BARN RAISIN'

Conservation+Culture+Cuisine

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Mark your calendars for the 7th Annual BARN RAISIN’ on June 8, with guests of honor Mike and Christine Huskisson. Enjoy music by CornMaiz String Band, dinner and drinks by True North Catering, and a curated silent and live auction while supporting land conservation and educational programs at JSP. Presented by Expree Credit Union.

Eco-Art Workshop: Watercolor Landscapes with Toby Penney

Saturday, June 14, 2025

10am-12:30pm EST

$10 members / $20 non-members

Explore your relationship with the land at Josephine Sculpture Park's eco-art workshop! JSP founder and chief curator, Melanie VanHouten, will share a 30-minute guided tour of Linda Bruckheimer's Lost and Found Farmscapes exhibition. Then multidisciplinary artist, Toby Penney, will guide you through simple yet powerful techniques for creating vibrant landscape paintings using watercolor. Whether you’re a first-time painter or a practicing creative, this workshop offers a peaceful, hands-on opportunity to connect with nature through art.

SPRAYFiNGER® Workshop - SOLD OUT

Wednesday-Friday, July 9-11, 2025

10am-4pm EST

Ages 10-18

$160 members / $180 non-members

JSP welcomes youth ages 10-18 to a 3-day SPRAYFiNGER® workshop with Artist-in-Residence, Peyton Scott Russell! SPRAYFiNGER® is a graffiti arts community dedicated to elevating the art and culture of graffiti through educational programs and collaborations. SPRAYFiNGER® finds freedom in the flow of working with spray paint, in experimenting with color and line making, practicing the art of creative lettering, moving the aesthetics of graffiti into new mediums and contexts, and embracing continuous exploration.  Participants will move from visualization to conceptualization to creating a strong composition on GRAPHOLOGYHENGEto be publicly unveiled at SoundScape! Music & Art Festival on Saturday, July 12.

Workshop fee (nonrefundable) includes instruction, supplies and 2 tickets to SoundScape! Music & Art Festival on Saturday, July 12. Participants must bring a refillable water bottle, lunch, a snack, personal sunscreen, and any necessary medications.

Early drop-off at Yes Arts and transportation to JSP is available starting at 8am. Register for early care separately through Yes Arts at this link.

Artist Talk ft. Peyton Scott Russell

Thursday, July 10, 2025

6:30-8pm EST

21c Museum Hotel Louisville

Free

Deepen your understanding of graffiti as a teachable fine art with Minneapolis-based artist, Peyton Scott Russell, who joins the central Kentucky community as Josephine Sculpture Park’s 2025 Artist-in-Residence. Peyton will present a 30-minute talk followed by Q&A.



Peyton Scott Russell has a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and for over four decades has been a professional artist and arts instructor. In 1984, the film, Style Wars, introduced Peyton to graffiti art and the world of Hip-Hop. From that point forward, he has devoted his time and energy to graffiti art. Currently, Peyton is focused on his organization, SPRAYFiNGER®. Peyton has engaged with individuals of all ages throughout Minnesota; North and South Dakota; Wisconsin; Kentucky; Kansas; Nevada; New York; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and Tel Aviv, Israel.

SoundScape! 

Saturday, July 12, 2025

10am-2pm EST

Free to members (join today)

Tickets on sale soon!

Sway with the sculptures to live music by Appalatin. Explore new artworks by Artist-in-Residence Peyton Scott Russell, SPRAYFiNGER workshop participants, and Linda Bruckheimer. Enjoy food and drink vendors, West Sixth Brewing, Spotz Gelato, Funky Rooster’s Coffee, Taqueria El Taco Feliz and 525 Food Truck. Create art and memories with local arts and culture organizations: LexPhil, Broadway Clay, Yes Arts, Kentucky Historical Society, Franklin County Solid Waste, WKU Kentucky Archaeological Survey, Capital City Museum, Kentucky Herbalism Alliance, KySU Environmental Education Research Center, Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, Backwoods Literary Press, and more! 

This summer festival is great for all ages to bridge rural-urban cultures and cultivate connection to the landscape. The music, making and community conversations from SoundScape! will echo across the land for generations.

This project is supported with funding from the Kentucky Arts Council and Kentucky Historical Society. For more information, see history.ky.gov.

Pop-Up Exhibition: Portals, Pathways, and the Space Between Us 

Saturday, August 22, 2025

7:30-10:30pm EST

Free + registration requested (available soon)

Portals, Pathways, and the Space Between Us is a series of exhibitions curated by Sso-Rha Kang in collaboration with The Carnegie, Covington, Kentucky and KADIST that explores placemaking, shapeshifting, and the temporalities of Kentucky through the Ohio River. 

Experience live music and poetry from artists Belle Townsend, Trish Gibson, Bayley Amburgey, Willie Carver Jr,  Jeri Katherine Howell, and Grace Rogers. featured in Backwoods Literary Press' Discarded: A Rural Anthology. Then, explore 3 video and sound pieces throughout park at your own pace. Enjoy beer by West Sixth Brewing.

Learn more here.