The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded more than $1.2 million in operating support to 91 arts organizations across the Commonwealth for the 2016 fiscal year through its Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) program.
The KAP program provides nonprofit arts organizations with unrestricted operating support to ensure that year-round participation in the arts is available to the people of Kentucky.
“KAP organizations are the backbone of the state’s arts infrastructure and primarily provide arts services and programs directly for the benefit of the public,” said Lori Meadows, executive director of the arts council. “These arts organizations provide many functions in the communities where they are located, including arts programming and resources, arts education and opportunities for residents to directly participate in the arts.”
The competitive grants are awarded annually. Regional organizations located in eastern Kentucky that will receive funding for the 2016 fiscal year are listed by county below:
Boyd - Paramount Arts Center, $44,662
Floyd - Mountain Arts Center, $16,680
Mason - Ohio River Valley Artists Guild, $1,000
Montgomery - Montgomery County Council for the Arts, $6,348
Rowan - Rowan County Arts Center, $1,391
Wolfe - Appalachian Heritage Alliance, $1,000
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, fosters environments 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 arts council, along with the NEA, is celebrating 50 years of service in 2015, which the arts council is recognizing as the Year of the Arts in Kentucky.
(story provided by the Kentucky Arts Council)
