KyArtsCast
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis podcast is produced by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. On the podcast we’ll talk about arts council programs, speak with the artists from across the state and explore topics important to the arts community in Kentucky.
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Kentucky's first Youth Poet Laureate - Episode 44
April 19, 2024 17:24 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBAmy Roblero-Perez is ending her one-year term as the first Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate. We chat with her about her reaction to beign named to the position, what she's been doing the past year, and hear readings of her work. We'll also talk with Jordan Campbell, executive director of Gateway Regional Arts Center in Mt. Sterling, which sponsors the Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate program. He'll discuss how it got started and what young Kentucky poets can do to apply for the program in the future...
Women's History Month and Music in Our Schools Month - Episode 43
March 22, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes - 45.3 MBFor a long time, the world of school band directors was largely dominated by men. This demographic has shifted over the years to include more women and increased diversity. Dr. Sue Creasap, professor emeritus and former associate director of bands at Morehead State University, leads a robust conversation that includes retired Jefferson County Schools band director Nan Moore, University of Louisville music professor and associate band director Dr. Amy Acklin, retired Fayette County Schools b...
Women's History Month and Music in Our Schools Month: Four of Kentucky's women band directors talk about the past, present and future of women in the profession
March 22, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes - 45.3 MBFor a long time, the world of school band directors was largely dominated by men. This demographic has shifted over the years to include more women and increased diversity. Dr. Sue Creasap, professor emeritus and former associate director of bands at Morehead State University, leads a robust conversation that includes retired Jefferson County Schools band director Nan Moore, University of Louisville music professor and associate band director Dr. Amy Acklin, retired Fayette County Schools b...
Are you coming to The Kentucky Crafted Market? - Episode 42
February 27, 2024 22:00 - 41 minutes - 26.1 MBWe are getting closer to The Kentucky Crafted Market, March 9-10 at the Kentucky Horse Park's Alltech Arena. It is. perhaps. the Kentucky Arts Council's most visible event each year. In this episode we chat with four artists in the Kentucky Crafted program who are exhibiting and selling work at The Market: Dodie Wrocklage-Harp, Rob Bridges, Addison Williams and Michelle Hayden. Learn about their work and what they like about exhibiting at The Market. Episode footnotes: Learn more about the...
Arts standards and our schools, a conversation with the Kentucky Department of Education's Jessica Greene - Episode 41
January 25, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutes - 14.9 MBWhat should Kentucky's public school students know about the arts by the time they have graduated? Jessica Greene, a performing and visual arts consultant to the Kentucky Department of Education, discusses that topic and talks about how Kentuckians can weigh in on those standards. Cynthia Warner, the Kentucky Arts Council's arts education director, interviews Jessica for this important conversation about the arts in our schools. Episode footnotes: Kentucky Department of Education Academic...
$500,000 Accelerator Award recipient HHN2L - Episode 40
December 15, 2023 21:04 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBKentucky Arts Council spring intern Ashanti Grace Castleberry and arts council communications director Tom Musgrave learn more about Hip Hop Into Learning (HHN2L), a Louisville-based nonprofit arts education organization that received a $500,000 Accelerator Award from The Lewis Prize for Music. Ashanti chats with The Lewis Prize CEO Dalouge Smith and Tom continues the conversation with HHN2L cofounder Nyree Clayton-Taylor. Episode footnotes: HHN2L homepage The Lewis Prize for Music 2023...
Make Kentucky-made Art and Craft Part of Your Holiday Gift Giving - Episode 39
November 16, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 19.3 MBThe Kentucky Arts Council's Chris Cathers and Tom Musgrave travel to the Kentucky Artisan Center's Todd Finley and Aly Norton about holiday gift giving, what the Artisan Center has planned for the season, and how you can give the gift of Kentucky-made art. Episode footnotes: Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea Kentucky Crafted Directory List of Kentucky Crafted Retailers
Things that Go Bump on the Pod - Episode 38
October 27, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBIn this seasonal episode, we explore the intersection of the arts and the macabre with a trio of segments featuring storyteller Octavia Sexton, folklorist and podcaster Camille Maria Acosta and theatre professional Bo List. Episode footnotes: Octavia Sexton's links Performing Artists Directory Teaching Artists Directory Floaties for Krakens Podcast site Leeds Center for the Arts Haunted Theatres
Youth Arts Council and new arts education director - Episode 37
September 14, 2023 16:30 - 48 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode of KyArtsCast we introduce the new Kentucky Arts Council arts education director Cynthia Warner, and talk to teaching artist Jane Dewey and high school student Cooper Bartlett, a member of Kentuckians for the Arts' Youth Arts Council. Episode footnotes: Kentucky Youth Arts Council Instagram Kentuckians for the Arts website Contact Jane Dewey: [email protected]
NEA Literary Fellowships - Episode 36
June 14, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 26.6 MBIn early 2023, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its first round of funding for the year, which included $350,000 awarded in Kentucky. Among those awards were two for Kentucky literary artists. Poet makalani bandele received a $25,000 Literature Fellowship for creative writing, and Kristen Renee Miller received $10,000 for a Literature Fellowship for translation projects. Listen as Kentucky Arts Council spring intern Sophie DeCorte chats with makalani and Kristen about those fell...
Giving the gift of Kentucky art - Episode 35
November 22, 2022 17:00 - 21 minutes - 17.1 MBThe holidays are upon us and our hearts and minds turn toward gift giving. We join Todd Finley and Aly Norton on location at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea to talk about giving the gift of Kentucky-made art and craft, recordings of your favorite Kentucky musicians and storytellers, season tickets to Kentucky theatre organizations or musical groups, memberships to Kentucky museums and galleries, and other creative ways to give the gift of Kentucky creativity this holiday season. Episo...
Southern Cultural Treasure: Asia Institute Crane House - Episode 34
July 07, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 31.3 MBAsia Institute Crane House in Louisville was one of 17 organizations to be designated a Southern Cultural Treasure by South Arts. In this episode we talk with AICH Executive Director Joel Buno and South Arts Vice President of Programs Dr. Joy Young. We'll learn about what it means to be a Southern Cultural Treasure and how Asia Institute Crane House fits into that tapestry. BONUS AUDIO: Dr. Joy Young discusses other South Arts programs Episode footnotes: Asia Institute Crane House websi...
After the Disaster: A Community Responds - Episode 33
June 10, 2022 20:00 - 56 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this episode, which is taken from the Kentucky Arts Council's Arts Day(s) in Kentucky presentations in March, Community Scholars and curators Maxine Ray and Wathetta Buford join Kentucky Museum Director Brent Bjorkman to discuss joining forces to rescue treasured art, artifacts and documents of Bowling Green's African American Museum in the aftermath of the December 2021 tornado. Episode footnotes: African-American Museum website Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund resources
A Region in Recovery: The Ice House Gallery and Tornado Recovery in Western Kentucky - Episode 32
June 10, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.2 MBWe 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 to serve the artists, arts community and the region in the wake of the disaster. We'll also hear from Lexie Millikan, director of the Yeiser Art Center in Paducah.about the effect...
Southern Prize Kentucky State Fellow Crystal Gregory – Episode 31
May 31, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 24.7 MBWe’re excited to be recording in-person again, and in this episode we go on the road to the University of Kentucky campus to talk with Crystal Gregory, an associate professor in the university’s school of art and visual studies. Crystal was recently named the Kentucky State Fellow in the 2022 South Arts Southern Prize Competition. That distinction carries a $5,000 cash award and puts Crystal in the running for the $25,000 or $10,000 Southern Prize. We chat with Crystal about her work, her ...
'Our Kentucky Home' traveling exhibit - Episode 30
May 12, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBThis 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 website. Episode footnote: Online slideshow of "Our Kentucky Home: Hispanic/Latin American Visual Art in the Commonwealth
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants - Episode 29
October 21, 2021 15:47 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBToday, Oct. 21, has been designated by the National Endowment for the Arts to be a day to focus on health and wellness in the arts as we celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month. We thought it would be a good idea to highlight an important grant program, the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant, administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts. This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in fina...
Southern Prize Kentucky State Fellow Joyce Garner - Episode 28
May 28, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes - 21.1 MB"Don't turn yourself down." That's advice Joyce Garner gives to her fellow Kentucky artists about taking opportunities to advance and promote their work. Joyce was recently named the Kentucky State Fellow in the South Arts Southern Prize competition. Her work will be considered, along with state fellows from each of the South Arts member states, for the $25,000 Southern Prize, which will be announced in a FREE virtual ceremony on June 17. For this episode of the podcast we talked to J...
Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson - Episode 27
April 22, 2021 18:30 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB"Everyone asks me, especially when I'm traveling around the country...'What is it? feel like you all have something special there in Kentucky. Why is it that this idea of a Kentucky writer is such a special thing?' And I think it's special because we're always reaching out for the next wave of writers. That's been part of the tradition." Learn more about the woman who will be Kentucky's literary ambassador for the next two years, Crystal Wilkinson. She will be inducted as Kentucky Poet Lau...
Join us for Arts Week in Kentucky - Episode 26
February 16, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 20 MBArts Week in Kentucky is coming, Feb. 22-26! On this episode of the podcast we get a taste of what to expect during Arts Week with Lori Meadows, chair of Kentuckians for the Arts, and Mark Brown, the Kentucky Arts Council's folk and traditional arts director. Each of them will have a role in bringing the great programming on tap for Arts Week in Kentucky, and they are just the tip of the iceberg. You can register for this FREE week of programming here! Episode footnotes: Kentucky state le...
KAC staff member Sandie Lawrence reflects on her time at the arts council - Episode 25
December 29, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 21.2 MBThe Kentucky Arts Council's communications and technology branch manager Sandie Lawrence is retiring at the end of 2020, closing a chapter on her 25-year career at the Kentucky Arts Council. She recently chatted with coworkers Tom Musgrave and Emily Moses about building the arts council's first website, the advent of that strange new communications method called email, what she'll miss about working for the Commowealth of Kentucky, her philosophy about life, and how parenting influenced her ...
Revisiting the Summer Enrichment Program at Consolidated Baptist Church - Episode 24
October 21, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 24 MBLast year, we spent time with the folks who lead Consolidated Baptist Church's Summer Enrichment Program, a unique education program, which includes the arts among other academic disciplines. This program serves the youth of Lexington, lasting for several weeks, and we supported it with funding last year. When they wanted to go virtual for this summer, we provided assistance again in the form of a virtual teaching artist residency and technical support. On this episode, we talk with program...
Artrepreneur and the Kentucky Crafted program - Episode 23
October 05, 2020 17:30 - 30 minutes - 16.4 MBThis past spring, the Kentucky Arts Council, with our friends at the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, entered into a partnership with the for-profit group Artrepreneur. Founded in 2015, Artrepreneur is an e-commerce platform that serves more than 40,000 visual and craft artists from more than 50 countries. Joining us are Steve Schlackman from Artrepreneur, Heather Pontonio of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Kentucky Crafted artist David Shadwick and Emily Moses, executive staff advisor of...
'Poetry Unites Kentucky' documentary project and how to nominate for Kentucky Poet Laureate
August 20, 2020 20:00 - 35 minutes - 18.5 MBKentucky's connection to poetry will be the subject of a an upcoming episode of the documentary series "Poetry Unites America." On this episode of KyArtsCast, we talk with Ewa Sandrzynska, the documentary filmmaker behind the series, about how Kentuckians can contribute to the episode via an essay contest she is conducting. Deadline for submission to the contest is Sept. 15, so listen to this episode to find out more about the project! We also chat with Tamara Coffey of the Kentucky Arts Cou...
The Kentucky Crafted program application - Episode 21
August 04, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 32.3 MBThe Kentucky Arts Council is currently accepting applications to the Kentucky Crafted program, the state's juried arts marketing program. The deadline to apply to this free program is Aug. 17. On this episode of KyArtsCast we talk with three artists in the Kentucky Crafted program: Michelle Hayden of Michelle Hayden of Michelle Hayden Fine Art in Berea, Rob Bridges of Rob Bridges Illustration in Georgetown, and Amy Henson of Rock Bottom Soap in London. We also talk about the program benefits...
Reopening and Reimagining - Episode 20
June 24, 2020 18:21 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBWith Kentucky's Healthy at Work guidelines gradually reopening sectors of the state's economy, we talk with folks from three of our sister agencies in the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet - Gwen Heffner of the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, Erin Palmer of Kentucky Performing Arts (formerly the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts) and Nick Covault of the Governor's School for the Arts. Each of them talks about how their agencies have adapted to the social restrictions put in...
Writer Maurice Manning - Episode 19
June 17, 2020 20:11 - 50 minutes - 21.9 MBYou 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 pandemic. But we wanted to put Maurice out front and center in a meaningful way, so we're giving you this chance to learn more about him on this episode. Arts council staff m...
Tribute to former Kentucky First Lady Phyllis George - Episode 18
June 03, 2020 20:30 - 53 minutes - 26.7 MBWe'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 what Phyllis' belief in Kentucky-made art and craft meant to them. Join us as we celeebrate the life of this inspiring woman.
Native Reflections traveling exhibit - Episode 17
May 05, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 35 MBNOTE: Since the recording of this episode, the Native Reflections exhibit tour has been put on hold. You can see work in the exhibit by visiting the Kentucky Arts Council website and viewing a slideshow. The Kentucky Arts Council, in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, is presenting Native Reflections: Visual Art by American Indians of Kentucky. This traveling exhibit will feature inspiring pieces of art by Kentucky residents...
Kentucky Writers' Day and Poetry Month - Episode 16
April 07, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBIt'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 Richard Taylor. To learn more about Kentucky Writers' Day, visit the Kentucky Writers' Day Facebook event page or the arts council website. Episode footnotes The Writer's ...
KyArtscast 1-Year Anniversary - bonus episode
December 20, 2019 14:43 - 5 minutes - 3.73 MBIt's been a year since we debuted KyArtsCast, so we wanted to take a few minutes to acknowledge the occasion and shine a spotlight on the folks here at the Kentucky Arts Council who collaborate every day to bring outstanding arts programs and grants to every corner of the Commonwealth. We also want to hear from YOU! As we enter the second season of the podcast, we'd like to know what you'd like to hear on the podcast. Email Tom Musgrave, arts council communications director, at tomr.musgra...
Kentucky Art and Craft for the Holiday Season - Tips for Shopping Local - Episode 15
December 02, 2019 17:00 - 41 minutes - 32.6 MBChris Cathers, executive director of the Kentucky Arts Council, and Todd Finley, executive director of the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, chat about the importance of shopping local and how and where to find wonderful examples of art and craft by Kentucky artists. It's your guide to shopping local this holiday season!
Kentucky nature artist Rick Hill and the Kentucky Afield Art Exhibit - Episode 14
November 13, 2019 22:54 - 34 minutes - 26.7 MBRick Hill, the resident artist at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources who has painted original covers for the department's publication Kentucky Afield, talks about how he started as a nature artist and his creative process. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Kentucky Arts Council recently partnered to present an exhibit of Rick's work at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. The exhibit runs through Nov. 26 during normal Capitol visitor hours. R...
Sixth Annual Kentucky Creative Industry Summit - Episode 13
November 05, 2019 17:30 - 43 minutes - 28.5 MBListen and learn how to win FREE tickets to the Kentucky Creative Industry Summit, Dec. 6 at the Clay Community Center in Mt. Sterling! For this episode, Emily Moses, Kentucky Arts Council executive staff advisor, talks with Mitzi Sinnott, Heather Pontonio, Kurt Gohde and Kremena Todorova, all of whom will be among the presenters at the 2019 Kentucky Creative Industry Summit. This year's summit theme is Race, Equity, Access, Diversity and Inclusion, and our presenters will lead interact...
AIR Shift - A Tool for community and economic development through the arts - Episode 12
October 09, 2019 21:35 - 50 minutes - 34.3 MBEmily Moses, Kentucky Arts Council executive staff advisor, continues her chat with Beth Flowers, executive director of the AIR Institute of Berea College. In part two of this episode, that was recorded in July, Beth and Emily discuss the AIR Institute's 2 1/2-day workshop called AIR Shift. The workshop brings artists and members of the business community together to develop a worthwhile and achievable community improvement project, and gives participants the tools to repeat that collaborati...
The Summer Enrichment Program Art Academy - Episode 11
September 05, 2019 14:10 - 37 minutes - 26.9 MBNational Arts in Education Week (Sept. 8-14) is coming up and we thought it was a good time to highlight a valuable educational program that the Kentucky Arts Council offered its support to this summer. This unique educational opportunity available to Fayette County Youth, the Summer Enrichment Program at Consolidated Baptist Church, is a four-week program that connects the arts to STEM skills and agriculture in a meaningful way to youth in kindergarten through fifth grade. We talked with p...
The Galt House Hotel Artist in Residence initiative - Episode 10
August 22, 2019 20:03 - 45 minutes - 29.4 MBIn May, Louisville's iconic Galt House Hotel introduced the public to its inaugural artist in residence, geometric abstract artist Gibbs Rounsavall. This residency is believed to be the first of its kind for a Kentucky hotel. In this episode of KyArtsCast we talk to Gibbs as well as Scott Shoenberger, president and CEO of the Al J. Schneider Company, which owns the Galt House. Listen in and learn more about this fantastic new initiative. Episode footnotes: Galt House Hotel Artist in Reside...
Inside the 2019 Lexington Comic & Toy Convention - Bonus episode!
July 24, 2019 21:00 - 30 minutes - 22 MBBack in March we visited the 2019 Lexington Comic & Toy Convention at Lexington Convention Center. Our mission was twofold. We wanted to talk to the artists in our Kentucky Crafted program who also exhibit at the convention and find out why it makes sense from an artistic and business perspective to have a presence at Comic Con. We also chatted with a handful of costume players, or cosplayers as they are commonly known - folks who create a costume based around their favorite character ...
On the Road: The Culture of Recovery - Episode 9
July 10, 2019 19:00 - 57 minutes - 40.5 MBWe've packed up the podcast studio and hit the road for this episode. Join us as we learn more about an important art-based component of substance abuse addiction recovery called The Culture of Recovery, and initiative of the Appalachian Artisan Center. We're talking with two participants in the recovery program, Kim Patton and Nathan Smith, along with program coordinator Savannah Napier Hall and instructors Doug Naselroad, Dan Estep and Kirk Banks. Episode footnotes Culture of Recovery F...
Artists Thrive Summit - Episode 8
June 30, 2019 16:00 - 37 minutes - 27.6 MBThe third annual Artists Thrive Summit is July 30-Aug. 2 in Berea, and for this episode Emily Moses, Kentucky Arts Council executive staff advisor, is chatting with Beth Flowers, executive director of the AIR Insitute of Berea College and a member of the summit leadership team. Emily and Beth talk about what goes on at the summit, who should be there (spoiler alert...YOU) and how to get a 75 percent discount on registration! Episode footnotes Artists Thrive Summit Emily Hall Tremaine Fou...
Kentucky Crafted artists Deb Chenault, Justine Riley and Bill Berryman - Episode 7
June 19, 2019 21:00 - 53 minutes - 40.6 MBListen in as we chat with three Kentucky Crafted artists, Deb Chenault, Justine Riley and Bill Berryman, about their work, what makes it unique and how they've benefited from being juried into Kentucky Crafted. The application process for Kentucky Crafted is open through Aug. 15, and this episode also features the Kentucky Arts Council's arts marketing director, Dave Blevins. Dave talks about the program guidelines and navigates the answers to questions that artists frequently ask about ap...
Highlights from Kentucky Writers' Day - Bonus episode!
May 13, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 22.7 MBRemarks from newly installed Kentucky Poet Laureate Jeff Worley of Lexington and outgoing poet laureate Frederick Smock of Louisville made April 24, Kentucky Writers' Day, at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
Lexington artist Lori Larusso, Kentucky State Fellow in the South Arts Southern Prize competition - Episode 6
May 09, 2019 19:42 - 37 minutes - 27.3 MBMeet Lori Larusso, Lexington visual artist and the South Arts Kentucky State Fellow in the third annual Southern Prize competition. Lori represented Kentucky among the nine other State Fellow, each from one of the South Arts member states, last month at the Southern Prize awards ceremony in Columbia, S.C. On this episode we’re chatting with Lori about her life in art, the work that earned her the distinction of Kentucky State Fellow and what awards like that, and her 2012 Al Smith Individ...
A chat with Kentucky Poets Laureate Jeff Worley and Richard Taylor - Episode 5
April 17, 2019 16:00 - 55 minutes - 37.6 MBKentucky Writers' Day is just around the corner, 10 a.m. April 24 at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, and to get stoked for it we brough two Kentucky Poets Laureate into Studio B for a chat about Kentucky poetry, literature and the poet laureate position. Tamara Coffey, Kentucky Arts Council organization support and individual artists director, takes the interview microphone for a lively chat with incoming Kentucky Poet Laureate Jeff Worley and former poet laureate Richard...
Highlights from the Kentucky Stage at The Kentucky Crafted Market - Episode 4
April 08, 2019 20:59 - 51 minutes - 36.7 MBIf you missed out on the chance to visit The Kentucky Crafted Market last month, you also missed an opportunity to hear fantastic live music from the Kentucky Stage. Not to worry. We've curated highlights from groups that performed on the stage and collected them in this special episode. Each group or individual that performed on the Kentucky Stage is a member of the Kentucky Arts Council's adjudicated Performing Artists Directory, a valuable resource for people looking for entertainment a...
In Love with the Arts - Episode 3
February 20, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBThis month’s podcast is all about love for the arts, and the upcoming Kentucky Crafted Market, March 16-17 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. Our guests are musician Marcus Wilkerson and visual artists Alisha Martin, Dave Shadwick and Lakshmi Sriraman. They each talk about what made them fall in love with creating art, and their excitement for the upcoming Kentucky Crafted Market. More information on each of this episode’s artists can be found on their respective directory page...
Hands Healing HeArts - Episode 2
January 24, 2019 22:00 - 48 minutes - 31.1 MBTom Musgrave chats with Doris Thurber, a cofounder of Franklin County's Hands Healing HeArts initiative, and Angie Boone, one of the Hands Healing HeArts participants, about this unique addiction recovery support program centered around the visual arts. Hands Healing HeArts works in cooperation with Franklin County Drug Court, using a variety of hands-on, multi-disciplinary artistic approaches with women in Drug Court to support their recovery. During the course of this conversation, we ta...
We're live! - Episode 1
December 24, 2018 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBTom Musgrave, Kentucky Arts Council communications director, and Chris Cathers, interim executive director chat about how the podcast came about, behind the scenes stuff at the Kentucky Arts Council and some initiatives involving art as therapy for Kentucky's military veterans. We also discuss work in the arts council's Kentucky Veteran Project exhibit, which can be seen in a slideshow here. You can also see the traveling schedule for the exhibit as it moves around Kentucky.
Welcome to KyArtsCast - Episode 0
December 14, 2018 20:25 - 54 seconds - 1.13 MBJust a chance to dip your toe into the Kentucky Arts Council's monthly podcast, KyArtsCast.