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Kentucky Arts Council awards $1.7 million in grants to arts organizations across the state

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 16, 2012) — The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded more than $1.7 million in operational support funding to 104 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations for fiscal year 2013, through the Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) grant, the agency announced today.

The KAP grant provides support to nonprofit organizations offering year-round arts services and programs directly for the benefit of the public. The competitive grant process funds applicants based on operating revenues, a panel review of applications, and funds available for the program.

“KAP organizations from small to large work tirelessly to provide diverse cultural experiences and participation in the arts for Kentuckians who live in their immediate regions and across the state,” said Lori Meadows, executive director of the arts council. “Providing support to help these groups is one of the main functions of the arts council. We remain grateful to the Kentucky General Assembly for their continued support of the arts.”

KAP agencies vary in size and are located in rural, suburban and urban communities. In fiscal year 2012, the arts council provided 100 agencies with KAP funding.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The following is a listing by county of FY2013 KAP organizations:

Boyd

Paramount Arts Center $60,649

 

Boyle

Community Arts Center $14,292

The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County $1,129

 

Calloway

Playhouse in the Park $4,203

Murray Art Guild $2,507

 

Campbell

Kentucky Symphony Orchestra $19,623

 

Christian

Pennyroyal Arts Council $8,909

 

Clark

Leeds Center for the Arts $3,044

 

Crittenden

Fohs Hall Community Arts Foundation $2,392

 

Daviess

RiverPark Center $64,413

International Bluegrass Music Museum $27,104

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra $27,812

Owensboro Museum of Fine Art $30,462

Owensboro Dance Theatre $7,835

Theatre Workshop of Owensboro $8,926

 

Fayette

LexArts $36,126

Lexington Philharmonic $36,283

Lexington Children’s Theatre $37,509

Living Arts & Science Center $23,643

Explorium of Lexington $25,884

Headley-Whitney Museum $25,439

Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning $21,236

Lexington Art League $16,724

Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society $10,683

Music Institute of Lexington $11,088

Kentucky Ballet Theatre $10,391

Lexington Ballet Company $17,040

Central Music Academy $6,184

Actors Guild of Lexington $8,319

The Lexington Singers $6,837

The Balagula Theatre Company $4,340

Kentucky Theatre Association $1,126

Institute 193 $1,295

 

Floyd

Mountain Arts Center $30,735

Jenny Wiley Theatre $25,370

 

Franklin

Grand Theatre Frankfort $12,540

Frankfort Arts Foundation $2,959

 

Graves

Mayfield/Graves County Art Guild $1,799

 

Hardin

Music & Arts Center of Cultural Learning $4,165

 

Hart

Kentucky Repertory Theatre $19,645

 

Henderson

Henderson Area Arts Alliance $11,310

Riverbend Academy School of Visual and Performing Arts $4,853

Ohio Valley Art League $2,624

 

Jefferson

Actors Theatre of Louisville $119,849

Speed Art Museum (Specific funding is contingent upon Kentucky Arts Council evaluation of information regarding public programming for the period during which the museum will be closed for renovations.)

The Louisville Orchestra $80,269

Louisville Ballet $73,913

Stage One Family Theatre $57,514

Fund for the Arts $66,918

Kentucky Opera Association $54,487

Walden Theatre $22,264

Louisville Visual Art Association $20,645

Kentucky Shakespeare $25,512

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft $35,445

The Clifton Center $9,557

Sarabande Books $22,632

Crane House $20,039

VOICES of Kentuckiana $5,821

Portland Museum $15,785

The Louisville Youth Choir $6,832

Louisville Youth Orchestra $11,142

Looking For Lilith $3,797

Squallis Puppeteers $2,922

The Louisville Chorus $2,058

Choral Arts Society $3,482

Creative Diversity Studio $1,938

Bourbon Baroque $2,626

Louisville Literary Arts $1,000

 

Kenton

The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center $30,697

Behringer-Crawford Museum $18,328

My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company $3,954

 

Knott

Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky $21,334

 

Letcher

Appalshop $65,449

 

Madison

Richmond Area Arts Council $8,499

Berea Arts Council $5,118

Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen $3,553

 

Marshall

Marshall County Arts Commission $2,052

 

Mason

Ohio River Valley Artists Guild $1,000

 

McCracken

The Carson Center $62,824

Paducah Symphony Orchestra $20,246

National Quilt Museum $30,524

Market House Theatre $20,995

Maiden Alley Cinema $6,346

Yeiser Art Center $4,040

 

Mercer

Ragged Edge Community Theatre $4,128

Arts Council of Mercer County $1,000

 

Montgomery

Montgomery County Council for the Arts $11,574

 

Pendleton

Kincaid Regional Theatre Company $5,216

 

Perry

Greater Hazard Area Arts Council/Performing Arts Series $8,340

 

Pike

Artists Collaborative Theatre $4,989

 

Pulaski

Lake Cumberland Performing Arts Series $4,140

Watershed Arts Alliance $1,000

 

Rockcastle

Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum $8,996

 

Rowan

Rowan County Arts Center $3,202

 

Scott

Scott County Arts Consortium $2,798

 

Simpson

Simpson County Guild of Artists and Craftsmen $2,084

 

Trigg

Janice Mason Art Museum $2,475

 

Warren

Orchestra Kentucky $25,506

VSA Kentucky $12,233

The Public Theatre of Kentucky $5,123

 

Washington

Central Kentucky Community Theatre $3,973

 

Whitley

Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum $3,051

 

Wolfe

Appalachian Heritage Alliance $1,065

 

Woodford

Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association $12,646