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Arts Council Announces Arts Partnership Grants

The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded more than $600,000 to Jefferson County arts groups for the next fiscal year. The Kentucky Arts Partnership grant is an annual statewide program that funds operational support for nonprofit arts groups. This year, the arts council awarded more than $1.7 million to 104 groups across Kentucky that provide year-round arts programs for the public. In Jefferson County, 25 arts groups received operational support. The organizations range from large, established organizations like Actors Theatre of Louisville ($119,849) to smaller groups like chamber music ensemble Bourbon Baroque ($2,626). Funding is based on the organization's operating revenues and determined through a  panel review. Here's a breakdown of Jefferson County organizations and state funding amounts for fiscal year 2013: Actors Theatre of Louisville $119,849Speed Art Museum(Specific funding is contingent upon Kentucky Arts Council evaluation of information regarding public programming for the period during which the museum will be closed for renovations.)The Louisville Orchestra $80,269Louisville Ballet $73,913Stage One Family Theatre $57,514Fund for the Arts $66,918Kentucky Opera Association $54,487Walden Theatre $22,264Louisville Visual Art Association $20,645Kentucky Shakespeare $25,512Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft $35,445The Clifton Center $9,557Sarabande Books $22,632Crane House $20,039VOICES of Kentuckiana $5,821Portland Museum $15,785The Louisville Youth Choir $6,832Louisville Youth Orchestra $11,142Looking For Lilith $3,797Squallis Puppeteers $2,922The Louisville Chorus $2,058Choral Arts Society $3,482Creative Diversity Studio $1,938Bourbon Baroque $2,626Louisville Literary Arts $1,000