ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS BUILD PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR KENTUCKIANS.
Kentucky Arts Partnership
Grants provide the Arts Council with the opportunity to
work in partnership with the states arts organizations to ensure that the
people of Kentucky value the arts, participate in the arts and benefit from the
arts.
Guidelines and Instructions:
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog2/kap_gdl.htm
Application Deadline: January 15, 2008
Contact Person: Daniel J.
Strauss, Arts Program Branch Manager
Dan.Strauss@ky.gov
The Kentucky Arts Council is in the process of converting application processing to Kentucky Arts Services OnLine (KASOL), a new online grants management system. During the course of KASOL development, deadlines published in Programs and Grants at a Glance are subject to change. This document is also periodically updated. For the most current information about the Kentucky Arts Councils programs, grants, training, and services, go to www.artscouncil.ky.gov.
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS.
- Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Project Grants are for communities and organizations to
commemorate the contributions of Abraham Lincoln and celebrate the bicentennial
of his birth in Kentucky in February 2009.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog9/LincolnProject_gdl.htm
Intent to Apply: March 15, 2008
Application Deadline: April 15, 2008
Amount: Up to $7,500 with 1:1 matching funds
Contact Person: Rachel Rasnick, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Project Coordinator Rachel.Rasnick@ky.gov - Arts Build Communities Grants
encourage partnerships that contribute to the cultural, social,
educational and economic growth of the community.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog7/abc_gdl.html
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Amount: Up to $5,000 with 1:1 matching funds
Contact Person: Christopher Cathers, Program Branch Manager Christopher.Cathers@ky.gov - Folk and Traditional Arts
Apprenticeship Grants pair traditional master artists with
apprentices.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog4/faa_gdl.html
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Amount: Up to $3,000 to master artist
Contact Person: Bob Gates, Folklife Program Director Bob.Gates@ky.gov - Folk Arts Project Grants
are designed to strengthen the cultural variety of folk and
traditional arts. The Folk Arts Project Grants support research,
interpretation, and presentation of local and regional folk arts.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog4/fa_gdl.html
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Amount: Up to $3,500 with 1:1 match
Contact Person: Bob Gates, Folklife Program Director Bob.Gates@ky.gov - Performing Arts on Tour Grants
make diverse public performing arts events available to the
people of the commonwealth.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog3/aot_gdl.htm
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Amount: Up to 50% of contracted performance fees for artist(s). Grants may be up to $7,500 for a single booking or $5,000 for multiple bookings.
Contact Person: Suzanne Gray, Executive Staff Advisor Suzanne.Gray@ky.gov - Teacher Initiated Program (TIP)
Grants place professional artists in schools for 1-4 week
residencies to plan and implement projects with teachers, demonstrate their art
form and support Kentuckys educational reform.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog6/tip_guid.htm
Application Deadlines: October 15, 2007 ¦ January 15, 2008
Amount:
1 week residency $540 $285 match from applicant
2 week residency $1,080 $570 match from applicant
3 week residency $1,620 $835 match from applicant
4 week residency $2,160 $1,140 match from applicant
Contact Person: Christopher Cathers, Program Branch Manager Christopher.Cathers@ky.gov
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE, RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT ARTISTS.
- The Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Product Development Grants provide financial
assistance to artists and craftspeople to develop new products to commemorate
the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial in Kentucky in 2009.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog9/LincolnProduct_gdl.htm
Application Deadlines: August 1, 2007 ¦ November 1, 2007 ¦ February 1, 2008 ¦ May 1, 2008
Contact Person: Rachel Rasnick, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Project Coordinator Rachel.Rasnick@ky.gov - The Arts in Education Artist
Roster promotes artists who have the qualifications to conduct
residencies, produce high quality artistic work, and have the skills and
competencies needed to work with teachers and students in designing and
implementing arts programs.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog6/air_gdl.html
Application Deadline: March 15, 2008
Contact Person: Christopher Cathers, Program Branch Manager Christopher.Cathers@ky.gov - Kentucky Crafted Program
enables craft businesses, with handmade products that have met
high quality standards, to reach regional, national, and international markets
through state-sponsored wholesale and retail promotional venues.
FAQ Sheet: http://kycraft.ky.gov/faqsindex.html#juried
Application Deadline: March 15, 2008
Contact Person: Charla Reed, Education and Outreach Coordinator Charla.Reed@ky.gov - Fellowship Awards
recognize and encourage the artistic excellence of individual
Kentucky artists. Annually awarded, the fellowships alternate between two
discipline groupings: visual artists and media artists (V&M) in one year
and writers, composers, choreographers, and interdisciplinary artists
(WCC&I) in the next.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog3/asf_gdl.htm
Application Deadline (WCC&I) : March 15, 2008 V&M: March 15, 2009
Award Amount:$7,500 Fellowship Awards, $1,000 Professional Assistance Awards
Contact Person: Tamara Coffey, Individual Artist Program Director Tamara.Coffey@ky.gov - Individual Artist Professional
Development Grants provide funding support for activities that
will help artists further their artwork and careers.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog3/apd_gdl.html
Application Deadlines: May 1, 2008 ¦ August 1, 2008 ¦ November 1, 2008 ¦ February 1, 2009
Amount: Up to $500 with 1:1 matching funds
Contact Person: Tamara Coffey, Individual Artist Program Director Tamara.Coffey@ky.gov - Performing Arts Directory
is an adjudicated program, which promotes, showcases and
provides professional development opportunities to a diverse selection of
Kentuckys finest contemporary and traditional performing artists.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog3/pad_gdl.html
Application Deadline: March 15, 2008
Contact Person: Tamara Coffey, Individual Artist Program Director Tamara.Coffey@ky.gov - Product Development Grants
provide financial assistance to artists and craftspeople to
develop new products or prototypes of Kentucky cultural products for the
wholesale marketplace.
Guidelines: http://kycraft.ky.gov/whatsnew.html#PDGrant
Application Deadlines: May 1, 2008 ¦ August 1, 2008 ¦ November 1. 2008 ¦ February 1, 2009
Amount: Up to $500 with 1:1 matching funds
Contact Person: Nancy Atcher, Product Development Coordinator Nancy.Atcher@ky.gov - Visual Arts at the Market
assists Kentucky visual artists interested in reaching
wholesale and retail markets. Visual Arts at the Market is a component of a
larger annual event, Kentucky Crafted: The Market, held at the Kentucky
Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog3/vam_gdl.htm
Application Deadline: March 15, 2008
Contact Person: Charla Reed, Education & Outreach Charla.Reed@ky.gov
THE GOVERNORS AWARDS IN THE ARTS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE EXTRAORDINARY AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE ARTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS IN KENTUCKY AND THE NATION.
- Governor's Awards in the Arts
are Kentuckys highest honor in the arts. Nominations are
accepted annually from the public in the categories of Milner (the original and
most distinguished), Artist, Business, Community Arts, Education, Folk
Heritage, Government, Media and National. The 2007-2008 awards will be
presented by the Governor at a public ceremony and celebration of the arts in
October of 2008.
Guidelines and Instructions: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog1/ga_gdl.html
Nomination Deadline: April 15, 2008
Contact Person: Daniel J. Strauss, Arts Program Branch Manager Dan.Strauss@ky.gov
THE KENTUCKY POET LAUREATE PROGRAM HONORS OUTSTANDING KENTUCKY WRITERS AND PROMOTES PARTICIPATION IN THE LITERARY ARTS OF THE STATE.
- Governor Ernie Fletcher has appointed Jane Gentry Vance as
Kentucky Poet Laureate for the
two-year term of 2007 and 2008. The Kentucky Poet Laureate promotes the arts
and leads the state in literary endeavors, including Kentucky Writers Day
which is celebrated on April 24th of each year, to honor the birth date of
Kentucky author Robert Penn Warren, the nations first Poet Laureate. The
Kentucky General Assembly established the position in 1991 and the Kentucky
Arts Council administers the selection process. The word poet in the position's
title is interpreted in its broadest sense to include persons whose
accomplishments are in any of the recognized literary forms, including poetry,
fiction, biographical work, creative non-fiction, and playwriting.
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/Poet/Poet_Vance.htm
Next Nomination Deadline: September 30, 2008
Contact Person: Daniel J. Strauss, Arts Program Branch Manager Dan.Strauss@ky.gov
THE KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR KENTUCKIANS THROUGH THE ARTS
The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce
Cabinet. It was formed in 1965 by Executive Order and is authorized under KRS
153.210-235 to develop and promote a broadly conceived state policy of support
for the arts in Kentucky.
The Kentucky Arts Council supports Kentucky
arts and cultural organizations, individual artists, schools and communities
through programs, grants, awards and services that create opportunities for
Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts.
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. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by
the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a
federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

