Kentucky Arts Council

Kentucky Arts Council
State agency overview
Formed1966; 58 years ago (1966)
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Kentucky
HeadquartersFrankfort, Kentucky[1]
State agency executive
  • Chris Cathers[1], Executive Director
Parent departmentKentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
Websiteartscouncil.ky.gov

The Kentucky Arts Council, established in 1966, is the Kentucky state arts agency, and is responsible for developing and promoting support for the arts in Kentucky.[2][3][4] Part of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Kentucky Arts Council is publicly funded by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent agency of the United States federal government.[4][5][6] The council's 14-person board of directors serve four-year terms.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Kentucky Arts Council Staff". artscouncil.ky.gov.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Arts Council History". www.state.ky.us.
  3. ^ "Section 153.215 - Kentucky Arts Council - Functions - Purpose - Members - Compensation - Officers - Meetings, Ky. Rev. Stat. § 153.215". casetext.com.
  4. ^ a b "About the Kentucky Arts Council". artscouncil.ky.gov.
  5. ^ Bill McCann (January 29, 2021). "Three questions for Chris Cathers". Winchester Sun.
  6. ^ "NEA awards nearly $800,000 to Kentucky groups". Hamburg Journal. May 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "Kentucky Arts Council Board of Directors". artscouncil.ky.gov.