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FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes citizens interested in the arts from eastern Kentucky to join them for a discussion about the arts in local communities. This forum will be from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. E.D.T., Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the Artists Collaborative Theatre, 207 North Patty Loveless Drive, Elkhorn City, Ky.

The "Arts & Community Meeting" is a way for the Kentucky Arts Council to hear about the successes and future opportunities for the arts in Pike County as well as communities in other counties in the region.

"We are interested in letting people know about the work of the arts council, as well as finding out how our agency might be of assistance to artists and communities in making more arts experiences available to Kentuckians throughout the state," says Lori Meadows, executive director of the Kentucky Arts Council.

"I'm really excited that the Kentucky Arts Council is coming to eastern Kentucky, especially that they have chosen to meet at the new Artists Collaborative Theatre, in Elkhorn City," says Stephanie Richards, Fine Arts Extension Agent for Pike County. "Although Pikeville is the first town most people think of when they hear Pike County, it isn't the only place in Pike County where the arts are growing.  To have this meeting in the new theatre will give people that come to the meeting from various parts of eastern Kentucky the chance to see what is possible.  We are very proud of our 120-seat black box theatre."

The meeting is free and open to the public. Accessibility services for this meeting are available with prior request to the Kentucky Arts Council at (888) 833-2787 or kyarts@ky.gov.

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

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