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KyArtsCast

Kentucky Arts Council

This podcast is produced by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. On the podcast we"ll talk about arts council programs, speak with the artists from across the state and explore topics important to the arts community in Kentucky.

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Episode 70: Arts and Humanities Month

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2026/10/02

October is National Arts & Humanities Month. Here in Kentucky, the arts and humanities are deeply connected to how we tell our stories, preserve our history, strengthen our communities, and imagine what comes next. And while the Kentucky Arts Council plays an important role in supporting that work, we are part of a much larger network of people and organizations working across the commonwealth. For this episode, we wanted to broaden the conversation and hear from two people leading that work. Host

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Episode 69: The grants are in

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2026/09/01

At the Kentucky Arts Council, we have the privilege of supporting artists and arts organizations across the commonwealth through grants, programs and partnerships. In this episode, we're visiting with three people whose work connects to Kentucky Arts Council funding in very different ways—from bringing live performance to one of Kentucky's state parks, to supporting the development of an emerging poet, to helping share the work of Black Kentucky artists with communities across the commonwealth. Our

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52:28

Episode 68: Appalachian Literary Arts Festival

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2026/08/03

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, Host Leeann Potter visits with Andrew Preston, president of the Appalachian Literary Arts Festival. The events take place August 28-30 in Morehead, KY.

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57:59

Episode 67: Visiting the Past

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2026/07/06

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter teamed up with the Kentucky Historical Society to find voices from the commonwealth's rich artistic history. From makers to musicians, Kentucky is a hub for creativity then and now.

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54:01

Episode 66: Folklife and Community Scholars

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2026/05/29

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, host Leeann Potter visits with Delainey Bowers, editor of the Kentucky Folklife Online Magazine, and Camille Maria Acosta with the Kentucky Folklife Program to discuss all the ways they work to document, present, and conserve the diverse traditional culture and heritage of the Commonwealth.

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58:01

Episode 65: Crafting Prosperity: Economic insights...

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2026/04/29

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter visits with Haley Daugherty and Jennifer Reis. We'll discuss a new study about crafting prosperity in Appalachia, and the work of NEST, a national organization that supports artists and communities. For more information about NEST, visit Buildanest.org Follow Jennifer Reis at makedocreative.com

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58:00

Episode 64: The James Baker Hall Foundation

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2026/04/06

On this month's episode we'll visit with Lawrence Pemble, the managing director and president of the James Baker Hall foundation. We'll talk about the organization and meet Willie Davis, the winner of the 2025 Book Award for his novel, "Honeysuckle Season." Later, we'll talk with two James Baker Hall grant recipients, Melissa Helton with the Hindman Settlement School's Ironwood Writers Collective and Amy Le Ann Richardson, with Bloodroot Writers Collective.

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Episode 63: The Kentucky Crafted Market

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2026/03/02

On this month's episode of the KYArtsCast, we'll visit with Kentucky Crafted artists David Napier and Teresa Webb, as well as the Kentucky Proud producer Richelle Cox, as they all prepare for the annual Kentucky Crafted Market. The Market is taking place this coming weekend, March 6th through the 8th, at AllTech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. March 6th is open to wholesale buyers only, and there are a few days left to register as a buyer. You can find out more information about how to register

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Episode 62: Celebrating African American heritage

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2026/02/03

On this month's episode of the KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter visits with Emily Hudson and Lamont Collins, who have each created centers celebrating African American heritage in their communities.

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Episode 61: The Winner's Circle, part 2

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2026/01/02

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, we'll meet with two winners of this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts. Visit with Teddy Abrams, winner of the 2025 National Award, and the Artist Award winner Sam McKinney.

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52:51

Episode 60: The Winner's Circle

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2025/12/03

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, we'll meet with two winners of this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts. Visit with Lakshmi Sriraman, winner of the Folk Heritage Awards, and Jim Barr and Selma Weisenberg, reprenting the Community Arts Award winner, the Owensboro Arts Guild.

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Episode 59: Making the Governor's Awards

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2025/11/03

On this month's episode of KYArtsCast, host Leeann Potter meets the artist who was commissioned to make this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts, Aleta Stone. Stone is a contemporary wood collage artist living in London, KY.

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Episode 58: Arts & Humanities Month

KyArtsCast ·

2025/10/02

Kentucky Arts Council host Leeann Potter visits with leaders from three different organizations to talk about and celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month.

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01:10:14

Episode 57: Music, Murals and Photography

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2025/09/02

On our episode this month, we visit with three more recipients of the first round of America250KY grant. The folks at the Kentucky Arts Council are excited to facilitate this grant in collaboration with the Kentucky Historical Society.

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01:16:58

America250KY: Photography, Theatre, and Quilts

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2025/08/01

On our episode this month, we are going to visit with three more recipients of the America250KY grant. The folks at the Kentucky Arts Council are excited to facilitate this grant in collaboration with the Kentucky Historical Society. The grants create opportunities for artists and organizations to commemorate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the creation and presentation of art. “BE THE PEOPLE: PORTRAITS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICA” features the work of Kentucky

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59:54

Episode 55: America 250 KY

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2025/06/30

On this month's Episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, Host Leeann Potter explores some of the America 250 KY programs that are taking place this Summer.

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01:00:41

New Generations of Storytellers

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2025/06/02

Join Kentucky Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Director, Mark Brown, and Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program participants to explore New Generations of Storytellers. You can see the video and those of all of our Creative Industry Summit Series on our YouTube channel @KYArtsCouncil. Contacts and links mentioned in the show include: Affrilachian Arts - https://www.affrilachianarts.org/ Hasan Davis, Big Medicine: York Outdoors teaser - • Big Medicine: York Outdoors teaser Big

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Episode 53: Kentucky’s 2025-26 Poet Laureate,...

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2025/05/01

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, Kentucky's Newest Poet Laureate, Kathleen Driskell, sits down with host Leeann Potter to discuss writing, teaching, and the art of living. Award-winning poet, essayist, and teacher Kathleen Driskell has authored of six poetry collections, most recently Goat-Footed Gods. She is professor of creative writing and Chair of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University in Louisville.

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Episode 52: Silas House, Kentucky's 2023-25 Poet...

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2025/04/01

On this month's episode, we explore the work of Silas House, what it means to be a writer, and how his work as Kentucky's 2023-25 poet laureate has impacted the state.

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51: The Market arrives, and Kentuckians recover after...

KyArtsCast ·

2025/03/03

In this month's episode we will visit with Dave Shadwick, an artist preparing for this week's Kentucky Crafted Market AND Leah Hamilton and Melissa Bond, co-administrators of the Kentucky Heritage Emergency Response Network.

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