Kentucky Arts Council Newsroom

2022 Quarter 1 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.

• Kentucky Arts Council board to meet March 25 in Lexington
  March 18, 2022
  The Kentucky Arts Council first quarter board meeting will be 1 p.m. Eastern, March 25 at The Met, 576 E. Third St., Suite 140 in Lexington.
  
  

• Kenton County freshman named Poetry Out Loud state champion
  March 9, 2022
  After three rounds of competition, Beechwood High School freshman Lupita Diaz emerged as the champion in the Kentucky Poetry Out Loud state finals March 1.
  
  

• New arts council grant encourages hiring Kentucky performing artists
  March 8, 2022
  A new grant from the Kentucky Arts Council will encourage communities across the commonwealth to use Kentucky performing artists as part of their annual programming.
  
  

• Kentucky Crafted Market returns to Kentucky Horse Park March 12-13
  Feb. 18, 2022
  The Kentucky Crafted Market, the Kentucky Arts Council’s showcase event, featuring the best visual art and craft in the commonwealth, will return to the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena March 12-13 in Lexington.
  
  

• Gov. Beshear announces 2021 Governor’s Awards in the Arts honorees
  Feb. 11, 2022
  Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the nine recipients of the commonwealth’s most prestigious arts awards in recognition of their dedication to sharing Kentucky’s rich arts history with the citizens of the commonwealth.
  
  

• 20 Kentuckians featured in exhibit showcasing work by Hispanic/Latin American artists
  Jan. 20, 2022
  Although she says her Guatemalan heritage has not been front and center in her work, Campbellsville artist Azucena Trejo Williams was intrigued at the prospect of a traveling exhibit composed of works by Hispanic, Latin American and Latinx artists in Kentucky.
  
  

• 13 artists added to Kentucky Crafted Directory
  Jan. 12, 2022
  For artists Kenneth Burney of Lexington and Debra Redden of Stearns, being added to the Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky Crafted Directory was a signal that they had achieved a new level in their respective disciplines.