The Kentucky Arts Council awarded $25,380 in Teacher Initiated Program grants for 47 weeks of short-term teaching artist residencies this spring in commonwealth schools...
Category - Spotlight on the Arts
An art exhibit “Commissioned to Create: Works by Artists Who Created the Governor’s Awards (1995-2011)” is on display through April 15 at the...
Kentucky writer and a University of Kentucky English professor Frank X Walker has been named to “The Oxford American: The Southern Magazine of Good...
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Kentucky Crafted: The Market will take place March 1-4 at a new venue in its original hometown, the Lexington Convention Center. The...
Five not-for-profit organizations in Kentucky will be receiving grant money from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 2012. Grants are awarded to organizations...
Obie Award-winning director Les Waters has been named Actors Theatre of Louisville’s new artistic director. As associate artistic director at Tony Award-winner Berkeley...
Lexington’s Nikky Finney has won the 2011 National Book Award for poetry for her collection “Head Off & Split.” The 62nd annual awards were presented in New York...
The Owensboro City Commission has created an Owensboro District of Arts and Entertainment, which covers most of the city’s existing downtown arts and entertainment...
Kentucky Crafted: The Market has once again been chosen as a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event for the first quarter of 2012. The best events across the Southeast...
Give a gift of Kentucky art this holiday season. The Kentucky Arts Council has developed a gift guide featuring art, music and handmade items by artists in the Kentucky...