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Arts Council - Recent Headlines
Below you will find a list of recent press releases. Click on the title to view the full text of the press release.
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- Kentucky Arts Council places six grant programs on hiatus
Monday, February 01, 2010
Due to budget reductions, the Kentucky Arts Council has placed six grant programs on hiatus for fiscal year 2011: Arts Build Communities, Community Scholars Project, Folk Arts Project, Individual Artist Professional Development, Organizational Technical Assistance and Performing Arts on Tour.
- Kentucky Arts Council presents Arts Day
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Kentucky Arts Council will host a number of activities and meetings for artists and arts leaders on Feb. 10, 2010, in Frankfort.
- Kentucky Arts Council provides accessibility consulting services
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Kentucky Arts Council offers free accessibility assessments to Kentucky arts organizations in areas of programming, services and physical space through a partnership with the Kentucky Center for Performing Arts, Access Services.
- Kentucky Arts Council expands Kentucky Peer Advisory Network
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Kentucky Arts Council has selected 18 professional arts administrators and artists for its roster of arts consultants in the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network program to provide low-cost advisory assistance in areas of board development, grant writing, planning, fundraising, marketing and promotion.
- Kentucky Arts Council aids professional development of Kentucky artists
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded a total of $3,194 in Individual Artist Professional Development grants to seven Kentucky artists for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.
- Kentucky Arts Council supports arts in schools through artist residencies
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $32,940 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies in 20 counties, scheduled to take place in the spring of 2010.
- Kentucky Arts Council Promotes Artful Living at 2010 Market
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Kentucky Crafted: The Market returns to Louisville, Ky., March 4-7, 2010, at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B.
- Folklife Apprenticeship Program Carries on Kentucky's Musical Traditions
Friday, December 04, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded grants through the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program to honor traditional artists and encourage the continuation of Kentucky's living traditions.
- Public Meeting Notice
Thursday, December 03, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council will hold its regular quarterly meeting at 12:00 p.m. EST, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at the Walden Theatre, 1123 Payne Street, Louisville, Ky.
- Governor Beshear Promotes Giving Gifts Made in Kentucky
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed December 2009 as "Give a Gift Made in Kentucky Month," and representatives of the Kentucky Arts Council joined First Lady Jane Beshear yesterday in kicking off the campaign at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.
- Arts Council Supports Kentucky's Traditional Arts through Folk Arts Project Grants
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded 10 grants totaling $32,000 to help local communities and organizations identify, document, conserve and present folk and traditional culture.
- Kentucky Arts Council Nominating Committee to Meet in Frankfort
Monday, November 16, 2009
The Nominating Committee of the Kentucky Arts Council board of directors will hold a meeting to review and solicit recommendations for new board members at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, November 17, 2009, in Room C109 of the Transportation Office Building, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, Ky.
- Kentucky Experience Seeks Performing Artists for World Equestrian Games
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The deadline is approaching for Kentucky performing artists to submit an application to perform at The Kentucky Experience pavilion, which will be part of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Professional artists and community and school groups in all performing arts genres may submit applications until December 15, 2009.
- Kentucky Arts Council Selects Fifteen High Schools to Participate in Poetry Out Loud
Friday, November 06, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council has selected fifteen high schools to participate in the state competition for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Selected schools are Allen County Scottsville High School,Paul Laurence Dunbar High School,Frankfort High School,Western Hills High School, Fulton High School, Grant County High School, Harlan County High School, Hart County High School, Ballard High School, Beechwood High School, Knox Central High School, Jenkins Independent School, Mercer County High School, Ohio County High School and Greenwood High School.
- Individuals, Museums, a Business and a Local Government will be Honored at Governor's Awards in the Arts Celebration
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council will host the Governor's Awards in the Arts, a public ceremony and celebration, on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
- Arts Council Offers Schools Opportunities for Artist Residencies
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until October 15, 2009 for Teacher Initiated Program grants. These grants support schools bringing professional artists into the classroom.
- Kentucky Arts Council Presents Information Sessions across the Commonwealth
Friday, September 25, 2009
In celebration of National Arts and Humanities month, the Kentucky Arts Council will be visiting ten communities to present a series of informational sessions known as "Kentucky Arts Council on the Road." These convenings will give citizens opportunities to network with those engaged in the arts at the local level and to learn about the work of the arts council, the state arts agency.
- Kentucky Arts Council to Meet in Lexington
Friday, September 11, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes artists, representatives from arts organizations, educators and community leaders from Lexington and the surrounding area for an afternoon reception at 3:00 p.m. E.D.T., Friday, September 18, 2009, at the Miller House, 832 Lochmere Place at The Enclave at Andover Estates on Chilesburg Road, Lexington, Ky. The reception follows the quarterly meeting of the governing board of directors of the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency.
- Kentucky Arts Council Awards Fellowships to Visual and Media Artists
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded 15 Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards of $7,500 each to Kentucky visual and media artists. This year, a category for emerging artists has been added to the awards program to recognize artistic excellence for new and emerging artists. These awards of $1000 each went to three visual artists and one media artist.
- Arts Council Offers Marketing Opportunities for Kentucky Craftspeople and Artists
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until September 15, 2009 for the Kentucky Crafted Program. This state-sponsored program assists craftspeople and visual artists working in any medium, to reach regional, national and international wholesale and retail markets.
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