April 5th Republic Bank First Friday Hop – Republic Bank First Friday Hop

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April 5th Republic Bank First Friday Hop

This month’s featured event will be Horsepower opening at Craft Gallery & Mercantile as part of the Derby Kickoff on the Hop!

Friday, April 5th marks an important day in Louisville, Kentucky. It is exactly 30 days from the 145th Kentucky Derby. It is also the April Republic Bank First Friday Hop, so we are celebrating this special day by enjoying some of the most prominent equestrian artists in the region: Jeaneen Barnhart, Jaime Corum, Tyler Robertson, Richard Sullivan, Geoffrey Crowe, and more — all on South 4th!

Start at Craft Gallery & Mercantile for Horsepower, then, just next door to Crafts, Regalo will be holding an opening reception for Painting Outside the Lines. On the same block, Mysterious Rack will be crafting fascinators and Block Party Handmade Boutique is having their 6th Anniversary Celebration. Across the street, a hands-on sugar-cookie-art-making event at Belmar Baked can be found at the Cellar Door Chocolates Gallery and just down the street The Winner’s Circle Hosted by The Brown Hotel will be opening.

On the North end of 4th Street, we have another very special event. For the first time, the public will have the opportunity to Meet the Galt House Artist in Residence Finalists 5 PM – 7 PM, Kacy Jackson, Jordan Morgan, Gibbs Rounsavall and Ewa Perz will be in the gallery for a meet and greet. These artists were selected from twenty-nine entries by the Artist in Residence selection committee, comprised of 13 prominent members of Louisville’s arts community.