KY: Kentucky Arts Council - Call for Artists

detail of “View from the Cabin” by Lynn Dunbar

Listings are obtained from a variety of resources and their inclusion does not imply an endorsement from the Kentucky Arts Council. Before making a submission, please verify deadlines and requirements with the listing organization.

Recent Postings

DEAFESTIVAL: CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) invites visual and performing artists to participate in the 2012 DeaFestival in Louisville, Ky., July 3 – 7, 2012. Applications are available on the website.
More info: http://www.deafestival.org/deafestival/index.html

KENTUCKY FOLKLIFE PROGRAM: COMMUNITY SCHOLARS
The Community Scholars program is generally a six-week course, meeting once a week, designed to teach community members how to collect, interpret, share and archive their own local culture. The next sessions will be held in Louisville starting in late February or early March. The courses include field trips, hands-on activities, potlucks, lectures and homework assignments. To graduate, a Community Scholar must complete a final project and present it to the group.
More info: Amanda Hardeman at Amanda.Hardeman@ky.gov or 502-564-1792 x 4555.

PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD
The National Association of Counties (NACo) through a partnership with CVS Caremark provides a free prescription discount card exclusively for NACo member county residents. The card gives discounts on prescriptions for residents who are uninsured, underinsured, seniors and pet owners. There is no cost for a resident, no forms to fill out, no age or income requirements and no medical condition restrictions. Visit the Caremark website to see if your county participates in the program.
More info: www2.caremark.com/naco/

KENTUCKY PEER ADVISORY NETWORK
Deadline: year-round. Arts professionals on the KPAN roster are available to provide 3- to 6-hour consultancies to assist eligible organizations and individual artists with board development, grant writing, marketing and promotions, strategic planning, festival planning and other activities. Consultancy fees are paid by the Kentucky Arts Council.
More info: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/Opportunities/kpan_about.htm

XANADU GALLERY: VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB
Xanadu Gallery’s new Virtual Book Club will give members an opportunity to learn about artists in depth and discuss the artists’ backgrounds, influences and lives with other art-lovers. Participation is simple and completely free.
More info: www.xanadugallery.com/blog/BookClub/BookClubInvite.html

OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: EAST KY WOMEN SPEAK OUT
Our Bodies, Ourselves: East KY Women Speak Out is a storytelling forum of the East Kentucky Reproductive Health Project. The project is led by young women from southeastern Kentucky who are producing and distributing media that explores the reproductive health experiences, concerns and needs of young women in the region. They have created a website that invites story sharing about the many topics surrounding reproductive health.
More info: http://ps3beta.com/project/7892

MENTORS/PARTICIPANTS WANTED
Latitude Artist Community in Lexington, Ky., seeks mentors and participants for the LifeLab Community Access (CLS) Program. LifeLab matches an adult mentor with a person living with disabilities to create a mentoring partnership. LifeLab mentors work with participants to accomplish goals for community involvement and to develop strategies for giving back to the community.
More info: http://latitudelifelab.blogspot.com/

UNITED STATES ARTISTS
United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making, artist-advocacy organization dedicated to supporting America’s finest artists working across diverse disciplines. After decades of dwindling public support, artists now have a home where they may find significant private funding—unrestricted cash grants—to ignite the creativity that makes this country great.
More info: www.unitedstatesartists.org/

ENTREPRENEURIAL SMARTS
Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) is hosting a nationally recognized entrepreneurial and small business training program at 10 locations across southeast Kentucky. Training consists of four 3-hour sessions, one session per week for four weeks at each location. Upon completion of all four training sessions, participants will receive a certificate recognizing their achievements, and will be eligible to apply for business startup or expansion funding from SKED’s loan funds.
More info: www.southeastkentucky.com/smarts-basics.asp


		Call for Artists — Multidisciplinary

		Listings are obtained from a variety of resources and their inclusion does not imply an endorsement from the Kentucky Arts Council. Before making a submission, please verify deadlines and requirements with the listing organization. Recent Postings DEAFESTIVAL: CALL FOR ARTISTS The Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) invites visual and performing artists to participate in the 2012 DeaFestival in Louisville, Ky., July 3 – 7, 2012. Applications are available on the website. More info: http://www.deafestival.org/deafestival/index.html KENTUCKY FOLKLIFE PROGRAM: COMMUNITY SCHOLARS The Community Scholars program is generally a six-week course, meeting once a week, designed to teach community members how to collect, interpret, share and archive their own local culture. The next sessions will be held in Louisville starting in late February or early March. The courses include field trips, hands-on activities, potlucks, lectures and homework assignments. To graduate, a Community Scholar must complete a final project and present it to the group. More info: Amanda Hardeman at Amanda.Hardeman@ky.gov or 502-564-1792 x 4555. PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD The National Association of Counties (NACo) through a partnership with CVS Caremark provides a free prescription discount card exclusively for NACo member county residents. The card gives discounts on prescriptions for residents who are uninsured, underinsured, seniors and pet owners. There is no cost for a resident, no forms to fill out, no age or income requirements and no medical condition restrictions. Visit the Caremark website to see if your county participates in the program. More info: www2.caremark.com/naco/ KENTUCKY PEER ADVISORY NETWORK Deadline: year-round. Arts professionals on the KPAN roster are available to provide 3- to 6-hour consultancies to assist eligible organizations and individual artists with board development, grant writing, marketing and promotions, strategic planning, festival planning and other activities. Consultancy fees are paid by the Kentucky Arts Council. More info: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/Opportunities/kpan_about.htm XANADU GALLERY: VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB Xanadu Gallery’s new Virtual Book Club will give members an opportunity to learn about artists in depth and discuss the artists’ backgrounds, influences and lives with other art-lovers. Participation is simple and completely free. More info: www.xanadugallery.com/blog/BookClub/BookClubInvite.html OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: EAST KY WOMEN SPEAK OUT Our Bodies, Ourselves: East KY Women Speak Out is a storytelling forum of the East Kentucky Reproductive Health Project. The project is led by young women from southeastern Kentucky who are producing and distributing media that explores the reproductive health experiences, concerns and needs of young women in the region. They have created a website that invites story sharing about the many topics surrounding reproductive health. More info: http://ps3beta.com/project/7892 MENTORS/PARTICIPANTS WANTED Latitude Artist Community in Lexington, Ky., seeks mentors and participants for the LifeLab Community Access (CLS) Program. LifeLab matches an adult mentor with a person living with disabilities to create a mentoring partnership. LifeLab mentors work with participants to accomplish goals for community involvement and to develop strategies for giving back to the community. More info: http://latitudelifelab.blogspot.com/ UNITED STATES ARTISTS United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making, artist-advocacy organization dedicated to supporting America’s finest artists working across diverse disciplines. After decades of dwindling public support, artists now have a home where they may find significant private funding—unrestricted cash grants—to ignite the creativity that makes this country great. More info: www.unitedstatesartists.org/ ENTREPRENEURIAL SMARTS Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) is hosting a nationally recognized entrepreneurial and small business training program at 10 locations across southeast Kentucky. Training consists of four 3-hour sessions, one session per week for four weeks at each location. Upon completion of all four training sessions, participants will receive a certificate recognizing their achievements, and will be eligible to apply for business startup or expansion funding from SKED’s loan funds. More info: www.southeastkentucky.com/smarts-basics.asp