Extension
It Starts With Us
Community Arts
Performing and Visual Arts in the Community
Stephens
Arts Engagement
Community Strategic Planning
Volunteer Engagement in the Arts
Arts and Community Health
A strong community is made up of strong families. Local culture is part of our Greenup County families. Keeping local culture alive and promoting community pride is the goal of performing arts events in the community. Greenup Arts council leaders organize all events.
•Increased community pride
•Increased awareness of local cultural heritage
•Increased participation in cultural events
•Increased income for local artists and artisans
•Increased income for local business due to increased tourism
•Family participation in performance events
•Local artists and artisans featured in performance events
•Community excitement about events
•Business support of events
•Word of mouth to increase awareness of events
•Local and Tri-State press about events
•Extension Arts Leaders event planning
•Business partner support
•Local artists and artisans scheduled for events
•Excitement in the community about events
Outcome: Initial – event schedule
Indicator: volunteer reporting
Method: communication
Timeline: Summer 2016, 17, 18, 19
Outcome: Intermediate – event dates
Indicator: event committee reports
Method: communication and surveys
Timeline: Summer and Fall 2016, 17, 18, 19
Outcome: Long-term – tourism reports
Indicator: tourism and business reports, council budget reports
Method: collaboration and council meetings
Timeline: ongoing
Audience: community
Project or Activity: Greenbo Summer Music Series
The Singin’ Gatherin’
Content or Curriculum: family friendly music performances and art exhibits
Inputs: local and touring artists/students
Date: 2nd Saturdays of June, July, August, September
Audience:community and schools
Project or Activity: Jesse Stuart Music Drama
Content or Curriculum: junior novels and other Stuart writings
Inputs: students and local artists, musicians, and actors
Date: fall events
Audience: community and schools
Project or Activity: Coffee House
Content or Curriculum: artist led
Inputs: local artists and artisans
Date: ongoing
Project or Activity: Breakfast With the Arts
Content or Curriculum: agent and teacher led
Inputs: students
Date: ongoing
Audience: students and teachers
Project or Activity: Workshops and Classes
Content or Curriculum: agent and artist developed
Inputs: teachers, teaching artists, special guests, agent
Date: ongoing
Project or Activity: Collaborations by request
Content or Curriculum: agent and/or artist developed
Inputs: local artists and artisans
Date: ongoing
Project or Activity: Actors for Children Theatre
Content or Curriculum: volunteer led
Inputs: local actors, schools, libraries
Date: spring and fall
Project or Activity: Community Theatre for Students K-12
Content or Curriculum: Venue - JPS Cultural Arts Center / local directors and actors
Inputs: age appropriate scrips and music
Date: spring and fall ongoing with single projects possible
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Increasing Access to Quality Arts Experiences
Success Story 10/9/2018 - Instruments Talent runs deep in the families of Greenup County. In order to cultivate and inspire that talent in our youth, they must have access to instruments and instruction. As the result of the Greenbo Summer Music Series (GSMS), a student at Raceland High School (an independent district inside Greenup County) was the recipient of a guitar in 2017. He has since become a proficient player and is singing, writing songs, performing at school and church, and inspi
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Arts and Community Health
Success Story for April 2019 – Painting PartiesHumans are creative beings. Making art is a creative outlet that is a necessary part of life; especially when life is also filled with difficult family situations such as job loss and drug addiction. These difficulties have been identified in Greenup County by Extension volunteers as areas of concern for our population. In order to provide a creative outlet to people in our community, “Painting Parties” were organized by the Greenu
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Increasing Access to Quality Arts Experiences
Greenup County school districts have strong art programs but lack connection with each other and with the communities where they are located. When compared to the numerous activities that are organized by the Kentucky Music Teachers Association, public school art teachers have few avenues to showcase student work outside their school buildings. High school art teachers and students participate in art shows at local colleges, but elementary and middle school students rarely get to see their work
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Increasing Access to Quality Arts Experiences
One of the goals of the Greenup County Extension Service is to promote local artisans and support them in their efforts to have a profitable small business. The Greenup Holiday Market and Greenup Spring Market are Extension-sponsored events in a planned series that identify local artisans and artists, create/promote/organize “shop local” events, offer vendor training, and connect small business to the local community. This collaboration between the Greenup County Extension Arts Progr
