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Arts Council
School children paint colorful canvases for Governor’s Derby Celebration
FRANKFORT, KY — 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 school children of all ages from across the Commonwealth.
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The Kentucky Arts Council invited Kentucky schools to participate in this canvas painting project for the Derby celebration on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear. The arts council has also created a photo album of the canvases on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/kCruIn.
“I’m impressed with the enthusiasm of the teachers who have taken on this project as well as the quality of the students' work,” said Mrs. Beshear. “Each canvas is a beautiful piece of art, and I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone involved.”
Participating schools are:
- Auburn Elementary School, Boyd County
- BCMS/BCHS Gifted Education, Boyd County
- Boyd County Middle School, Boyd County
- Boyd County High School, Boyd County
- Cannonsburg Elementary School, Boyd County
- Central City Elementary School, Muhlenburg County
- Central Elementary School, Johnson County
- Dunn Elementary School, Jefferson County
- East Hardin Middle School, Hardin County
- Eastside Elementary School, Harrison County
- Glendover Elementary School, Fayette County
- Jennie Rogers Elementary School, Boyle County
- Poage Elementary School, Boyd County
- Ponderosa Elementary, Boyd County
- Russell Primary School, Greenup County
- Tates Creek High School, Fayette County
- Washington County Schools, Washington County
- West Whitesburg Elementary School, Letcher County
The Governor’s Derby Celebration is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7, 2011, Frankfort, Ky. The 2011 celebration offers plenty of color, excitement, entertainment, children’s activities and food to suit all tastes. In addition to several downtown restaurants that will be open and offering special Derby morning fare, the Kentucky Pork Producers and the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association will be on hand cooking their Kentucky Proud specialties over an open fire. For more information, go to www.governor.ky.gov/derbycelebration.
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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