Barrels of Heart

About the Exhibition

Barrels of Heart is Louisville's first bourbon-barrel art exhibition.

Curated by Morgan Hancock, founder of the nonprofit Bourbon with Heart, Barrels of Heart featured twenty custom Bourbon barrels designed by local artists of varying ages from eighteen to sixty-five, diverse ethnicities, and varying levels of experience—from award-winning professionals to hobbyists. During the exhibition’s eight-week run, members of the public had the opportunity to vote for their favorite custom-painted barrel. The winning artist was awarded a cash prize and a donation to the charity of their choice. The remaining proceeds will be donated to local nonprofits.

Barrels of Heart was open from February 2 to March 30, on display in The Spirit of Kentucky®, a permanent exhibition about Bourbon located on the third floor of the Frazier History Museum.

Learn more about Morgan Hancock, Bourbon with Heart, and the twenty artists at bourbonwithheart.org/meet-the-artists.

Object List

• From the Flames by Andy Perez

• Louisville by April Eryn Jeffreys

• Waterfront Park Purrfection by April Schweiss

• What’s Inside by Ashley Brossart

• The Best of Kentucky by Chimel Ford

• El Barril 502 by Clay Mata

• Bourbon and the Backside by Darryl Montez Tucker

• The Heart of Kentucky is the Art of Kentucky by David & Terri Sierra

• My Old Kentucky Home by David Green (Starvin’ Artist)

• Dripping in Kindness by Down Syndrome of Louisville’s Adult Academy Class Artists (Tyler, Micheal, Jamia, Charlie, Jenny, Erinn, Grace, Sheridan)

• Top Shelf by Gail Corso

• In the beginning God created corn by Janet Hoard

• @Bourbongoggles With Heart by Jon Cecil

• Barrel of Dreams by Keith Anderson

• Ali’s Louisville by Latora Schmidt

• Whimsical Lou by Lianne Alcon

• “I wonder if the River dreams of me, too” by Mahalia Xiaoqi

• Last Cocktail by Marty Osbourn O’Daniel

• Secretariat 50th Anniversary by Rickelle Nelson

• Dancing Butterflies! by Sebastian Duverge