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L. to R. - Senator Ed Worley, Berea
Arts Council Board Secretary Tanya Stewart, Berea Arts Council
Executive Director Gwen Childs, Arts Council Executive Director Lori
Meadows.
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February 5, 2008
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Arts
leaders from across the commonwealth came to Frankfort today to
celebrate the value of the arts and meet with their legislators.
During this time, Senator Ed Worley, Representative Lonnie Napier,
Don Pasley and Representative Harry Moberly presented a check to
Board Secretary, Tanya Stewart, and Executive Director, Gwen Childs,
of Berea Arts Council for its FY2008 General Operating Support
Grant. In July of 2007, the Berea Arts Council Inc was awarded
$4,933 by the Kentucky Arts Council, funded through federal and
state resources.
"The Berea Arts Council
plays a vital role in the arts community of Berea. The Arts Council
provides excellent opportunities for the citizens of Madison County
and beyond to participate in the arts through their offerings of
exhibits, workshops, performances, and hands-on art activities for
children. Their summer Quilt Extravaganza celebrates the rich
tradition of quilting in our region and brings visitors to the
community,” said Senator Worley.
“The Berea Arts Council
continues to be a leader in the arts community in Berea. Its public
arts projects such as the Show of Hands in 2003 and the Flying
Quilts in the summer of 2007 bring vitality to the community and
enrich the awareness and enjoyment of art for all the region’s
citizens,” said Representative Napier.
General Operating
Support grants from the Kentucky Arts Council provide operational
funding assistance on a competitive basis to arts and cultural
organizations and community arts programs to ensure that year-round
participation in the arts is available to people across Kentucky.
The Kentucky Arts
Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, creates
opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit
from the arts. Funding for the Kentucky Arts Council is provided by
the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the
Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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