The national Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration officially kicks off on February 12, 2008 in
Hodgenville, Kentucky, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. This two-year
nationwide celebration will honor our nation’s great 16th president. The
Kentucky Arts Council has grant funding available through the Kentucky Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (KALBC) to commemorate the
contributions of Abraham Lincoln and celebrate the
bicentennial of his birth in Kentucky through the arts. The Commission’s
focus is to ensure that Lincoln's ties to Kentucky, as his birthplace and
childhood home, are celebrated and appreciated.
The mission of the
KALBC is to commemorate, in conjunction with the National Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commission, the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth,
emphasizing Kentucky’s contributions to his thoughts and ideals, and to
serve as a coordinator of statewide
efforts to convey Lincoln’s Kentucky story and his legacy of freedom,
democracy, and equal opportunity for all. Grant funding is now available
through the Kentucky Arts Council and other state agencies including the
Kentucky Humanities Council, the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky
Heritage Council. The Kentucky Arts Council has two main Lincoln grant
programs; the Abraham Lincoln Product Development grant and the Abraham Lincoln
Project grant.
Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Project
Grant
The project grant is open to Kentucky not-for-profit
organizations with 501(C)3 status, as well as governmental agencies, schools,
and colleges and universities. The goals of this project grant are to increase
participation in the arts, as well as to create artistic opportunities for
Kentuckians to increase their knowledge and understanding of Lincoln.
Organizations interested in applying for this grant must submit an
Intent to Apply form by September 15, 2008. The grant application is due by
October 15, 2008. The applications, along with guidelines and instructions, can
be found on the Kentucky Arts Council’s website at
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog9/LincolnProject_gdl.htm
Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Product Development
Grant
The product development grant is comprised of three
components: new product, commemorative product, and historic product. Both the
product and commemorative (listed under the Lincoln Product Grant) are open to
participants who have been accepted into one of the Kentucky Arts
Council’s following adjudicated programs: The Individual Artist
Fellowship, Kentucky Crafted, Visual Arts at the Market and the Performing Arts
Directory. This grant, with quarterly application deadlines, calls for the
creation of Lincoln related products to be sold in retail venues across the
state. These venues may include the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, selected
Kentucky state parks gift shops, The 1792 Store - Thomas D. Clark Center for
Kentucky History in Frankfort, the Lincoln Museum in Hodgenville and
Kentucky Crafted: The Market.
These products may reflect Lincoln,
historical sites or themes as set forth by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commission. The items must be artist products, including but not
limited to: Lincoln images, replicas of historical sites, commemorative mugs or
plates, textiles, note cards and ornaments. The deadline for applications for
the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Product Development grant is August
1, 2008. To access the guidelines and instructions, go to:
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog9/LincolnProduct_gdl.htm
The
Historic Lincoln Collection consists of products of Lincoln’s Era.
Participants will be selected from the above-mentioned adjudicated programs
based on pre-existing, era appropriate items. Upon invitation to apply, there
will be a juried process to ensure historical accuracy of the product. Once
accepted, it will be sold as part of the Lincoln Collection.
For more
information about these grant opportunities, please contact:
Rachel Rasnick
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Project Coordinator
Kentucky Arts Council
Email:
rachel.rasnick@ky.gov
Phone:
(502)564-3757 ext. 492
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