Jun 10, 2022
We return to presentations from Arts Day(s) in Kentucky for this episode, which focuses on the impact of the devastating tornado that tore through western Kentucky in December 2021. In this presentation we’ll hear from Ice House director Nanc Gunn about efforts to re-establish space for the gallery while continuing...
May 12, 2022
This episode is a audio from a presentation during Arts Day(s) in Kentucky. It features three artists whose work is in the Kentucky Arts Council's traveling exhibit "Our Kentucky Home: Hispanic/Latin American Visual in the Commonwealth." You can view a slideshow of the entire exhibit on the arts council...
Jun 17, 2020
You may not have known that
award-winning Kentucky writer Maurice Manning has been the
Kentucky Arts Council's featured
artist. The spot on the arts council homepage usually reserved
for the featured artist has been used to communicate valuable
COVID-19 related resources for artists and arts organizations
throughout the...
Jun 3, 2020
We're paying tribute to former Kentucky First Lady Phyllis George, who died last month at the age of 70. Phyllis was integral to starting what is now known as the Kentucky Crafted arts marketing program. Our guests, Mary Reed, Fran Redmon, Tim Hall and Judy Geagley, each have their own personal reflections on...
Apr 7, 2020
It's Poetry Month across the country and it's also the month we celebrate Kentucky Writers' Day, April 24. On this episode, Kentucky Arts Council staff member Tamara Coffey talks literature, self-isolation and inspiration with current Kentucky Poet Laureate Jeff Worley and former poets laureate George Ella Lyon and...