KENTUCKY   ARTS COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet

10 Kentucky   schools receive Teaching Art Together Grants

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Ten   Kentucky schools will receive a Teaching Art Together grant from the Kentucky   Arts Council to conduct artist residencies with students during the coming   school year.
 
  The Teaching Art Together grant allows teachers across the Commonwealth to   collaborate with practicing, professional artists from the arts council’s Teaching Artists Directory   to design and implement one- to four-week residencies.
 
  Schools that will receive grants, listed with grant amounts and county, are:

  
• Clay        County Middle School, $2,400, Clay County
  
• McKee        Elementary School, $1,800, Jackson County
  
• Clay        County High School, $2,400, Clay County
  
• Jackson        County Middle School, $1,800, Jackson County
  
• Tyner        Elementary School, $2,400, Jackson County
  
• Jones        Fork Elementary School, $600, Knott County
  
• Burning        Springs Elementary School, $2,400, Clay County
  
• Carr        Creek Elementary School, $600, Knott County
  
• Winburn        Middle School, $600, Fayette County
  
• Hindman        Elementary School, $600, Knott County

“There’s an   overwhelming need for such arts experiences in our schools,” said Randy   Wilson, folk arts director at Hindman Settlement School, who wrote the grant   for Jones Fork Elementary School in Knott County.
 
  Jones Fork will bring in an artist to demonstrate and teach lessons about   clay sculpture. “This is going to mean a lot to them,” Wilson said. “Last   year we had flamenco dancers come in, and we learned a lot about Spain. The   teachers said that we need more of this kind of arts exposure.”
 
  “The Teaching Art Together grant enables local, seasoned artists to engage   students in the creative process and share their knowledge with Kentucky   teachers,” said Lori Meadows, arts council executive director. “Through the   program, schools find new and innovative ways to incorporate arts education   into every day curriculum.”
 
  More information about the Teaching Art Together   grant can be found on the arts council website or by contacting Jean St.   John, arts council arts education director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or   502-564-3757 ext. 486.

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.

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