FRANKFORT, Ky. – The governing board of the Kentucky Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 23, 2007 in the North Room of the Best Western Parkside Inn, 80 Chenault  Street, Frankfort, Ky., 40601.

Kentucky Arts Council board members are Todd P. Lowe, Chair, Louisville; Everett D. McCorvey, Vice-Chair, Lexington; Stephanie C. Bateman, Louisville; Wilma Brown, Danville; Nancy S. Cooper, Ft. Thomas; Jean Dorton, Paintsville; H. Dean Jones, II, Owensboro; Kelly G. Knight, Lexington; Phyllis Combs Liebman, Frankfort; Jo G. Marshall, Ph.D., Somerset; K. 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.

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The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet that creates opportunities for Kentuckians through the arts. Every $1 in grant funds awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council helps grantees secure $15 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.