Speed Art Museum -

JUNE 7 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2025

Louisville's Black Avant-Garde: Gloucester Caliman (G.C.) Coxe

The third in the Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde series, this exhibition will focus on G.C. Coxe, “the Dean of African American artists in Louisville.” In 1955, at age forty-eight, Coxe became one of the first Black artists to graduate with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Louisville.

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Upcoming Events

July 2 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour

July 2 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Radical Women Tour

July 2 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour

July 3 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Art Park - Coming October 1, 2025

Learn about the Speed's newest addition to the Museum, Speed Art Park!

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Learn more about our cafe est. 1927 by Marigold.