KyArtsCast

October is National Arts & Humanities Month. Here in Kentucky, the arts and humanities are deeply connected to how we tell our stories, preserve our history, strengthen our communities, and imagine what comes next. And while the Kentucky Arts Council plays an important role in supporting that work, we are part of a much larger network of people and organizations working across the commonwealth. Fo...

At the Kentucky Arts Council, we have the privilege of supporting artists and arts organizations across the commonwealth through grants, programs and partnerships.  In this episode, we're visiting with three people whose work connects to Kentucky Arts Council funding in very different ways—from bringing live performance to one of Kentucky's state parks, to supporting the development of an emerging...

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, Host Leeann Potter visits with Andrew Preston, president of the Appalachian Literary Arts Festival. The events take place August 28-30 in Morehead, KY.

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter teamed up with the Kentucky Historical Society to find voices from the commonwealth's rich artistic history. From makers to musicians, Kentucky is a hub for creativity then and now.  

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, host Leeann Potter visits with Delainey Bowers, editor of the Kentucky Folklife Online Magazine , and Camille Maria Acosta with the Kentucky Folklife Program to discuss all the ways they work to document, present, and conserve the diverse traditional culture and heritage of the Commonwealth.  

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter visits with Haley Daugherty and Jennifer Reis.  We'll discuss a new study about crafting prosperity in Appalachia, and the work of NEST, a national organization that supports artists and communities. For more information about NEST, visit Buildanest.org Follow Jennifer Reis at  makedocreative.com

On this month's episode we'll visit with Lawrence Pemble, the managing director and president of the James Baker Hall foundation. We'll talk about the organization and meet Willie Davis, the winner of the 2025 Book Award for his novel, "Honeysuckle Season."  Later, we'll talk with two James Baker Hall grant recipients, Melissa Helton with the Hindman Settlement School's Ironwood Writers Collective...

On this month's episode of the KYArtsCast, we'll visit with Kentucky Crafted artists David Napier and Teresa Webb, as well as the Kentucky Proud producer Richelle Cox, as they all prepare for the annual Kentucky Crafted Market.  The Market is taking place this coming weekend, March 6 th through the 8 th , at AllTech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park.  March 6 th is open to wholesale buyers only, an...

On this month's episode of the KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter visits with Emily Hudson and Lamont Collins, who have each created centers celebrating African American heritage in their communities.

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, we'll meet with two winners of this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts.  Visit with Teddy Abrams, winner of the 2025 National Award, and the Artist Award winner Sam McKinney.    

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, we'll meet with two winners of this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts.  Visit with Lakshmi Sriraman, winner of the Folk Heritage Awards, and Jim Barr and Selma Weisenberg, reprenting the Community Arts Award winner, the Owensboro Arts Guild.   

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter meets the artist who was commissioned to make this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts, Aleta Stone. Stone is a contemporary wood collage artist living in London, KY.

Kentucky Arts Council host Leeann Potter visits with leaders from three different organizations to talk about and celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month. 

On our episode this month, we visit with three more recipients of the first round of America250KY grant. The folks at the Kentucky Arts Council are excited to  facilitate this grant in collaboration with the Kentucky Historical Society .    

O n our episode this month, we are going to visit with three more recipients of the America250KY grant. The folks at the Kentucky Arts Council are excited to facilitate this grant in collaboration with the Kentucky Historical Society . The grants create opportunities for artists and organizations to commemorate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the creation and...

On this month's Episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, Host Leeann Potter explores some of the America 250 KY programs that are taking place this Summer. 

Join Kentucky Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Director, Mark Brown, and Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program participants to explore  New Generations of Storytellers. You can see the video and those of all of our Creative Industry Summit Series on our YouTube channel @KYArtsCouncil.  Contacts and links mentioned in the show include: Affrilachian Arts -   https://www.affrilachian...

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, Kentucky's Newest Poet Laureate, Kathleen Driskell, sits down with host Leeann Potter to discuss writing, teaching, and the art of living. Award-winning poet, essayist, and teacher Kathleen Driskell has authored of six poetry collections, most recently Goat-Footed Gods.  She is professor of creative writing and Chair of the Naslund-Mann Graduate S...

On this month's episode, we explore the work of Silas House, what it means to be a writer, and how his work as Kentucky's 2023-25 poet laureate has impacted the state. 

In this month's episode we will visit with Dave Shadwick, an artist preparing for this week's Kentucky Crafted Market AND Leah Hamilton and Melissa Bond, co-administrators of the Kentucky Heritage Emergency Response Network.

On this month's episode, host Leeann Potter visits with the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Lindy Casebier, Kentuckians for the Arts Board Chair Lori Meadows, and Re-Imagined by Luna artist Melissa Oesch, as everyone prepares for spring arts events. 

On our episode this month, we will visit with folks from organizations that received the Governor Awards in the Arts this year.  Coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council, the presentation of these awards recognizes individuals and organizations making extraordinary and significant contributions to the arts in Kentucky. Awards go to artists, arts organizations, art critics, volunteers, schools, edu...

On Our episode this month, we will visit with each of the individual Governor Awards in the Arts Winners.   Coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council, the presentation of these awards recognizes individuals and organizations making extraordinary and significant contributions to the arts in Kentucky. Awards go to artists, arts organizations, art critics, volunteers, schools, educators, local governm...

The Kentucky Arts Council is celebrating our newest (and soon to be traveling) exhibit, Native Reflections.  On this episode we will learn how an exhibit is created and how the process works from the artist and panelist prospectives. 

The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes a new host, and celebrates Arts & Humanities Month in the Commonwealth