Kentucky Arts Council Presents Creative Industry Report
The Kentucky artists and craftspeople of our creative industries bring $1.9 billion in earnings to the state The Kentucky Arts Council has released the Kentucky Creative Industry Report, commissioned...
View ArticleRegister now for Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2015
The popular annual Kentucky Crafted: The Market sales show for commonwealth artists and craftspeople returns to Lexington Convention Center on March 6-8. Buyers and representatives of retail businesses...
View ArticleForecastle Festival to remain in Louisville through 2019
Band lineup to be announced on Tuesday LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2015) — One of the nation’s premier summer musical festivals has signed an extension to remain in Louisville through 2019. Mayor Greg...
View ArticleForecastle Festival music line-up announced
Includes My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Widespread Panic and Sam Smith LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2015) — The line-up for the Forecastle Festival was announced today, with headline acts being...
View ArticleSpotlight on the Arts: June 2015
Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship Training Comes to Kentucky Kentucky artists who are interested in taking their work to the online marketplace and making it profitable may have expanded opportunities thanks...
View ArticleSpotlight on the Arts: July 2015
Kentucky’s Creative Industry Report to be Highlighted at International Conference The Kentucky Arts Council is celebrating 2015 as the Year of the Arts, but it could also be called the Year of the...
View ArticleSpotlight on the arts: August 2015
Arts Organizations Get Major NationalRecognition from NEA, ArtsPlace America Roots & Wings participants make music at the Shawnee Arts & Cultural Center in Louisville. Roots and Wings was...
View ArticleSpotlight on the Arts: September 2015
Sponsorships Available for 2nd Annual Creative Industry Summit The Kentucky Arts Council has placed emphasis during the past two years on defining the state’s creative industry and demonstrating its...
View ArticleSpotlight on the Arts: October 2015
Kentucky Crafted at the Breeders’ Cup Festival, Oct. 28-31 Like most of the state, the Kentucky Arts Council is getting ready for the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships Oct. 30-31 at...
View ArticleMaking Music in the Mountains
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS By Matt Wickstrom Brennen Meek, producer at the Mountain Arts Center’s recording studio in Prestonsburg, looks on from the control room during a session with Rachel Messer and...
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