SOUL Playwriting Resident at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre.
Her television and film acting credits include House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Elementary, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, and Everything I Whispered to Dorothy. She is an Executive Producer for The Astronaut Who Lost His Helmet and splits her time between Ghana, Mexico and Louisville, KY.
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ABOUT THE EVENT
Thank you for participating in The New Albany Art Walk! The 3rd Friday of each month through October, many downtown businesses will be part of the artwalk. You may find a musician, a jewelry maker, a painter or an author. A business may be such a cool spot, you will enjoy seeing what they have to offer and it could be considered artistic in itself.
Many of the incredible shops downtown are participating and will be open until 8:00pm. So, please stroll the streets of historic New Albany, and enjoy all the incredible local talents.
The Root located at 110 East Main will serve as information headquarters. We will have a special display or event for your enjoyment as well! Everything from a special movie screening, live music, photography or fashion show, you never know what you'll find at The New Albany Art Walk each 3rd Friday of the month.
So mark your calendar and join us for an unforgettable evening of art, community, and fun. We can't wait to see you there!