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Editor's Note

Editor's Note JASON HOWARD his January, the arts community in Kentucky had a close shave. Rumors were rife that Matt Bevin, the Commonwealth's new governor, was planning to propose abolishing the Kentucky Arts Council in his budget. Such a move would have been disastrous for artists and arts lovers alike: in 2015, the state agency awarded $3.3 million in grants to artists, schools, libraries, and community and arts organizations across Kentucky. For Kentucky artists, the agency has long been a source of pride, not only for the financial support and creative validation that it has provided since its founding in 1966, but also for the simple fact that its work and presence has always pushed back against the nasty stereotype that the Commonwealth is filled with illiterate nabobs who don't know Lady Chatterley's Lover from Lady Antebellum. Its very presence sends the message that Kentucky arts and artists are to be valued. So it was not surprising when the arts community reacted swiftly and with collective fury, flooding social media and generating scores of telephone calls and emails to the governor and state legislators. When the governor's budget was released, the arts council was ultimately spared. Instead, the Tourism, Arts http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Editor's Note

Appalachian Review , Volume 44 (1) – Sep 15, 2016
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JASON HOWARD his January, the arts community in Kentucky had a close shave. Rumors were rife that Matt Bevin, the Commonwealth's new governor, was planning to propose abolishing the Kentucky Arts Council in his budget. Such a move would have been disastrous for artists and arts lovers alike: in 2015, the state agency awarded $3.3 million in grants to artists, schools, libraries, and community and arts organizations across Kentucky. For Kentucky artists, the agency has long been a source of pride, not only for the financial support and creative validation that it has provided since its founding in 1966, but also for the simple fact that its work and presence has always pushed back against the nasty stereotype that the Commonwealth is filled with illiterate nabobs who don't know Lady Chatterley's Lover from Lady Antebellum. Its very presence sends the message that Kentucky arts and artists are to be valued. So it was not surprising when the arts community reacted swiftly and with collective fury, flooding social media and generating scores of telephone calls and emails to the governor and state legislators. When the governor's budget was released, the arts council was ultimately spared. Instead, the Tourism, Arts

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Published: Sep 15, 2016

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