The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded more than $1.7 million in operational support funding to 104 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations for fiscal year 2013, through the Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) grant, the agency announced today.

The KAP grant provides support to nonprofit organizations offering year-round arts services and programs directly for the benefit of the public. The competitive grant process funds applicants based on operating revenues, a panel review of applications, and funds available for the program.

“KAP organizations from small to large work tirelessly to provide diverse cultural experiences and participation in the arts for Kentuckians who live in their immediate regions and across the state,” said Lori Meadows, executive director of the arts council. “Providing support to help these groups is one of the main functions of the arts council. We remain grateful to the Kentucky General Assembly for their continued support of the arts.”

KAP agencies vary in size and are located in rural, suburban and urban communities. In fiscal year 2012, the arts council provided 100 agencies with KAP funding.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, 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.

The following is a listing by county of FY2013 KAP organizations:

Boyd

• Paramount Arts Center $60,649

Boyle

• Community Arts Center $14,292
• The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County $1,129

Calloway

• Playhouse in the Park $4,203
• Murray Art Guild $2,507
• Campbell
• Kentucky Symphony Orchestra $19,623

Christian

• Pennyroyal Arts Council $8,909

Clark

• Leeds Center for the Arts $3,044

Crittenden

• Fohs Hall Community Arts Foundation $2,392

Daviess

• RiverPark Center $64,413
• International Bluegrass Music Museum $27,104
• Owensboro Symphony Orchestra $27,812
• Owensboro Museum of Fine Art $30,462
• Owensboro Dance Theatre $7,835
• Theatre Workshop of Owensboro $8,926

Fayette

• LexArts $36,126
• Lexington Philharmonic $36,283
• Lexington Children’s Theatre $37,509
• Living Arts & Science Center $23,643
• Explorium of Lexington $25,884
• Headley-Whitney Museum $25,439
• Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning $21,236
• Lexington Art League $16,724
• Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society $10,683
• Music Institute of Lexington $11,088
• Kentucky Ballet Theatre $10,391
• Lexington Ballet Company $17,040
• Central Music Academy $6,184
• Actors Guild of Lexington $8,319
• The Lexington Singers $6,837
• The Balagula Theatre Company $4,340
• Kentucky Theatre Association $1,126
• Institute 193 $1,295

Floyd

• Mountain Arts Center $30,735
• Jenny Wiley Theatre $25,370

Franklin

• Grand Theatre Frankfort $12,540
• Frankfort Arts Foundation $2,959

Graves

• Mayfield/Graves County Art Guild $1,799

Hardin

• Music & Arts Center of Cultural Learning $4,165

Hart

• Kentucky Repertory Theatre $19,645
• Henderson
• Henderson Area Arts Alliance $11,310
• Riverbend Academy School of Visual and Performing Arts $4,853
• Ohio Valley Art League $2,624

Jefferson

• Actors Theatre of Louisville $119,849
• Speed Art Museum (Specific funding is contingent upon Kentucky Arts Council evaluation of information regarding public programming for the period during which the museum will be closed for renovations.)
• The Louisville Orchestra $80,269
• Louisville Ballet $73,913
• Stage One Family Theatre $57,514
• Fund for the Arts $66,918
• Kentucky Opera Association $54,487
• Walden Theatre $22,264
• Louisville Visual Art Association $20,645
• Kentucky Shakespeare $25,512
• Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft $35,445
• The Clifton Center $9,557
• Sarabande Books $22,632
• Crane House $20,039
• VOICES of Kentuckiana $5,821
• Portland Museum $15,785
• The Louisville Youth Choir $6,832
• Louisville Youth Orchestra $11,142
• Looking For Lilith $3,797
• Squallis Puppeteers $2,922
• The Louisville Chorus $2,058
• Choral Arts Society $3,482
• Creative Diversity Studio $1,938
• Bourbon Baroque $2,626
• Louisville Literary Arts $1,000

Kenton

• The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center $30,697
• Behringer-Crawford Museum $18,328
• My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company $3,954

Knott

• Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky $21,334

Letcher

• Appalshop $65,449

Madison

• Richmond Area Arts Council $8,499
• Berea Arts Council $5,118
• Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen $3,553

Marshall

• Marshall County Arts Commission $2,052

Mason

• Ohio River Valley Artists Guild $1,000

McCracken

• The Carson Center $62,824
• Paducah Symphony Orchestra $20,246
• National Quilt Museum $30,524
• Market House Theatre $20,995
• Maiden Alley Cinema $6,346
• Yeiser Art Center $4,040

Mercer

• Ragged Edge Community Theatre $4,128
• Arts Council of Mercer County $1,000

Montgomery

• Montgomery County Council for the Arts $11,574

Pendleton

• Kincaid Regional Theatre Company $5,216

Perry

• Greater Hazard Area Arts Council/Performing Arts Series $8,340

Pike

• Artists Collaborative Theatre $4,989

Pulaski

• Lake Cumberland Performing Arts Series $4,140
• Watershed Arts Alliance $1,000

Rockcastle

• Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum $8,996

Rowan

• Rowan County Arts Center $3,202

Scott

• Scott County Arts Consortium $2,798

Simpson

• Simpson County Guild of Artists and Craftsmen $2,084

Trigg

• Janice Mason Art Museum $2,475

Warren

• Orchestra Kentucky $25,506
• VSA Kentucky $12,233
• The Public Theatre of Kentucky $5,123

Washington

• Central Kentucky Community Theatre $3,973

Whitley

• Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum $3,051

Wolfe

• Appalachian Heritage Alliance $1,065

Woodford

• Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association $12,646