M.A.F. Galleries brings an artistic twist to the coffee drinking experience in Louisville. While sipping on a hot or cold beverage, customers can lounge on the sofas, outdoor patio, or opt to browse the in-house art gallery, which features works from local artists.
The coffee shop boasts an interesting menu when it comes to Frappés. M.A.F. is a space of creativity – and that theme remains consistent when it comes to the menu.
Items such as Fruity Pebble, Captain Crunch and Oreo Frappés, break conventional coffee house norms – and instead focus on catering to those who don’t mind “drinking outside the box.” For the more traditional customer – fruit smoothies, coffee, tea, bagels, snacks and soups are available as well.
Owners Chelsea Ellis and artist “Sketch” Basel-Bibbs launched the official Grand Opening of M.A.F. on June 3, giving many members of Louisville’s art community, their first glance at a place that Ellis & Sketch hope they will utilize frequently.
“M.A.F. stands for music art and food, so we wanted a place to tie all of those three things together, where artists can come, be themselves, have a place to showcase their art (whether it’s music or visual arts)… so we just want to be the hub for that.” – Chelsea Ellis
The creation of M.A.F. was a collective concept between Ellis and Sketch. Ellis is a young entrepreneur who has plans to invest a many different businesses.
Sketch is a veteran artist who has decades of experience in the art world. After realizing that their strengths were beneficial to each other – the two decided to become business partners and bring a unique coffee drinking experience to the Highlands.
“I’ve been into art for 24 years and have been a tattoo artist for 10 years. We have a mixture of art in here right now. We have a few examples of Realism, we have a few examples of Extreme Abstract, we have some Wood Burnings, we have things that are glass blown, ceramics – but the art we showcase, depends on the artist. We have a fairly reasonable audit that you go through to get your art into the gallery.” – Sketch Basel-Bibbs
M.A.F. is located at 976 Barret Avenue and operates Mon-Fri from 8:00 am-8:00pm Mon-Sat (Closed Sunday). In addition to the coffee and art experience – the venue is also available for events and private parties.
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