The KY Festivals project is here to strengthen networking and provide web-based tools and resources to heritage festivals in rural Appalachian communities that will enhance the festivals' economic impact and overall quality.

Contacts:

Trish Salerno, Project Director, Arts Kentucky

Gabrielle Beasley, Field Coordinator

Dwight Newton, Web Developer, Oriscus.com

Partners:

Arts Kentucky

Kentucky Craft Marketing Program

Kentucky Arts Council

Kentucky Folklife Program

Appalachian Heritage Highways

Kentucky Department of Travel/Cultural Heritage Tourism

KyFestivals.com is a free service provided by SouthEast Telephone to promote Kentucky Festivals.

Kentucky Artist Heritage Trails showcase interesting places, exciting events, wonderful food and some of the state's finest artisans.

Funders:

National Endowment for the Arts

Appalachian Regional Commission

This project is supported in part by an award from the
National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that
a great nation deserves great art.
Funding for this project has also been provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission,  with additional support from Arts Kentucky, Appalachian Heritage Highways, Kentucky Arts Council, Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, Kentucky Folklife Program and the Kentucky Department of Travel/Cultural Heritage Tourism