KAC Awards Artist Residency Grants
The Kentucky Arts Council awarded $25,380 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for 47 weeks of short-term teaching artist residencies this spring in commonwealth schools. The grant program provides...
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Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2012
There were 181 artisan exhibitors. FOR its 30th incarnation presenting the works of commonwealth artists and craftspeople,Kentucky Crafted: The Market returned to Lexington. As usual, the first two...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — With concerns over job creation and business growth holding a prominent position on policy agendas today, governors are increasingly finding innovative ways to support economic growth,...
View ArticleFunds Help Students Get to Arts Venues
The Kentucky Arts council is helping students from across the state attend events and performances at Kentucky arts venues. Funding through the arts council’s newly established TranspARTation grant...
View ArticleKentucky Arts Council Receives $734,900 Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, a state partnership grant of $734,900. Forty percent of NEA grant-making funds are designated for...
View ArticleCouncil Helps Teachers Bring the Arts to the Classroom
The Kentucky Arts Council awarded $11,340 in Teacher Initiated Program grants to support 21 weeks of short-term artist residencies during the fall of 2012. These grants give professional artists an...
View ArticleTV version of Kentucky-based “WoodSongs” radio show wins national Telly Award
The Lexington-based international broadcast of Michael Johnathon’s “WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour” has been awarded the 2012 National Telly Award, for its broadcast “Celebration of Appalachia &...
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Spotlight on the Arts — Sept. 2012
Nine Receive Governor’s Award in the Arts The Kentucky Arts Council has announced the 2012 Governor’s Awards in the Arts recognizing Kentuckians, businesses and arts organizations for outstanding...
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Spotlight on the Arts — Oct. 2012
Louisville Orchestra’s 75th Anniversary The Louisville Orchestra recently launched its 75th season. The Louisville Orchestra launched its 75th season with its first public performance since May of last...
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Spotlight on the Arts — Nov. 2012
New Business Development Program Brings Kentucky Artisans to Market The arts are a big business in Kentucky, which is home to more than 6,700 arts-related businesses that employ 24,400 people – nearly...
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Spotlight on the Arts — April 2013
‘Aerial America’ TV series to include Kentucky Quilt Trail Film crews and producers of the documentary series “Aerial America” for the Smithsonian Channel are scheduled to fly by helicopter across...
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Spotlight on the Arts — June 2013
$18 million donation boosts expansion plans at Speed Art Museum An $18 million donation from the family of late philanthropist and Brown-Forman Chairman Owsley Brown II will allow the Speed Art Museum...
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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...
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Register 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...
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Forecastle 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...
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Forecastle 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...
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Spotlight 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...
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Spotlight 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...
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