May 6 Arts and Culture Stage One to Offer Free Tickets to Some 60,000 Students Stage One Children’s Theatre announced it will provide free tickets to students for field trips next season. Under a new program called Play it Forward, the theater will be providing free tickets for kindergartners and first graders on field trips to attend a performance in the fall and for fifth and sixth graders in the […] By Elizabeth Kramer May 6 Arts and Culture Stage One to Offer Free Tickets to Some 60,000 Students Elizabeth Kramer
Feb 2 Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Launches Public Campaign The Louisville Fund for the Arts launched the public period of its annual fundraising campaign today. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has details. A string of arts groups and artists performed in a showcase at the Brown Theatre marking the launch of this last leg of the Fund’s current campaign. It’s raised more than $4 million so […] By Elizabeth Kramer Feb 2 Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Launches Public Campaign Elizabeth Kramer
Jan 25 Arts and Culture Artists Suffer Under Recession; Researchers Look at Economic Impact Listen NowThe recession has cost many Americans their job — including artists. Even those who are self-employed have taken a hit. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer talks to several Kentucky artists feeling the recession and looks at how researchers are trying to find new ways of gauging how their wellbeing impacts the overall economy. “There’s some stuff […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jan 25 Arts and Culture Artists Suffer Under Recession; Researchers Look at Economic Impact Elizabeth Kramer
Dec 28 Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Campaign at Midway Point With the local economy still in a precarious situation as the year ends, the Louisville Fund for the Arts annual fundraising campaign is making some strides and working with arts groups to make many adjustments. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. Fund for the Arts president and CEO Allan Cowen says the annual campaign — which is […] By Elizabeth Kramer Dec 28 Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Campaign at Midway Point Elizabeth Kramer
Oct 7 Arts and Culture Arts Groups Offer Discounted Tickets Again This Season Some Louisville arts groups say they will continue a program that offers discounted tickets to many performances. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The Kentucky Center, the Fund for the Arts and its member groups launched the Arts Rush program in January. From then through the end of the season, the program sold more than 2,500 […] By Elizabeth Kramer Oct 7 Arts and Culture Arts Groups Offer Discounted Tickets Again This Season Elizabeth Kramer