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• New arts council grant addresses access to the arts for underserved populations
  Monday, November 19, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council is making grant funds available to support arts programming for underserved populations and to limit barriers that may prevent underserved populations of Kentuckians from experiencing the arts.
• Folk art masters, apprentices exhibition moves to Madisonville
  Thursday, November 15, 2012
  Explore Kentucky's artistic and cultural traditions and the relationships between the people who contribute to their legacy at "The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships" exhibition now through Dec.17 at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts in Madisonville.
• 18 Kentucky schools to participate in national Poetry Out Loud contest
  Thursday, November 15, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council has selected 18 high schools to participate in the state Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The program, now in its eighth year, encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation.
• 21 artists added to Kentucky Crafted Program roster
  Wednesday, November 14, 2012
  Twenty-one new artists have adjudicated into the Kentucky Crafted program, the Kentucky Arts Council's marketing assistance program that provides opportunities for artists to expand their market reach.
• Meet artists, shop Kentucky Crafted at special holiday events through December
  Wednesday, October 31, 2012
  Artists in the Kentucky Crafted program and Architectural Artists Directory are participating in special events and sharing work in their studios, galleries and showrooms during holiday open houses, exhibits and tours starting in early November and running throughout the holiday season.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards transportation grants to 18 schools
  Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  Eighteen Kentucky schools will send students to arts events and performances at venues across the state after being awarded Kentucky Arts Council TranspARTation grants.
• Kentucky Arts Council board chairman elected to serve on national arts board
  Monday, October 29, 2012
  Kentucky Arts Council Board Chairman Todd Lowe has been elected to serve a three-year term on the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) board of directors. Lowe, of Louisville, has served on the Kentucky Arts Council board – and as its chairman – since 2005. He is president and founder of the investment advisory firm Parthenon LLC.
• First Lady's Exhibit features Kentucky Crafted artists
  Thursday, October 25, 2012
  An exhibit featuring the work of eight Kentucky artists is on display through April 22, 2013, in the office of First Lady Jane Beshear as part of the annual "First Lady's Exhibit," the Kentucky Arts Council announced today.
• Business leaders gather to discuss the arts at Lexington event
  Friday, October 19, 2012
  Some of the state's most influential business leaders will gather next week to discuss their support for the arts and the strategies they employ to integrate the arts in day-to-day and long-term business plans at a symposium sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Folk art masters, apprentices exhibition moves to Cadiz museum
  Thursday, October 18, 2012
  Explore Kentucky's artistic and cultural traditions and the relationships between the people who contribute to their legacy at "The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships" exhibition Oct. 17–Nov. 4, at the Janice Mason Art Museum in Cadiz.
• Community Scholars training scheduled in Paris
  Thursday, October 18, 2012
  The next session of the Kentucky Community Scholars Program will begin later this month in Paris, Ky., and is open to anyone interested in being trained in documentation, interpretation and dissemination of unique local cultural resources and traditional art forms.
• Governor pays tribute to Kentuckians in the arts at public ceremony
  Tuesday, October 09, 2012
  Governor Steve Beshear presented awards today honoring the nine recipients of the 2012 Governor's Awards in the Arts. The awards are the state's highest achievement in the arts, recognizing individuals, organizations and businesses that make extraordinary contributions to the arts in Kentucky.
• Business workshop offers growth opportunities for artists
  Friday, October 05, 2012
  Helping artists gain marketing and business skills to fortify and maximize their selling potential was the topic of discussion at a Kentucky Arts Council workshop today in Berea.
• Louisville artist sculptor of 2012 Governor’s award honoring achievements in the arts
  Friday, October 05, 2012
  The recipients of the 2012 Governor’s Awards in the Arts will each receive a handcrafted, personalized sculpture by Louisville artist Mark Needham when Governor Steve Beshear presents the state’s highest honors in the arts at a ceremony in Frankfort.
• Shop Kentucky Crafted during American Craft Week, Oct. 5-14
  Monday, October 01, 2012
  Quality craftsmanship and artistic excellence produced by Kentucky's finest artists are in the spotlight during American Craft Week, Oct. 5-14. The weeklong celebration in Kentucky was designated via proclamation by Governor Steve Beshear and is sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Governor proclaims October Arts and Humanities Month
  Thursday, September 27, 2012
  In celebration of the important role Kentucky's artistic traditions and cultural heritage play in the state, Governor Steve Beshear has proclaimed October National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) in Kentucky, the Kentucky Arts Council announced today.
• Alltech among 10 U.S. businesses to receive national award for support of the arts
  Wednesday, September 26, 2012
  A Kentucky company is among 10 national business organizations selected to receive a prestigious award recognizing exceptional commitment to the arts from the nation's leading nonprofit organization advancing arts and arts education.
• Governor proclaims Sept. 9-15 Arts in Education Week in Kentucky
  Monday, September 10, 2012
  Emphasizing the important role the arts play in the development of young people, Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed Sept. 9-15 as Arts in Education Week in Kentucky.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Whitesburg
  Thursday, September 06, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting Sept. 14, 2012, from 9 a.m.to noon EDT at Appalshop, 91 Madison St., Whitesburg, Ky. All Kentucky Arts Council meetings are open to the public.
• Kentucky Arts Council matches funds for arts projects through online tool, power2give.org
  Thursday, August 30, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council is partnering with the Fund for the Arts in Louisville for a second year to provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds to nonprofit arts projects across the state through the social media fundraising website power2give.org.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market will return to Lexington Center in 2013
  Wednesday, August 29, 2012
  Kentucky's finest art, craft, literature, music and artisan food will return to the Lexington Convention Center in March 2013 for Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the Kentucky Arts Council's signature arts event for wholesale buyers and the general public.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers workshop for teachers
  Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council and VSA Kentucky are partnering to provide a free professional development workshop for teachers who want to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into the classroom.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards transportation grants to 10 schools
  Tuesday, August 07, 2012
  Students in 10 Kentucky schools will attend arts events and performances at venues across the state after being recently awarded Kentucky Arts Council TranspARTation grants.
• Top Kentucky talent performs for arts presenters, public at Kentucky On Stage
  Monday, August 06, 2012
  Kentucky On Stage, the Kentucky Arts Council’s annual showcase featuring some of Kentucky’s most exciting performing artists, will be 1- 4:30 p.m. Aug. 23, in the William Stamps Farish Theater at the Lexington Public Library Central location. The event is free and open to the public, as well as anyone interested in booking Kentucky talent.
• Arts education grant available to Kentucky teachers
  Friday, August 03, 2012
  Opportunities are available for teachers to collaborate with professional artists to provide unique arts education experiences for students through the Kentucky Arts Council’s Teaching Art Together grant.
• Kentucky Arts Council seeks schools to participate in Poetry Out Loud
  Thursday, August 02, 2012
  Applications are open for schools that want to be a part of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation competition funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and the Kentucky Arts Council. Schools may apply online at the arts council website.
• Governor's Awards in the Arts recipients named
  Wednesday, July 25, 2012
  Continuing the tradition of recognizing Kentuckians, businesses and arts organizations for outstanding contribution, achievement in and support of the arts, the Kentucky Arts Council today announced the 2012 Governor’s Awards in the Arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council seeks state poet laureate nominations
  Tuesday, July 24, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting nominations for Kentucky Poet Laureate, the agency announced today. The next poet laureate will serve for two years starting in 2013, succeeding current Kentucky Poet Laureate Maureen Morehead, who has served since 2011.
• Architectural artists added to Kentucky Arts Council directory
  Friday, July 20, 2012
  Four new artists have been added to the Kentucky Arts Council’s Architectural Artists Directory, an adjudicated roster of artists with an established work history of projects that include architectural elements and artwork, custom-made fixtures and uniquely crafted building installations.
• Kentucky Arts Council announces Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeships
  Wednesday, July 18, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants to four master artists to encourage the continuation of Kentucky’s living traditional arts. The grants enable master artists to teach their skills, practices and culture to less experienced artists within their communities.
• Kentucky Arts Council adds to Teaching Artists Directory
  Monday, July 16, 2012
  Three new artists have been added to the Kentucky Arts Council’s Teaching Artists Directory, the online source for Kentucky schools and teachers who want to work with professional artists to integrate arts into the classroom.
• Kentucky Arts Council announces Emerging Artist Award recipients
  Friday, July 13, 2012
  Six Kentucky literary artists and one musical composer have been awarded $1,000 each as recipients of the Kentucky Arts Council Emerging Artist Award program, the agency announced today.
• Kentucky Arts Council announces Al Smith Fellowship award recipients
  Friday, July 13, 2012
  Nine Kentucky literary artists and one musical composer have been awarded $7,500 each as recipients of the Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, the agency announced today.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards $1.7 million in grants to arts organizations across the state
  Friday, July 13, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded more than $1.7 million in operational support funding to 104 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations for fiscal year 2013, through the Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) grant, the agency announced today.
• Kentucky Arts Council seeks artists for marketing program
  Monday, July 09, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications through Aug. 15 from craft and visual artists to be part of the Kentucky Crafted Program, the only state-supported marketing program for professional artists.
• Governor appoints new members to Kentucky Arts Council Board
  Friday, July 06, 2012
  Governor Steve Beshear has appointed two new members to the Kentucky Arts Council board, and reappointed four current board members.
• Arts consultant program available for schools
  Tuesday, June 26, 2012
  A new Kentucky Arts Council program is available for schools and school districts that would like assistance with improving arts education programs, policies and curriculum.
• Performing artists added to Kentucky Arts Council directory
  Tuesday, June 19, 2012
  Seven performing artists or groups have been accepted into the Kentucky Arts Council’s Performing Arts Directory, the agency announced today. Six additional artists or groups had their eligibility renewed for the state’s adjudicated roster of performing artists.
• Artists added to Kentucky Crafted Program roster
  Monday, June 18, 2012
  Eleven new artists have been accepted into the Kentucky Crafted program, the Kentucky Arts Council’s marketing assistance program that provides opportunities for artists to expand their market reach.
• Kentucky museums offer free admission to military personnel and families
  Wednesday, June 13, 2012
  Twenty-four Kentucky museums are participating in a program that provides free admission to their facilities for active duty military personnel and their family members.
• Kentucky Cultural Districts receive national recognition; deadline to apply approaches
  Wednesday, June 06, 2012
  The deadline to submit a letter of intent to apply for the 2013 Kentucky Cultural District certification program approaches, as cities that received the state’s first cultural district designations win recognition for showcasing unique character and assets in their respective communities.
• Kentucky arts organizations receive funding from arts council partner
  Tuesday, June 05, 2012
  Nine Kentucky arts organizations have been awarded nearly $40,000 in funding to support efforts to bring touring artists to their venues, the Kentucky Arts Council announced today.
• Kentucky Arts Council announces Kentucky Crafted Retailer designations
  Friday, June 01, 2012
  Nineteen businesses in three states have been designated Kentucky Crafted Retailers by the Kentucky Arts Council, the agency announced today.
• Participants will lead conversation at Kentucky Arts Council (un)conference addressing disabilities
  Thursday, May 31, 2012
  The audience is the expert at the Kentucky Arts Council’s inaugural (un)conference, an event that will address career assistance, professional development and other issues related to working as an artist with a disability.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Bowling Green
  Friday, May 25, 2012
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE -- The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting June 15, 2012, from noon to 3 p.m. CDT at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC), 601 College St., Bowling Green, Ky.
• National Endowment for the Arts awards grants to five Kentucky organizations
  Monday, May 14, 2012
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an independent federal agency, recently announced $185,000 in grant awards to five Kentucky organizations to fund arts programming.
• Community scholars discover the diversity of traditions in their own backyard
  Friday, May 04, 2012
  The Kentucky Folklife Program honored 22 Louisville and Irvington residents who met the standards to become certified Community Scholars on April 23, at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville.
• Kentucky arts and cultural initiatives included in new report from National Governors Association
  Thursday, May 03, 2012
  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, according to the recently released report “New Engines of Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture, and Design.” Kentucky is cited on several occasions in the National Governors Association (NGA) report for arts marketing programs and the arts and cultural districts initiative developed by the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Schoolchildren paint colorful canvases for Governor’s Derby Celebration
  Tuesday, May 01, 2012
  As the preparations are made for a festive atmosphere in downtown Frankfort for the Governor’s Derby Celebration, one of the final touches will be the tablecloths for the picnic tables. Each picnic table on the Old State Capitol grounds will be shaped like a horse and covered with a “blanket” painted by schoolchildren of all ages from across the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council receives $734,900 from National Endowment for the Arts
  Friday, April 27, 2012
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, a state partnership grant of $734,900.The arts council is the sole Kentucky agency designated to receive state partnership funding from the NEA.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents fine art and craft at Governor's Derby Celebration
  Tuesday, April 24, 2012
  Visitors to the Governor’s Derby Celebration in downtown Frankfort will have an opportunity to purchase some of Kentucky’s finest jewelry, paintings, pottery, basketry, woodwork, hand-painted photographs, soft sculptures, toys and more, on the grounds of the Old Capitol from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Governor’s Derby Exhibit
  Monday, April 23, 2012
  Visitors to the Capitol during the Derby season will have the opportunity to see the work of Kentucky artists in the Governor’s Derby Exhibit. The show of paintings, drawings and photographs is the result of an open call to artists coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear as a part of the Governor’s Derby Celebration.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents architectural artists at Central Kentucky Home, Garden & Flower Show
  Friday, April 06, 2012
  Visitors to the 37th Annual Central Kentucky Home, Garden & Flower Show will have the opportunity to see the work of artists who create architectural elements, sculptures, custom-made fixtures and uniquely crafted installations for residential and commercial interior and exterior spaces. The Kentucky Arts Council’s exhibit of architectural artists will be prominently featured at the show, April 12-15, in Heritage Hall, Lexington Convention Center.
• Kentucky Arts Council partners with University of Louisville to present public art symposium
  Tuesday, April 03, 2012
  In an effort to engage artists, students, curators, preservationists, administrators, public officials and others in discourse about public art, the Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with the University of Louisville to offer Public Art and the City: 2012. The symposium will be April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, at the Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, 2301 S. Third St., on the campus of the University of Louisville.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards transportation grant to seven schools
  Tuesday, April 03, 2012
  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 covers transportation costs.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards 10 artist residency grants to schools
  Tuesday, April 03, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council has 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 opportunity to demonstrate their art forms and provide students and teachers hands-on experiences in making art.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Kentucky Writers' Day
  Thursday, March 22, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council will celebrate Kentucky Writers’ Day with a number of activities April 24 in Frankfort.
• Curtlyn Kramer wins Poetry Out Loud state finals competition
  Wednesday, March 21, 2012
  Curtlyn Kramer, a senior from Ashland attending The Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University, emerged as the winner among the 21 high school champions from across the Commonwealth who competed in the seventh annual Poetry Out Loud state finals today in Frankfort.
• Exhibitors shine at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Monday, March 19, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council recognized five outstanding exhibiting artists at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, held March 1-4 at the Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, Ky. The awards encourage excellence in product development, booth display and accessibility.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Poetry Out Loud state finals competition
  Thursday, March 15, 2012
  Poetry Out Loud school champions from 21 high schools across the Commonwealth will compete in Frankfort for the state championship on March 21. The state winner will compete in the national Poetry Out Loud recitation contest.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Frankfort
  Wednesday, March 14, 2012
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
• Learn how to use power2give.org/Kentucky to raise funds
  Tuesday, March 06, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council, in partnership with the Fund for the Arts in Louisville, announces a series of workshops to introduce the online fundraising and marketing tool power2give.org/Kentucky.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market again No. 1 in nation
  Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, which is coming to the Lexington Convention Center this weekend, has been voted as No. 1 in the nation for the third consecutive year by the readers of AmericanStyle magazine. No other American craft fair can make that claim.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Designing for a Community
  Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  City and cultural district leaders, nonprofit organizations with future building projects, residential and commercial builders and academics in the worlds of art, architecture, environmental science and sociology will have the opportunity to attend a presentation, Designing for a Community, by Roberto de Leon Jr. and M. Ross Primmer of the acclaimed architecture firm De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market pulls out all the stops with social media
  Thursday, February 23, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council, producers of Kentucky Crafted: The Market, which is coming to the Lexington Convention Center March 3-4, is using an arsenal of social media to promote the award-winning arts marketplace and to create fun for visitors.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers transportation grant to schools for arts education opportunities
  Wednesday, February 22, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces a new grant to provide transportation funding to help students get from schools to arts events and performances.
• Find the artist within at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, February 22, 2012
  A number of workshops are being offered at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the award-winning arts show coming to the Lexington Convention Center March 3-4. The workshops give people who may not consider themselves artists a fun way to participate in the arts, with the encouragement of professional artists as facilitators.
• Now is the time to plan Kentucky Writers’ Day activities
  Tuesday, February 21, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council encourages schools, libraries, writers’ groups, reading groups, senior citizen centers, community centers, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, correctional facilities, businesses and the media to celebrate Kentucky Writers’ Day in local communities throughout the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky traditions featured in folklife exhibit at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Tuesday, February 21, 2012
  “The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships,” produced by the Kentucky Folklife Program, will be on display March 3-4 at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the award-winning arts marketplace at the Lexington Convention Center.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Kentucky Crafted artists at Buyers Market of American Craft
  Monday, February 13, 2012
  Buyers from retail galleries and stores across the U.S. and Canada will be impressed when they visit the Kentucky Crafted booth (#2616) at the Buyers Market of American Craft in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 18-21.
• Five Kentucky communities receive cultural district certification
  Thursday, February 09, 2012
  In a significant step toward linking cultural assets and economic development, First Lady Jane Beshear and Madeline Abramson, wife of Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson, announced the first five communities to receive Kentucky Cultural District Certification -- Berea, Covington, Danville, Horse Cave and Paducah.
• Kentucky’s Cultural District Certifications to be announced
  Monday, February 06, 2012
  First Lady Jane Beshear and Madeline Abramson, wife of Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson, will announce the five communities receiving Kentucky Cultural District Certification at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in the State Reception Room on the mezzanine level of the Capitol.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market is more than craft
  Thursday, February 02, 2012
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the award-winning arts marketplace, will feature two full days of musical performances on the Kentucky Stage at the Lexington Convention Center March 3-4.
• Kentucky Arts Council committee meets Feb. 1
  Tuesday, January 31, 2012
  Public Meeting Notice
• Kentucky Arts Council receives grant from National Arts and Disability Center
  Tuesday, January 24, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council has been awarded a $12,000 grant to produce statewide activities promoting careers in the arts for artists with disabilities. The arts council will partner with other statewide organizations and agencies including VSA Kentucky, the Kentucky Center and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
• Kentucky Arts Council seeks nominations for 2012 Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Tuesday, January 24, 2012
  Do you know someone or an organization deserving of the Commonwealth’s highest honor in the arts? The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting nominations for the 2012 Governor’s Awards in the Arts until March 1.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Arts Day in Kentucky Feb. 2
  Wednesday, January 18, 2012
  Arts leaders, artists and supporters of the arts from across the Commonwealth will come to Frankfort for a full day of activities to celebrate the arts and thank legislators for their support.
• From 1 to 1 million – fun facts about Kentucky Crafted:The Market
  Thursday, January 12, 2012
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the award-winning arts marketplace that had its debut in 1982 at the Kentucky Horse Park, returns to Lexington at the Lexington Convention Center after a long run in Louisville at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
• Deadline extended for National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  Young musicians ages 15–20 are eligible to apply for the highly competitive Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Summer Music Institute. The deadline has been extended to Feb. 20, 2012.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers apprenticeship program to encourage continuation of folk traditions
  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until Feb. 15, 2012, for the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant.
• Kentucky artwork graces the halls of government
  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council presents “Kentucky Visions at the Capitol,” an exhibit that showcases the artwork of 32 artists in the Capitol Annex in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers awards to exceptional writers, choreographers and composers
  Wednesday, January 04, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council will accept applications until March 15, 2012, from professional writers, choreographers and composers for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Awards and the Emerging Artist Awards.
• Governor’s Mansion features special art exhibit
  Wednesday, January 04, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council presents an exhibit of artwork, “Commissioned to Create: Works by Artists who Created the Governor’s Awards (1993-2011).” The awards, along with other artwork created by this distinguished group of Kentucky artists, will be on display Jan. 9 - April 15, 2012.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards 20 artist residency grants
  Wednesday, January 04, 2012
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $25,380 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for 47 weeks’ worth of short-term artist residencies scheduled to take place in the spring of 2012.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers marketing programs for Kentucky artists
  Friday, December 16, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until March 15, 2012, from professional artists who wish to be included in the Performing Arts Directory, Architectural Artists Directory or Kentucky Crafted Program. These state-sponsored marketing programs help performing and visual artists promote their work and build their careers.
• Kentucky Arts Council adds eight arts professionals to consultancy network
  Friday, December 16, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky Peer Advisory Network (KPAN) offers low-cost consulting services for arts organizations, schools, community groups and individual artists who are participants in the agency’s programs.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers artist-in-residence opportunities for schools and teaching artists
  Friday, December 16, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council offers Teacher Initiated Program grants, which help pay for professional artists to go into the classroom and give students and teachers hands-on experiences in making art.
• Kentucky Arts Council supports social media fundraising efforts
  Friday, December 09, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is offering a dollar-for-dollar match for private donations to arts organizations participating in online fundraising through power2give.org, launched in December by the Fund for the Arts.
• Public Value Report demonstrates nonprofit arts contributions to Kentucky
  Thursday, December 01, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council’s investment of $1.7 million in operational support for nonprofit arts organizations in Kentucky produced significant returns in tax revenues, jobs, education services and tourism development. The first Public Value Report produced by the arts council features data collected from 89 of the 93 arts organizations that received funding through the state agency’s Kentucky Arts Partnership grants for the period of July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers operational support grants to arts and cultural organizations
  Thursday, December 01, 2011
  Kentucky nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that provide year-round arts programming may apply to the Kentucky Arts Council for Kentucky Arts Partnership grant funding by Jan. 15, 2012.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Louisville
  Thursday, December 01, 2011
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting Dec. 9, 2011, from noon – 3 p.m. EST at The Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St., Louisville, Ky.
• National Endowment for the Arts awards grants to five Kentucky organizations
  Tuesday, November 22, 2011
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an independent federal agency, recently announced awards to five Kentucky organizations to fund arts education and arts programming.
• Kentucky Arts Council launches Give a Gift from Kentucky campaign
  Tuesday, November 15, 2011
  In an effort to support local businesses and encourage the purchase of Kentucky-made holiday gifts, the Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with other organizations across the state to promote Kentucky artists.
• A special exhibit of stringed instruments and the people who make them featured at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts
  Thursday, November 10, 2011
  The exhibit “Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers” will be on display Nov. 17 – Dec. 17, 2011, at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, 2000 College Drive, Madisonville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council selects 21 high schools to participate in Poetry Out Loud
  Friday, October 28, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has selected 21 high schools to participate in the state competition for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. This is the seventh year of the program, which encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation.
• Nomination forms available for 2012 Kentucky Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Monday, October 17, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting nominations for the 2012 Governor’s Awards in the Arts. The awards, which will be presented at a public ceremony in October 2012, are the state’s highest honor in the arts, recognizing individuals and organizations with extraordinary achievements and contributions in the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents the Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Thursday, October 13, 2011
  On Oct. 20 First Lady Jane Beshear will honor the 2011 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and the Kentucky Arts Council.
• John Lackey creates Governor’s Awards
  Monday, October 03, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has commissioned Lexington artist John Lackey to create the awards to be presented to the recipients of the 2011 Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the Commonwealth’s highest honor in the arts. The Governor’s Awards in the Arts presentation and reception will be Oct. 20, 10 a.m. EDT, in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort.
• Arts Council presents performing and literary arts conference
  Monday, October 03, 2011
  In conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month, the Kentucky Arts Council will conduct a conference for literary and performing artists on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The conference will be at the Center for Rural Development, 2292 S. Highway 27, Somerset.
• Arts Council presents visual arts conference
  Friday, September 30, 2011
  In conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month, the Kentucky Arts Council will conduct a one-day conference for visual and craft artists on Saturday, Oct. 22. The conference will be 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT in Thoroughbred Room 4, Lexington Convention Center.
• Arts Council presents arts education conference
  Thursday, September 29, 2011
  In conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month, the Kentucky Arts Council will conduct a one-day conference on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, for educators, parents, and teaching artists. The conference will be in Eddyville, Ky.
• Arts Council offers schools opportunities for artist residencies
  Thursday, September 15, 2011
  Teachers across Kentucky can now apply for Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies scheduled for spring 2012. These grants place professional artists in the classroom to give students and teachers hands-on experiences making art.
• Kentucky Arts Council forms Arts Education Advisory Committee
  Thursday, September 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has established an Arts Education Advisory Committee to assess Kentucky's current arts education landscape and develop strategies to foster and build support for arts education in Kentucky.
• Arts Council offers artists webinar on writing about their work
  Thursday, September 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will conduct a writing seminar via the Internet on Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. EDT for artists wanting to improve the way they write about themselves or their work.
• National Symphony Orchestra will commission chamber work by a Kentucky composer
  Monday, September 12, 2011
  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra in association with the Kentucky Arts Council announce a call for proposals for the commission of a chamber work by a resident Kentucky composer.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Mount Sterling
  Monday, September 12, 2011
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting Sept. 16, 2011, from noon – 3 p.m. EDT at the Gateway Regional Arts Center, 44 E. Main St., Mount Sterling, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council fosters the traditional arts
  Friday, September 02, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants to six master artists to encourage the continuation of Kentucky’s living traditional arts. The grants enable master artists to teach their skills, practices and culture to less experienced artists within their communities.
• "The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships" to open at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
  Friday, September 02, 2011
  The new exhibition “The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships” will open Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in the Keeneland Changing Exhibits Gallery at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council to present at arts and humanities workshop
  Monday, August 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, along with other local, state and federal agencies, will present sessions at Congressman John Yarmuth’s Arts and Humanities Grants Workshops Aug. 24, 2011, at the Louisville Science Center, 727 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market comes to Lexington
  Monday, August 15, 2011
  Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Kentucky Crafted: The Market will return to Lexington in 2012. The award-winning arts marketplace, which had its debut in 1981 at the Kentucky Horse Park, will come home after a long run in Louisville at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The annual wholesale/retail show of art, craft, books, music and artisan food products will be held March 1 – 4, 2012, at the Lexington Convention Center, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington, Ky.
• Governor's Awards in the Arts recognize outstanding achievements and contributions
  Thursday, August 11, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces the 2011 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the Commonwealth’s highest honor in the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Kentucky On Stage
  Thursday, August 11, 2011
  Kentucky On Stage, a performing arts showcase featuring some of Kentucky’s best talent, will be held Aug. 25, 2011, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., at the Ursuline Arts Center at Sacred Heart Schools, 3114 Lexington Road, Louisville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council promotes redesigned website with a game offering prizes
  Monday, August 01, 2011
  Today the Kentucky Arts Council introduces its website with a new look, improved navigation and refreshed content at www.artscouncil.ky.gov. In conjunction with the launch, the arts council is offering prizes to people who explore the website. (See release for details.)
• Kentucky Arts Council offers artists webinar on writing about their work
  Friday, July 29, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will conduct a writing seminar via the Internet Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. EDT for artists wanting to improve the way they write about themselves or their work. The free webinar will last for one hour and is open to the first 50 people who register online.
• Kentucky Arts Council selects artists to work in schools
  Friday, July 29, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has renewed the eligibility for three artists and selected two new artists to be included in the Teaching Artists Directory (formerly the Arts Education Roster).
• A special exhibit of stringed instruments and the people who make them featured at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center
  Friday, July 29, 2011
  The exhibit “Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers” will be on display through Sept. 1, 2011, at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, 215 Sutton St. Maysville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council expands Performing Arts Directory
  Wednesday, July 27, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted six performing artists or groups for its Performing Arts Directory. Four additional artists or groups had their eligibility renewed for the state-sponsored adjudicated roster of performing artists.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards Fellowships to visual and media artists
  Monday, July 25, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards of $7,500 each to seven Kentucky visual and media artists. New and emerging artists were also selected in a separate category of awards for artistic excellence.
• Kentucky Arts Council supports 100 organizations across the Commonwealth
  Friday, July 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $1,616,339 in operational support funding to 100 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations for FY2012. The funds are administered through the Kentucky Arts Partnership program with competitive, matching grants for organizations offering year-round opportunities for Kentuckians to experience the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers scholarships to national arts and disability conference
  Friday, July 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is offering a limited number of scholarships for administrators of Kentucky arts and cultural organizations wanting to attend the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD). The scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis during the application period July 15 – 30.
• Buyers Market of American Craft features five Kentucky Crafted artists
  Thursday, July 07, 2011
  Buyers from galleries and stores across the U.S. and Canada can purchase some of the finest work of Kentucky artisans when they visit the Kentucky Crafted booth (#1507) at the Buyers Market of American Craft in Baltimore, Md., July 10 – 13.
• Thomas Mueller selected for National Symphony Orchestra Music Teacher Fellowship
  Thursday, June 30, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has selected music educator Thomas Mueller to participate in a four-week education program in Washington, D.C., this summer. Mueller has been teaching music for 17 years and is the director of bands at Camp Ernst Middle School, Burlington, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council selects visual and craft artists for marketing programs
  Wednesday, June 29, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted seven artists into the Kentucky Crafted Program and one into the Architectural Artists Directory, state-sponsored programs that provide Kentucky artists promotional opportunities to reach broader markets.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Frankfort
  Tuesday, June 21, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting June 24, 2011, from noon – 3 p.m. EDT at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, 464 Chenault Road, Frankfort, Ky. All Kentucky Arts Council meetings are open to the public.
• New members appointed to Kentucky Arts Council board
  Tuesday, June 07, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is pleased to announce the appointment by Gov. Steve Beshear of three new board members: Carla Bass Miller, John S. Hockensmith and Roanne Victor.
• A special exhibit of stringed instruments featured at the Behringer-Crawford Museum
  Tuesday, June 07, 2011
  The exhibit “Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers” will be on display June 7 – July 10, 2011, at the Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road, Devou Park, Covington, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers cultural district certifications
  Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  Following Gov. Steve Beshear’s announcement establishing a statewide cultural district certification program, the Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications from communities of all sizes and demographics for cultural district certification.
• Kentucky museums offer free admission to military families
  Thursday, May 26, 2011
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Blue Star Families announced the launch of the second annual Blue Star Museums, a partnership with more than 1,300 museums across America. Participating museums offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. There are 15 Kentucky museums participating.
• Kentucky Arts Council receives $788,600 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
  Wednesday, May 25, 2011
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an independent federal agency, has awarded the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, a $788,600 Partnership grant. The arts council is the sole Kentucky agency designated to receive state partnership funding from the NEA.
• National Endowment for the Arts awards grants to eight Kentucky organizations
  Wednesday, May 25, 2011
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an independent federal agency, recently announced awards to eight Kentucky organizations for arts education and arts programming.
• National Symphony Orchestra selects three Kentucky students for Summer Music Institute
  Tuesday, May 24, 2011
  The National Symphony Orchestra has selected Kentucky students Theo Lineberry, Jackie Royce and Jessie Zhu to participate in the National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees’ Summer Music Institute 2011 in Washington, D.C.
• National Symphony Orchestra Music Teacher Fellowship applications due by June 10
  Tuesday, May 24, 2011
  Kentucky Arts Council encourages Kentucky music teachers working with orchestral music in k-12 public and private schools to apply for the Music Teacher Fellowship that will take place in Washington, D.C., during the summer of 2011.
• Slideshow viewing of art work open to the public
  Thursday, May 05, 2011
  Applicants for the Kentucky Arts Council’s Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Awards will have images of their work shown on the big screen on May 24, 2011, from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Ursuline Arts Center, 3114 Lexington Road, Louisville, Ky.
• A special exhibit of stringed instruments and the people who make them to be featured at the Scott County Arts & Cultural Center
  Monday, May 02, 2011
  The exhibit Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers will be on display May 3 – June 6, 2011, in the gallery of the Scott County Arts & Cultural Center, 115 N. Water St., Georgetown, Ky.
• School children paint colorful canvases for Governor’s Derby Celebration
  Friday, April 29, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council invited Kentucky schools to participate in a canvas painting project for the Derby celebration on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear.
• Fine Kentucky craft and art offered at Governor’s Derby Celebration in Frankfort
  Tuesday, April 26, 2011
  Visitors to downtown Frankfort on Derby Day morning will have an opportunity to purchase some of Kentucky’s finest traditional and contemporary craft and art at the Governor’s Derby Celebration.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers Kentucky Writers' Day planning guide
  Thursday, April 21, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council offers a guide for planning Kentucky Writers’ Day activities in communities across the Commonwealth. The planning guide is for schools, libraries, writers’ groups, book discussion groups, senior citizen centers, community centers, faith-based organizations, colleges, universities, adult learning programs, prisons, social service agencies, businesses, the media and government agencies.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards 15 artist residency grants to schools
  Friday, April 08, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $21,600 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies scheduled to take place in the fall of 2011.
• Public Meeting Notice -Kentucky Arts Partnership application reviews
  Friday, April 08, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will convene independent panels of arts professionals to evaluate applications for Kentucky Arts Partnership grants to be awarded by the arts council for fiscal year 2012.
• A special exhibit of stringed instruments at the Mountain Arts Center
  Thursday, April 07, 2011
  Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers will be on display April 5 – May 2, 2011, in the lobby of the Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, Ky. This special exhibit features the art and traditions of Kentuckians who are considered masters in the making and repairing of guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, dulcimers and other original stringed instruments.
• Kentucky Arts Council inducts Maureen Morehead as Poet Laureate at Kentucky Writers' Day
  Friday, April 01, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will celebrate Kentucky Writers’ Day at 11 a.m. EDT, April 25, 2011, in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort.Poet, writer and teacher Maureen Morehead of Louisville will be formally inducted as Kentucky Poet Laureate for the two-year term of 2011 – 2012. Morehead was appointed to the honorary post by Gov. Steve Beshear.
• Governor's Derby Exhibit features work of 26 Kentucky artists
  Thursday, March 31, 2011
  Visitors to the capital will have an opportunity to view the artwork of artists from across the Commonwealth in the Governor's Derby Exhibit, April 1 – May 10, 2011, in the Capitol Rotunda. The spring-themed show of paintings, lithographs, mixed media works and photographs is coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear as a part of the Governor’s Derby Celebration.
• Kentucky Arts Council celebrates National Poetry Month
  Thursday, March 31, 2011
  April is National Poetry Month and the Kentucky Arts Council offers a number of activities and suggestions for Kentuckians to join in the celebration.
• Kentucky Arts Council announces awards for Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, March 30, 2011
  The high quality of exhibitors and attending retailers contributed to the success of Kentucky Crafted: The Market. The Kentucky Arts Council presented awards to exhibitors and buyers from Kentucky and the region.
• Kentucky Folklife Program presents music and craft traditions at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, March 16, 2011
  Visitors to Kentucky Crafted: The Market will have the opportunity to learn about Kentucky’s traditional arts of fiddling, banjo playing and basket making at the state-sponsored arts marketplace, March 19 and 20, at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky.
• Cooking demonstrations highlight regional traditions at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, March 16, 2011
  As shoppers browse the aisles of Kentucky Crafted: The Market, they may be drawn to the delightful aromas coming from the Foodways Stage presented by the Kentucky Folklife Program. On March 19 and 20, Kentucky Crafted: The Market opens to the public at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Danville
  Tuesday, March 15, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting from noon – 3 p.m. EDT March 25, 2011, at Norton Center for the Arts board room, Centre College, 600 W. Walnut St., Danville, Ky. All Kentucky Arts Council meetings are open to the public.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market — a resource for architects, interior designers and home builders
  Monday, March 14, 2011
  Visitors to this year’s Kentucky Crafted: The Market will have the opportunity to shop for art on a grand scale. A special exhibit featuring handcrafted pergolas, garden sculptures, ceramic mural work, doors, light fixtures, chandeliers, hardware, stair rails, sinks, stained-glass windows and architectural signage will be presented in the center of the exhibition hall.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market comes alive with music
  Friday, March 11, 2011
  The annual award-winning arts marketplace, Kentucky Crafted: The Market returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky., with live musical performances throughout Saturday and Sunday, March 19 – 20, 2011.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents business workshops for artists at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Thursday, March 10, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present Successful Business Practices, a day of workshops for professional and emerging artists from 9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Sat. March 19, 2011, in conjunction with Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market guide book now available online
  Thursday, March 10, 2011
  For a sneak peek at the schedule of musical performances, children’s activities, workshops, the show map and a complete list of artisans exhibiting at Kentucky Crafted:The Market this year, visit http://kycraft.ky.gov/Market2011Program.pdf.
• Call to visual and media artists for Al Smith Fellowship awards
  Thursday, March 10, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications for the highly competitive Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards until March 15, 2011. The awards are open to professional artists and emerging artists working in the visual and media arts, including: craft, drawing, experimental and installation work, mixed media, new genre, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, film, video and audio work.
• Torie DiMartile wins Poetry Out Loud state championship
  Tuesday, March 08, 2011
  Torie DiMartile, a senior at Beechwood High School, Ft. Mitchell, emerged as the winner among the 21 high school champions from across the Commonwealth who competed in the sixth annual Poetry Out Loud state finals today in Frankfort.
• School champions from 19 counties compete in Kentucky finals of Poetry Out Loud
  Friday, March 04, 2011
  On March 8, the Kentucky Arts Council will present the state finals for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, which will bring the winners of each of 21 Kentucky high school competitions to vie for the state championship. The state finals, which are open to the public, will be held next Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST, at Western Hills High School, 100 Doctor’s Drive, Frankfort, Ky.
• Regional exhibitors expand offerings at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, March 02, 2011
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2011 will include the work of artists from Best of Missouri Hands, Georgia Made Georgia Grown, Indiana Artisan, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, West Virginia’s Tamarack and the Southern Highlands Craft Guild. These guest exhibitors will complement the high-quality merchandise available at the annual award-winning arts marketplace returning to the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky., March 17 - 20, 2011.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market also features the literary arts
  Tuesday, March 01, 2011
  Lexington’s Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, in partnership with the Kentucky Arts Council, will present children’s activities, writers’ workshops, a panel discussion on publishing and readings by Kentucky’s past poets laureate, at Kentucky Crafted: The Market. The annual award-winning arts marketplace returns to Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky., with literary activities featured on Saturday, March 19, 2011.
• Governor's Derby Exhibit open to Kentucky artists
  Wednesday, February 23, 2011
  All Kentucky artists are invited to submit up to six digital images of original, two-dimensional work focused on the theme “Springtime in Kentucky” for the Governor's Derby Exhibit. The deadline to apply is March 4.
• Kentucky Foundation for the Arts unveils specialty license plate
  Tuesday, February 22, 2011
  Kentuckians can now show their support for the arts with a license plate designed by Louisville artist Jeaneen Barnhart. The plate will be unveiled on Arts Day in Kentucky, 10 a.m. EST, Feb. 22, 2011, at the Capitol in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Foundation for the Arts unveils arts license plate on Arts Day
  Monday, February 21, 2011
  MEDIA ADVISORY - Unveiling and announcement of Kentucky license plate to support the arts.
• Kentucky Crafted artists bring “wow!” to Buyers Market of American Craft
  Tuesday, February 15, 2011
  Buyers from retail galleries and stores across the U.S. and Canada will be impressed when they visit the Kentucky Crafted booth (#2616) at the Buyers Market of American Craft in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 18 – 21. Kentucky Crafted businesses exhibiting at the 2011 market are Turning Wheel Pottery, DyeSigns by Pamela, New World Woodworking LLC, Red Oak Crafts Inc., and K & M Crafts of Kentucky.
• Kentucky Folklife Program offers grant to foster apprenticeships
  Thursday, February 10, 2011
  The deadline to apply for Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants is Feb. 15, 2011.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents arts advocacy forum
  Wednesday, February 09, 2011
  As part of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) American Residency in Kentucky, the Kentucky Arts Council will present a forum for arts leaders, educators and supporters at 10 a.m. EST, Feb. 23, 2011, at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center, 300 E. Third St., Lexington, Ky.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market welcomes new craft artists
  Tuesday, February 01, 2011
  A number of Kentucky craft artists who have never before exhibited at Kentucky Crafted: The Market will bring fiber art, ceramics, glass and woodwork to the wide mix of products available at the annual award-winning arts marketplace. Kentucky Crafted: The Market returns to Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky., March 17-20, 2011.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents Arts Day in Kentucky
  Tuesday, February 01, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is hosting a full schedule of activities to celebrate and acknowledge the importance of the arts in Kentucky on Feb. 22, 2011, in Frankfort.
• Arts Council seeks nominations for Kentucky's Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Monday, January 31, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting nominations until March 1, 2011, for the 2011 Governor’s Awards in the Arts. The awards are the state’s highest honor in the arts, recognizing individuals and organizations with extraordinary achievement in the arts or those making outstanding contributions through the arts.
• National Symphony Orchestra schedules more than 150 activities and events for Kentucky tour
  Friday, January 14, 2011
  Kentucky will host the National Symphony Orchestra's 2011 American Residencies tour Feb. 17 – 25. During the visit, the orchestra will perform major concerts in Louisville, Florence, Owensboro, Paducah, Lexington and Somerset. Additionally, members of the orchestra will travel to 35 Kentucky communities to participate in more than 150 educational, outreach and performance activities in 66 venues.
• Technology workshop available for artists
  Thursday, January 13, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will join the Lexington Art League in presenting a free workshop for artists, focusing on preparing online applications and digital images of artwork. The workshop will be from 1 - 4 p.m., Sat., Jan. 22, 2011, at Lexington Art League Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, Ky.
• Arts Council offers promotional opportunities for Kentucky artists
  Friday, January 07, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until March 15, 2011, from artists who wish to be included in state-sponsored adjudicated programs designed to help performing artists, teaching artists and visual artists promote their work and build their careers.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents workshops for artists and educators
  Thursday, January 06, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a series of workshops – with topics relevant to performing artists, visual artists, teaching artists and arts educators – Jan. 25-26, 2011, at the Hazard Community and Technical College.
• Kentucky artwork enhances the halls of government
  Tuesday, January 04, 2011
  The Kentucky Arts Council presents Kentucky Visions at the Capitol, which showcases the artwork of 39 artists in the halls, reception areas and conference rooms of Senate and House offices in the Capitol Annex in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents workshops for artists and educators
  Wednesday, December 29, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a series of workshops – with topics relevant to performing artists, visual artists, teaching artists and arts educators – Jan. 11-12, 2011, in Somerset.
• Kentucky Arts Council nominating committee meets in Frankfort
  Wednesday, December 29, 2010
  The nominating committee of the Kentucky Arts Council board of directors will hold a meeting to review and solicit recommendations for new board members.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers operational support grants to arts and cultural organizations
  Wednesday, December 08, 2010
  Kentucky nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that provide year-round arts programming may apply to the Kentucky Arts Council for Kentucky Arts Partnership grant funding by Jan. 15, 2011.
• Extraordinary summer opportunity available for young instrumental musicians
  Tuesday, December 07, 2010
  Instrumentalists between the ages of 15 and 20 can apply to attend the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees’ Summer Music Institute. The Kentucky Arts Council is coordinating the application process for Kentucky candidates.
• Arts Council hosts national arts leader at Kentucky on Stage
  Friday, December 03, 2010
  Sandra Gibson, CEO and president of the Association for Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) in Washington, D.C. will lead the plenary session at Kentucky on Stage. This professional development opportunity for performing arts presenters will be from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 8, at The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Arts Council encourages anyone interested in staging live performances to attend.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents workshops for artists and educators
  Wednesday, December 01, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a series of workshops – with topics relevant to performing artists, visual artists, teaching artists and arts educators – Dec. 14-15, 2010, on the second floor of the Old Fine Arts Building on the campus of Murray State University, Murray, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Louisville
  Wednesday, December 01, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting from noon – 3 p.m. EST, Dec. 10, 2010, at Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft. All Kentucky Arts Council meetings are open to the public.
• Kentucky On Stage showcases music, dance and theater from across the Commonwealth
  Tuesday, November 30, 2010
  Performing artists and ensembles featured in the Kentucky Arts Council’s Performing Arts Directory will demonstrate their talents at the 12th annual showcase, Kentucky on Stage, Dec. 8 – 9, 2010, in the Eifler Theatre, The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., Louisville, Ky. The public may enjoy the 20-minute sample performances of the showcase at no cost.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers artist residency program to schools
  Tuesday, November 30, 2010
  Teachers across Kentucky can now apply for Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies scheduled for fall 2011. These grants place professional artists in the classroom to give students and teachers hands-on experiences making art.
• Kentucky Arts Council joins “Give a Gift from Kentucky” campaign
  Monday, November 29, 2010
  Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed December 2010 as "Give a Gift from Kentucky Month." The Kentucky Arts Council joined First Lady Jane Beshear along with regional artists and state and local officials in kicking off the campaign on Nov. 22 at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.
• Award-winning arts marketplace returns to Louisville
  Wednesday, November 24, 2010
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market returns to Louisville, Ky., March 17-20, 2011, at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B. The market is open exclusively to the trade on March 17 and 18. On March 19 and 20, the marketplace opens to the public. In addition to shopping for fine art and craft, visitors can enjoy musical performances, sample regional food products, meet Kentucky authors and explore Kentucky traditions.
• Kentucky on Stage showcase and booking conference comes to Louisville
  Monday, November 15, 2010
  Performing artists and ensembles featured in the Kentucky Arts Council’s Performing Arts Directory will demonstrate their talents at the 12th annual showcase on Dec. 8 – 9, 2010, in the Eifler Theatre at The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., Louisville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents workshops for artists and educators
  Tuesday, November 09, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a series of workshops – with topics relevant to performing artists, visual artists, teaching artists and arts educators – Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2010 at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council selects 20 high schools to participate in Poetry Out Loud
  Tuesday, November 02, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council has selected 20 high schools to participate in the state competition for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, a program which encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation.
• Public invited to Governor’s Awards in the Arts celebration
  Friday, October 22, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council and Gov. Steve Beshear will present the 2010 Governor’s Awards in the Arts at 10 a.m. EDT, Oct. 28, 2010, in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort
• LaVon Williams creates sculptures for Governor’s Awards in the Arts recipients
  Thursday, October 14, 2010
  Former U.K. basketball star and now full-time artist, LaVon Van Williams Jr., has been commissioned by the Kentucky Arts Council to create polychromed, low-relief woodcarvings as awards to be presented by Gov. Steve Beshear to the recipients of the 2010 Governor’s Awards in the Arts.
• Arts Council seeks artists producing architectural art
  Thursday, September 16, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until Oct. 15, 2010, from professional Kentucky artists who create architectural art and custom-made fixtures for home or commercial installations. Artists accepted into the Architectural Artist Directory will receive promotional support and marketing opportunities from the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Kentucky Arts Council showcases artists at Spotlight Lexington Festival
  Thursday, September 16, 2010
  Artists selected for the Kentucky Crafted program of the Kentucky Arts Council will be in the spotlight in downtown Lexington during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.
• Kentucky Arts Council presents performing artists at Kentucky Experience Pavilion
  Wednesday, September 15, 2010
  Visitors to the Kentucky Horse Park during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ can enjoy an outstanding lineup of Kentucky performing artists. More than 60 performances are scheduled for the entertainment stage of the Kentucky Experience Pavilion from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10, 2010.
• Kentucky Arts Council supports 93 organizations through Kentucky Arts Partnership grants
  Friday, September 10, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded more than $1.7 million to 93 Kentucky nonprofit arts and cultural organizations for FY2011, through the Kentucky Arts Partnership grant program.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Horse Cave
  Thursday, September 09, 2010
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Kentucky Arts Council will have its quarterly board meeting from noon – 3 p.m. CDT, Sept. 10, 2010, at Kentucky Repertory Theatre, 107 E. Main St., Horse Cave, Ky.
• Arts Council launches social media sites
  Thursday, September 02, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council has officially joined the Internet conversation with a presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and a blog, Creative Commonwealth.
• Poetry Out Loud program available to Kentucky high schools
  Thursday, September 02, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications from Kentucky high schools until Sept. 17, 2010, for participation in Poetry Out Loud.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers grants to schools
  Thursday, September 02, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is offering Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies scheduled to take place in the spring of 2011.
• Arts Council presents Arts Education Residency Sampler in Owensboro
  Thursday, September 02, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will introduce opportunities in arts education to teachers, administrators and interested parents in the western Kentucky region. The Arts Education Residency Sampler will be from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. CDT, on Sept. 14, 2010, at Owensboro High School, 1800 Frederica St., Owensboro, Ky.
• Governor's Awards in the Arts recognize outstanding achievements and contributions
  Tuesday, August 17, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces the 2010 recipients of the Governor's Awards in the Arts, the Commonwealth’s highest honor in the arts. The recipients will be honored by Gov. Steve Beshear at a public ceremony and celebration in October, in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort.
• Artists from across the state selected to perform at the Kentucky Experience Pavilion
  Monday, August 09, 2010
  Guests from around the world will be entertained by some of Kentucky's best performing artists and community and school groups as they visit the Kentucky Experience Pavilion,at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.The 109 performing artists and groups selected are from all regions of Kentucky and include choral groups, orchestra groups, bands, solo performers, duos and trios, storytellers and theater troupes.
• National Symphony Orchestra American Residencies program offers activities in Kentucky communities and schools
  Wednesday, August 04, 2010
  Kentucky will host the National Symphony Orchestra's 2011 Residency Feb. 17 – 25, 2011. During the visit, the orchestra will perform major concerts in Louisville, Florence, Owensboro, Paducah, Lexington and Somerset. As part of the residency, members of the orchestra will also participate in more than 100 educational, outreach and performance activities throughout the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council and EntrePaducah present business development workshop for artists
  Friday, July 16, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council and EntrePaducah® will offer a free Business Workshop for Professional Artists, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT, at the Maiden Alley Cinema, 112 Maiden Alley, downtown Paducah, Ky.
• Kentucky Folklife Program certifies six community scholars
  Friday, July 16, 2010
  On July 10, 2010, six new community scholars were presented with graduation certificates by the Kentucky Folklife Program for the successful completion of training in fieldwork, documentation, presentation and promotion of community culture, folklife and traditional arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards fellowships to writers, choreographers and composers
  Friday, July 16, 2010
  Ten of Kentucky's professional writers, choreographers and composers will receive Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships of $7,500 each for their achievements and the high level of excellence and creativity in their work. The Kentucky Arts Council is also awarding Emerging Artist Awards, of $1,000 each, to six artists who have also demonstrated a high level of excellence and creativity, but are in the early stages of their career.
• Kentucky Arts Council comes to Maysville
  Tuesday, June 15, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes the residents of Maysville and the surrounding area for an afternoon reception from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EDT, Friday, June 25, 2010, at the Washington Opera House Ballroom, 116 W. Second St., Maysville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council receives $864,600 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
  Wednesday, June 09, 2010
  The National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency, has awarded the Kentucky Arts Council an $864,600 Partnership grant.
• Eleven Kentucky museums offer free admission to active duty military personnel and families
  Tuesday, June 01, 2010
  Eleven Kentucky museums are offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
• Fine Kentucky craft and art offered at Capitol Centennial Celebration in Frankfort
  Friday, May 28, 2010
  Visitors to the Kentucky Capitol Centennial Celebration on June 5, 2010, at the Capitol in Frankfort will have an opportunity to purchase some of Kentucky’s finest traditional and contemporary craft and art from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Summer art camps abound in Kentucky
  Thursday, May 13, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council has compiled an online listing of arts day camps available across Kentucky, which can be found at www.artscouncil.ky.gov. The camps are offered by organizations that receive arts partnership funding from the arts council.
• School children painted colorful canvases for Governor’s Derby Celebration
  Tuesday, May 11, 2010
  In spite of the rains that curtailed the Governor's Derby Celebration, many children across Kentucky managed to capture the Derby spirit. In the weeks before the Derby, they had painted canvases intended to be tablecloths for 50 picnic tables on the Capitol lawn.
• Arts Council presents arts education opportunities for Kentucky schools
  Thursday, May 06, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will visit Manchester,Owensboro, Covington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Boston and Danville in May to introduce opportunities in arts education to teachers, administrators, parents and interested community leaders.
• School children paint colorful canvases for Governor’s Derby Celebration in Frankfort
  Thursday, April 29, 2010
  At the Governor's Derby Celebration, each of the 50 picnic tables transformed into horses that will don tablecloths fashioned as "horse blankets" painted by Kentucky school children, demonstrating the unbridled spirit of Kentucky.
• Fine Kentucky craft and art offered at Governor's Derby Celebration in Frankfort
  Tuesday, April 27, 2010
  Visitors to the Governor's Derby Celebration can purchase fine art and craft from Kentucky artists.
• Governor's Derby Exhibition features work of Kentucky artists
  Friday, April 23, 2010
  The "Governor's Derby Exhibition" will be on display April 27 – May 10, 2010 in the Capitol Rotunda as well as featured at the 2010 Governor's Derby Celebration on May 1.
• Directory of artists creating architectural features available online
  Friday, April 09, 2010
  The new Architectural Artist Directory features artists who create custom architectural installations, fixtures, cabinetry, railings, gates and other custom furnishings.
• Arts Council celebrates Kentucky Writers' Day at the Capitol
  Thursday, April 01, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will celebrate Kentucky Writers’ Day at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, April 23, 2010, in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council announces awards for Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Thursday, April 01, 2010
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, held March 4-7, 2010, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., enjoyed many successes due to the high quality of exhibitors and attending retailers who are the core of the marketplace.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards professional development grants
  Thursday, April 01, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded a total of $4,385 in Individual Artist Professional Development grants to 10 Kentucky artists for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010.
• Kentucky Arts Council awards artist residency grants to nine schools
  Tuesday, March 30, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $14,040 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies scheduled to take place in the fall of 2010.
• Kentucky Arts Council meets in Frankfort
  Friday, March 19, 2010
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Kentucky Arts Council will hold its regular quarterly meeting at 12 noon EDT, Friday, March 26, 2010, at the Capital Plaza Tower, ground floor auditorium, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Ky.
• New members appointed to Kentucky Arts Council board
  Friday, March 19, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is pleased to announce the appointment by Gov. Steve Beshear of three new board members, Henrietta Kemp, Josephine Richardson and Andrea Rudloff.
• Open call to artists for Governor's Derby Exhibition
  Friday, March 19, 2010
  On behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear, the Kentucky Arts Council is conducting an open call to artists for an art exhibition in conjunction with the Governor's Derby Celebration.
• Western Hills High School student Barbara Gooding wins Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest state championship
  Tuesday, March 16, 2010
  Barbara Gooding, a senior at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, emerged as the winner in the fifth annual Poetry Out Loud state finals today at the Frankfort Convention Center. Tori DiMartile of Beechwood High School in Ft. Mitchell was named second-place winner.
• School champions compete in Kentucky finals of Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest
  Friday, March 12, 2010
  On March 16, the Kentucky Arts Council will present the state finals for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, which will bring the winners of each of 15 Kentucky high school competitions to vie for the state championship.
• New exhibitors bring a variety of merchandise to Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, March 03, 2010
  Now in its 28th year, the state-sponsored wholesale trade show and retail marketplace, Kentucky Crafted: The Market, will feature many new exhibitors from across Kentucky, adding to the variety of high-quality merchandise that has been characteristic of the award-winning show.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market ranked as best arts festival in the nation
  Friday, February 26, 2010
  Readers of AmericanStyle magazine have ranked Kentucky Crafted: The Market, produced by the Kentucky Arts Council, as the best arts festival in the nation.
• Exhibitors nominate top retailers for Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2010
  Thursday, February 25, 2010
  Artists exhibiting at Kentucky Crafted: The Market have submitted their nominations for the Top Retailer awards for 2010. The Kentucky Arts Council, producer of the award-winning arts marketplace, annually awards a Top Retailer award to a Kentucky business and an out-of-state business, as voted upon by participating exhibitors.
• Kentucky writers, choreographers and composers eligible for monetary awards
  Thursday, February 25, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council will accept applications until March 15, 2010, from professional writers, choreographers and composers for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Awards and the Emerging Artist Awards.
• Arts Council offers opportunities for Kentucky artists
  Wednesday, February 24, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until March 15, 2010, from professional artists who wish to be included in the Performing Arts Directory, Arts Education Roster or Kentucky Crafted Program. These state-sponsored adjudicated programs help performing artists, teaching artists and visual artists promote their work and build their careers.
• Kentucky Arts Council offers apprenticeship program to encourage continuation of folk traditions
  Tuesday, February 23, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until March 15, 2010, for the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, which offers funding support for master artists to teach less experienced artists in folk and traditional arts disciplines.
• Guide to Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2010 now available online
  Monday, February 22, 2010
  For a sneak peek at the schedule of activities and list of exhibitors at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, go to www.kycraft.ky.gov. The award-winning arts marketplace will be open March 6-7, 2010, at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Ky.
• Arts Council seeks nominations for Kentucky's Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Friday, February 12, 2010
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting nominations until March 1, 2010, for the Kentucky Governor’s Awards in the Arts. The awards are the state’s highest honor in the arts.
• Kentucky Crafted artists exhibit at Philadelphia Buyers Market
  Tuesday, February 09, 2010
  Six Kentucky Crafted businesses are marketing their work in the Kentucky Arts Council's booth at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, Feb. 12 – 15, 2010. Participating exhibitors are: Marianne Brown, Marianne Brown Pottery, Lawrenceburg; Pamela Mattei, DyeSigns by Pamela, Louisville; Dick Scheu, Kentucky Snow, Louisville; Jennifer Stephenson McLamb, BLISS Boutique & Studio, Lexington; Marvin Schnoll, Red Oak Crafts Inc., Louisville; and Ken Roberts, Cadiz.
• 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.
• Governor Beshear Presents Economic Stimulus Checks to Kentucky Arts Organizations
  Tuesday, August 11, 2009
  Today, Gov. Steve Beshear presented a check for $306,766 to Kentucky arts organizations to preserve jobs in the arts and cultural sector of the Commonwealth. He then presented checks to each of the 18 organizations and to the group of arts workers whose jobs were preserved through the economic stimulus funding.
• Kentucky Arts Council Selects Artists for Arts Education Roster
  Thursday, August 06, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted eight Kentucky artists to be added to the agency's Arts Education Roster, a resource for teachers and community educators planning for an arts-enriched learning environment.
• Kentucky Crafted Artists Exhibit at Philadelphia Buyers Market
  Monday, August 03, 2009
  Six Kentucky Crafted businesses marketed their work in the Kentucky Arts Council's booth at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, August 1-3, 2009.
• Kentucky Arts Council Promotes Performing Artists at Kentucky on Stage Showcase
  Wednesday, July 29, 2009
  Performing artists and ensembles featured in the Kentucky Arts Council's "Performing Arts Directory" will demonstrate their talents at the eleventh annual Kentucky on Stage. The showcase and booking conference for presenters will feature music, dance, theatre and storytelling from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. E.D.T., Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at the Falling Springs Recreational Center Theater, 275 Beasley Drive, Versailles, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides Fee Support for Performing Arts
  Monday, July 27, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded fee support through Performing Arts on Tour grants to eight non-profit performing arts presenting organizations.
• Governor's Awards in the Arts Recognize Outstanding Achievements and Contributions
  Friday, July 24, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces the 2009 recipients of the Governor's Awards in the Arts, to be honored by Governor Steve Beshear at a public ceremony and celebration on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Local Arts Projects through Arts Build Communities Grants
  Friday, July 24, 2009
  Arts Build Communities grants of up to $5,000 each have been awarded in 10 counties to encourage new opportunities and partnerships between artists and community organizations for cultural, social, educational and/or economic development through the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Arts through County Extension Agents
  Friday, July 24, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council awarded Extensions and the Arts grants to 10 County Cooperative Extension Service programs of the University of Kentucky. The grants, of $1,000 each, extended the arts to counties through partnerships with artists and extension agents to benefit the community. Each of the projects includes documentation planning, so similar community arts projects may be replicated in other counties throughout the commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Expands Performing Arts Directory
  Wednesday, July 22, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted 18 performing artists and groups to be added to its Kentucky Performing Arts Directory. Two groups had their eligibility renewed for the state-sponsored adjudicated roster of performing artists.
• Kentucky Arts Council Selects Visual and Craft Artists to Participate in State Marketing Program
  Monday, July 20, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted the art and craft products of 14 artists into the Kentucky Crafted program, a state-sponsored program that enables Kentucky artists to reach regional, national and international markets through wholesale and retail promotional opportunities.
• Economic Stimulus Funds Preserve Jobs in Kentucky's Arts and Cultural Sector
  Friday, July 17, 2009
  National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funds have been granted to 27 Kentucky non-profit arts organizations through the Kentucky Arts Council, the Southern Arts Federation and directly from the NEA as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The $664,276 will preserve jobs in Kentucky that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports 87 Organizations through Kentucky Arts Partnership Grants
  Wednesday, July 15, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $1,851,657 to 87 Kentucky non-profit arts and cultural organizations for FY2010, through the Kentucky Arts Partnership grant program. Kentucky Arts Partnership grants are competitive matching grants awarded for operational support to organizations across the state.
• Kentucky Arts Council Board Passes Resolution in Support of Artists
  Tuesday, July 14, 2009
  At its June 19th board meeting, the Kentucky Arts Council passed a "Resolution on Artists' Compensation" that reconfirms the commitment of the state's arts agency to artists working and living in Kentucky.
• Sales at Kentucky Crafted: The Market Reported as Strong
  Monday, July 13, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council reports sales at over a half-million dollars from the state-sponsored wholesale/retail show, Kentucky Crafted: The Market, held this past February 20-22 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In spite of the weak economy, the award winning event attracted 577 buyers from 298 businesses and there were over 6,500 in attendance on the public days.
• Kentucky Arts Council Aids Professional Development of Kentucky Artists
  Monday, July 13, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $7,911 in Individual Artist Professional Development grants to 17 Kentucky artists for the first quarter of FY2010.
• Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers Selected to Perform at the Library of Congress
  Friday, July 10, 2009
  The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers of Covington have been selected by the American Folklife Center and the Kentucky Folklife Program to be a part of the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage at the Library of Congress on July 16, 2009, at 12:00 noon.
• Kentucky Arts Council to Meet in Covington
  Friday, June 05, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes artists, representatives from arts organizations, educators and community leaders from northern Kentucky to the board meeting and an afternoon reception on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Artisans Enterprise Center in Covington.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Reading Celebrations in Kentucky Communities
  Friday, June 05, 2009
  Based on the model of the highly successful Clay County Reading Celebration, the Kentucky Arts Council has awarded Reading Celebration grants to Fulton Independent Schools, Marion County Schools, Estill County Schools and Powell County Schools to partner with their respective communities in the creation of events that bring families and schools together to celebrate reading.
• Kentucky Arts Council Receives $805,700 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
  Tuesday, May 12, 2009
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced an award of a State Partnership grant of $805,700 in federal funding to the Kentucky Arts Council, the state’s arts agency.
• Accessible Arts Workshops Offered in Berea, Maysville and Horse Cave
  Tuesday, May 12, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts have partnered to present a series of accessibility workshops in communities that have received Cultural District Planning Grants.
• Kentucky High School Student Barbara Gooding Places Second in Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
  Thursday, April 30, 2009
  Barbara Gooding, a junior at Western Hills High School in Frankfort and "Poetry Out Loud" state champion emerged as second-place winner, receiving a $10,000 award for her achievement at the fourth "Poetry Out Loud" National Finals.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Arts in Schools through Artist Residencies
  Friday, April 24, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $16,740 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies in 12 counties, scheduled to take place in the fall of 2009.
• "Kentucky Visions at the Capitol" for Derby Day
  Friday, April 24, 2009
  Visitors going to the Capitol for the Governor's Derby Celebration will have an opportunity to view an exhibition of Kentucky-themed art and photography, "Kentucky Visions at the Capitol," coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear.
• Kentucky Arts Council Aids Professional Development of Kentucky Artists
  Wednesday, April 22, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $2,258 in Individual Artist Professional Development grants to five artists for the fourth quarter of FY2009.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Venues for Independent Filmmakers' Tour
  Wednesday, April 22, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting applications for venues interested in presenting films and filmmakers included in the "Al Smith Fellowship Filmmaker Tour." Qualifying organizations can receive up to $1,500 in matching grant funds to present public screenings of films.
• Public Art Paintings Related to Lincoln Will Be Unveiled in Springfield
  Wednesday, April 22, 2009
  Two large-scale oil paintings, "The Capture of Sarah Mitchell" and "The Murder of Capt. Abraham Lincoln," will be unveiled at a public ceremony at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T., May 12, 2009 at the Washington County Judicial Center.
• Fine Kentucky Crafts and Art Offered at Governor’s Derby Celebration in Frankfort
  Wednesday, April 22, 2009
  Visitors going to the Capitol on Derby Day morning will have an opportunity to purchase some of Kentucky’s finest traditional and contemporary craft and art at the Governor’s Derby Celebration.
• Kentucky Arts Council Receives $310,500 for Job Preservation in Nonprofit Arts Sector
  Wednesday, April 15, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council will receive $310,500 from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the economic stimulus package recently passed by Congress in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These funds will be regranted to Kentucky arts organizations for jobs preservation/recovery.
• Gurney Norman to Be Inducted as Kentucky Poet Laureate on Kentucky Writers' Day
  Thursday, April 02, 2009
  Gurney Norman, who has been appointed by Gov. Beshear as Kentucky Poet Laureate for 2009-2010, will be formally inducted on Kentucky Writers' Day at 11:00 a.m. E.D.T., Friday, April 24, 2009, in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Arts Council Offers Viewing of the Work of 132 Kentucky Artists
  Thursday, March 26, 2009
  Every other year the Kentucky Arts Council offers visual and media artists an opportunity to compete for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards. Before the panel of jurors reviews the work, the public will have the opportunity to view projected digital images of the work by each of the 138 visual arts applicants.
• "Kentucky Visions at the Capitol" Continues through April 15
  Thursday, March 26, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council, by invitation of the Senate leadership, has coordinated a visual arts exhibition of two-dimensional work on display throughout the Senate offices in the Capitol Annex, which showcases 58 pieces of artwork by 34 artists from 18 Kentucky counties.
• Call to Artists for Governor's Derby Celebration
  Tuesday, March 24, 2009
  On behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear, the Kentucky Arts Council is coordinating the selection and installation of an exhibition of artwork to be on display in the Capitol Rotunda on Derby Day. All Kentucky artists are invited to submit entries by April 3, 2009.
• Kentucky Arts Council to Meet in Madisonville
  Wednesday, March 18, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes people from Madisonville and nearby communities for coffee and conversation on the morning of Friday, March 27, 2009, at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts. The reception precedes the quarterly meeting of the governing board of directors of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Gurney Norman Appointed Kentucky Poet Laureate for 2009-2010 Term
  Friday, March 13, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces that Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Gurney Norman as Kentucky Poet Laureate for a two-year honorary term. Norman will be formally inducted on Kentucky Writers' Day at 11:00 a.m. E.D.T., Friday, April 24, 2009, in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council's Artist Programs Have March 15 Application Deadline
  Wednesday, March 04, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the Kentucky Crafted program, the Performing Arts Directory, and the Arts Education Roster. Online applications are due March 15 and will be reviewed by independent panels to determine acceptance into the various programs.
• Western Hills High School Student Barbara Gooding Wins the 2009 Kentucky State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
  Tuesday, March 03, 2009
  Barbara Gooding, a junior at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, emerged as the winner among 26 high school students from across the commonwealth that competed in the fourth annual Poetry Out Loud state finals today. Torie DiMartile of Beechwood High School in Ft. Mitchell was named runner-up. There were ten finalists.
• Kentucky Arts Council Expands Fellowship Program to New and Emerging Artists
  Tuesday, March 03, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the highly competitive Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards. This year, the awards are open to professional artists and emerging artists working in the visual and media arts. The application deadline is March 15, 2009.
• Students from 28 Kentucky High Schools Compete in Poetry Out Loud State Finals
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council presents the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Kentucky Finals on March 3, 2009 in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market Adds Film Screenings to 2009 Offerings
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, featuring traditional and contemporary fine art and craft, along with books, musical recordings, films and Kentucky Proud® food products will be held at South Wing B of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., on February 21-22, 2009.
• Garden Designer Jon Carloftis Makes Special Appearance at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
  The award winning Kentucky Crafted: The Market, now in its twenty-seventh year, will present Kentucky's own nationally acclaimed garden designer Jon Carloftis, with garden designs, a talk and small group tours of The Market.
• New Members Appointed to Kentucky Arts Council Board
  Monday, February 16, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council is please to announce the appointment of two new board members – Jayne Moore Waldrop and Dr. Nicholas Kouns, both of Lexington.
• New Exhibitors Bring a Variety of Fine Craft and Art to Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Monday, February 16, 2009
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, featuring traditional and contemporary fine art and craft, along with books, musical recordings, films and Kentucky Proud® food products will be held at South Wing B of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., on February 21-22, 2009.
• Lincoln Celebration Continues at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Monday, February 09, 2009
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, featuring traditional and contemporary fine art and craft, along with books, musical recordings, films and Kentucky Proud® food products will be held at South Wing B of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., on February 21-22, 2009.
• Kentucky Crafted Artists Debut at Philadelphia Buyers Market
  Friday, February 06, 2009
  Six Kentucky Crafted® businesses will market their work in the Kentucky Arts Council's exhibit on the tradeshow floor at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, February 13-16, 2009.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Nominations for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Thursday, February 05, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting nominations until March 1, 2009, for the 2009 Governor’s Awards in the Arts. The awards are the state’s highest honor in the arts, recognizing individuals and organizations with extraordinary achievement in the arts or making outstanding contributions in Kentucky through the arts.
• The Kentucky Center Offers Preview to Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Thursday, February 05, 2009
  "A Sampling of Kentucky Crafted: Naturally," is a free exhibit now on display in the main lobby of The Kentucky Center, 501 West Main Street in downtown Louisville. Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council, this show features the work of 15 artists who will be selling their work at Kentucky Crafted: The Market along with 250 other exhibitors.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market is a Natural
  Tuesday, February 03, 2009
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, featuring traditional and contemporary fine art and craft, along with books, musical recordings, films and Kentucky Proud® food products will be held at South Wing B of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., on February 21-22, 2009.
• Arts Council Offers Information Session for Kentucky Craftspeople and Visual Artists
  Monday, January 12, 2009
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host an information session to introduce the state's Kentucky Crafted® program to Kentucky craftspeople and visual artists. The free workshop will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.
• Award Winning Kentucky Crafted: The Market Returns to Louisville in February
  Thursday, January 08, 2009
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, featuring traditional and contemporary fine art and craft, along with books, musical recordings, films and Kentucky Proud® food products will be held at South Wing B of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., on February 21-22, 2009.
• Kentucky Arts Council Public Meeting Notice
  Tuesday, December 09, 2008
  The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 12:00 noon E.S.T., Friday, December 12, 2008, in the Board Room of the Louisville Ballet, 315 Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
• Garden Designer Jon Carloftis Highlights Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Friday, November 21, 2008
  The award winning Kentucky Crafted: The Market, now in its twenty-seventh year, will feature Kentucky's own nationally acclaimed garden designer, Jon Carloftis, with garden design vignettes, guest lecture and book signing.
• Kentucky Crafted Artists Exhibit at Winterfair
  Tuesday, November 18, 2008
  Six artists in the Kentucky Crafted® program of the Kentucky Arts Council will be guest exhibitors at Winterfair produced by Ohio Designer Craftsmen. Celebrating its 30th year, the retail fair of fine art and fine craft welcomes shoppers to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, November 28-30, 2008.
• Arts Council Releases "Abraham Lincoln of Kentucky"
  Monday, November 10, 2008
  In honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky, the Kentucky Arts Council has published a collection of original poetry and prose by four of Kentucky's poets laureate.
• Arts Council Releases "Five Kentucky Poets Laureate: An Anthology"
  Monday, November 10, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has published a new anthology of more than 40 poems and essays by a distinguished club of Kentucky contemporary literati; the commonwealth's poets laureate.
• Arts Council Offers Information Sessions for Kentucky Artists
  Friday, October 31, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present information sessions to introduce the state's arts grants and programs to performing, visual, craft, media, literary and teaching artists in all disciplines, as well as choreographers and composers. The sessions, "Call to Kentucky Artists: Exploring Arts Grants and Programs," will be conducted in Horse Cave, Paducah, Lexington, Covington and Louisville.
• Arts Council Presents Teacher Initiated Program Grant Writing Tips Workshop in Western Kentucky
  Tuesday, October 28, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a workshop to introduce the Teacher Initiated Program to teachers, administrators and parents interested in arts opportunities in their children's schools. The workshop will be held from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. C.S.T., November 13,2008, at the Graves County Middle School Library, 625 Jimtown Road, Mayfield, KY 42066.
• Kentucky Arts Council Brings Information Session to Lake Cumberland
  Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes citizens interested in the arts in the Lake Cumberland region to join them for a discussion about the arts grants, programs and services available through the council. This session will be from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. C.S.T., Monday, November 17, 2008, at the Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.
• Kentucky Arts Council Public Meeting Notice
  Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  The nominating committee of governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold a meeting to make recommendations for appointments to the council's board of directors. The meeting will be at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T., October 29, 2008, in Room C110 of the Transportation Office Building, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Grant Writing Workshops in Eight Kentucky Locations
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will introduce arts grants and programs available to increase arts participation in Kentucky. The three-hour workshops will be held on dates from October 29 through December 11, 2008, in Elkhorn City, Flemingsburg, Horse Cave, Owensboro, Paducah, Lexington, Covington and Louisville.
• Kentucky Arts Council Promotes Performing Artists from Fifteen Counties at Kentucky On Stage
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  Twenty-five of performing artists and ensembles will showcase at Kentucky on Stage. The showcase and booking conference will feature music, dance, theatre and storytelling from 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. E.S.T., November 5, 2008, at the Falling Springs Recreational Center Theater, 275 Beasley Drive, Versailles, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Visits Benton for Community Conversation on the Arts
  Friday, October 10, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes citizens interested in the arts in the Purchase Region to join them for a discussion about the arts in local communities. This forum will be from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. C.D.T., Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at the Marshall County Public Library, 1003 Poplar Street, Benton, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Visits Elkhorn City for Community Conversation on the Arts
  Friday, October 10, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes citizens interested in the arts from eastern Kentucky to join them for a discussion about the arts in local communities. This forum will be from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. E.D.T., Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the Artists Collaborative Theatre, 207 North Patty Loveless Drive, Elkhorn City, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Visits Flemingsburg for Community Conversation on the Arts
  Friday, October 10, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes citizens interested in the arts from northeastern Kentucky to join them for a discussion about the arts in local communities. This forum will be from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. E.D.T., Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at the Fleming Mason Energy – Warehouse Training Facility, 1449 Elizaville Road, Flemingsburg, Ky.
• Governor Beshear to Present Governor's Awards in the Arts
  Monday, September 29, 2008
  Governor Steven L. Beshear will honor the 2007-2008 recipients of the Governor's Awards in the Arts at a public ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Arts Council Commissions Duffy to Create Awards for Governor's Awards in the Arts
  Thursday, September 25, 2008
  The recipients of the 2007-2008 Governor's Awards in the Arts, will each receive a sculpture carved by Louisville artist William M. Duffy. Governor Steve Beshear will present the awards at a public ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Arts Council Promotes Kentucky Performing Artists at Performing Arts Exchange
  Wednesday, September 24, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council, the state's arts agency, will promote performing artists and groups that have been selected for inclusion in the Kentucky Performing Arts Directory at the Performing Arts Exchange in Atlanta, September 24-27, 2008.
• Arts Council Launches Web Site and Book on Kentucky's Quilt Trails
  Thursday, September 18, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council is assisting Kentucky quilt trails groups in the marketing and promotion of quilt squares that are popping up on barns, buildings, parks and tourist sites across the commonwealth. http://www.artscouncil.ky.gov/QTrails/QTrails.htm
• Kentucky Arts Council Awards Arts District Planning Grants to Berea, Horse Cave and Maysville
  Thursday, September 18, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will provide arts and cultural district planning grants of $35,938 each, to three smaller cities in Kentucky, through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Bowling Green
  Thursday, September 11, 2008
  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 12:00 noon (CDT), Friday, September 19, 2008 in the Kentucky Room of the Kentucky Museum on the campus of Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Hosts Reception in Bowling Green
  Friday, September 05, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes artists, representatives from arts organizations, educators and community leaders from Bowling Green and nearby communities to a reception from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (CDT), Friday, September 19, 2008, at Kentucky Museum in Bowling Green, Ky.
• Training Available in Northern Kentucky for Those Interested in Preserving Local History and Documenting Community Traditions
  Thursday, September 04, 2008
  The Kentucky Folklife Program will present a series of training sessions as part of the Community Scholars certification program in Covington at various locations in Kenton County. The Community Scholars training is designed to help people document and promote community culture, folklife and the traditional arts.
• Governor's Awards in the Arts Recognizes Outstanding Achievements and Contributions
  Friday, August 29, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces the 2007-2008 recipients of the Governor's Awards in the Arts, to be honored by Governor Steve Beshear at a public ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Nine Western Kentuckians Join the Ranks of Community Scholars
  Thursday, August 28, 2008
  The Kentucky Folklife Program is proud to announce the graduation of nine individuals who have successfully completed the training for the Community Scholars certification program. Community Scholars collect and preserve local history, identify and document local traditions and present these traditions to the public.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Poet Laureate
  Thursday, August 28, 2008
  September 30, 2008 is the nomination deadline for candidates to be considered for appointment by Governor Steve Beshear to the post of Kentucky Poet Laureate for the 2009-2010 term. The Poet Laureate promotes the literary arts in Kentucky through readings and public presentations at meetings, seminars, conferences and events, including Kentucky Writers' Day.
• Kentucky Arts Council Combines Programs to Expand Kentucky Crafted® Brand
  Friday, August 15, 2008
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing and the Visual Arts at the Market programs of the Kentucky Arts Council have combined to form one arts marketing program for both craft artists and 2-dimensional visual artists. The state-sponsored assistance for Kentucky artists and craftspeople in marketing, business development and promotion of their work will continue under the single Kentucky Crafted® brand.
• Kentucky Arts Council Selects Artists for Arts Education Roster
  Wednesday, August 13, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted five Kentucky artists for the agency's Arts Education Roster; a resource for teachers planning for an arts-enriched learning environment in Kentucky schools.
• Kentucky Arts Council Expands Performing Arts Directory
  Wednesday, August 13, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted eight performing artists and groups to be added to its Kentucky Performing Arts Directory, an adjudicated roster of performing artists. The directory aids in marketing and promoting Kentucky's performing artists to presenters and performance venues across the nation.
• Arts Council Presents Teacher Initiated Program Grant Writing Tips
  Wednesday, August 13, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will introduce the Teacher Initiated Program grant in Madisonville, Danville and Stanton.
• Kentucky Arts Council Accepts Visual Artists into Arts Marketing Program
  Wednesday, August 06, 2008
  FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted seven new artists into the Visual Arts at the Market Program. The program is designed to enable Kentucky artists who create two-dimensional artwork (painting, photography, printmaking, etc.) and derivative products from original work to compete in regional, national and international markets.
• Kentucky Arts Council Selects Artisans to Participate in Kentucky Crafted® Program
  Wednesday, August 06, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted the craft products of 14 artists into the Kentucky Crafted® program. The Kentucky Crafted® program enables Kentucky craft artists to reach regional, national and international markets through state-sponsored wholesale and retail promotional venues.
• Kentucky Crafted Artists Debut at Philadelphia Buyers Market
  Monday, July 28, 2008
  Six Kentucky Crafted® businesses will market their work in the Kentucky Arts Council's exhibit on the tradeshow floor at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, August 2-4, 2008.
• Kentucky Arts Council and Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Present Craft Conference
  Friday, July 25, 2008
  Craft Conference 2008: Unbridled Craft, a two-day conference for craft professionals featuring hands-on workshops in a variety of craft media, will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT), August 15 and 16, 2008, centered at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Arts in Schools through Artist Residencies
  Monday, July 21, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $29,700 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for short-term artist residencies in 18 counties, scheduled to take place in the fall of 2008.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Local Arts Projects through Arts Build Communities Grants
  Friday, July 18, 2008
  Arts Build Communities grants of up to $5,000 each have been awarded, by the Kentucky Arts Council in twelve counties to encourage new opportunities and partnerships between artists and community organizations for cultural, social and educational development and economic growth through the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council Honors Writers, Composers and Choreographers with Al Smith Fellowship Awards
  Wednesday, July 09, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded eight Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships Awards of $7,500 to support the advancement and continuation of Kentucky artists' careers, and recognize the creative excellence of their work. The fellowship awards are named after retired Kentucky journalist and past Arts Council Board chair, Al Smith.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports 89 Organizations through Kentucky Arts Partnership Grants
  Thursday, July 03, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $1,839,403 to 89 Kentucky arts and cultural organizations for FY2009, through the newly structured Kentucky Arts Partnership Grant Program. Kentucky Arts Partnership Grants provide competitive operational support for organizations to program arts activities and services that provide opportunities for Kentuckians to participate in and benefit from the arts.
• Springfield, Kentucky Commissions Lincoln Sculpture for Washington County Judicial Center
  Thursday, June 26, 2008
  The City of Springfield has commissioned Paula B. Slater of Hidden Valley Lake, California to produce a ten foot tall, full-figure bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln for the new Washington County Judicial Center. The portrait sculpture will be dedicated in Springfield on Lincoln's 200th birthday, February 12th, 2009.
• Kentucky Arts Council Hosts Reception in Morehead
  Monday, June 16, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes artists, representatives from arts organizations, educators and community leaders from Morehead and nearby communities to a reception at 3:00 p.m. (EDT), Friday, June 19, 2008 at the Kentucky Folk Art Center, 102 West First Street, Morehead, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Morehead
  Monday, June 16, 2008
  The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 12:00 noon (EDT), Friday, June 19, 2008 at the Morehead Recreation, Tourism and Convention Center, 11 East First Street, Morehead, KY.
• Training Available in Western Kentucky for Those Interested in Preserving Local History and Documenting Community Traditions
  Thursday, May 22, 2008
  The Kentucky Folklife Program will present a series of training sessions as part of the Community Scholars certification program in Madisonville this summer at the Hopkins County Cooperative Extension Office, 75 Cornwall Drive, Madisonville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Publishing Workshop
  Monday, May 19, 2008
  Writers or organizations interested in having their work published or curious about self-publishing will have the opportunity to explore these possibilities at the Publishing Options Workshop on Friday, May 30, 2008 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT at the Hopkinsville/Christian County Library, 1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, Ky.
• The Unveiling of The Boy Lincoln Sculpture Includes Presentation by Sculptors
  Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  The City of Hodgenville, LaRue County and Preservation of Lincoln's Heritage, Inc., will dedicate and unveil the new bronze sculpture, The Boy Lincoln, at 11:00 a.m. EDT, Saturday, May 31, 2008 in Hodgenville, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Receives $795,200 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
  Friday, May 09, 2008
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced an award of a State Partnership grant of $795,200 in federal funding to the Kentucky Arts Council, the state’s arts agency.
• Career Development Seminar Offered for Kentucky’s Performing Artists
  Tuesday, May 06, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council in partnership with the Mountain Arts Center, The Center for Rural Development and the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Offices is offering a full-day seminar to assist musicians, storytellers and dancers with issues of marketing and promotion, business practices and the variety of opportunities available to performing artists.
• Workshops Offered to Enhance Applications for Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
  Tuesday, May 06, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council is offering workshops to arts and cultural organizations and educators that are interested in applying for grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
• Architecture, Accessibility and the Arts Workshop at the Lexington Opera House
  Thursday, May 01, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts are partnering to present a workshop for arts and cultural organizations throughout Kentucky focused on making arts spaces accessible.
• Arts Council Chairman Selected to Chair Southern Arts Federation
  Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  The Chairman of the Kentucky Arts Council (the state arts agency), has been selected as Chairman of Southern Arts Federation.
• Kentucky Artists Showcase at Governor’s Derby Celebration
  Monday, April 28, 2008
  Visitors to the Capitol on Derby Day morning will have an opportunity to purchase some of Kentucky’s finest traditional and contemporary pieces of work at the Governor’s Derby Celebration.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers 2008 Kentucky Crafted: The ‘Virtual’ Market
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council has developed a Web site as a virtual representation of Kentucky Crafted: The Market for 2008. Visitors to the virtual market place at www.kycraft.ky.gov will find photos and contact information for exhibitors offering fine traditional and contemporary crafts and art, “Kentucky Proud” specialty food products, books and music recordings.
• Accessible Arts Workshops Offered in Frankfort and Lexington
  Friday, April 11, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts have partnered to present workshops focusing on different accessibility issues in the arts and arts environments.
• Workshops Offered to Enhance Applications for Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council is offering workshops to arts and cultural organizations and educators that are interested in applying for grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
• Governor Beshear Appoints Members to Kentucky Arts Council
  Wednesday, April 09, 2008
  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Paul Fourshee, Sonya G. Baker, Ronald E. Johnson and Everett D. McCorvey as members to the Kentucky Arts Council governing board to serve for terms expiring February 1, 2012.
• Booth Design Presentation Offered for Kentucky Artists and Craftspeople
  Tuesday, April 08, 2008
  University of Kentucky College of Design Professor Sarah McNabb and design students will give a presentation about the design process used in the designing of interior spaces and how that same process applies to the work of artists.
• Kentucky Poets Laureate Participate in Kentucky Writers’ Day Celebration at the Capitol Rotunda
  Friday, March 28, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host Kentucky Writers’ Day at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 24, 2008 in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort.
• Accessible Arts Workshops Offered in Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington
  Wednesday, March 26, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts have partnered to present a series of accessibility workshops. The first workshop will will be held on Wednesday, April 2, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT in the Mary Anderson Room at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 West Main Street in downtown Louisville.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Frankfort
  Wednesday, March 26, 2008
  The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 11:30 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Hampton Inn, 1310 US Highway 127, Frankfort, Ky.
• Pikeville High School Student Amy Cordero Wins the 2008 Kentucky State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
  Wednesday, March 19, 2008
  Amy Cordero emerged as the winner among 23 high school students from across the commonwealth that competed in the third annual Poetry Out Loud state finals today, hosted by the Kentucky Arts Council on the campus of Kentucky State University in Frankfort. Emmanuel Nfor of Western Hills High School in Franklin County was named runner-up.
• Kentucky Arts Council Hosts Select Buyers at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Wednesday, March 05, 2008
  For the 13th consecutive year, a selection of proven retailers from beyond Kentucky, will attend Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008 courtesy of the “Fly the Buyer” program. Five retailers have been invited to receive free travel and accommodations to the 2008 Market in Louisville. They represent art and craft retailers, artist cooperatives, museums, and galleries that have never been to Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Fellowships to Writers, Composers, Choreographers and Interdisciplinary Artists
  Wednesday, March 05, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the highly competitive Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards. The application deadline for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships is March 15, 2008.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008 Features Kentucky Proud Food Demonstrations
  Wednesday, March 05, 2008
  Kentucky Proud™ food producers will provide cooking demonstrations and describe the traditions that go into making their specialty products at the 2008 Kentucky Crafted: The Market, March 8-9, in South Wing B of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville.
• Lincoln Activities Featured at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008
  Monday, March 03, 2008
  Visitors will often hear the name “Abraham Lincoln” spoken at this year’s Kentucky Crafted: The Market, South Wing B at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, March 8-9, 2008. Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008 will participate in the Lincoln Bicentennial with a variety of activities and arts products related to Abraham Lincoln’s life and time.
• The Kentucky Center Hosts A Sampling of the 2008 Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Friday, February 29, 2008
  "A Sampling of the 2008 Kentucky Crafted: The Market," is a free exhibit of traditional and contemporary fine art and craft, which opened on February 11 and will run through May 20 in the main lobby of The Kentucky Center, 501 West Main Street in downtown Louisville. Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council, this show features 22 works by selected Kentucky artists participating in the Kentucky Crafted: The Market at the Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing B March 8-9, 2008.
• Kentucky Poets Laureate Highlight the Literary Arts at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008
  Thursday, February 28, 2008
  Kentucky Poet Laureate Jane Gentry Vance and past Poets Laureate Joe Survant (2003-2004), and Richard Taylor (1999-2000) will present readings from their works during the public days of Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008, South Wing B at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008 Offers Free Children’s Activities
  Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  While parents shop at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, children will have the opportunity to build their own instruments, experience the art of handweaving, and learn about the Kentucky childhoods of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln.
• Kentucky Luthiers Exhibit Travels Kentucky in 2008
  Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers is currently showing at the Paris-Bourbon County Public Library in downtown Paris, Ky. until March 4, and then continues to tour across the commonwealth.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008 Will Honor Top Retailers
  Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  TheKentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture will partner with the Kentucky Retail Federation in presenting the Kentucky Crafted™ Retail Awards in four categories; Kentucky retailer, Kentucky state park gift shop, out-of-state retailer, and Kentucky Proud food retailer. Winners will be honored for making significant contributions in promoting the Kentucky Crafted™ and Kentucky Proud brands during a special reception on Friday, March 7, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the second floor of South Wing C at the Kentucky Exposition Center as part of Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Nominations for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting nominations until March 1, 2008, for the 2007-2008 Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the state’s highest honor in the arts, recognizing individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions in Kentucky through the arts. Any individuals, organizations or businesses may make nominations.
• Kentucky Luthiers Exhibit on Display at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Friday, February 22, 2008
  – Visitors to Kentucky Crafted:The Market will have a chance to see a special exhibition, Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers. As the result of years of fieldwork conducted by the Kentucky Folklife Program, this exhibit presents the work of 16 Kentucky artists viewed as masters in the construction and repair of guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, dulcimers and other stringed instruments.
• Arts Council Offers Marketing Opportunities for Kentucky Craftspeople and Artists
  Friday, February 22, 2008
  The deadline to apply to the Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky Crafted™ program for craft artists or Visual Arts at the Market program for artists creating two-dimensional visual art is, March 15, 2008. Artisans accepted into one of these two programs in 2008 will be eligible to exhibit at Kentucky Crafted: The Market in 2009. Other marketing opportunities include the Governor’s Derby Breakfast Celebration, wholesale trade shows, special exhibitions and promotions.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market Expands Collaboration with University of Kentucky College of Design Students
  Friday, February 22, 2008
  Interior design students from the University of Kentucky (U.K.) College of Design will work with the Kentucky Arts Council to design room-like settings utilizing the creations of Kentucky artisans exhibiting at Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
• Kentucky Repertory Theatre Produces Play and Develops Multimedia Production to Celebrate Lincoln Bicentennial
  Wednesday, February 20, 2008
  The Kentucky Repertory Theatre in Horse Cave, Ky. has been awarded a grant of $170,000 by the Kentucky Arts Council, funded through the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, to produce Abraham Lincoln and With Malice Toward None, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.
• Kentucky Artists Perform Live on the Blue Moon Stage at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2008
  Wednesday, February 20, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council is proud to partner with the Governor’s School for the Arts, the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture in presenting the Blue Moon Stage at this year’s Kentucky Crafted: The Market, located in South Wing B at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville.
• Arts Play Integral Part of Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebrations
  Saturday, February 09, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council, with funding from the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, has awarded nearly $70,000 in Lincoln Project Grants for community arts projects to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in Kentucky.
• Arts Council Helps Artists Develop Products for Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
  Saturday, February 09, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council, with funding from the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, has awarded over $6,000 to date in Product Development Grants for artists to create special Lincoln-themed products commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth in Kentucky.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Exhibits at the New York International Gift Fair
  Monday, January 28, 2008
  The Kentucky Arts Council will promote craft artists whose work has been selected for the state-sponsored Kentucky Crafted™ program at the New York International Gift Fair, February 1-6, 2008, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
• Arts Council Offers Seminar to Foster the Arts in Communities across the Commonwealth
  Friday, January 25, 2008
  People involved in community arts organizing are invited to learn about the programs and services of the Kentucky Arts Council at the Community Arts Coordinators Seminar, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., March 8, 2008 in conjunction with Kentucky Crafted: The Market, in Room B105, South Wing B at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market Named One of the Top 20 Events by Southeast Tourism Society
  Tuesday, January 15, 2008
  The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) recently named Kentucky Crafted: The Market as one of the Top Twenty Events in the Southeast for Winter 2008.
• Kentucky Crafted:The Market Features What’s Hot for 2008
  Thursday, December 20, 2007
  Over 300 exhibitors of traditional and contemporary art and craft along with authentic folk art, Kentucky related books, musical recordings and specialty food products will market at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, March 8-9, 2008.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Louisville
  Wednesday, December 12, 2007
  Kentucky Arts Council Public Meeting Notice
• Arts Council Presents Teacher Initiated Project Grant Writing Tips
  Wednesday, December 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council will introduce the Teacher Initiated Project grant program to educators, interested parents and artists in Louisville, Georgetown, Mayfield, Somerset, Greenup, Madisonville and Munfordville.
• Arts Council Presents Grant Writing Workshops Across Kentucky
  Wednesday, December 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council will introduce six arts programs and give grant writing tips in Louisville, Mayfield, Paris, Russellville, Union, Somerset, Madisonville and Greenup.
• National Endowment for the Arts Selects Kentucky to Participate in Education Leaders Institute
  Monday, November 19, 2007
  Multidisciplinary teams from Alaska, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin will receive NEA support to discuss arts education challenges at the first Institute, March 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
• Arts Council Awards Arts Grants to Strengthen Kentucky Communities
  Thursday, November 08, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council awarded $82,350 in Arts Build Communities Grants for community arts projects to take place between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.
• Hodgenville Commissions Lincoln Boyhood Sculpture
  Thursday, October 25, 2007
  The City of Hodgenville, Ky., birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, has commissioned the Daub Firmin Hendrickson Sculpture Group of Berkeley, Ca. to create a bronze life-size sculpture of the boy Lincoln.
• Kentucky Arts Council Presents “Pricing Your Work in Today’s Market”
  Friday, October 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a workshop, “Pricing Your Work in Today’s Market” from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the Frankfort Convention Center Meeting Room, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Information Sessions about Art and Craft Marketing Programs
  Friday, October 19, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council will introduce craftspeople and visual artists to the state-sponsored Kentucky Crafted and Visual Arts at the Market Programs at pre-jury sessions in Morehead, Louisville and Berea.
• Uncommon Wealth on Display at Actors Theatre of Louisville Gallery
  Friday, October 19, 2007
  Actors Theatre of Louisville will host the exhibition Uncommon Wealth, a collection of work by visual arts recipients of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship award.
• Kentucky Arts Council Presents Marketing Workshop for Artists and Craftspeople
  Wednesday, October 10, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present a workshop, The Changing Art and Craft Marketplace: What and Where is it?, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, November 2, 2007 at the Fairfield Inn, 40 Chenault Road, (I-64, Exit 58) Frankfort, Ky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Grants to Support Artist Residencies in Kentucky Schools
  Wednesday, August 29, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council is now accepting applications for the Teacher Initiated Project grant program to help teachers bring professional artists into the classroom for one- to four-week residencies in the spring of 2008.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Arts Project Grants for Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebrations
  Wednesday, August 29, 2007
  In preparation for the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations, the Kentucky Arts Council is encouraging arts and cultural organizations, local government agencies and colleges and universities to develop Lincoln-related projects with broad community appeal.
• Uncommon Wealth: A Retrospective of Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients
  Friday, August 24, 2007
  The Owensboro Museum of Fine Art and the Kentucky Arts Council present a collaborative showing of more than 75 works of art by prestigious visual arts fellowship recipients from across the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Awards Fellowships to 14 Kentucky Artists
  Thursday, August 23, 2007
  Every other year the Kentucky Arts Council offers visual and media artists an opportunity to compete for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards of $7,500, to support the advancement and continuation of Kentucky artists’ careers, and recognize the creative excellence of their work. In addition to the 14 Fellowship Awards, the Arts Council also awarded 10 Professional Assistance Awards to artists from across the commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Artisans Take the Stage at Kentucky State Fair 2007
  Thursday, August 23, 2007
  Juried members of Kentucky Crafted (KC), a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, will be demonstrating their artisan skills and providing educational information about their work on the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Blue Ribbon Stage, located in the South Wing B Lobby, Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville during the Kentucky State Fair 2007.
• Kentucky Crafted Businesses Exhibiting at the New York International Gift Fair
  Friday, July 27, 2007
  Kentucky Crafted (KC), a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, will be exhibiting “Kentucky Crafted”™ products for the 22nd year at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), August 11-16, 2007, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York.
• Kentucky Arts Council Awards Arts Organizations $800,088 in Challenge Grants
  Wednesday, July 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $800,088 to 14 Kentucky arts organizations in the Challenge Grant category. The grants support operational funding for arts organizations whose primary purpose is to provide arts programs and services to benefit the public.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides $1,197,145 in Operational Support to Arts Organizations
  Wednesday, July 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $1,197,145 in matching General Operating Support grants to enrich arts and cultural life across the Commonwealth. The Arts Council approved panel recommendations for operational support funding for 70 non-profit organizations, based in 29 different counties, whose primary purpose is to provide arts opportunities for Kentuckians.
• The 2007 Jury Results Are In For New Kentucky Crafted Artisans
  Tuesday, June 26, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently accepted 16 new entries during its annual Kentucky Crafted jury session. An additional 10 craftspeople are expected to be included, after successful completion of the program's jury mentoring process.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Berea
  Thursday, June 14, 2007
  The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, June 22, 2007 in the Private Dining Room of the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, 975 Walnut Meadow Road, Berea, Ky.
• Accessible Arts Workshop at the Four Rivers Center
  Wednesday, June 13, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to present a series of accessibility workshops throughout the state.
• Kentucky Luthiers Exhibit Honors Homer Ledford
  Tuesday, June 12, 2007
  A special exhibition, "Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers," featuring the art and tradition of Kentuckians who are considered masters in the making and repairing of guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, dulcimers and other original stringed instruments will open at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea on June 21, and continue on display through September 9, 2007.
• Governor Ernie Fletcher Appoints Members to Kentucky Arts Council
  Tuesday, June 12, 2007
  Zev Buffman and Ed Lane are new additions to the Arts Council board. James R. Voyles and Ann Duggins Schell have been reappointed for four-year terms.
• City of Springfield Issues Call to Artists for Lincoln Sculpture
  Friday, June 08, 2007
  The City of Springfield, Kentucky, announces a Call for Artists/Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to commission a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln to be placed at the Washington County Judicial Center. the commission is for $150,000.
• Accessible Arts Workshop Comes to Covington
  Friday, June 08, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to present a series of accessibility workshops throughout the state.
• Accessible Arts Workshop at the Mountain Arts Center
  Tuesday, June 05, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to present a series of accessibility workshops throughout the state.
• Ceramic Sculptor, Potter and Teacher, Sarah Frederick, Receives Rude Osolnik Award for 2007
  Monday, May 21, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will honor ceramic sculptor, potter, and teacher, Sarah Frederick of Louisville, Kentucky with the Rude Osolnik Award for 2007.
• Fran Redmon, Director of Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, Receives Special Recognition Award From the Craft Organization Development Association
  Thursday, May 17, 2007
  Fran Redmon, director of Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, will receive the Craft Organization Development Association’s (CODA) special recognition award for “Outstanding Service, Creative Thinking, and Leadership,” given to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the craft field.
• Sales Up During the 25th Anniversary, Kentucky Crafted: the Market 2007
  Tuesday, May 15, 2007
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007 celebrated its 25th anniversary March 1 - 4, at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Kentucky and featured 283 exhibitors of craft, 2-D art, food, books and recorded music. Based on post market surveys, exhibitors reported that overall wholesale and retail sales were up an estimated 20% over2006; the best since 2001, despite a slight reduction in attendance.
• Kentucky Arts Council Presents Screening of Work by 124 Kentucky Artists
  Friday, May 11, 2007
  Every other year the Kentucky Arts Council offers visual and media artists an opportunity to compete for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship awards. Before the independent panel of out-of-state jurors reviews the work, the public, along with arts consultants, artist representatives, curators and gallery owners, will have the opportunity to view projected digital images of the work by each of the 124 visual arts applicants.
• Kentucky Champion Places as Finalist in Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest
  Friday, May 04, 2007
  Trimble County High School senior, Dean Muir, wins $1,000 scholarship for being among the top twelve finalists of the 51 state champions.
• Sculptures for Transportation Cabinet Office Building to Be Dedicated
  Thursday, May 03, 2007
  The artists Garry Bibbs, Erika Strecker and Tony Higdon will join Kentucky Arts Council Executive Director Lori Meadows and officials from the Transportation, Commerce and Finance & Administration Cabinets to dedicate the sculptures “Now Get” and “Nexus” in front of the Transportation Cabinet Office Building at 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, Ky.
• Kentucky Artists and Artisans Participate in Governor’s Derby Breakfast!
  Thursday, May 03, 2007
  For the 25th year, Kentucky artisans will be a part of the festivities during the annual Governor’s Derby Breakfast, May 5th, 2007.
• Kentucky Arts Council Recognizes Earth Friendly Artists for Earth Day Kentucky
  Friday, April 20, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council gives special recognition to eight earth friendly artists from Kentucky. Earth friendly artists are artists who use recycled materials, natural materials or industrial waste materials in their creation of art products. Earth friendly artists also can be conceptual artists who challenge their audiences to think about the sustainability of the earth.
• Jane Gentry Vance to be Inducted as Kentucky Poet Laureate at Kentucky Writers’ Day
  Friday, April 13, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council will celebrate Kentucky Writers’ Day, highlighted by an induction ceremony for Jane Gentry Vance as Kentucky Poet Laureate for 2007 and 2008.
• Capitol Easter Egg Display Represents Art and Craft from 46 Kentucky Counties
  Thursday, March 29, 2007
  An Easter egg display is now being showcased at the Kentucky State Capitol. Visitors to the Capitol can see eggs decorated by a variety of artists from 46 counties.
• BOOTH DESIGN AWARD WINNERS FOR KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET 2007
  Monday, March 26, 2007
  Kentucky craft exhibitors who attended Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007 were recognized for their booth designs at The Market’s annual awards dinner on Friday, March 2, 2007, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Kentucky Crafted Top Retailer Awards 2007
  Monday, March 26, 2007
  Kentucky Craft Marketing and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture partnered with the Kentucky Retail Federation in presenting annual top retailer awards. Winners were honored during the annual awards dinner, sponsored in-part by the Kentucky Agriculture Department and the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center, on March 2, 2007, as part of Kentucky Crafted: The Market’s 25th anniversary at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Frankfort
  Tuesday, March 20, 2007
  Public Meeting Notice
• Dean Muir Wins Kentucky Poetry Out Loud Competition
  Wednesday, March 14, 2007
  Trimble County High School student Dean Muir wins statewide competition and advances to Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Erica Martin from Ohio County High School wins runner-up honor and awards.
• Application Deadlines for Kentucky Arts Council Artist Programs Due March 15, 2007
  Monday, March 12, 2007
  Artists who have an interest in applying for the Kentucky Crafted Program, Visual Arts at the Market, the Performing Arts Directory, Arts Education Roster of Artists, or the Individual Artist Fellowship Program (for Visual and Media Artists) are encouraged to begin the application process now.
• Kentucky Arts Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Finals
  Friday, March 09, 2007
  High school students compete in national poetry recitation contest.
• Governor Fletcher Appoints Jane Gentry Vance as Kentucky Poet Laureate
  Wednesday, March 07, 2007
  On behalf of Governor Ernie Fletcher, the Poet Laureate Selection Committee coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council has selected poet Jane Gentry Vance from Versailles to succeed Dr. Sena Jeter Naslund as the new Poet Laureate for Kentucky.
• Volunteers Recognized at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007 with the Glenn Volunteer Award
  Monday, February 26, 2007
  In 2006 Kentucky Craft Marketing (KCM), a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, created the Glenn Award to recognize the outstanding contributions of one of its many volunteers that generously give of their time to support Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
• Kentucky Arts Council Operating Grants Task Force Meeting
  Friday, February 23, 2007
  Kentucky Arts Council Public Meeting Notice
• Increased Numbers of Retailers Flown in for Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007 Anniversary Event
  Wednesday, February 21, 2007
  An increased number of retailers will be flown in to shop during the 25th Anniversary of Kentucky Crafted: The Market. For the 12th consecutive year, Kentucky Craft Marketing, a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, is sponsoring retail shop owners and buyers from around the United States to attend this award-winning event through the “Fly the Buyer” program.
• Six Craft Businesses Recognized as 25-Year Exhibitors at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007
  Wednesday, February 21, 2007
  Six craft businesses that have exhibited for 25 years or more will be recognized at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007. These six exhibitors will be included in a special 25th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibit sponsored by silver sponsor Brown-Forman with special lighting designed and furnished by Osram Sylvania.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007Celebrates 25th Anniversary, March 3-4
  Monday, February 12, 2007
  The 25th Anniversary of Kentucky Crafted: The Market is only weeks away. The doors will open to the general public March 3-4, and will again be held in Louisville at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Web Newsroom for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Monday, February 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council has produced a website with downloadable print-quality photos, biographical sketches and contact information for each of the nine recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the state’s highest honor in the arts.
• Arts Council Commissions Dan Neil Barnes to Create Awards for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Friday, February 09, 2007
  The recipients of the 2006 Governor’s Awards in the Arts will each receive an art glass piece especially created by artist Dan Neil Barnes of Lexington, Ky. Governor Ernie Fletcher and First Lady Glenna Fletcher will present the awards at a public ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Crafted Emeritus Honorees for 2007
  Wednesday, February 07, 2007
  In recognition of long-term dedication to personal craft development and an exemplary level of accomplishment, five artisan businesses are now designated Kentucky Crafted Emeritus honorees and granted lifetime honorary juried participant status by the Kentucky Craft Marketing, (KCM) a program of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• “Kentucky Visions at the Capitol” Showcases 27 Artists in Senate Offices
  Tuesday, February 06, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council, by invitation of the Senate Majority Leadership offices, has organized a temporary visual art exhibition for the duration of the 2007 session of the General Assembly.
• Kentucky Arts Council Operating Grants Task Force Meeting
  Friday, January 19, 2007
  Kentucky Arts Council Public Meeting Notice
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Technology Workshops For Artists and Arts Organizations
  Friday, January 12, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, will partner with Spencerian College, Lexington to provide a series of technology workshops specifically designed for artists and individuals working in arts organizations.
• Governor’s Awards Recognize Outstanding Achievement in the Arts
  Thursday, January 11, 2007
  The Kentucky Arts Council announces the 2006 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, to be honored by Governor Ernie Fletcher and First Lady Glenna Fletcher at a public ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Businesses Start the New Year Right at the New York International Gift Fair
  Wednesday, January 10, 2007
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, will be exhibiting “Kentucky Crafted”™ products for the 22nd year at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), January 28 – February 1, 2007, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. Vallorie Henderson, Special Projects Coordinator for Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), will be managing the KCMP booth, #5304/5403 in the Handmade Section, showcasing products from four juried participants: Beaded Bliss, Lexington; Abby Glen Designs, Louisville; Gail Cohen Designs, Lexington; and Moss Hill LLC, Louisville.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market Named America’s Favorite Art Fair and Festival
  Friday, January 05, 2007
  AmericanStyle magazine readers’ poll has revealed America’s favorite art fairs and festivals and Kentucky Crafted: The Market won the top spot this year. AmericanStyle magazine is the nation’s premier arts lifestyle magazine for art collectors, enthusiasts and travelers.
• Hodgenville Issues Call to Artists for Lincoln Sculpture
  Tuesday, November 28, 2006
  The City of Hodgenville, Kentucky, announces a Call for Artists to commission a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The dedication of this piece will be a signature event held during the two-year national observance (2008-2010).
• Everett McCorvey Elected to National Arts Board
  Friday, November 03, 2006
  University of Kentucky Endowed Professor of Voice, U.K. Opera Theatre Director and Kentucky Arts Council Vice-Chair, Everett McCorvey has recently been elected by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) membership to serve on its board of directors for a three-year term ending September 30, 2009.
• Southeast Tourism Society Selects Kentucky Crafted: The Market As A Top 20 Event
  Friday, November 03, 2006
  For the 12th time in 13 years, the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) has selected Kentucky Crafted: The Market as one of the Top Twenty Events In The Southeast.
• Kentucky Arts Council Selects Twenty High Schools to Participate in Poetry Out Loud
  Friday, October 06, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council has selected twenty high schools to participate in the state competition for the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. This is the second year of the program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Poet Laureate 2007-2008
  Monday, September 25, 2006
  September 30 is the nomination deadline for candidates to be nominated for Kentucky Poet Laureate, honoring an outstanding Kentucky writer to promote participation in the literary arts across the commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Hosts Breakfasts Across the Commonwealth
  Thursday, September 21, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, will host a series of community breakfasts across the commonwealth during October to celebrate its 40th Anniversary, the National Endowment for the Arts’ 40th Anniversary and National Arts and Humanities Month.
• Kentucky High Schools Have Opportunity to Compete in National Poetry Recitation Contest
  Wednesday, September 20, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council will once again coordinate the state competition for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2007 Celebrating 25 Years of Style and Quality
  Wednesday, September 20, 2006
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing(CMP), a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, is preparing for one of the most important shows in its history. March 3-4, 2007 will mark the 25th Anniversary of Kentucky Crafted: The Market and will again be held in Louisville at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Frankfort
  Monday, September 18, 2006
  The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold their quarterly board meeting at 9 a.m. EDT, Friday, September 22, 2006 in the Meeting Room of the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero Street, Frankfort, Ky., 40601.
• Kentucky Folklife Program Assists Latino Community in Presenting Traditions
  Tuesday, September 12, 2006
  The Kentucky Folklife Program, an interagency program of the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society, helped the artists from Mexican and Guatemalan communities present their traditions at Louisville's WorldFestin a way that led to a richer understanding of the cultures and traditions for those attending the festival.
• Diversity Committee Established by Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society
  Wednesday, September 06, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society have partnered to form a citizen-based Diversity Committee to ensure that programs, collections, staff, governing boards and audiences for both state agencies in the Commerce Cabinet reflect the diversity found within the commonwealth.
• Workshops For Kentucky Artisans Interested In State Marketing Programs
  Wednesday, August 30, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host seven Pre-Jury Session Workshops introducing artisans to the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Visual Arts at the Market Program.
• Kentucky Arts Council Operating Grants Task Force Meeting
  Tuesday, August 22, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council Board of Directors will hold their Operating Grants Task Force meeting at 9 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, August 30, 2006 in Room C-122 of the Kentucky Transportation Office Building, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Nominations for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Friday, August 11, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting nominations until September 1, 2006, for the 2006 Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the state’s highest honor in the arts recognizing individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions in Kentucky through the arts. Any individuals, organizations or businesses may make nominations.
• Accessibility Workshop Planned for Bowling Green Area Arts and Cultural Organizations
  Wednesday, August 09, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to present a series of accessibility workshops throughout the state for arts and cultural organizations.
• Kentucky Crafted Artisans Take The Stage At Kentucky State Fair 2006
  Tuesday, August 01, 2006
  Juried members of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (CMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, will be demonstrating their artisan skills and providing educational information about their work on the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Blue Ribbon Stage, located in the South Wing B Lobby, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville during the Kentucky State Fair 2006.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides $1,085,436 in Operational Support to Arts Organizations
  Friday, July 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $1,085,436 in matching General Operating Support grants to enrich arts and cultural life across the Commonwealth. The Arts Council approved panel recommendations for operational support funding for 66 non-profit organizations, based in 29 different counties, whose primary purpose is to provide arts opportunities for Kentuckians.
• Kentucky Arts Council Awards Arts Organizations $889,508 in Challenge Grants
  Friday, July 28, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $889,508 to 18 Kentucky arts organizations in the Challenge Grant category. The grants are intended for the operational support funding of arts organizations whose primary purpose is to provide arts programs and services to benefit the public.
• Accessibility Workshop Planned for Owensboro Area Arts and Cultural Organizations
  Monday, July 17, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with the Kentucky Center for the Arts to present the first in a series of accessibility workshops in Owensboro on Monday, July 24. Future accessibility workshops are scheduled for Bowling Green, Covington and other areas of the state.
• Jury Results Are In For New Kentucky Craft Marketing Program Participants
  Friday, July 14, 2006
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, recently accepted 25 new entries during its annual jury session. An additional 17 craftspeople are expected to be included, after successful completion of the Program's jury mentoring program.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Businesses Gear Up For The New York International Gift Fair
  Wednesday, July 12, 2006
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, will be exhibiting “Kentucky Crafted”™ products for the 21st year at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), August 12-16, 2006, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York.
• National Endowment for the Arts Awards Kentucky Arts Council $657,400
  Monday, July 10, 2006
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced an award of a State Partnership Agreement Grant of $657,400 to the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet.
• Uncommon Wealth: Legacy of the Kentucky Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowships
  Friday, July 07, 2006
  The Lexington Art League and the Kentucky Arts Council present a collaborative showing of artwork by prestigious visual arts fellowship recipients from across the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Lexington
  Monday, June 05, 2006
  Kentucky Arts Council board meeting will be held in Lexington on June 9, 2006.
• Diamond Caverns Event Spotlights Cave and Kentucky Products
  Tuesday, May 23, 2006
  Diamond Caverns, Park City, Kentucky will celebrate its fifth year as a Kentucky Collection retailer at its annual event on Saturday, June 3. Visitors may enjoy Kentucky food samplings, listen to great Kentucky music, purchase crafts, visual art, food, books and music.
• KENTUCKY ART COUNCIL’S CRAFT MARKETING PROGRAM HOLDS 2006 JURY SESSION
  Friday, May 12, 2006
  Kentucky residents interested in building their craft businesses to a wholesale level have the opportunity to become juried participants of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program.
• BOOTH DESIGN AWARD WINNERS FOR KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET 2006
  Tuesday, April 25, 2006
  Kentucky craft exhibitors who attended Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006 were recognized for their booth designs at The Market’s annual awards dinner on Friday, March 4, 2006, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Great Country Music Highway Hop Showcases Redbud Season and “More than Music”
  Wednesday, April 19, 2006
  Great Country Music Highway Hop features folk arts, crafts, cusic, food and beautiful mountain scenery.
• ATTENDANCE AND SALES UP AT KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET 2006
  Tuesday, April 18, 2006
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, was held March 3 - 5, at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B and featured 283 exhibitors of craft, 2-D art, food, books and recorded music. Combined attendance totaled 9,446 representing a 19% increase in public attendance and a 16% increase in trade attendance. The market also requires the support of more than 100 volunteers who generously donate their time.
• Kentucky Poets Laureate Join Kentucky Writers’ Day Celebration at Capitol Rotunda
  Thursday, April 13, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council presents a special program that combines readings and commentary by Kentucky Poet Laureate Sena Jeter Naslund, past Kentucky Poets Laureate and recitations of poetry by Kentucky Poetry Out Loud Contest winners.
• Governor Ernie Fletcher Appoints Members to the Kentucky Arts Council
  Thursday, April 13, 2006
  Governor Fletcher has appointed H. Dean Jones,II, Owensboro; Wilma Brown,Danville; K. Gail Russell, Louisville and Jean Dorton, Paintsville, to the governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Kentucky Crafted Top Retailer Awards 2006
  Friday, April 07, 2006
  For the seventh year, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture have partnered with the Kentucky Retail Federation, a statewide organization that represents the retail community in Kentucky, in presenting annual top retailer awards.
• Capitol Easter Egg Display Represents Art and Craft from 78 Kentucky Counties
  Wednesday, April 05, 2006
  On behalf of First Lady Glenna Fletcher, the Kentucky Arts Council extended an invitation to every County Extension Office in Kentucky to find a very special Easter egg to represent their county in a display now showing at the Capitol until April 13 and then on to the Governor’s Mansion in time for the Governor’s 2nd Annual Easter Egg Roll on Saturday April 15, 2006.
• Kendra Holloway Wins Kentucky Poetry Out Loud Competition
  Wednesday, April 05, 2006
  Christian County High School student Kendra Holloway wins statewide competition and advances to Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Dean Muir from Trimble County High School wins runner-up honor and awards.
• Calling All Kentucky Artisans Interested In State Marketing Programs
  Monday, April 03, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host a Pre-Jury Session from 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, Tuesday April 11, at the Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, Kentucky, to introduce artisans to the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Visual Arts at the Market Program.
• Kentucky Arts Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Finals
  Friday, March 24, 2006
  High school students compete in national poetry recitation contest.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Paducah
  Monday, March 20, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council regualr quarterly board meeting will be in Paducah on March 24, 2006.
• Ceramic Artist and Teacher, Wayne Ferguson, Receives Rude Osolnik Award for 2006
  Tuesday, March 14, 2006
  Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will honor ceramic artist and teacher Wayne Ferguson of Louisville, Kentucky with the 11th annual Rude Osolnik Award for 2006.
• Competition Heats Up for “Poetry Out Loud” Recitation Contest
  Thursday, March 09, 2006
  Finalists have been selected from ten high schools around the Commonwealth to compete at the state-level Poetry Out Loud poetry recitation contest sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council as part of the national competition presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides Low-Cost Computer Training and Computers to Artists
  Thursday, March 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council's “Artist Computer Training” program will provide Internet Fundamentals classes to 75 students, QuickBooks ® training to 60 students, and furnish artists and arts organizations with 90 computers and PC Essentials training by the completion of the project.
• Calling All Kentucky Artisans Interested In State Marketing Programs
  Thursday, February 23, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host a Pre-Jury session from 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at the River Park Center, (Owensboro, Kentucky) to introduce artisans to the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Visual Arts at the Market Program.
• Kentucky Proud Food Producers Enhance Awards Dinner Menu at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006
  Thursday, February 23, 2006
  The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s, Kentucky Proud Program will sponsor, in-part, this year’s Kentucky Crafted: The Market’s annual awards dinner scheduled for Friday, March 3rd, 2006 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B, in Louisville.
• Kentucky Arts Council Presents Information Session in Maysville
  Monday, February 20, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council will present an overview of opportunities for arts funding and programs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday March 10, 2006 at the Mason County Extension Office, 800 U.S. Highway 68, Maysville, KY.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006 To Feature, Country Music Highway-Route 23, Sponsored by The Kentucky Folklife Program
  Monday, February 20, 2006
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market ‘s Demonstration Area, sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, will be featuring an important cultural corridor in Eastern Kentucky—Route 23. This National Scenic Byway was officially designated the Country Music Highway because it is the home place of more country music stars than any other road.
• Osram Sylvania and University of Kentucky College of Design are Perfect Partners at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006
  Saturday, February 18, 2006
  For the second year in a row, Osram Sylvania Inc. and the University of Kentucky College of Design will work in partnership to create a showcase using handmade products from exhibitors at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006. Students from the College of Interior Design choose product from selected exhibitors and arrange the artwork in room-like settings.
• Buyers Fly In For Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006
  Thursday, February 16, 2006
  For the 11th consecutive year, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, is sponsoring retail shop owners and buyers from around the United States to attend Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006, through the “Fly the Buyer” program.
• Kentucky Crafted Emeritus Award Winners for 2006
  Tuesday, February 14, 2006
  In recognition of long-term dedication to personal craft development and an exemplary level of accomplishment, three artisans are now designated Kentucky Crafted Emeritus honorees and granted lifetime honorary juried participant status by the Craft Marketing Program, (KCMP) a division of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• TOP RETAILERS HONORED AT KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET 2006
  Tuesday, February 14, 2006
  Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006 marks the seventh year, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Department of Agriculture will partner with the Kentucky Retail Federation in presenting the Kentucky Crafted Top Retailer Awards to an outstanding in-state retailer, a Kentucky state park gift shop, and an out-of- state retailer and the Kentucky Proud Award to a top food retailer.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Web Newsroom for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Wednesday, February 08, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council has produced a Website with downloadable print-quality photos, biographical sketches and contact information for each of the nine recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the state’s highest honor in the arts.
• Arts Council Commissions Laura Ross for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Friday, February 03, 2006
  The recipients of the 2005 Governor’s Awards in the Arts will each receive a ceramic vessel specially created by artist Laura Ross to be presented by Governor Ernie Fletcher at a public ceremony and celebration on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Kentucky Crafted: the Market 2006 Flying High on Southwest Airlines
  Friday, February 03, 2006
  News about Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006 is flying high on Southwest Airlines. Thanks to Spirit Magazine, published by the airline, subscribers and passengers will be introduced to this award winning craft market in the March issue.
• ArtsStart! Grants Infuse Arts in Early Childhood Education
  Thursday, February 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council approved panel recommendations for $6,480 in ArtsStart! grants, an artist residency program specifically designed to meet the needs of young learners. staff, directors and parents.
• Kentucky Arts Council Supports Artist Residencies in Alternative Schools
  Thursday, February 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded $7,020 in Alternative Connections Grants to support artist residencies specifically designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth in Kentucky alternative schools or juvenile justice facilities.
• Governor’s Awards in the Arts Honors Kentuckians from Across the Commonwealth
  Thursday, February 02, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council has selected the 2005 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts. The recipients will be honored by Governor Ernie Fletcher and First Lady Glenna Fletcher at a public ceremony and celebration on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Calling All Kentucky Artisans Interested In State Marketing Programs
  Thursday, January 19, 2006
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host a Pre-Jury Session from 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, February 7, at the Lexington Art League, (Lexington, Kentucky) to introduce artisans to the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Visual Arts at the Market Program. Program representatives will discuss the application and jury process as well as the history and participation benefits of the two programs. Participation is free and open to all Kentucky artists. Those interested in applying to the programs may bring samples of their artwork for review and discussion.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market Named One of the Top 20 Events by Southeast Tourism Society
  Thursday, January 05, 2006
  For the 11th time in 12 years, the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) has named Kentucky Crafted: The Market as one of the Top Twenty Events In The Southeast.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Businesses Return to the New York International Gift Fair
  Wednesday, January 04, 2006
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, will be exhibiting “Kentucky Crafted”™ products for the 21st year at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), January 28 – February 1, 2006, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York.
• Governor Fletcher Appoints Liebman to Arts Council Board, Names Lowe as Chair
  Thursday, December 22, 2005
  Governor Ernie Fletcher has appointed Phyllis Combs Liebman to the governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council to serve for the unexpired term of Board Chair Robert Gable. Board member Todd P. Lowe, Louisville, will assume the chairmanship
• Lori Meadows Named Executive Director of Kentucky Arts Council
  Thursday, December 08, 2005
  At the December 2, 2005 board meeting of the Kentucky Arts Council, it was announced that Lori Meadows has been selected as Executive Director of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2006
  Wednesday, December 07, 2005
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) staff is preparing for the 2006 Kentucky Crafted: The Market, in production since 1982. This award-winning annual Kentucky handcrafted gift market is scheduled to open to the general public on March 4 and 5 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing B, Louisville.
• Applicant’s Artwork for Kentucky Arts Council Fellowship Awards Open for Public Screening
  Tuesday, November 22, 2005
  The public will have the opportunity to view slides of each of the 143 visual arts applicants for the Al Smith Fellowship Awards beginning at 2:00 p.m., November 28, 2005 at the Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street, Lexington, Ky.
• Barren River State Park Resort Hosts a Kentucky Christmas Open House
  Friday, November 18, 2005
  A special Holiday Open House will be held at Barren River State Resort Park, Lucas, Kentucky, on Sunday, December 4, from noon until 3:30 p.m. (CST). Visitors can expect plenty of spicy hot apple cider and seasonal foods from the resort park’s chef and, of, course the Christmas Open House would not be complete without Santa, who will be available for pictures.
• Kentucky Arts Council Releases Study on Arts Education in Public Schools
  Thursday, November 17, 2005
  In a first time attempt to gauge the status of arts education in Kentucky public schools the Kentucky Arts Council has contracted with the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning to conduct a statewide survey of school districts to establish a baseline view of the arts in education in the Commonwealth’s 176 county and independent school districts.
• Kentucky on Stage Showcases
  Tuesday, October 25, 2005
  Performing artists and ensembles will showcase their talent in 12-minute sample performances from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at the Lexington Children’s Theatre, 418 West Short Street, Lexington, Ky.
• Workshops Offered Across the Commonwealth for Organization Planning
  Wednesday, September 28, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council and Arts Kentucky will offer Saturday workshops for arts and cultural organizations that are interested in developing their first long range plan, or want to learn new ways to approach the planning process.
• Arts Council Offers Marketing Opportunities for Kentucky Craftspeople and Visual Artists
  Tuesday, September 27, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host a Pre-Jury Session from 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, October 12, at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea to introduce artisans to the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Visual Arts at the Market Program.
• Nationally Recognized Lexington Gallery Celebrates 25 Years in Craft Sales
  Friday, September 23, 2005
  Kathy and Mike Stutland will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their retail store, Artique, a fine art and craft gallery in Lexington, Kentucky, with a reception on Sunday, September 25th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
• Kentucky Folklife Festival Portrait Exhibit Demonstrates the Diversity of Kentuckians
  Monday, September 12, 2005
  The photo exhibit, “I am a Kentuckian” will be on display at this week’s Kentucky Folklife Festival in historic downtown Frankfort, September 15-17.
• Jean Ritchie Brings Grace to Kentucky Folklife Festival Stage
  Wednesday, September 07, 2005
  Anyone who has ever heard Jean Ritchie over the 60-year span of her career will be flocking to Frankfort for the Friday evening concert of the Kentucky Folklife Festival on September 16. Those that haven’t should be prepared to feel as though they have been touched by an angel.
• Ricky Skaggs Comes Home to the Kentucky Folklife Festival
  Friday, September 02, 2005
  Bluegrass music fans will have an opportunity to hear the legendary Ricky Skaggs at the Kentucky Folklife Festival in historic downtown Frankfort on Saturday, September 17.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Grants to Support Artist Residencies in Kentucky Schools
  Wednesday, August 24, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council is now accepting applications for the Teacher Initiated Program, which assists schools in bringing professional artists into the classroom for one to four week residencies in the spring of 2006.
• Kentucky Arts Council Approves Artists for Performing Arts Directory
  Wednesday, August 17, 2005
  Recent panel recommendations add seven performing artists and groups to the Kentucky Arts Council’s Performing Arts Directory. This roster offers venues across the nation some of Kentucky’s finest contemporary and traditional music, theatre, dance and storytelling.
• Gerri Combs Named as Southern Arts Federation Director
  Wednesday, August 10, 2005
  Kentucky Arts Council Executive Director Gerri Combs has been named as Executive Director of The Southern Arts Federation (SAF) and will assume the position on October 1, 2005.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides Funds for Folk and Traditional Culture
  Friday, August 05, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $42,000 in Folk Arts Project Grants to identify, document, conserve and present folk and traditional culture.
• Kentucky Arts Council Calls for Nominations for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Monday, August 01, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting nominations for the 2005 Governor’s Awards in the Arts, the state’s highest honor in the arts recognizing the unbridled spirit of individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions in Kentucky through the arts.
• Kentucky Craft Marketing Program to be Honored at New York International Gift Fair
  Friday, July 29, 2005
  Kentucky, long recognized for its fine crafts and pioneering efforts in craft marketing, is one of 17 charter exhibitors to be recognized at the 2005 New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), August 13-17, as part of a 20th anniversary celebration for the Handmade Division.
• Marie Emlen Hochstrasser Named Rude Osolnik Award Recipient for 2005
  Friday, July 29, 2005
  Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will honor Marie Emlen Hochstrasser of Lexington, Kentucky with the 10th annual Rude Osolnik Award for 2005.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Fellowship Awards to Visual and Media Artists
  Friday, July 22, 2005
  – The Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting applications from Kentucky professional artists for the Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Program.
• Kentuckians with an Interest in the Arts are Encouraged to Participate in Survey
  Friday, July 22, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council is conducting an online survey to follow up on the initial input by communities that ultimately formed the five-year statewide plan, Creating a Vision for the Arts in Kentucky.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Businesses Continue a 20-Year Tradition at the New York International Gift Fair
  Monday, July 18, 2005
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, continues a 20-year old tradition of exhibiting Kentucky crafted products at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, August 12–17, 2005, in New York.
• Kentucky Craft Marketing Program Co-Sponsors Art and Craft Business Seminar
  Thursday, July 14, 2005
  Artists and craftspeople are invited to attend a two-day workshop, Craft Business Today: Assess Your Goals and Plan For Success, on August 12-13, 2005, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. This annual event is sponsored by the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, with assistance from The Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, Berea College, and the Artisan Center at Berea.
• New Craftspeople Juried Into Kentucky Craft Marketing Program for 2005
  Monday, July 11, 2005
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) recently accepted 21 new participants at its annual jury session. An additional 13 participants are expected to be included, after successful completion of the Program's jury mentoring program. There were 3 existing members whose new products were accepted during the jury session making a total of 34 new juried participants in the Program.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides Funds for Arts Build Communities Grants
  Friday, July 08, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $152,395 in Arts Build Communities Grants to encourage partnerships that contribute to the cultural, social, educational and economic growth of communities through the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides Funds for Emerging Arts Organizations
  Friday, July 01, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $24,500 in Community Arts Development Grants to support 16 rising arts organizations in developing programs that integrate arts into the community.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides $923,994 in Operational Support to Arts Organizations
  Wednesday, June 29, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $923,944 in matching General Operating Support Grants to enrich arts and cultural life across the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Rewards Arts Organizations for Successful Fundraising
  Friday, June 24, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $1,033,483 to 22 Kentucky arts organizations in the Challenge Grant category.
• Modern Production Emphasizes the Importance of Family
  Thursday, June 16, 2005
  June 30th marks the presentation of the production Henry and Lillie: Fabric of a Family, thanks to partial funding by an Arts Build Communities grant from the Kentucky Arts Council.
• 2005 Craft Organization Development Association Conference Hosted By Kentucky
  Wednesday, June 15, 2005
  The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council in the Commerce Cabinet, the Kentucky School of Craft, and the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea hosted the 2005 national conference of the Craft Organization Development Association (CODA).
• Visit Constitution Square State Historic Site’s Museum Store For Kentucky Collection Handmade Crafts
  Thursday, June 09, 2005
  The Kentucky Collection, an array of the state’s finest made products, will be available for purchase at Constitution Square State Historic Site’s Museum Store, Danville, Kentucky on Friday, June 10, from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. (EST).
• Students Sculpting Community
  Thursday, June 09, 2005
  The Kentucky Heritage Sculpture Project, partially funded by an Arts Build Communities Grant from the Kentucky Arts Council, came to its finale on May 22nd as students gathered at the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington to unveil their collective sculpture.
• Kentucky Singer/Songwriter Named to HCTC Professional Music Program National Council
  Monday, June 06, 2005
  Hazard Community & Technical College has named Beau Haddock to its National Advisory Council, which is working to develop a professional music program that will be unlike any in the nation, based in Hyden.
• New High-Tech Company Incorporates Kentucky Singer/Songwriter in Grand Opening!
  Monday, June 06, 2005
  Internationally known Kentucky singer/songwriter, Beau Haddock, had his music chosen as a motivational theme song for the grand opening of the Center for Advanced Learning, Inc. (CAL) in Somerset, Kentucky.
• National Endowment for the Arts Awards Kentucky Arts Council $642,300
  Friday, May 27, 2005
  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced an award of a State Partnership Agreement Grant of $617,300 to the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet.
• Teacher Initiated Program Grants Provide Access to Professional Artists for Kentucky Schools
  Monday, May 23, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently approved $41,475 in 38 grants to schools in 21 counties for short-term planned artist residencies in the fall of 2005.
• Scholarships Available to ARC Region for National Craft Conference
  Tuesday, May 10, 2005
  Kentucky will host the 2005 national conference of the Craft Organization Development Association (CODA), “Building Communities: Partnerships in Craft” on June 2-5.  The conference will be based in Berea, designated as the “Arts & Crafts Capital of Kentucky”.  Conference activities will be held on the campus of Berea College, at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea and in Hindman, Kentucky at the Knott County Branch of the Hazard Community and Technical College, and the recently opened Kentucky School of Craft.
• Public Invited to Opening Keynote Address by Robert Lynch, CEO of Americans for the Art
  Tuesday, May 10, 2005
  Robert Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, will present “America at a Cultural Crossroads: Creativity, Craft and Community in the 21st Century,” on Friday, June 3, 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. (EST), Phelps-Stokes Chapel, on the campus of Berea College.
• Performing Arts on Tour Grant Brings Quality Performances to Kentucky Communities
  Monday, May 09, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded fee subsidy grants to twenty-four performing arts venues as diverse as festivals, museums and libraries to support the presentation of performing artists, ensembles and groups featured in the Kentucky Arts Council’s Performing Arts Directory.
• Arts Council Offers Artists Matching Funds for Professional Development Opportunities
  Monday, May 09, 2005
  June 1st is the deadline for new and emerging artists as well as established artists to apply for an Individual Artist Professional Development grant to advance their professional careers.
• Annual Spring Preview of the Kentucky Collection at Diamond Caverns, Park City
  Monday, May 09, 2005
    Diamond Caverns, Park City, Kentucky, announces its annual spring preview of the Kentucky Collection, offering an array of the state’s crafts, visual arts, books, food and music available for purchase. The preview is on Saturday, May 14, 2005 from 9:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST). All cave tours will be $1.00 for adults and children.
• Two Kentucky Artisans’ Work Chosen For World Expo in Japan  
  Friday, April 29, 2005
        Works by two well-known Kentucky artists will be on display through September in one of the most highly visible areas of the World Expo in Japan.   Craig Kaviar, a blacksmith from Louisville, is providing a two-light candlestick and multiple candlesticks for a dining-table setting.  Jack Fifield, a woodturner from McKee in Jackson County, is providing a turned, natural-edge cherry bowl. Both artists are juried members of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program.
• Arts Council Offers Marketing Opportunities for Kentucky’s Visual Artists
  Friday, April 29, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council’s Visual Arts at the Market program assists painters, printmakers, photographers and other artists working in two-dimensional art forms increase their wholesale and retail market reach.  Applications for artists are due June 1, 2005.
• Arts Council Announces Arts Education Roster of Artists
  Tuesday, April 26, 2005
  Forty-two roster artists will be available to Kentucky schools through the Kentucky Arts Council’s various residency programs.
• Kentucky Craft Marketing Program Artisans Exhibit at the Governors's Derby Breakfast
  Tuesday, April 19, 2005
  For the 23rd year, various artisans will be a part of the festivities during the breakfast.  Twenty-eight juried participants of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) will offer guests a variety of quality "Kentucky Crafted" contemporary and traditional handmade ceramics, baskets, jewelry, clothing, wooden furniture, glass, and metal works.
• Kentucky Arts Council Hosts Public Meetings Across the Commonwealth
  Friday, April 15, 2005
  Kentuckians are invited to attend one of six public meetings, Community Conversations: Focus on the Arts, to discuss issues related to the arts in local communities and their public benefits.
• Kentucky Poet Laureate Investiture Ceremony to be Held in Louisville
  Monday, April 11, 2005
  Dr. Sena Jeter Naslund will accept her appointment as Kentucky Poet Laureate for the 2005 - 2006 term.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 Follow Up
  Thursday, April 07, 2005
    Based on initial reports from exhibitors, overall sales are projected to be comparable to 2004. Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) has received an abundance of positive comments from exhibitors, buyers, and the public in regard to the overall quality of products, appearance of the show, and professionalism of the exhibitors.
• 2005 Jury Session of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program 
  Tuesday, April 05, 2005
    Kentucky residents interested in building their craft businesses to a wholesale level have the opportunity to become juried participants of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program.
• KET Showcases 2004 Governor’s Awards in the Arts Honorees
  Thursday, March 31, 2005
  KET presents The 2004 Kentucky Governor’s Awards in the Arts, a one-hour program airing Wednesday, April 6 at 10/9 p.m. CT on KET1.
• Kentucky Arts Council Apprenticeship Program Perpetuates Latino Easter Tradition in Shelbyville
  Thursday, March 31, 2005
  Through a Kentucky Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant, Jose Neil Donis teaches other members of the Latino community the alfombras process.
• Kentucky Arts Council Partners with Arts Kentucky to Present Grant Writing Workshops
  Wednesday, March 30, 2005
  Small and mid-size arts and cultural organizations will have the opportunity to learn how to write grants to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the Challenge America Community Fast Track Review. 
• Kentucky Arts Council Partners with The Kentucky Center to Present Accessibility Workshops
  Wednesday, March 30, 2005
  Arts and cultural organizations will have the opportunity to learn about accessible programming and how to be successful at providing accommodations for valued arts participants.
• Five Kentucky Schools Receive Partnership Building Grants from the Kentucky Arts Council
  Wednesday, March 30, 2005
  Schools from across the Commonwealth will enter into the School-Community-Arts-Parents-Partnership grant program, a three-year program to foster the development of ongoing partnerships between Kentucky schools, communities, arts organizations and parents.
• Leona Wadell Keeps White Oak Basketmaking Tradition Alive in Kentucky
  Wednesday, March 30, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council supports the conservation and continuation of local traditional art forms through Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants.
• Kentucky Crafted Top Retailer Awards 2005
  Friday, March 18, 2005
    For the sixth year, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Department of Agriculture have partnered with the Kentucky Retail Federation, a statewide group that represents the retail community in Kentucky, in presenting annual top retailer awards.
• Kentucky Artisans Receive Kentucky Crafted Emeritus Awards
  Thursday, March 17, 2005
    In recognition of long-term dedication to personal craft development and an exemplary level of accomplishment, three artisans are now designated Kentucky Crafted Emeritus honorees and granted lifetime honorary juried participant status by the Craft Marketing Program, (KCMP) a division of the Kentucky Arts Council.  
• Kentucky Arts Council Partners with the Kentucky Center to Make the Arts Accessible to All Kentuckians
  Monday, March 07, 2005
• Governor Fletcher Appoints Four New Board Members to Kentucky Arts Council
  Monday, March 07, 2005
  Governor Ernie Fletcher has appointed  Todd P. Lowe, Louisville; Retha Carol Tarter, Madisonville; Kelly G. Knight, Lexington; and Randall C. Vaughn, Lexington to the governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Covington
  Monday, March 07, 2005
  The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will convene at 9 a.m. EST, Friday, March 11, 2005 at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center.
• Melodic Drop-Thumb Banjo Master Shares Traditional Knowledge
  Thursday, March 03, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council encourages master traditional artists along with their prospective apprentices to apply for Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 Announces Record Number Of Exhibitors
  Monday, February 28, 2005
    The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program staff (KCMP) is finishing last minute details for Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 and has announced a record breaking number of exhibitors
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 Will “Fly The Buyer”
  Thursday, February 24, 2005
    For the 10th consecutive year, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, is sponsoring retail shop owners and buyers from around the United States to attend Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005, through the “Fly the Buyer” program.
• KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET COMING UP MARCH  5th AND 6th, 2005  
  Thursday, February 24, 2005
    The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program staff (KCMP) are tweaking last minute details for Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 and are proud to announce a record breaking number of exhibitors. Now in its 24th year, this award-winning annual Kentucky handcrafted gift market is scheduled to open on March 5, Saturday, 9am - 6pm and March 6, Sunday, 10am - 5pm, (EST) at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, South Wing A, Louisville. Admission for adults is $8.00 and children ages 15 and under is free. Parking is $5.00.
• Folk Arts Project Grants Conserve Kentucky’s Rich Cultures
  Monday, February 21, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council offers Folk Arts Project Grants through the Kentucky Folklife Program that document, conserve and present diverse cultures of Kentucky.
• KENTUCKY CRAFTED:  THE MARKET 2005 WILL  HONOR TOP RETAILERS
  Thursday, February 17, 2005
              Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 marks the sixth year, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Department of Agriculture will partner with the Kentucky Retail Federation in presenting the Kentucky Crafted Retailer Awards to an outstanding in-state retailer, a Kentucky Proud food producer, a Kentucky state park gift shop, and an out-of- state retailer.
• Creating an Art Collection Can Have Value Beyond Dollars!
  Friday, February 11, 2005
  The Kentucky Arts Council offers an opportunity to learn about the art of collecting art in conjunction with the Collector’s Preview at Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
• Governor’s Awards Celebrate the Arts in Kentucky
  Friday, February 11, 2005
  February 8, 2005 was grand day for the arts in Kentucky as Governor Ernie Fletcher honored recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
• Hands-on Children’s Educational Activities at Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005 
  Thursday, February 10, 2005
    The Hands-on Children’s Educational Activity area plays an important role keeping young hands busy and inspiring children to be creative while parents have a chance to shop during the Market. Children ages 4-14 will be in good hands with staff from The Little Loom House teaching hands-on weaving basics through out the day.
• Kentucky Teachers Attend Professional Development Seminar At Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005
  Wednesday, February 09, 2005
    For the past three years a professional development seminar has been presented by the KAC aiding Kentucky teachers in creative writing, language arts, social studies, arts and humanities, vocational agriculture, and practical living connecting these areas of the curriculum to the real world of Kentucky’s traditions and economy.
• Live Performances On The Cultural Stage During Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005
  Wednesday, February 09, 2005
    The Cultural Stage will showcase artists from the Kentucky Arts Council’s 2004-2005 Performing Arts Directory (PAD) and the 2005 PAD Supplement.  These performers and many more will have CDs and cassettes for sale at The Marketplace, the Kentucky Arts Council’s Booth H, next to the Cultural Stage.  Also look for exciting drama from the Kentucky Historical Society Theater, performers from the Governor’s School for the Arts along with food demonstrations from the Department of Agriculture.
• Selected Kentucky Fine Artists Display Work at Kentucky Crafted: The Market
  Monday, February 07, 2005
  Alongside the state's finest craftspeople, musicians, authors, and specialty food producers, 40 selected artists will participate in Visual Arts at the Market, a Kentucky Arts Council program that adds marvelous two-dimensional visual artwork to the mix at Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
•  Kentucky Crafted: The Market Designer Showcase: A Three-way Collaboration
  Friday, February 04, 2005
    A collaboration between Osram Sylvania Inc., top students from the University of Kentucky School of Interior Design, and art and craft by juried members of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) is in progress to produce a Designer Showcase.
• Workshop for Artisans  at Louisville Free Public Library
  Wednesday, February 02, 2005
  Pre-jury workshops are offered across the state to introduce artists and craftspeople to the Kentucky Craft Marketing and Visual Arts at the Market Programs of the Kentucky Arts Council.
• Black Achievement in the Arts Recognized by Governor’s Awards
  Wednesday, February 02, 2005
  African-Americans have consistently led the way in achieving national acclaim, demonstrating excellence in artistry and providing access to participation and education in the arts for all Kentuckians.
• Arts Council Commissions Glass Artist for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Wednesday, February 02, 2005
  Brook Forrest White Jr. will create glass vessels from “The Noble Series” for the recipients of the 2004 Governor’s Awards in the Arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Community Building Grants
  Thursday, January 27, 2005
  The Arts Build Communities Grant encourages partnerships at the local level that contribute to the cultural, social, educational and economic growth of communities through the arts.
• Kentucky Arts Council’s Fellowship Show Continues at Actors Theatre
  Thursday, January 20, 2005
  Cynthiana artist Ben Mansur reflects on the show and the Arts Council’s support of his career.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Businesses Return To  the New York International Gift Fair
  Thursday, January 20, 2005
    The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) will be exhibiting Kentucky crafted products for the 20th year at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), January 29 – February 2, 2005, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
• Arts Council Offers Performing Artists an Exciting Opportunity
  Friday, January 14, 2005
  Kentucky performing artists can look to the Kentucky Arts Council for professional development, promotion and showcase opportunities through the Kentucky Performing Arts Directory.
• Workshop for Artisans  at the Kentucky Artisan Center
  Friday, January 14, 2005
  Kentucky Arts Council offers a pre-jury workshop for craft artists and visual artists to introduce the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, the Visual Arts at the Market Program and Kentucky Crafted:The Market.
• Kentucky Arts Council Adds Parents to School-Community-Arts Partnership Program
  Monday, January 10, 2005
  The Arts Council offers a grant program that fosters the development of partnerships between Kentucky schools, communities, arts organizations and parents.
• Jean M. Dorton Appointed to Arts Council Board
  Monday, January 10, 2005
  Governor Ernie Fletcher has appointed Jean M. Dorton  to the governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council to serve for the unexpired term of Larry May, Benham, who has resigned.
• Kentucky Arts Council Announces 2004 Recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Tuesday, January 04, 2005
  Governor Ernie Fletcher honors Kentucky individuals, organizations and businesses for outstanding achievements and contributions in the arts.
• KENTUCKY CRAFTED: THE MARKET 2005
  Thursday, December 23, 2004
      The Kentucky Craft Marketing (KCMP) is busy making sure that shoppers will “Get it Made in Kentucky” at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, 2005.
• Arts Council Rewards Artistic Excellence in Kentucky
  Thursday, December 23, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded 12 Al Smith Fellowship Awards of $7,500 each to writers, choreographers and composers in Kentucky to recognize and encourage artistic excellence. 
• James R. Voyles Appointed to Arts Council Board
  Thursday, December 23, 2004
  Governor Ernie Fletcher has appointed Louisville attorney-mediator James R. Voyles to the governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council to serve for the unexpired term of Charles Manchester, Paducah, ending February 1, 2007.
• Arts Council Offers Opportunities for Artists to Work in Kentucky Schools
  Friday, December 17, 2004
  Acceptance on the Artist Roster enables artists to be eligible for participation in the Kentucky Arts Council's Teacher Initiated Program and can be beneficial to artists interested in working in other Arts Council Arts in Education programs.
• Kentucky Crafted: The Market Named One of Top 20 Events By Southeast Tourism Society!
  Tuesday, December 14, 2004
  For the 10th time in 11 years, the Southeast Tourism Society has named Kentucky Crafted: The Market as one of the Top Twenty Events In The Southeast.
• Teacher Initiated Program Grants Provide Access to Professional Artists for Kentucky Schools
  Thursday, December 09, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded 72 grants to schools in 32 counties for one- to four-week artist residencies in the spring of 2005.
• Kentucky Arts Council Marks Significant Accomplishments for 2004
  Tuesday, December 07, 2004
  The Arts Council’s reorganization to the Commerce Cabinet has shifted focus of agency work to the business of the arts under the leadership of Governor Ernie Fletcher.
• Constitution Square State Historic Site’s Museum Store Premiering the Kentucky Collection
  Monday, November 29, 2004
          The Kentucky Collection will be premiering at Constitution Square State Historic Site’s Museum Store, Danville, Kentucky on Saturday, December 11, 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (EST). The award winning Museum Store, a circa 1820 brick house, is located opposite Constitution Square on Second Street and was the residence of Dr. Alban Goldsmith, an early pioneer in medical surgery.      
• Kentucky Arts Council Presents Fellowship Recipients’ Work at Actors Theatre
  Friday, November 19, 2004
  Kentuckians will have a unique opportunity to view and purchase work by the Commonwealth’s top visual and media artists in December and January.
•  Barren River State Resort Park Gift Shop Features the Kentucky Collection
  Monday, November 15, 2004
    Barren River State Resort Park gift shop will feature Kentucky Collection hand crafted gifts during two special events scheduled for November and December.
• Kentucky Collection Premiering at Rough River State Resort Park Gift Shop
  Friday, November 12, 2004
    The Kentucky Collection will premiere at Rough River State Resort Park, Falls of Rough State Resort Park Gift Shop, Saturday, November 20, 11:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. (CDT).
• Four Up and Four to Go – Covington’s Gateway Signs Enhance Neighborhood and Bring the Community Together Through the Arts
  Monday, November 08, 2004
  The Covington Community Center’s “Arts Build Communities” grant from the Kentucky Arts Council instills pride, visually enhances neighborhoods, hires youth and engages people that have not traditionally participated in the arts.
• Arts Council Offers Artists Matching Funds for Professional Development Opportunities
  Monday, November 08, 2004
  Kentucky artists are encouraged to enhance their professional development through a technical assistance matching grant of up to $500.
• Mulberry Junction Features Kentucky Collection Products In Holiday Premiere and Open House
  Friday, November 05, 2004
  Mulberry Junction, a Kentucky Collection retail gift store in Madisonville, Kentucky, was selected as a pilot store in 2002 to test market Kentucky products.  Prior to its annual holiday open house, Mulberry Junction, will host a special invitation-only premiere, "Seven Years of Making Friends." Kentucky Collection foods will be featured such as Southern Delight Gourmet Food of Bowling Green, Simply Kentucky Jam Cakes, and Woodford Reserve bourbon ball candy.  
• Arts Council Embraces All Four Branding Options for Kentucky
  Wednesday, November 03, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council would be served well by any of the four brand choices.  Arts constituents are encouraged to participate in choosing the brand that resonates best by casting their vote at www.kentucky.gov.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Grants to Bring Performing Arts to Communities Across the Commonwealth
  Monday, October 18, 2004
  The Performing Arts on Tour Program provides performing arts presenters with partial fee support for booking artists, ensembles and companies included in the Kentucky Performing Arts Directory and directories of the member states in the Southern Arts Federation.
• Pre-Jury Workshops for Craftspeople and Visual Artists
  Monday, October 18, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host Pre-Jury Workshops for the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Visual Arts at the Market Program at the Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, and on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm.  
• Bowling Green Gains Understanding of Bosnian Community Through the Arts
  Friday, October 15, 2004
  Bowling Green’s Capitol Arts Alliance pursues outreach to local residents from the former Yugoslavia through Kentucky Arts Council grant to increase participation in the arts.
• From Vienna to Broadway via Kentucky
  Tuesday, October 12, 2004
  Kentucky Arts Council provides support for RiverPark Center’s world premiere production of “From Vienna to Broadway” in Owensboro.
• Kentucky Arts Council Provides Operational Support to Arts Organizations
  Friday, October 08, 2004
  Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $904,364 in matching General Operating Support Grants to enrich arts and cultural life across the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Rewards Arts Organizations for Successful Fundraising
  Monday, October 04, 2004
  Kentucky Arts Council recently awarded $1,0333,923 to 25 Kentucky arts organizations in the Challenge Grant category.
• Kentucky Celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month
  Friday, October 01, 2004
  Governor Ernie Fletcher issues proclamation designating October as Arts and Humanities Month.  Kentucky Arts Council partners with Louisville Free Public Library to present performing and visual artists.
• Kentucky Store Opens During The National Preservation Conference
  Monday, September 27, 2004
      The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (CMP) and the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, both agencies in the Commerce Cabinet, will work cooperatively to create the “Kentucky Store” during the National Preservation Conference, September 28-October 2, 2004 in the Resource Center, located at the Galt House, 140 North Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Bed and Breakfast Owner Learns About Folklife Through the Kentucky Folklife Program’s Community Scholars Training
  Thursday, September 23, 2004
  A new series of free Community Scholars Program classes will begin in Cynthiana in Octobe
• Kentucky Collection Store to Hold Reception
  Tuesday, September 21, 2004
  Mary Kinney Millinery, a Kentucky Collection store in LaGrange, Ky., is one of 11 stores selected by the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) to test market a unique way of selling Kentucky craft products. The store will host a reception from 5 – 7 pm (ET), Friday, September 24th, at 200 E. Main Street, LaGrange. Live music will be provided by Louisville- based musical group, Hog Operation, and refreshments will be served.
•  Kentucky Crafted: The Market Named in Top 25 Art Fairs and Festivals in U.S.
  Thursday, September 16, 2004
   Based on reader nominations from a national on-line survey, Kentucky Crafted: The Market has been selected as one of the Top 25 Art Fairs and Festivals in the country by AmericanStyle Magazine.
• Start-up Grants Available for Arts Organizations in Kentucky
  Thursday, September 16, 2004
  Deadline nears for grant assistance to new and emerging arts organizations in Kentucky.
• Kentucky Arts Council Meets in Frankfort
  Friday, September 10, 2004
  Board Meeting Advisory
• Nominations Sought for Kentucky Poet Laureate
  Thursday, August 19, 2004
  September 30 is the nomination deadline for candidates to be nominated for Kentucky Poet Laureate, honoring an outstanding Kentucky writer to promote participation in the literary arts across the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Grants to Support Artist Residencies in Kentucky Schools
  Friday, August 13, 2004
  Teacher Initiated Program grants provide Kentucky students and teachers hands-on arts experiences and learning opportunities from practicing professional artists.
• Kentucky Arts Council Offers Fellowship Awards to Writers, Composers, Choreographers and Interdisciplinary Artists
  Friday, August 13, 2004
  September 15, 2004 is the deadline to apply for the Kentucky Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship Program for professional Kentucky artists.
• Kentucky Arts Council Seeks Nominations for Governor’s Awards in the Arts
  Friday, August 13, 2004
  The Governor’s Awards in the Arts are the Commonwealth’s highest honor in the arts recognizing outstanding achievement and contributions of individuals and organizations to Kentucky through the arts
• Kentucky On Stage Returns to the Kentucky Center in Louisville
  Friday, August 13, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council’s annual showcase of Kentucky performing artists and ensembles will feature samplings of contemporary, traditional and classical music, puppetry, storytelling and theatre on September 2, 2004.  Workshops will also be conducted to explore alternative venues for performing arts and marketing strategies for performing artists.
• New Craftspeople Juried into KCMP For 2004
  Thursday, July 22, 2004
      The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) recently accepted 39 new entries for participation in the Program at its annual jury session. An additional 11 craftspeople are expected to be included, after successful completion of the Program's jury mentoring program, making a total of 50 newly juried participants in the Program.
• Kentucky Arts Council Awards $43,500 in Community Arts Development Grants
  Tuesday, July 20, 2004
  New and emerging arts organizations in 19 Kentucky counties receive seed money and technical assistance for operating support.
• Montana Models Kentucky Craft Marketing Program
  Tuesday, July 20, 2004
      The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP), a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, has played an important role in the new Montana Creative Enterprise Development department.
• Lysbeth M. Wallace Named 2004 Rude Osolnik Award Winner
  Monday, July 19, 2004
    The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) and the Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design (KMA + D) is pleased to announce that Lysbeth M. Wallace is the ninth recipient of the 2004 Rude Osolnik Award.
• “Kentucky Crafted” Businesses Return To the New York International Gift Fair
  Monday, July 19, 2004
      The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program (KCMP) will continue a 19 year tradition by exhibiting Kentucky crafted products at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), Jacob Javits Convention Center, August 14-18, 2004, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. 
• Contemporary Art Exhibit Exploring Art and Spiritual Life Visits Kentucky
  Friday, July 02, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council has partnered with four other southern state arts agencies to produce “Thresholds: Expressions of Arts and Spiritual Life” which is currently on display in Owensboro and scheduled to show in Lexington in 2005.
• Kentucky’s Arts Leaders Convene for Seminar on Public Value of the Arts
  Monday, June 21, 2004
  The Kentucky Arts Council will host a convening for arts organizations across the Commonwealth focusing on new concepts and methods to increase support for the arts in Kentucky.