Ed Lawrence

Public Information Officer

502-564-9746

– 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. *

The directory includes selected musicians of every stripe, from Americana to bluegrass, chamber music and opera, orchestras and chorales, Celtic, country and rock.  Add ballet, contemporary dance, children’s theatre, classical theatre, storytellers and puppeteers to the mix and you have a full complement of artistic disciplines available for almost any performance venue, with the quality assurance of having been reviewed and selected by a panel of performing arts professionals based on artistic excellence, performance experience and marketing capacity.

The purpose of the Kentucky Arts on Tour Program is to make public performing arts events available to people across the Commonwealth and to increase public participation in performing arts opportunities as well as foster an appreciation for diverse cultural and arts experiences.  Fee subsidy requests ranged from $245 to $7000 and performances vary from solo musical performances to a full production of the ballet or orchestra.

Editors Note: The following is a listing of performing arts venues and the artist they will be presenting through the Performing Arts on Tour grant.

*Performing artists from similar adjudicated programs of state arts agencies in the Southern Arts Federation are also eligible to be booked by Kentucky presenters participating in the Performing Arts on Tour Grant Program.

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The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet.  Working in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Council invests in programs that develop vibrant communities, provide lifelong education in the arts and support arts participation.  Every $1 in grant funds awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council helps grantees secure $15 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government.

Performing Arts On Tour Grant Recipients by County

COUNTY                   ORGANIZATION             

BOYD                         Arts Council of Northeastern Kentucky Inc

                                    Presenting  JAY FLIPPIN/GORDON TOWELL  DUO           

BOYD                         Paramount Arts Center

                                    Presenting LEXINGTON CHILDREN’S THEATRE  

CARROLL                 Carroll County Public Library

                                    Presenting RIVER CITY DRUM CORPS      

CHRISTIAN               Pennyroyal Arts Council

                                   Presenting THE LOUISVILLE CHORUS   

CUMBERLAND       Cumberland County Arts Council

                                   Presenting KENTUCKY BALLET THEATRE    

DAVIESS                 RiverPark Center, Inc.

                                  Presenting KENTUCKY BALLET THEATRE  

FAYETTE                Chamber Music Society of Central Kentucky

                                  PresentingMALLARME CHAMBER PLAYERS and

                                  CHIOMPI  STRING  QUARTET (NC)            

FAYETTE                Living Arts & Science Center

                                 Presenting RANDY WILSON, MARY HAMILTON, OCTAVIA

                                 SEXTON and SQUALLIS PUPPETEERS              

FRANKLIN             Frankfort Arts Foundation

                                 Presenting THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA                 

HARDIN                 Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center

                                Presenting AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE

HOPKINS              Glema Mahr Center for the Arts/Madisonville

                               Presenting MONTANA SKIES, GIANINI BRASS (NC)

KENTON               Behringer-Crawford Museum

                               Presenting HOMER LEDFORD, SOUTHERN HORIZON, THE

                              BETWEENERS, ZOE SPEAKS and RAISON D’ETRE     

MADISON           Richmond Area Arts Council

                             Presenting HOG OPERATION, JOHN GAGE/FERNANDO

                             MOYA and D’VINE       

MEADE               Meade County Public Library

                             Presenting THE BETWEENERS, CARLA VAN HOOSE and

                             JOHN CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT AND FAMILY

MONTGOMERY  Montgomery County Council for the Arts

                             Presenting HOG OPERATION

OLDHAM           Oldham County Arts Center

                            Presenting SQUALLIS PUPPETEERS              

OWEN                Owen County Public Library

                            Presenting ONION TRADERS, HEIDI HOWE and

                            LEXINGTON CHILDREN’S THEATRE  

PERRY              Greater Hazard Area Arts Council/Performing Arts Series

                           Presenting KENTUCKY BALLET THEATRE  

PULASKI          Lake Cumberland Performing Arts

                           Presenting THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA                 

PULASKI          Master Musicians Festival Inc

                           Presenting THE BETWEENERS, HOG OPERATION and

                           CERUTI CHAMBER PLAYERS  

SCOTT              City of Georgetown - Cardome Centre

                           Presenting SAXTON’S CORNET BAND         

WARREN          Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra

                           Presenting DOUGLAS WEEKS (SC) and MALLLARME

                           CHAMBER PLAYERS (NC)            

WARREN         Capitol Arts Alliance

                           Presenting RIVER CITY DRUM CORPS      

WHITLEY          Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky, Inc.

                           Presenting KENTUCKY BALLET THEATRE