Beshear Announces Designated Cultural Districts Program

The Kentucky Arts Council wants to help local communities showcase and market cultural amenities like museums, theatres, historic sites, and even farmers’ markets and festivals. Along those lines, the council is overseeing a statewide cultural district certification program announced by Governor Steve Beshear. Beshear says the designated districts will get focused training, as well as "assistance in planning, marketing, programming, identification of grant and incentive opportunities, developing art education components and developing and implementing signature events and activities."Communities interested in receiving cultural district designation should apply to the Kentucky Arts Council. July 1st is the deadline for filing a letter of intent to participate in the program.