The Louisville Slugger Art That Swings artist reception was held on a Saturday night at the Louisville Slugger Museum. Rob and Allyson attended with me. All the decorated and altered bats were on display in a long room upstairs away from other Museum attractions. Each artist was responsible for setting up their own display. Some were quite elaborate. Sluggers ranged from beautiful to whimsical (in my opinion). A few artists were well known in the area. Jean Schettler created a stunning bat inspired by one of her paintings, Jeffersonville Thunder,…

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From June 1 through August 1, my Swing Music Louisville Slugger will go on display at the newly renovated Louisville Slugger Museum. The decorated bats are a collaboration between Louisville Slugger and The Arts Council of Southern Indiana to support the work of the Arts Council which serves students, artists, educators, schools, libraries and non-profit organizations in six counties in Southern Indiana. The idea for Swing Music arrived unannounced while I was thumbing through some sheet music for my project. I saw the song title, It Don’t Mean A Thing…

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My friend and mentor, artistically speaking, suggested I participate in an art event that has turned out to be really exciting. The event is a collaboration between The Arts Council of Southern Indiana and the newly-renovated Louisville Slugger Museum. Just a side thought – did they use a baseball bat to prepare for renovation? The event, Art That Swings, offers local artists the opportunity to decorate, however they see fit, one Louisville Slugger baseball bat. How cool is that? I picked up my bat at the Arts Council offices on…

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