THE BLUE M NA Bimonthly Publication of the Kentucky Arts Council

Volume 7 Issue 1 January/February 2001

Mailboxes for ten artists, andthose dedicated to the arts,

contained a little surprise beyondthe usual Christmas cards andholiday greetings. A letter from theGovernor congratulated them ontheir selection as recipients of oneof the Governor’s Awards in theArts for the year 2000. Recipentswill be honored at a publicceremony on February 20th, at1:30 p.m., in Commonwealth Hallof the Kentucky History Center

The Governor’s Awards are thecommonwealth’s highest honor inthe arts, recognizing artists, artsorganizations, individuals,educators, government leaders,media, and corporate citizens, fortheir outstanding and significantcontributions to the arts inKentucky.

The Milner AwardThe Milner Award was establishedin 1977 in honor of B. HudsonMilner, a Louisville utility executiveand civic leader whosecontributions to the arts inKentucky remain important to thisday. In 1987 Governor MarthaLayne Collins created theGovernor's Awards in the ArtsProgram, which included all but theFolk Heritage category. The FolkHeritage Award is a new categoryfor the year 2000. The MilnerAward remains the mostprestigious tribute presented foroutstanding individual contributionsto the arts in Kentucky.

Milner Award to Roy P.Peterson, Ph.D. (posthumously)Throughout his professional life,Dr. Roy Peterson displayed adedication to providing everyonehe touched access to educationand the arts. Roy was appointed byGovernor Paul E. Patton asSecretary of the Education, Artsand Humanities Cabinet after longservice to higher education.

He then devoted himself tostrengthening the arts andhumanities sectors of the cabinet.It was Roy who gave life toGovernor Patton’s desire toshowcase Kentucky’s diverseartistic talent, by establishingthe partnership between KETand Ashland Inc. that enabled“In Performance at the Governor’sMansion” to become a statewidecelebration of Kentucky’s artists.He also attended and greatlyenjoyed every arts event he couldfit into his schedule, and his officewalls reflected his personal love ofvisual art. He laid the groundworkfor expansion of the Governor’sSchool for the Arts and helpedsecure funding for the KentuckyArtisan Center. He receivednumerous awards during hislifetime, which were often sharedwith his wife Juanita Betz Peterson.These awards include The LaneReport’s Leader in Education andthe Arts; the University ofKentucky’s Architect of the Dream,the YMCA Adult Black Achiever, andTransylvania University’sprestigious Hellenic Ideals award.Roy was a leader who recognizedthe importance of the arts andeducation in the lives of all peopleand we as Kentuckians continue tobenefit from his visionand commitment.

Previous Milner AwardRecipientsGovernor Julian Carroll, Moritz Bomhard, JamesStill, Anna L. Huddleston, Barry Bingham, Sr.,Wendell Berry, Jesse Stuart, Harlowe Dean, JeanRitchie, Jon Jory, Robert Penn Warren, RudeOsolnik, Lucille Little, Sherry Jelsma, HarrietSimpson-Arnow, Homer Ledford, MarilynMoosnick, Alun Jones, Robert Bruce French

National Award toSam GilliamSam Gilliam's abstract paintingshang in museums ranging fromthe national Gallery of Artin Washington, D.C. to the TateGallery in London, making himan obvious choice for the 2000

Governor's Award in the ArtsNational Award. Gilliam isa renowned member of theWashington Color School ofpainters, and known forinnovations in taking the paintbeyond the canvas - creatingbillowing fields of color and three-dimensional hinged images.In addition to his presence inmuseums around the nation andworld, Gilliam has numerous publicinstallations including work locatedat the Reagan InternationalAirport, Washington, D.C. andLaGuardia Airport, New York, N.Y.Perhaps as importantto Kentuckians as any of hisaccomplishments, Gilliam hasremained loyal to his Louisvilleroots by serving on the board ofthe J.B. Speed Art Museum,donating work for auction to theUniversity of Louisville and theLouisville Visual Art Association,and returning to participate inKentucky arts events andeducational offerings.

Previous National AwardRecipientsGeorge Wolfe, Marsha Norman, Marvin andMorgan Smith, Rosemary Clooney, ChristineJohnson Smith, Joe Downing

Artist Award to Lee LuvisiLee Luvisi, born and based inLouisville, has for over fourdecades enjoyed an enviablecareer as concert pianist andis today one of the most highlyrespected artists on the Americanmusical scene. His activitiesthrough the years have includeda formidable array of engagementsacross all of the 50 states, as wellas in Canada, Mexico, Australiaand Europe. He has performedwith nearly every importantorchestra in North America andunder such distinguishedconductors as Leonard Bernstein,Eugene Ormandy and Robert Shaw.His solo appearances with the

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KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCILAND STAFF

Council MembersJanrose Tunnell, Chair ............................ RichmondAnn Duggins Schell, Vice Chair ............... LouisvilleJerry Baker ........................................ Bowling GreenStephanie Bateman ................................... LouisvilleLila Bellando ..................................................... BereaCarol Black ................................................. LouisvilleGeraldine Montgomery ............................. PaducahJennifer S. Maddux .................................. PembrokeEverett D. McCorvey .............................. LexingtonLynn Morris ......................................... HopkinsvilleSuzanne Rutledge ...................................... SomersetSusan Schuler ..................................... Lakeside ParkPamela Papka Sexton ............................... LexingtonSusan Smith ................................................ LouisvilleJean Yewell ............................................. Owensboro

StaffGerri Combs, Executive DirectorLori Meadows, Executive Staff AdvisorEd Lawrence, Public Information OfficerLouana Tracy, Secretary

Administrative BranchCarolyn Starbuck, Administrative Branch ManagerDeborah Thomas, Administrative SpecialistSandy Etherington, Grants ManagerSandra Lawrence, Information Technology AdministratorTeresa Wade, Fiscal Officer

Program BranchDaniel Strauss, Arts Program Branch ManagerJohn S. Benjamin, Arts in Education DirectorE. Chris Harp, Community Arts DirectorLori Meadows, Individual Artist Director

Craft Marketing ProgramFran Redmon, Program DirectorNancy Atcher, Product Development CoordinatorAnna Marie Walker, Outreach and TrainingConnie Hicks, Marketing SpecialistKitty McAllister, Media Communications & MarketingJill Roberts, Administrative Secretary

Folklife ProgramBob Gates, Folklife DirectorBrent Bjorkman, Folklife SpecialistJoyce Miller, Folklife Specialist

Paul E. Patton, GovernorMarlene Helm, Secretary,Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet

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Louanna Tracy

The Poet Laureate Selection Committee coordinated by the Kentucky ArtsCouncil has selected University of Kentucky professor of English, James BakerHall to succeed Richard Taylor as the new Poet Laureate for Kentucky. The PoetLaureate program was established by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1991to highlight the accomplishments of a published Kentucky author who hasreceived critical acclaim and whose work has been informed by living inKentucky. The Poet Laureate also has the duty of spearheading the activitiesof Kentucky Writers’ Day, celebrated on April 24 of each year, in honor ofKentucky author Robert Penn Warren’s birth date. Induction as Poet Laureatewill be April 24, 2001, during Frankfort’s Kentucky Writers’ Day event.

Hall graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1957, and has taughtEnglish there since 1973. In 1961, Hall earned a master’s degree fromStanford, where he received a Wallace Stegner Fellowship. He publishedhis first book of poetry in 1975, and is the author of five volumes ofpoetry, two novels and text for two photography books in his capacityas contributing editor for Aperature. The New Yorker, The Paris Review,Poetry, The American Poetry Review and The Kenyon Review are amongthe many magazines that have published Hall’s work. He received a1979-80 National Endowment in the Arts grant for poetry, and has wonawards from Ironwood and the Cincinnati Poetry Review. In addition tohis teaching and writing career, Hall serves on the advisory board of theKentucky Writers’ Coalition.

Rebekka Seigel began making quiltsover 20 years ago when she learnedthat she was expecting her first child.Her grandmother had m ade quilts allher life, and taught her the basics,but Rebekka left the traditional focusof her grandmother’s work toexpress her own personal view of theworld through her quilts. Applique,reverse applique and batik are thefavored techniques in her awardwinning work which has beenincluded in Quilt National, Visions,and The American Quilt Society’sannual competition. Rebekka alsorepresented Kentucky in the firstGreat American Quilt Competitionand continues to create new workswhile pursuing a rigorous teachingschedule that includes workshops foradults, and programs for children asan artist in the schools. This workhas taken her across the country andto Northern Ireland where she wasan artist in residence in 1995. Herwork has been featured in manybooks on contemporary quiltmakingand craft including Kentucky Craftsand Living With Quilts by PhyllisGeorge. Rebekka's work can befound in private and museumcollections throughout the UnitedStates.

2000 Governor's Award Artist Rebekka SeigelArtist's StatementI chose the Nine-Patch because it is one ofthe oldest and best loved of all quilt blockdesigns. These quilts are based on that oldtradition but the format of the block hasbecome the design for the quilts themselves.Each of these award quilts is a combinationof several quiltmaking techniques. The fabricsare hand dyed in small batches to createeccentricities in the color and texture. Allthe piecing is done on the machine, but theapplique and quilting are done entirely byhand. It is this concept of the "hand made"that inspires the imagery for these pieces.Nearly every art form can be termed "handmade" in some way, whether it is the handthat holds the pen or the musical instrument,dances through the air, or even claps to showappreciation for the art forms of others.These pieces honor and applaud the workof the recipients for the "hand-up" they gaveto the support and creation of the arts inKentucky.

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In March of 2000 Arts Kentucky, in partnership with the Kentucky Arts Council, submitted a grant application to theNational Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This grant, funded for $12,000, will allow us to continue and expand the KentuckyPeer Advisory Network (KPAN). New features of the program will include additional topic areas, workshops and focusedtechnical assistance.

The new topic areas include: Technology Assessment Planning, Accessibility, Strategic Planning and Organizational SelfAssessment. Technology Assessment Planning moves an organization from assessing its mission to using technologyto strengthen their organizing work. Accessibility will address ways organizations and schools can make theirprogramming adaptable, inclusive and available to people with disabilities. Strategic Planning is a management tool.The plan is ultimately no more, and no less, than a set of decisions about what to do, why to do it, and how to do it.The process can’t actually be completed during a KPAN consultancy, but any organization that is going to do a strategicplan will need to do some important groundwork before beginning the process. Organizational Self Assessment isanother tool organizations can use to gain insight into how different members of the group (board and staff, for example)prioritize their activities. The self-assessment can be done in a number of ways and in various settings. Ultimately itsvalue is in stimulating meaningful information sharing and discussion.

Arts Kentucky will contract with KPAN advisors to conduct workshops throughout the state in their area of expertise. Theworkshops will be open to arts organizations, schools, individual artists and craftspeople, and anyone else who’s interestedin participating. The purpose of the workshops will be to provide opportunities for people to learn more about how theycan improve their organizations, schools or communities by addressing such issues as diversityand multiculturalism, cultural heritage tourism, accessibility and more.

Another feature of the new and improved Kentucky Peer Advisory Network will be the addition of the TechnologyAssistance Program (TAP). TAP will focus on providing help to organizations in the area of computer hardware &software, theatrical lighting systems andperformance sound systems. If you are interested in learning more about howyou can participate in the KPAN or TAP programs please call or email Arts Kentucky for more information.

KPAN Expansion Underway for 2001

Victoria Faoro began January 1 asthe newly hired director of theKentucky Artisans Gateway Centerto be built near Berea. Faoro, formerexecutive director of the Museum ofthe American Quilter's Society inPaducah, heads the new centerfunded by the 1998 General Assemblyto promote the sale of Kentucky’s artsand crafts products and expand thestate’s cultural tourism program. AnnLatta, Secretary of the KentuckyTourism Development Cabinet,pointed out that the artisans’ center isnow in the design stage. Actualconstruction on the $8 million projectis expected to begin this fall with aprojected completion date in spring2003. Faoro, who was a full-timeartist fora number of years and professes toa lifelong interest in the arts andcrafts field says she looks forwardto “working with a wide arrayof partners to make this center one

Kentucky can be proud of andone that makes a real difference inthe lives of all it serves."."I’m continually impressed, “ she said,“by the wealth of arts and artistsfound in Kentucky and by theprograms Kentucky has developedto promote and market theseresources at home and abroad.”Faoro earned both a bachelor’s andmaster’s degree at State Universityof New York at Albany, NY. Herprevious experience includes stintsas coordinator of special projects inart at Hartwick College at Oneonta,NY, executive director of the UpperCatskill Community Council of theArts also at Oneonta, and projectdirector in the marketing departmentof the Center for Humanities at MountKisco, NY. For the past ten years,Faoro has been involved with theAmerican Quilter’s Society andmuseum in Paducah in various

capacities.She was recruited in 1990 to developa book production department for theSociety, oversee editingand production of historicaland instructional books and edit theSociety’s quarterly magazine mailedto over 70,000 members.She worked with founders to planand open the national quilt museumin 1991, served on its board, directedthe exhibit program and managedoperations during the annual quiltshow. She was named the museum’sfull-time director in 1994. Her otheractivities have included jurying artand quilt exhibits and fairs, curatingexhibits for museums and galleriesand serving as an arts consultantfor smaller arts agencies in rural NewYork State. She is a member of theKentucky Association of Museumsboard of directors, served as foundingvice-president for the Paducah FilmSociety and is on the RenaissanceKentucky Paducah Advisory board.

Director Named for Kentucky Artisans Center

Trish SalernoExecutive DirectorArts Kentucky624 W Main StreetLouisville KY 402021-877-561-0701connect@artsky.orgwww.artsky.org

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One of the most interesting trends in Kentucky arts I’ve seen develop in my six years at the Kentucky Arts Council isregionalism. As we all know, Kentucky’s 120 counties are both sometimes a source of local pride and often a hindranceto arts planning. With conflicting arts schedules, duplication of effort and a lackof critical financial and human resources, arts organizations can easily fall into a sort of isolation. Often we wonder, “Doesanyone else have to deal with these problems?” Recently I attended a meeting at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park in

Mt. Olivet, Kentucky, about half an hour north of Lexington. At this meeting, calledby Casey Billings, Kentucky Arts Council Circuit Rider, sixteen representatives fromsurrounding counties came together for a day of sharingand regional network building. We spent the morning getting to know each otherand our arts organizations. There were so many people I had not met before,and I was grateful for the opportunity to get to know them better. To me the mostimportant thing that happened that day was that people came together to shareexperiences and problems – learning that they were not alone. I’ve seen thistrend all over the state, not just in Mt. Olivet. The Eastern Kentucky countiesalong U.S. 23 have been getting together for almost two years now to plan forthe preservation and promotion of the area’s cultural heritage. A regional meetingtook place on January 13th for some of Kentucky’s western-most counties. Much ofthe interest in regionalism has been spurred by Kentucky’s five regionalcoordinators, or Circuit Riders, who have seen a real need for resource sharingand for linking artists, arts organizations and others. This is for sure, in part, alsodue to the expanse of geographic territory that must be covered by each CircuitRider in their daily duties. I encourage you to think seriously about how we cancross boundaries in our work. How can we share our knowledge and our resources

to build a strong arts network across Kentucky, not just inthe "Golden Triangle?" With the ever-strengthening relationship among the Kentucky Arts Council, Arts Kentucky andKentucky Citizens for the Arts, the arts are in a state of change and growth. In order to carry a unified message to theKentucky General Assembly for increased funding, it is necessary that we work to build these regional networks. If youhaven’t already, I urge you to join Arts Kentucky and Kentucky Citizens soon. To find out more, visit our web site and followthe links to these organizations.

Chris Harp participates in the first meeting of the TriCounty Regional Arts Council at Blue Licks BattlefieldState Resort Park.

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Throughout 2001, the Kentucky Folklife Program(KFP), an interagency program of the KentuckyArts Council (KAC) and the Kentucky Historical Society(KHS), will continue its ongoing mission to document,conserve, and present the state’s living culturaltraditions or folklife. Here are some of the projectsand programs we’ll be focusing on in the first partof the new year.

Community Scholars ProgramThe newly developed Community Scholars

Program trains individuals to conduct a cultural resourceinventory or survey of their community. By identifyingand documenting their community’s unique blendof traditional art forms, residents lay the groundworkfor enhanced cultural planning and economicdevelopment.

In October, Judy Sizemore, one of the KAC’sCircuit Riders, organized the first Community Scholarsworkshops for individuals living in the AppalachianHeritage Highways region. Individual sessions focusedon topics such as interviewing and photographing artistsand their work, organizing information in computerdatabases, and developing community artsprogramming. With assistance from Western KentuckyUniversity’s Folk Studies Program the KFP hopesto create a curriculum guide for a statewide CommunityScholars Program.

Kentucky FolklifeProgram News

The Highway 23 Driving TourSince 1998, the KFP has had a hand

in documenting the folklife of eastern Kentucky’s Highway23, officially designated “Country Music Highway.”

A two-year cultural survey of the regionidentified distinctive traditions and art forms rangingfrom woodcarving to square dancing to fiddle playing.Now some of this information will be made availablein the form of a driving tour.

In conjunction with the KAC’s CommunityArts Program and the Kentucky Department of Travel’sCultural Heritage Tourism Program, the KFP appliedfor and received a T-21 Transportation EnhancementGrant. These funds will be used to develop an audioprogram tourists can listen to as they explore threedriving loops along Highway 23. The narration willprovide information about the region’s traditionsand historical sites, and will be accompanied bya guide book and map.

The Kentucky Folklife Festival 2001Plans for this September’s Kentucky Folklife

Festival are already underway. As in previous years,the festival will feature one of the state’s unique culturalregions. This year that region will be Highway 31. Alsoknown as Dixie Highway, Highway 31 extends fromLouisville through Elizabethtown and Bowling Green andinto Tennessee. We are currently working with graduatestudents in the Western Kentucky University’s FolkStudies Program to develop programming that featuresbasket-making traditions from the Mammoth Cave area

Community Arts Program News

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COUNTY ........... ORGANIZATION ..................... AWARDANDERSON ....... Anderson Middle School G320....... 1,050BARREN ............ Eastern Elementary ...................... 1,050BELL ................. Page Elementary School ............... 1,050BOYLE ............... Danville High School ........................ 525BOYLE ............... Jennie Rogers Elementary ............ 1,050BRACKEN ......... Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary . 1,050BREATHITT ....... Rousseau Elementary School ........ 1,050BULLIT .............. Cedar Grove Elementary .............. 1,050CAMPBELL ........ St. Thomas School ....................... 1,050CHRISTIAN ....... Christian County Middle School .... 1,050CLARK .............. Strode Station Elementary School .... 525CLAY ................ Big Creek Elementary School ....... 1,050CLAY ................ Paces Creek Elementary School ... 1,050CLAY ................ Clay County Middle School ........... 1,050CLAY ................ Horse Creek Elementary .............. 1,050CLAY ................ Laurel Creek Elementary .............. 1,050CLAY ................ Burning Springs Elementary ......... 1,050CLAY ................ Manchester Elementary School ..... 1,050DAVIESS .......... Deer Park Elementary ..................... 525ESTILL .............. Estill Middle School .......................... 525ESTILL .............. West Irvine Elementary School ..... 1,050FAYETTE ........... M I A M I atRussell Elementary School .. 1,050FAYETTE ........... Veterans Park Elementary School . 1,050FAYETTE ........... School for Creative&Performing Arts .... 1,050FAYETTE ........... Southern Elementary School ........... 525FRANKLIN ......... Good Shepherd ............................ 1,050FRANKLIN ......... Peaks Mill Elementary ..................... 525FRANKLIN ........... Second Street & Frankfort High School 1,050FRANKLIN ......... Peaks Mill Elementary .................. 1,050FRANKLIN ......... Second Street Elementary ............ 1,050

FRANKLIN ......... Capital Day School ....................... 1,050GALLATIN ......... Gallatin Co. Elementary School .... 1,050GARRARD ............ Garrard County High and Middle Schools 1,050HARDIN ............ Elizabethtown FRYSC ....................... 525HARDIN ............ G.C. Burkhead Elementary School 1,050HARDIN ............ T. K. Stone Middle School ............. 1,050HARDIN ............ Valley View Education Center .......... 525HOPKINS .......... Browning Springs Middle School ... 1,050JEFFERSON ....... Westport Traditional Middle ........... 1,050JEFFERSON ....... Thomas Jefferson Middle School ... 1,050JEFFERSON ....... St. Francis of Assisi School .............. 525KENTON ............ Glenn O. Swing Elementary .......... 1,050KNOTT .............. Cordia School .............................. 1,050KNOX ................ Artemus Elementary School ......... 1,050LARUE............... Magnolia Elementary ....................... 525MADISON ......... Mayfield Elementary ..................... 1,050MAGOFFIN ........ Middlefork Elementary School ....... 1,050MARSHALL ........ Benton Elementary School ........... 1,050MCCRACKEN .... Paducah Middle School ................. 1,050NELSON ............ Old Kentucky Home Middle School ... 525NELSON ............ Nelson County High School ........... 1,050NELSON ............ Cox’s Creek Elementary School ... 1,050NELSON ............ Old Kentucky Home Middle School 1,050PERRY............... Buckhorn Children’s Center .......... 1,050SCOTT .............. Garth Elementary School ................. 525TRIMBLE ........... Bedford Elementary School .......... 1,050TRIMBLE ........... Milton Elementary School ............. 1,050WARREN ........... Oakland Elementary School ............. 525WARREN ........... Potter Gray Elementary School ..... 1,050WASHINGTON ... Washington County Elementary .... 1,050TOTAL............................................................... 56,175

Teacher Incentive Project (TIP) Grants

Fall 2000 Grant Awards

and African-American folklife fromBowling Green/Warren County,among other topics.

Folklife Grant DeadlinesDeadlines for the KAC grantssupporting folklife projects aredrawing near. If your organizationis interested in applying for any of thegrants listed below, please contactfolklife staff at 1-888-833-ARTS(2787) or visit the Kentucky ArtsCouncil’s web site at www.kyarts.org.

Folk Art Project Grants:Project Grants help communityorganizations identify, document,conserve, and/or present traditionalcultures. Grants can support a widerange of activities including, but notlimited to, regional surveys, festivals,concerts, tours, conferences, exhibits,community residencies, teachertraining, and audio and videorecordings. The KAC funds up tohalf of the total project cost andrequires a one-to-one match.Deadline: March 30

Tour of Kentucky Folk MusicGrants: These grants assistcommunities in their efforts to presentlive performances by regional folkmusicians. Performances may focuson a particular region of the state, aspecific genre of music (i.e. gospel,blues, fiddle) or another innovativetheme. Performing artists aregenerally chosen from the Tour ofKentucky Folk Music roster, but theuse of local folk musicians can also bearranged. The KAC providesmatching funds to help cover themusicians’ fees. Deadline: March 30

Folk and Traditional ArtsApprenticeship Grants: Thesegrants encourage the perpetuation ofKentucky’s living traditions byenabling a master artist to share his/her knowledge and skills with a lessexperienced artist. These grants areintended to provide opportunities forapprentices to advance their skills andare not intended for training at a

beginner or intermediate level.Prospective master and apprenticeartists must apply as partners. Fundsare used to provide the master artistwith a stipend and cover travelexpenses for up to one year of study.Deadline: March 30

Artist-in-Residence Program: TheArtist-in-Residence (AIR) Programplaces traditional artists and/orfolklorists in school residencies ofthree to nine months. Aftercompleting a survey of the region’sfolklife, folklorists bring local artistsinto the classroom where studentsactively explore their heritage andculture. AIR grants cover up to one-half of the artist or folklorist’s feesand range from approximately $3,200to $8,000, depending on the length ofthe residency. Deadline: January 22

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Fall 2000 Grant Awards (cont'd.)

COUNTY NAME AWARDFAYETTE .................... Jerrie Oughton .................... 1,000FAYETTE .................... Barbara Hausman ............... 1,000JEFFERSON................. Mary Lou Northern ............... 1,000JEFFERSON................. Kirby Tittle .......................... 1,000JEFFERSON................. Ron Seitz ............................ 1,000JEFFERSON................. Paul Griner ......................... 1,000KENTON ..................... Karen George ..................... 1,000MADISON ................... Laura Nagle ........................ 1,000MADISON ................... George Strange .................. 1,000OLDHAM .................... Larry Williams ..................... 1,000PULASKI .................... Wanda Fries ........................ 1,000

Fiction

COUNTY NAME AWARDFAYETTE ................ Doreen Maloney ...................... 1,000

Inter-DisciplinaryCOUNTY NAME AWARDFAYETTE ..................... Kim Edwards ..................... 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Christie Hodgen ................. 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Kristina McGrath ................ 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Ruowei Strange ................. 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Kathleen Driskell ............... 5,000MONTGOMERY ............. Paul Prather ...................... 5,000ROWAN ....................... Rebecca Bailey .................. 5,000

Fiction

COUNTY NAME AWARDFLOYD ......................... Pamela Shingler ................. 5,000FRANKLIN ................... Normandi Ellis .................... 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Ronni Lundy ....................... 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Dianne Aprile ..................... 5,000NICHOLAS .................. Arwen Donahue .................. 5,000

Non Fiction/Playwriting

COUNTY ..................... NAME ............................ AWARDFAYETTE ..................... Raleigh Dailey .................... 5,000GARRARD ................... Laurence Bitensky .............. 5,000

Musical Compostion

COUNTY NAME AWARDHART .......................... Carolyn Koo ...................... 5,000HART .......................... Davis McCombs ................. 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Martha Greenwald ............. 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Clifford Wieck .................... 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Edmund August ................. 5,000JEFFERSON.................. Frank Walker ..................... 5,000TOTAL............................................................. 100,000

Poetry

COUNTY NAME AWARDJEFFERSON.................. Lorna Littleway ................... 1,000JEFFERSON.................. Robin Justus ....................... 1,000JEFFERSON.................. Liz Fentress ........................ 1,000MONTGOMERY ............. Liz Mandrell ........................ 1,000

Non-Fiction/Playwriting

COUNTY NAME AWARDFAYETTE ..................... Michael Johnathon .............. 1,000

Musical Composition

COUNTY NAME AWARDFAYETTE ..................... Chris Green ....................... 1,000FRANKLIN ................... Jonathan Greene ................ 1,000JEFFERSON.................. Georgia Wallace ................. 1,000WARREN ..................... Alice Templeton .................. 1,000TOTAL................................................................ 21,000

Poetry

COUNTY ORGANIZATION AWARDBELL ................ KY Mountain Concert ..................... 7,500BOURBON ........ Paris-Bourbon Co. Public Library ...... 300BOURBON ........ Paris-Bourbon Co. Public Library ...... 600BOYD ............... Paramount Arts Center Inc. .......... 5,000CHRISTIAN ...... Pennyroyal Arts Council ................ 6,000DAVIESS ......... Downtown Owensboro Inc. ............ 2,200DAVIESS ......... RiverPark Center, Inc. .................. 1,800EDMONSON ...... Mammoth Cave National Park .......... 800FAYETTE ........... Singletary Center for the Arts ....... 5,000FLOYD .............. Mountain Arts Center ....................... 300FRANKLIN ........ Frankfort Arts Foundation .............. 7,500HARDIN ........... Hardin Co. Arts Council ................. 2,500HENDERSON..... Henderson Area Arts Alliance ........ 7,500HOPKINS ......... Glema Mahr Theatre ..................... 5,000JEFFERSON....... Governor’s School for the Arts ......... 600KENTON ........... Behringer-Crawford Museum ......... 1,175MADISON ......... Richmond Area Arts Council .......... 4,000MERCER ........... Ragged Edge Comm. Theatre ........... 750METCALFE ........ Barn Lot Theatre .......................... 2,225NELSON ........... Stephen Foster Drama Assoc. ....... 4,000PERRY .............. Greater Hazard Area Arts Cncl. ..... 7,500PULASKI .......... Master Musicians Festival ................. 900WARREN .......... Bowling Green Public Library ......... 2,812WHITLEY .......... Fine Arts Assn of SE Kentucky ....... 3,725WOODFORD ..... Magical, Musical, 4th, Inc .............. 7,500TOTAL............................................................... 87,187

Kentucky Arts on Tour

Fellowship Awards

Professional Assistance Awards

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Charles Manchester, ExecutiveDirector of the Paducah Symphony,retired on December 31, 2000 after 19years on the job. During his yearsof service, often as the sole employee,Manchester has seen the number ofmusicians in the orchestra grow as havethe crowds. From a small beginning anda small budget, the Paducah Symphonyhas spread its wings under Manchester’sguidance and now stands poised to becomethe principal tenant of the future FourRivers Center for the Performing Arts.But perhaps his favorite part ofthe orchestra’s growth has been thecreation of the orchestral and choralyouth ensembles, two groups whereManchester states that he has founda special home. But while this article is occasionedby Manchester’s retirement, it is notsolely about him. As I travel throughmy region, I meet many ‘CharlesManchesters,’ people who work longand hard to give their communities artsopportunities for ever yone. Most often they are volunteers andthey spend many unpaid hours hanging artexhibits, painting sets, directing plays,arranging for concerts, selling tickets.The list of similar contributions likethese to arts and communities is endless. The best part about travelling throughthe region and seeing the results of allthis hard work is, for me, seeing how

Ballard, Butler, Caldwell,Calloway, Carlisle, Christian,Crittenden, Daviess, Fulton,Graves, Hancock, Henderson,Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston,Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken,McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio,Todd, Trigg, Union, andWebster Counties.

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Greetings for the New Millenium! 2001 ishere and the region is all a-flurry! For those ofyou in the North/Northeastern region who arepreparing a grant application for the first time,or are applying for the first time in a newcategory, don’t forget that I’m here to help.If you have questions about your application orthe granting process, please call me. The greatestadvice I can give is to get an early start – don’twait till the last minute. While many of theseapplications are not difficult, the necessary datacollection can be time-consuming. Thanks for all the inquiries I’vereceived about the regional effort developing

along the corridor of counties from Masonto Montgomer y. The first meeting wasa resounding success, with participants fromMason, Nicholas, Harrison, Robertson,Montgomery, Bourbon and Flemingcounties. The next meeting will be onWednesday, Februar y 21, 2001 at 10 a.m.at the Montgomer y County Galler y forthe Arts on Main Street in Mt. Sterling.We are going to be meeting quarterlyto exchange information and plan regionaltechnical assistance opportunities. Speaking of technical assistance, I’mglad to report that regional use of KPANsis picking up. For those of you not yetusing this amazing resource, KPAN isa free consultancy offered in the form ofa half-day or one-day consultancy. ArtsKentucky administers this program, andmaintains the approved consultancy roster.Arts Kentucky pays the consultant’s fee,you are responsible for the consultant’sexpenses. It’s a great program, and anexcellent opportunity to receive valuableassistance for ver y little cost. Kentucky Crafted: The Market will bein Louisville the first weekend in March,at the Kentucky Fair & ExpositionCenter. If you haven’t been, it’s a great wayto acquaint yourself with the abundanttalent in our state. I am working with JudySizemore, Circuit Rider for theSoutheastern region, to design a workshop/training weekend for craft cooperativesfor the 2002 Market. We will be scopingout training opportunities this comingMarch. If you have ideas about what kindsof hands-on participation you might like atthe Market, please let us know. Be careful out there this winter. Writethose grants! Call me if you need me.

Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd,Bracken, Campbell, Carroll,Carter, Clark, Elliott, Fayette,Flemming, Gallatin, Grant,Greenup, Harrison, Henry,Kenton, Lewis, Mason,Menifee, Montgomery,Morgan, Nicholas, Owen,Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan,Scott, and Trimble Counties.

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Reporting fromBell, Boyle, Breathitt, Clay,Estill, Floyd, Garrard, Harlan,Jackson, Johnson, Knott,Knox, Laurel, Lawence, Lee,Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln,McCreary, Madison,Magoffin, Martin, Owsley,Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski,Rockcastle, Whitley, andWolfe Counties.

I feel extremely fortunate in my region to beable to partner with a number of outstandingregional organizations. One of my favoriteorganizations is Forward in the Fifth. Forwardin the Fifth is a private nonprofit local educationfund that serves school systems in 41 eastern andsouthern Kentucky counties. It was organizedin 1986 to address the fact that Kentucky’s FifthCongressional District (as it was prior to 1991)had the highest percentage of adults withouta high school education in the nation. Through the years, Forward in the Fifth hasevolved from supporting its broad mission ofhelping to improve the educational attainment ofcitizens in the region to the more specific currentmission: to bring communities and schoolstogether to ensure all children have

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Reporting fromAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey,Clinton, Cumberland,Edmonson, Grayson, Green,Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe,Russell, Simpson, Taylor,Warren, and Wayne Counties.

much creativity there is in the state and howcarefully each of the projects is crafted tofit the community’s needs. Ideas have ranged from a tiny WesternKentucky county’s celebration of NationalArt Month with an exhibit of their ownartists’ works in the local histor y museum,to an concert celebrating a community’smusical roots while involving young artistsas part of the event, and to a communitytheatre’s presenting plays celebrating theirown history. That list is endless, too. It’s hard tocapture in words the richness of thetraditions of our own state. It is just asdif ficult to measure the work of ever yoneinvolved to make that richness accessible toever yone. So, I’d like to take this opportunity inan issue of the Blue Moon which opens withthe list of the Governor’s Awards in Artsto offer my own praise and recognition tothe people of my region and Kentucky as awhole who work so hard to bring the arts toever yone. I’m proud of all of you. Charles Manchester will have the bestof both worlds for a while. He’ll be a part-time consultant to the Paducah Symphony,but he’ll also have time to fish, garden,practice his cello, and spend more time withhis family. One last note, Manchester finally got tosit out front with the audience during thelast formal concert under his tenure. As allother arts volunteers and employees willunderstand, he’s always been too busybackstage to actually sit down and enjoy theconcert . I wish you well Charles and we won’tforget your contribution to the arts and toWestern Kentucky.

As we start this New Year, I would liketo share with you two programs madepossible in part by recent grants fromthe Kentucky Arts Council in our region: Through a Project Grant,the Cumberland Co. Middle School(in partnership with 4-H; the local artscouncil; county schools and the MiddleSchool 21st Century Community LearningCenter) brought in the Missoula Children’sTheatre for a one-week residency this pastNovember. Over 395 students were involvedin at least one workshop; 52 K-8 studentsstarred in two performances and 4 highschool students were trained as assistantdirectors. An estimated audience of 800folks attended the performances; which werevideo taped by Arts and Humanitiesstudents. In addition to helping thestudents learn theatre arts and skills;build confidence and work together as ateam; “much progress has been achievedtowards the goal of having the communityand schools develop a greater appreciationfor the arts and the value of arts educationfor positive growth and developmentof children”. And in Januar y 2001, Roster ArtistSarah Paulson will begin a 36-day artist inresidency program at Potter Gray Elemen-tary School in Bowling Green. The mainproject will engage a core group of about75 fifth grade students by exploring andstudying puppetr y and creating their ownmarionettes. Sixth grade students will be involvedwith building and painting sets for a publicperformance as a culminating event withthe core group writing their own scripts.

Perhaps these examples will give youinspiration for a residency or project foryour school or community. Please contactme for more information on how to makeyour ideas a reality with the help of theKentucky Arts Council.

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the educational opportunities necessar yto live full and productive lives. In theForward in the Fifth philosophy, the artsare an integral part of those essentialeducational opportunities. Forward in the Fifth has long supportedarts activities and programs through itslocal affiliates. This year, they partneredwith the Kentucky Arts Council to sponsortheir first Community Residency withtheatre artist/poet, Hasan Davis. Workingwith Forward in the Fifth staff andmembers of local affiliates, Hasan recentlyorganized arts-based workshopsfor at-risk youth in Jackson, Madison, andRockcastle counties. Students learnedto express themselves and communicatethrough the arts. “Activities ranged fromimprovisational activities to the creationof tableaux, or living pictures,” explainedTravis Estridge, Program Associate, inan editorial in Forward in the Fifth’snewsletter, FAST FORWARD. “The overall objective of this workshopwas to develop a framework for violenceprevention through the creative arts,”Estridge continued. A goal of theresidency has been to develop a model forarts-based prevention programs that can bereplicated in other communities. Hasan,who is also a lawyer and chair of the stateJuvenile Justice Committee, will bepresenting workshops at Forward in theFifth’s Summer Institute for teachers inJuly to help other communities consider howthey might develop similar arts-basedprograms. Another aspect of the workshops wasto promote cross-cultural appreciation.Working with dance instructor AminataCairo-Baruti, students gained insights intothe significance of dance in Africancultures through hands-on dancing anddrumming activities. At the conclusionof the workshop, students willingly sharedtheir thoughts in journals. “These studentslearned more about African culture in twohours than they probably would in theirwhole academic career,’ stated Estridge, a

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firm believer in learning through the arts. Multicultural appreciation is a major focusof Forward in the Fifth. The Jesse StuartFoundation recently published the second in aseries of cultural resource manuals Forward inthe Fifth is developing for teachers.APPALACHIAN LITERATURE/APPALACHIAN CULTURE is a collectionof arts rich, literature-based activities for themiddle and high school classroom. It includesa section on Multi-Ethnicity in Appalachia,featuring the works of Affrilachian poets FrankWalker and Crystal Wilkinson, Cherokeestoryteller Freeman Owle and Cherokee poetMarilou Awiakta. It also highlights the worksof Kentucky authors like Rebecca Bailey, GarryBarker, Clifton Caudill, Billy Clark, JennyGalloway Collins, James Goode, Jim Hays, LoyalJones, Robert Mason, Gurney Norman, GwynRubio, and Rob Williams as well as Appalachianwriters from other states, including SharynMcCrumb. A similar resource manual forteachers in grades K-6 presents activities basedon the works of George Ella Lyon, Anne Shelby,Cynthia Rylant, Paul Brett Johnson and others.Forward in the Fifth is currently developing aresource manual on using literature by NativeAmerican authors as a springboard for creativeactivities that explore Native American culturesin an authentic and respectful manner. I amdelighted to be working with them as the authorfor this series. Program areas of Forward in the Fifthinclude: Arts and Crafts Suitcase, LibraryPower Program, Local Affiliates,Newsletter, Professional DevelopmentOpportunities, and the StudentEntrepreneurship Center. These programsare available to schools and Local Affiliatesin the following counties: Adair, Bell,Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Clinton,Cumberland, Estill, Floyd, Garrard, Green,Harlan, Jackson, Jessamine, Johnson,Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher,Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin,McCreary, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe,Morgan, Owsley, Per ry, Pike, Powell,Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor,Wayne, Whitley and Wolfe. To learn more

about these programs or to subscribe toForward in the Fifth’s free newsletter, visittheir website at www.fif .or g or contact themat P.O. Box 833, Berea, KY 40403: Phone:(859) 986-3696 and Fax: (859) 986-1660.

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Please also note that organizationsthat receive line item funding throughthe Education, Arts and HumanitiesCabinet continue to be ineligible forArts Council operational support inthe same fiscal years for which theyreceive line item funding. If you have any questions aboutany of the above information or theapplication process in general, pleasecontact Dan Strauss, Arts ProgramBranch Manager at 888/833-2787,ext. 4804 or dan.strauss@mail.state.ky.us.

Individual ArtistProgram NewsUpcoming Deadlines

The purpose of the Individual ArtistProfessional Development Grantsis to fund activities that help artistsfurther their careers. Eligible eventsand activities might includeattendance at workshops,conferences, and master classes;production or mounting expenses fora first time performance or exhibitionopportunity of significance;and preparation of work samples.The program is open to bothemerging and established artists whohave attained a certain level ofproficiency as represented by worksamples included with the application.Requests may be up to $500 witha one-to-one match required.Applications for this program areaccepted on a quarterly basis.The next deadline of March 1, 2001 isfor activities taking place April-June,2001. The deadline for IndividualArtist Project Grants is March 30,2001 for projects taking place July 1,2001 through June 30, 2002.This program provides funding forartist initiated activities that mightinclude performances, exhibitions,or other presentations. Eligibleprojects should involve the non-artssector in sponsorship of andparticipation in arts events, and todevelop new audiences. Artists mayapply for up to $3000, with a one-to-one match. One/half of the matchmay come from the artist. Artists who are included in thePerforming Arts on Tour Directoryhave had several new opportunitiesavailable to them this year!

As a result of adjustments in the panel review process, a number ofgrantees in the last funding cycle experienced significant variances, both upand down, that occurred in their Arts Development support. Although the ArtsCouncil does not expect another round of grants with the same level ofvariances, applicants are cautioned to budget conservatively. The FY 2002panel process will remain the same as last year. Applicants will be evaluatedand scored by the panel solely on the information presented and according tothe criteria percentages listed in the grant information. Funding history will notbe part of the panel’s discussions. Therefore, your funding in one cycle shouldnot be taken as a baseline for funding in the next cycle.

The guidelines for FY 2002 have been changed to read: “ArtsDevelopment grants shall not exceed 10% of an organization’s prioryear operating expenses for arts programs.”

This enforcement of a 10%-funding cap has been necessary becauseof the static level of available grant dollars and the growth in number andbudget size of applicants. Keep in mind that for FY 2001 the averagegrant percentage of applicants’ prior year operating expenses was 5.8%.Percentages ranged from 0.5% to 7.5%. The good news is that allgrant applications were funded. One other change of note is the emphasis on the applicant organization’sresponsibility to show it exists in a “restricted fundraising environment.”This explanation is critical to the Impact of Support criteria - 25% of applicants’scores. To further clarify what constitutes a “fundraising environment,” the followingadditional sentence has been added to the guidelines: “In explaining whyfundraising on the local level is limited, applicants should addresssuch issues as geographic location, population statistics, the range oflocally accessible funding sources, earned-income options, and anyspecial extenuating circumstances.” Beginning with the FY 2002 application cycle, Challenge Grant applicantswill submit complete applications every other year. On alternate years,applicants will submit abbreviated applications consisting of the applicationcover pages, compliance/signature page, statement of eligible income,and audit (if required, per Challenge Grant Program guidelines) or financialstatement - no support material or other attachments. Notice has been sent topast grantees informing them of which type of application they will be requiredto submit for FY 2002. For the FY 2003 funding cycle, the two groups of applicants will reverseapplication procedures - those who submitted complete FY 2002 applicationswill do abbreviated applications, and those who submitted abbreviated FY 2002applications will do complete applications. Organizations applying for the first time in the Challenge Grant Programat the February 2, 2001 deadline, or past Challenge Grant applicants that didnot apply in the last funding cycle, must submit the complete Challenge GrantProgram application. To facilitate the Arts Council’s audit of applicants’ eligible income, thedescription of the required statement of eligible income now reads as follows:“On an attachment, please list the total amount, and a breakdown bycategory, of eligible income, that can be easily tracked in your auditor financial report.” The Application Instructions now recommend “that supporting materialsbe limited to 15 pages/pieces of any combination... Letters ofsupport, reviews, and other photocopied materials must be onstandard-size, single-sided, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper only. Applicantsshould carefully prioritize and select supporting materials. Excessivesupporting materials will not be forwardedfor panel review.” In every application cycle, all applicants are required to supply on theapplication cover page the current state and federal legislative districts, aswell as the names of the legislators, for the applicant’s mailing address - if youdo not know this information, please contact your County Clerk’s office. The required number of copies of certain application materials has beenreduced - refer to the Application Checklist for specifics. Arts Development and Challenge Grant Programs Guidelines, Instructions,and Intent to Apply and Application forms are available on the Arts Council’sweb site at www.kyarts.org, or by mail on request.

Arts Development & Challenge Grant Revisions for 2001

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The Arts Education calendar hasbeen full to overflowing for the pastcouple of months. I’ve been kepthopping partly due to our regularprograms, but a couple of newinitiatives have added to the fun. The new school year saw thelaunch of many of this year’s Artist inResidence programs around the state.All told fourteen residencies, rangingfrom 20 days to 9 months will beproviding hands-on experience toKentucky students in the visual arts,theatre, music and literature. This willbe the final year for 9-monthresidencies. In an effort to reachmore schools, the 9-month residencyhas been replaced with one lasting 16weeks, or 48 days. On December first, the boardapproved the Teacher IncentiveProject (TIP) panel's recommendationto fund 60 of 82 applications for thoseone and two week residencies, whichwill occur from January to June. Thenext TIP application deadline will beMarch 1, 2001 for residenciesoccurring from July throughDecember. The day after my TIP panelmeeting I boarded a plane at 6:00 AMbound for Pittsburgh and this year’sNational Assembly of State ArtsAgencies (NASAA) conference (yes,I’m still king/queen). It was great tosee my colleagues from all 50 statesand Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,Guam, the Marianas, etc. The ArtsEducation track was very good butmany folks let me know that they hada better time in Louisville at lastyear’s conference. The day after that it was off to theKentucky Leadership Center for ourannual Artists Retreat. This year ourfocus was on early childhoodeducation and all of us truly enjoyed

and benefited from the presentationsby Cheryl Fekete. This was animportant first step in training ourroster artists to work with this agegroup as well as deliver professionaldevelopment to early childhoodteachers. We’re also working with theDepartment of Juvenile Justice todevelop our programs for use in theirsystem. We’ve already had twomeetings and Chris Doerflinger ishelping to develop the artist-trainingcomponent for this new focus. In my spare time I’ve madepresentations to the Kentucky ArtsEducation Association, TeacherLeadership Northern Kentucky, on KET2 TV and serve on the advisoryboards of VSA KY, the KentuckyTheater Association and the KentuckyAlliance for Arts Education. Don’t forget the AIR applicationdeadlines: January 15 for Artists andJanuary 22 for Sponsors. Applicationsare on our website; www.kyarts.orgunder Arts Education. Stay tuned.

An informational meeting forartists interested in applying to theVisual Arts at the Market programwill be held Thursday, March 1, 2001from 1:00-3:00 PM at the KentuckyFair and Exposition Center inLouisville. Designed to assistKentucky visual artists interestedin reaching wholesale and retailmarkets, Visual Arts at the Market isa component of Kentucky Crafted:The Market. Visual Arts at the Marketincludes original two-dimensional art,as well as printed items derived fromoriginal art such as posters, notecards, and calendars.

The informational meeting willinclude an overview of the program,and specifics on applying for inclusion,followed by a special VIP tour of theMarket, held March 1-4 at the Fair andExposition Center. To obtain a registration form forthe free workshop, call toll free 1-888-833-2787, x. 4824 oremail:vallorie.henderson@mail.state.ky.us. For information on any of theseIndividual Artist Programs contact LoriMeadows toll free at 1-888-833-2787,ext. 4812 or email:lori.meadows@mail.state.ky.us

New Membership Category

The Program has establisheda Kentucky Crafted Emeritusdesignation with lifetime honoraryjuried participant membership torecognize those Program juriedparticipants and Kentucky craft artistswho have achieved an exemplarylevel of accomplishment and/ornotable state be selected each year.Nominations will be solicitedfrom Program juried participants.Selection will be based on, but is notlimited to, some, or all, of the follow-ing: quality of work, Program juriedparticipant status for ten or moreconsecutive years; acknowledgementfrom state and national groups withawards or honors, such as the ACCFellow, KGAC Fellow, Rude OsolnikAward, Governor’s Award in the Arts,KAC Artist Fellowship, or NEA Fellow-ship. A significant record of contribu-tion to the craft community in otherareas will also be considered.Honorary members will be eligiblefor all Program activities without theneed to jury or rejury their work ornew work and will receive all Programevent notifications and mailings.Members will participate in specialevents targeted specifically for themor their work. Promotion tomarketing/show entities will be atthe member’s discretion.

KY CraftMarketingProgram News

CMP Jurors Announced

Jurors for the CMP’s annual jurysession that will be held in June,2001, will include: Andrew Glasgow,Southern Highlands Craft GuildGallery, Asheville, North Carolina(craft administrator for programs andcollections); Craig Nutt, KingstonSprings, Tennessee (craftspersonand returning juror); Nancy Dunn,Middlebury, Vermont (retailer).Juried participants will receive a jurypacket through the mail in the spring.

Deadline for slide entries is Friday,May 11. Samples should be mailedor shipped to arrive no later thanWednesday, May 20 and samplesdelivered on Monday, June 4. Formore information, contact Anna MarieWalker, 1/888/592/7238, ext. 4815,annamarie.walker@mail.state.ky.us.

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Louisville Orchestra alone nownumber 120, more than any otherguest artist. As a chamber pianist,Mr. Luvisi has collaborated with manyof the world’s foremost musicians andensembles. A long-time Artistmember of the Chamber MusicSociety of Lincoln Center, he has alsoparticipated in most of America’smajor summer music festivals. In1963 Luvisi assumed his presentposition as Artist in Residence at theUniversity of Louisville School of Musicwhere he is also Professor of Piano.His achievements have establisheda reputation of which his fellow nativeKentuckians can be proud.

Previous Artist Award RecipientsHarlan Hubbard, Alma Lesch, Helen Starr, John Tuska,Warren Hammack, Robert S. Whitney, Adale O’Brien,Ray Fry, Paul Owen, Barney Bright, Ed Hamilton,Minnie Adkins, David Livingston, George Zack, LeeSexton

Business Award to Peoples Bankof Madison CountyPeoples Bank of Madison County hasproven that promoting the arts canbe good business. Peoples Bank hasmade a commitment to working withlocal artists in order to meet theirunique financial needs, and in doingso has helped Berea artists as well asthe entire community and the tourismbusiness that it depends upon. Otherways that Peoples Bank of MadisonCounty has committed itself to re-thinking good business practicesinclude hosting an annual artisanappreciation dinner, offering apermanent exhibit area where localartists can display their work, andsupporting the development of theGateway Artisans Center. PeoplesBank of Madison County has provenitself to be a leader among Kentuckybusinesses through its supportof the arts in its community.

Previous Business AwardRecipientsBrown-Forman Corporation, South Central Bell,Ashland Oil, Philip Morris USA, Humana Inc., TexasGas Transmission, Martin Coal Company, LibertyNational Bank, Toyota, Trans Financial, Inc., CharlieJohnson (Active Transportation), The CommercialBank of Grayson, William & Meredith Schroeder, Bankof Louisville

Community Award to SaundraKilijian and Master MusiciansFestival

Saundra KilijianSaundra Kilijian has dedicated herselfto community arts in the Pennyroyalregion of the commonwealth throughher work as the Arts and EducationCoordinator and Executive Directorof the Pennyroyal Arts Council, and asan advocate for the arts throughoutthe region. As the Arts and EducationCoordinator, Kilijian began theSmARTS (students meeting the arts)program, a collaborative programbetween local schools and thePennyroyal Arts Council that nowserves 20,000 students annually.Since becoming the ExecutiveDirector of the Pennyroyal ArtsCouncil in 1989, her accomplishmentsin Hopkinsville and Christian countiesinclude the restoration andmaintenance of the historic AlhambraTheatre, support for the annualDogwood Festival in Christian County,and the development and completionof the mural wall at Founders’ Squarein downtown Hopkinsville, a collageof period signs representing thehistory of the community. Althoughshe retired in 1999, Kilijian continuesto influence the arts in her communitythrough volunteer activities. She is afine example of the role that anindividual can play to keep the artsalive in her or his community.

Master Musicians FestivalThe Master Musicians Festival, thoughless than a decade old, has becomeone of Kentucky’s – and theSoutheast’s – most popular culturalevents. The Festival offers a widerange of musical genres and talents,and brings brilliant musicians fromaround the world to Somerset,Kentucky, offering communitymembers and visitors a uniquefestival experience. Also highlightedare the talents of local musicians, aswell as area artists who participatein the Sheltowee Artisans’ arts andcrafts fair. The Festival is a result ofthe vision of its founder and director,Gabrielle Mattingly Gray, whose workwas initially supported by a KentuckyArts Council Community Arts grant in1993. The Festival was included inthe Southeast Tourism Society’s Top20 Events for the month of July 2000,and has had a significant economicimpact on the Pulaski County region,

bringing in thousands of tourists to thearea each summer. Kentucky isfamous for its many community musicfestivals, and the Master MusiciansFestival is clearly an example of thebest that Kentucky has to offer.

Previous Community AwardRecipientsAppalshop, Ashland Area Art Gallery, Jenny WileyTheatre, Elmer Lucille Allen, Wayne Smith, MaryYeiser, B. Caliman Coxe, Emily Wolfson, BowlingGreen Arts Commission, Ft. Knox Alumni PerformingArts Center, Rowan County Arts Council, ElizabethPaxton, Fohs Hall Community Arts Foundation,Dorothy Brockman, John Edmonds, Tom Sternal,Princeton Art Guild, Cumberland County Arts Council,Living Arts and Science Center, Roots & HeritageFestival, Billie Jean Osborne, Dr. Diane Roketenetz/James E. Bigg Early Childhood Development Center,Paramount Arts Center

Education Award toNancy CarpenterNancy Carpenter has devotedher career to ensuring thatKentuckians of all ages receive artseducation, whether in schools,communities, or through the media.Nancy began her work in artseducation with the Kentucky ArtsCommission in 1976 as coordinatorof what was then known as theArtists-in-the-Schools program.During her tenure at the Arts Council,Nancy designed the Artist ResidencyProgram and the Teacher IncentiveProgram both of which are still inplace today; serving children,teaching teachers and employingartists across the commonwealth.She pioneered the arts educationmovement by serving on the NationalEndowment for the Arts AdvisoryGroup on Arts Education and the ArtsEducation Committee for the NationalAssembly of State Arts Agenciesin 1985. She was also appointed tothe Arts Education Task Force for theKentucky Department of Education in1989. As director of Arts & CulturalPrograms and Executive Producerfor the Arts at Kentucky EducationalTelevision, Nancy Carpenter has beenresponsible for delivering quality artsand arts education programming toKentuckians as well as to the nation.Her many production projects includethe six-part Signature series focusingon Southern writers, Mountain Born:The Jean Ritchie Story, the eight-partKentucky Folkways series, and theongoing In Performance at theGovernor’s Mansion series, as wellas educational programming thatincludes Art On-Air, Imagine That, andOld Music for New Ears.

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Awards in the ArtsNancy is currently working on severalprojects including Creating Storiesand Music in partnership with theLouisville Orchestra and DanceSense,a project to premiere in the fall. Inaddition to her many production andproject credits, Nancy Carpenter isrespected throughout the state forworking closely with educators,advocates, and artists to make thearts more accessible to allKentuckians.

Previous Education AwardRecipientsHenrietta Roush Scott, Hindman Settlement School,Kentucky Educational Television, Christian CountySchools, Lila Davis Bellando, Norma E. Brown, MildredBerkey, Hancock County Schools, Westport MiddleSchool, Jean Green, Bige Towery, Ballard High School,Judy Sizemore, VSA Arts of Kentucky, Daviess CountyPublic Schools

Government Award to Ann LattaAnn Latta was named Secretary of theKentucky Tourism DevelopmentCabinet by Governor Paul Patton inDecember 1995 and re-appointed fora second term in December 1999.A graduate of the University ofKentucky School of Journalism, Lattagained early experience in Kentucky’stravel industry working as NewsDirector in the former Department ofPublic Information, which at the timeincluded the state’s tourism programs.Her career later included a stintas Assistant Public Relations Directorfor the U.S. Travel Service inWashington D. C., where shepromoted travel from foreigncountries to the United States. Lattahas also been a newspaper reporter,for both the Lexington Herald-Leaderand the Huntington, W. Va., Herald-Dispatch. In 1986, she became thefirst woman elected Mayor of the Cityof Prestonsburg and was re-elected in1990. After leaving the Mayor’s officeshe formed a public relations firm andalso served as Executive Director ofthe Floyd County Chamber ofCommerce. During her eight years inoffice, concentrating on tourism as thecity’s primary economic developmentfocus, tourism spending more thandoubled and she led the drive to buildthe $7 million Mountain Arts Center,which now draws thousands of visitorsa year to Prestonsburg. In recentyears Secretary Latta has beeninstrumental in forwarding culturalheritage tourism throughout the stateand particularly in Eastern Kentucky,where the Route 23 Cultural Corridor,

also known as the Country MusicHighway is being developed.Recently, Latta has been a leader indeveloping a Cultural HeritageTourism Master Plan that will leadstate agencies forward in cooperationto develop cultural heritage tourism inKentucky.

Previous Government AwardRecipientsSenator David Karem, Mayor Scotty Baesler,Representative Jody Richards, Congressman RonMazzoli, Representative Harry Moberly, Sue Larison,Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Senator WendellFord, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mayor PamMiller

Media Award to Nick LawrenceIn his own words, Nick Lawrence’sgoal is to help create a marketdemand for the arts in Kentucky sostrong that, “…one day, you’ll findfolks scalping tickets to see opera!”Lawrence’s dedication to the arts inKentucky can be heard three times aweek on WUKY public radio’s“Curtains @ 8!,” a program heoriginated, produces and hosts.“Curtains @ 8!” is dedicated to thepromotion of the arts and of individualartists who might otherwise get littleairtime. His program provides anopportunity to learn about the arts inKentucky, and gives artists and artsorganizations a venue for getting theword out about their activities andprogramming. In addition toCurtains @ 8!, Lawrence producesWUKY’s Arts Calendar, providinglisteners with up-to-date informationabout the region’s arts events fourtimes a day. Lawrence will also behosting a new show on WUKY calledCurtain Calls, with Everett McCorveyand Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, after theTexaco Metropolitan Opera broadcaston Saturday afternoons during operaseason. Lawrence can also be foundaround the state as a popular Masterof Ceremonies for events such as theGreat American Brass Band Festival,the Duke Ellington CentenaryCelebration Series, and An Eveningwith Jean Ritchie. Nick is also anaccomplished singer and musician.

Previous Media Award RecipientsBarry Bernson, Cass Irvin, Jane S. Blake, WXMT-TV(Hazard), WKMS Radio (Murray), William Mootz,WEKU/WEKH Radio (Richmond), Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky Educational Television, Public RadioService of Western Kentucky University, WHAS-TV(Louisville), Byron Crawford

The Folk Heritage AwardThe traditional arts are the backboneof Kentucky’s arts and culture. Fromsinging in churches to quiltingat home, thousands of Kentuckiansmake traditional arts part of theireveryday lives. In the year 2000,the Kentucky Arts Council establisheda special category of the Governor’sAwards to honor the men and womenwho have made an outstanding effortto perpetuate and promote Kentucky’sunique artistic traditions. In this waywe spotlight the folk heritage ofcommunities and acknowledge itsimportance to the arts of Kentucky.

Folk Heritage Award toEddie PenningtonEddie Pennington is a well-knownKentucky musician, carrying on theunique style of guitar playing knownas thumbpicking. This style of guitarplaying originated in WesternKentucky and was made famous bysuch musical greats as Merle Travis,Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. Travis’style was shaped in part by theinfluential Drakesboro guitarist, MoseRager. Pennington was the nationalthumbpicking champion in 1986 and1987, and he plays regularly at suchevents as the Chet Atkins AppreciationSociety Convention in Nashville,Tennessee, the Everly BrothersHomecoming Concert in Central City,Kentucky, and the Kentucky FolklifeFestival in Frankfort, Kentucky. Notonly is Pennington a renownedmusician, he has devoted his life toconserving the rich Kentucky traditionof thumbpicking by sharing his talentswith young musicians, and by leadingthe development of the Thumbpicker’sHall of Fame in Drakesboro, Kentucky.It is through the dedication ofmusicians such as Pennington thatKentucky maintains its reputationas home to an abundance of diversemusical traditions.

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Teacher Incentive Program (TIP) for Spring Residencies .........................March 1

School-Community-Arts Partnership Program (SCAPP) ........................ March 15

Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program..................................... March 30

Folk Arts Project & Tour of KY Folk Music Program ................................ March 30

Individual Artist Project Grant Program ................................................. March 30

Project Grant Program ............................................................................. March 30

KY Craft Marketing ProgramNews(cont'd from pg. 11)

The Kentucky Craft Marketing Pro-gram and The Kentucky Art and CraftFoundation are planning the annualworkshop weekend entitled AToolbox for Craftspeople: Mar-keting for the 21st Century. The2001 workshop weekend will be heldat the University of Louisville onMarch 16 and 17. National presenterBill Hunt, former Editor of CeramicsMonthly, will present “SuccessfulPublicity and Promotion for Artists andCraftspeople” and “Career Planning:Controlling Career Events for MoreSuccess.” Richard Taylor, PoetLaureate of Kentucky, will be thekeynote speaker for dinner at theUniversity of Louisville’s UniversityClub on Friday evening, March 16,during which an outstanding Kentuckycraftsperson will be presented withthe sixth annual Rude Osolnik Award.Previous award recipients includeAlma Lesch, Emily Wolfson, ArturoSandoval, Homer Ledford, and JosephMolinaro. Conference topics, inaddition to Hunt’s presentation,

include international marketing,employee management, mediarelations, preparing for a radiointerview, cultural heritage tourism,working with galleries, Internetmarketing, working with KentuckyArts Council Artist Programs, printing,organizational management for co-ops, and luncheon roundtables thatwill be led by veteran craftspeople.Special assistance for the conferenceis provided by the Kentucky Guild ofArtists and Craftsmen, a non-profitmembership organization that spon-sors art fairs and workshops andmaintains a list of artists and crafts-men interested in serving as artists inschools. The Louisville Craftsmen’sGuild is hosting the resource andhospitality room. Other contributorsinclude: the Department of TravelDevelopment, International Market-ing, the Cabinet for Economic Devel-opment, the Kentucky Arts Counciland Kinko’s. Registration fees are$35 for one day or $50 for bothFriday and Saturday. For additionalinformation or to request a brochure,please call Diana Cecil at (502) 589-0102.

Kentucky CraftedIn The Big AppleNew York International Gift FairJacob Javits Convention Center

January 21-25, 2001

TLC Originals, CynthianaAardvark Woodworks, Inc., Beattyville

Gail Cohen Designs, LexingtonJudy’s Kentucky Crafts, Tollesboro

Clay house Pots, LouisvilleImages of Santa, Berea

Five Other KentuckyCrafted Exhibitors

Churchill Weavers, BereaBerea College Crafts, Berea

Jane Fenestra Jewelry, BloomfieldBandana/Yardbirds, LouisvilleBerni Enterprises, Louisville

Volunteers are needed to help with Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2001, March 1-4, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, SouthWing B, Louisville. Assistance is needed with setup on Wednesday & Thursday, as well as during show hours which begin at 4p.m. on Thursday and end at 5 p.m. Sunday. Help is also needed with tear down on Sunday evening beginning at 5 p.m. Ifyou can volunteer, please contact Anna Marie Walker, 888/592-7238, ext. 4815, or email: annamarie.walker@mail.state.ky.us.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

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Greetings from Frankfort on a cold,snowy day.January always seems to be a good timeto take stock. In addition to the grantsand services with which all of you aremost familiar, there are several newinitiatives underway at the Arts Counciland projects continuing to grow anddevelop.· Pre-School Arts is a program de-

signed to serve the 2-4 year-oldpopulation. A planning committee has been at worksince last fall. The first phase of this program willinclude training of artists to deliver professionaldevelopment in the arts to child-care workers to bepiloted in the spring of 2001 in Jefferson and FayetteCounties.

· Kids at Risk is the result of a partnership with theKentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. Thisprogram will offer artist residencies to youth deten-tion centers across the state. It also includestraining of artists to work in this type of environ-ment.

In addition to these new program initiatives within theKentucky Arts Council, the staff is also involved insupporting our cabinet with new projects in Hindmanthat are related to its Community Development Initia-tive; Park City, where through the leadership of theKentucky Heritage Council the community is studying its

heritage; and with the Farnsley Middle School, wherethe Department of Education has linked agencypersonnel with school personnel to identify strate-gies for using the historic Farnsley-Kaufman house(located on school property) as a base for curricularstudies.dies.

In the realm of arts education, four Arts Academiesfor teachers, funded by the Kentucky Department ofEducation and administered by the Kentucky Centerfor the Arts, will be scheduled across the state inJuly of 2001.

ArtsMarket, a national consulting firm, is conductingan in-depth study of fifteen performing arts centersin Kentucky to determine priorities in the areas oftechnical assistance and financial support. Thisstudy will provide important documentation ofperforming arts centers’ needs to share with legisla-tors prior to making the case for additional fundingin 2002.

Happy 2001 from the staff and board of the Ken-tucky Arts Council. Let’s make this a banner yearfor the arts in the commonwealth!