Eight schools receive Kentucky Arts Council TranspARTation grants

For arts-related field trips

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2016) — The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded grants to eight Kentucky schools to pay for transportation to and from arts-related field trips for students through the popular TranspARTation Grant.

The TranspARTation Grant is awarded quarterly by the arts council. The program is now in its fourth year. Grants are based on the mileage from the school building to the arts organization or performance venue and the number of buses necessary. This round of grant funding is for trips scheduled between Jan. 1 and June 30.

Schools that received grants, listed by county, arts activity and amount awarded, are:

• Bowen Elementary, Jefferson County, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” presented by Stage One Family Theatre at Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, $192
• Lyon County Elementary School, Lyon County, the Paducah Symphony Orchestra: Planets-A Musical Tour of Our Solar System at The Carson Center, $280
• Maryville Elementary School, Bullitt County, “Harold and the Purple Crayon” presented by Stage One Family Theatre, Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, $180
• Mt. Washington Middle School, Bullitt County, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” presented by Stage One Family Theatre at Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, $400
• Saffell Street Elementary School, Anderson County, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” presented by Stage One Family Theatre at Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, $440
• Saint Gregory Elementary, Nelson County, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” presented by Stage One Family Theatre at Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, $272
• Sedalia Elementary School, Graves County, “Skippyjon Jones Snow What” presented by The Carson Center, $140
• Waggener High School, Jefferson County, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” presented by Stage One Family Theatre at Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, $196

Any Kentucky public or private school that supports grades pre-K through 12 may apply for a TranspARTation Grant. There are three application periods per year for TranspARTation funding. The next deadline is May 17 for field trips taken July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.

Schools receiving TranspARTation Grants must attend arts events presented by one of many preapproved TranspARTation organizations.

For more information about applying for a TranspARTation Grant, visit the TranspARTation webpage, or contact Jean St. John, arts council arts education director, at [email protected] or 502-564-3757, ext. 486.