Kentucky Arts Council Newsroom

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2020 Quarter 3 Press Releases

Below you will find a list of archived press releases. Click on the title to view the full text of the press release.

• 3 venues added to Kentucky Arts Council TranspARTation Directory
  Sept. 18, 2020
  Lisa Cope is a big believer in the Kentucky Arts Council’s popular TranspARTation Grant because it removes the cost of transportation as an obstacle to schools taking field trips to Kentucky arts venues, like museums, theaters and concert halls.
  
  
• Kentucky Arts Council board to meet Sept. 25 via teleconference
  Sept. 17, 2020
  The Kentucky Arts Council third quarter board meeting will be 10 a.m.-noon EDT, Sept. 25. The meeting will be conducted via teleconference.
  
  
• 95 arts organizations receive Kentucky Arts Council funding
  Sept. 17, 2020
  The Kentucky Arts Council, an agency within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, has awarded more than $1.1 million in operating support to 95 arts organizations across the commonwealth for the 2021 fiscal year through its Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) program.
  
  
• Schools can register for 2021 Poetry Out Loud competition
  Sept. 14, 2020
  The Kentucky Arts Council has opened registration for the 2021 season of Poetry Out Loud, a poetry recitation competition sponsored by the arts council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
  
  
• Kentucky Arts Council Awards Al Smith Fellowships, Emerging Artist Award
  Aug. 21, 2020
  Choreographer Theresa Bautista of Louisville and composer Raleigh Dailey of Lexington were each awarded the Kentucky Arts Council’s prestigious Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship.
  
  
• Five acts added to Kentucky Arts Council Performing Artists Directory
  Aug. 21, 2020
  When the music duo of Anna Kline and John Looney, who perform as Grits & Soul, moved to Mt. Sterling four years ago, they felt embraced by the Kentucky music community.
  
  
• Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants Help Carry On Traditions
  Aug. 19, 2020
  Five Kentucky master artists have been awarded Kentucky Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants.
  
  
• Kentucky Arts Council Collaborates with Artrepreneur, Tremaine Foundation to Help Kentucky Artists Market Work Online
  Aug. 18, 2020
  The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted many sectors of Kentucky’s economy, including the state’s creative and arts industry. In partnership with the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and Artrepreneur, the Kentucky Arts Council will now offer Kentucky Crafted visual and craft artists an opportunity to reach a global market.
  
  
• Documentary series on American poetry turning its attention to Kentucky
  July 17, 2020
  Kentucky Poet Laureate Jeff Worley is calling on Kentuckians to put down their keyboards, pick up their pens and write as part of an upcoming documentary series "Poetry Unites America."
  
  
• Arts council accepting applications for Kentucky Crafted program
  July 16, 2020
  When London soapmaker Amy Henson was a child, her mom took her to art and craft shows. She enjoyed seeing the artists with their creations on display in meticulously decorated booths.
  
  
• Kentucky Arts Council launches traveling Native Reflections exhibit
  July 7, 2020
  The Kentucky Arts Council, in partnership with the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission and the Kentucky Heritage Council, announced today the launch of Native Reflections: Visual Art by American Indians of Kentucky, a traveling exhibit featuring artwork by Kentuckians who identify as American Indians.