Kentucky Folklife Program
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
The Kentucky Folklife Program, in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, has been awarded $20,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts to further its Kentucky Folklife Network magazine project and continue its efforts to work with community scholars and others involved in community-based documentation to share their cultural research statewide.
“It is an honor for the KFP to be recognized again by the NEA for our work helping to share the voices of Kentuckians from across the Commonwealth,” said Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman. “Last year with funding from the NEA and the efforts of our KFP team, a Kentucky Folklife Network and digital platform were created, and so far we have produced two editions of the magazine. This grant will allow us to continue to seek and publish important research by community scholars and regional documentarians which shines a light on the diverse cultural
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A western Kentucky art gallery is collecting the artwork of the celebrated Black artist Helen LaFrance, who died last year at 101, for a tribute show later this month.
The Ice House Gallery in Mayfield is asking those with LaFrance’s work to bring pieces to the gallery this week for the show slated to begin on Feb. 9 and end Feb. 27. Gallery Director Nanc Gunn said the gallery is hoping to have about 65 pieces for the show.
“We’ve had a lot of Mayfield residents coming in to give us some of the arts they hang in their homes, and we’re hoping to also get some wood carvings and dolls as well,” Gunn said.
The Owensboro Times
Updated February 2, 2021 | 9:37 pm
Rooster Booster February 2021
February’s Rooster Booster will feature Kentucky native Ambassador Kelly Craft, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, and it will highlight the important role of agriculture in the Greater Owensboro region. The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce will virtually host the program Thursday at 7:30 a.m.
The program can be viewed via Facebook Live or via Zoom. There is no cost to watch.
This month’s event is sponsored by Daviess County Farm Bureau and Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service.
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About Kelly Craft
Ambassador Kelly Craft was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to the position of Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations on February 22, 2019, and was confirmed to that position by the United States Senate on July 31, 2019. She was formally sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on September 10, 2019.
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Gov. Andy Beshear, in his opening remarks, said the nine honorees demonstrate “the irreplaceable value the arts play in contributing to our communities, education and economy,” even during a global pandemic that has disrupted the arts and culture sector.
“Kentucky artists have embraced these challenging times to transform and broaden our way of thinking through our shared love and appreciation of the arts,” he said. “Your ability to think outside the box has yielded creative solutions, allowing the arts to continue to thrive in Kentucky.”
The state has given out the Governor’s Awards in the Arts since 1977 to acknowledge the contributions of Kentucky artists, arts and culture businesses and arts patrons, said Kentucky Arts Council executive director Chris Cathers, who was master of ceremonies.