Fox, Daniels and Reilly were responsible for the ā€œLive from A Dark Room: Louisville Underground Music in Photographs, 1980 ā€“ Present,ā€Ā a photographic exhibit in the ASC galleries, which features images of Louisvilleā€™s punk, hardcore and rock music scene over the past 40 years.Ā The exhibit ended January 18.

The Advocate Award recognizes someone who champions Louisville music by supporting live events, recordings and more as a super fan. LUMA was established in 2013 to preserve recordings, photographs, videos, ā€˜zines, set lists, fan mail, and other artifacts of the Louisville underground music scene from the late 1970s until the present.

The Louisville Music Awards are administered by 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville and will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Bomhard Theatre as a celebration of Louisvilleā€™s diverse music community. This yearā€™s event will be co-produced by musician and 90.5 WUOL Music ³ÉČĖÖ±²„ Manager Jecorey ā€œ1200ā€ Arthur and 91.9 WFPK Program Director Stacy Owen.

ā€œThe committee felt the work youā€™ve done on the LUMA project is more than worthy of celebration,ā€ said Owen.

The Ā just opened its newest exhibition

The exhibition features photography from more than 15 artists who have collectively documented Louisvilleā€™s music scene for nearly 40 years.

More than 300 photos reveal the tone and tenorĀ of the various bands, people and venues that have defined rock, indie, punk and hardcore music throughout the city. Many of the photos were taken by, or feature, Louisville’s rock royalty, such asĀ  and members of the 90s band Slint, .ĢżĢż

Elizabeth Reilly,Ā curator of Photographic Archives, and Marcy Werner, imaging manager and curatorial assistant, tag-teamed the show.

recently about collecting the images for the show.

ā€œFor this particular exhibition, I invited photographers to show their work,ā€ she said.

Photographers include Alex Ayers, Heather Cantrell, Bill Carner, Aron Conaway, Guy Dove, Tim Furnish, Ross Gordon, Laura Arrot Hartford, Chris Higdon, Sarah Lyon, Jennifer Martin, Doug Maxson, Will Oldham, Lonnie Tuner and others.

Artifacts from the Ā accompany the exhibition, such as band items, flyers and posters.

LUMA seeks to catalog Louisvilleā€™s influential music scene with all sorts of artifacts.Ā 

ā€œWe started collecting materials in 2013, and were getting stuff, but I wasnā€™t seeing as many photographs as I had expected,ā€ Reilly told Insider Louisville. ā€œI knew they were out there. I know the hesitation to let go of treasures, so I decided to have an exhibition and invite people I know shot photographs.ā€

The approach worked and new photos, many of which have never been published or seen by the wider public, can now be seen in the exhibition.Ā 

Reillyā€™s own punk rock past informs her interest and passion for the LUMA project.

ā€œIā€™ve been listening to the Louisville music since the early ā€™90s, when I lived in California,ā€ Reilly told Insider Louisville. ā€œI also photographed live bands when I was younger. A lot of it was punk and hard core. So this is something Iā€™ve always been in tune with.ā€

Reilly added that she hoped that the exhibition would be educational for people, and especially show the deep ties that exist in Louisville’s music scene, which have been so influential to the wider world.Ā 

Most exhibitions by Photographic Archives feature between 40 and 60 pieces, but ā€œLive from a Dark Roomā€ has close to 300 images.Ā 

ā€œI always pictured this show hanging salon-style, thatā€™s just almost covering the walls,ā€ she told Insider Louisville. ā€œItā€™s also unique because weā€™re using all different kinds of frames, different displays and presentations. Itā€™s really going to be visually impactful.ā€

The exhibition is on display through Dec. 20 in the UofL Photographic Archives gallery in the lower level of Ekstrom Library, 2215 S. Third St.