St James Court is a neighbourhood in Old Louisville, that houses a fountain that in 1957 was in need of costly repair. The neighbourhood association came up with the idea of a neighbourhood art show to help raise funds. Over 50 years later and the St James Court Art Show is now a nationally critically acclaimed fine art show with nearly 750 exhibitors and regularly attracts more than 300,000 attendees over the weekend. This year even the public schools were all closed for the day to encourage pupils and teachers to attend.
Taking place over the first weekend in October, come hail rain or shine, the show takes over a huge proportion of the neighbourhood of Old Louisville. With an increasingly diverse attendance and range of arts and crafts on show and for sale, the show maintains the air of a neighbourhood opening itself up with pride. With local schools and places of worship providing parking and large numbers of volunteers across the complex network of stalls, it is clear that this is a whole community venture. And one they should be proud of.
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