FRANKFORT, Ky. – The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 11:30 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Hampton Inn, 1310 US Highway 127, Frankfort, Ky.

Kentucky Arts Council board members are Todd P. Lowe, Chair, Louisville; Everett D. McCorvey, Vice-Chair, Lexington; Wilma Brown, Danville; Zev Buffman, Owensboro; Jean Dorton, Paintsville; H. Dean Jones, II, Owensboro; Kelly G. Knight, Lexington; Ed Lane, Lexington; Phyllis Combs Liebman, Frankfort; Jo G. Marshall, Ph.D., Somerset; Gail Russell, Louisville; Ann Duggins Schell, Louisville; Gregory S. Shumate, Fort Mitchell; Retha Tarter, Madisonville; Randall C. Vaughn, Lexington; and James R. Voyles, Louisville.

All Kentucky Arts Council board meetings are open to the public.

The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet that creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, invests in programs that develop vibrant communities, provide lifelong education in the arts and support arts participation. Every $1 invested in operating support grants by the Kentucky Arts Council leverages $24 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government.