Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Laken Campbell
Major Program: Arts Engagement
A little over a year ago, local Homemakers expressed the importance of a need for art related activities in the community. To help with this need, the Lee County Extension Service held a family painting class last July and this was just the start for a growing program. Thirty-four adults and children attended the first lesson. Over the past year, the Lee County Extension office has held a variety of different types of painting classes. The office has held classes for youth, adults, families, sen
Author: Cortney Moses
Major Program: Arts Engagement
Success StoryColor Wheel Community Art Project10/10/18In Whitley County, Kentucky, quality art experiences outside the Whitley County Extension Community Art Center and school are scarce. People are rarely exposed to the arts, not to mention the elements and basic fundamentals of visual art. As an opportunity to reach out to the community and expose them to arts experiences, Whitley County Extension Fine Arts participated in Williamsburg tourism’s Old Fashioned Trading Days, hosted by Will
Author: Luke Fries
Major Program: Arts Engagement
Nelson County Homemakers applied for and received a $300 grant at the Annual KEHA Conference in Louisville, KY for the development of a Cultural Arts and Crafts program in 2019-2020. The Homemaker Cultural Arts Committee was comprised of four individuals who felt the county needed to teach the skills needed to create cultural arts, including but not limited to, sewing, knitting, hand-stitching, painting, quilting, basket making, and floral arranging. This year, the Nelson County Home
Author: William Crawford
Major Program: Arts Engagement
Non-traditional agriculture often is the niche that small limited resource farmers fill in order to remain relevant in an ever-expanding world of corporate agriculture. The production of unique or specialty crops that require special care and attention are ideal selections for the weekend warrior with a full time job, farmers retired from public work or those just starting out and looking for extra revenue. The production of drying gourds and subsequent value adding processes are typ
