The Fund for the Arts Next! Leadership Development program is off and running this week with a visit to the law offices of Stoll, Keenon, Ogden to learn about effective volunteer leadership and board governance. Watch my video blog to hear about the lasting effect our Next! graduates have on this community.  

Summer is on our heals.  Below you will find fabulous arts events and series announcements that are sure to enrich your summer vacation.

Now, through May 20th Walden Theatre’s Young American Shakespeare festival is in full swing!  See Titus Andronicus, Cymbeline, & Volpone this week only!

PNC Broadway Across America 2012-2013 season subscriptions are on sale now.  Don’t miss your opportunity to see such hits as Beauty & the beast, West Side Story, & Memphis the Musical!

Season subscriptions are also on sale now for the Kentucky Opera and the Louisville Ballet.  Reserve your seats today!

Tomorrow May 17th the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is featuring a free screening of Art 21′s.  How do artists respond to a world in flux?  Find out at this FREE event!

Fund for the Arts’ cultural partners are offering wonderful summer camps for children of all ages.  Have you signed up yet?  <

And last but certainly not least, see Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat June 8-10, 12-17 from Stage One Family Theatre!  And for a limited time you can see the sneak preview for FREE!  Here are the details…

All you have to do is go to our facebook page and write us a recommendation. The first 100 recommendations posted will receive one free admission ticket to the sneak preview of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat on Thursday June 7th. Tickets will be available for pick up one hour prior to the show in the Kentucky Center lobby. Click the image below to go directly to our Facebook page and write us a recommendation in the Recommendations box!

 
 
Have we been to visit your work place this week?  See photos from our many outings on Flickr by clicking on the image below:

Barbara Sexton Smith
President & CEO
Fund for the Arts

Barbara & 2 Shelby County School bus drivers here at Stage one Family Theatre to see Lyle the Crocodile

From Rosie to roses many records were set last week. The Fund for the Arts wants to place an imaginary garland of roses over the Humana building for generating more than ONE MILLION dollars during this years campaign. That’s right! This is the largest single gift received by the Fund for the Arts in our 63 year history.

Another rose garland goes to Metro Council President Jim King for his stellar performance in bringing the Louisville Orchestra Management and Musicians together. Thanks to Jim and many others we hear music in the air!

Derby fever got the best of Steve Trager and Republic Bank and Associates in a great way. Last Friday they placed their bet again on power2give by releasing another $33,333 in matching funds for 2012 www.power2give.org/kentucky. Check out the 35 projects posted now -there is something for everyone. Thank you Republic Bank!

Visit our member group summer camp line up for all the details on the best arts camps in town for your child!

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Barbara Sexton Smith and Steve Trager of Republic Bank

On Friday, May 4th, the city celebrated the 138th running of the Kentucky Oaks.  Here at the Fund for the Arts, we were celebrating too, because Steve Trager of Republic Bank & Associates released another $33,333.33 in matching funds for 2012 to www/power2give.org/kentucky!

In the first 100 days of the website’s launch power2give.org/Kentucky has help to fund more than $300,000 in non-profit cultural projects around the state of Kentucky and Southern Indiana.   It’s dollar for dollar matching dollars likes this that have made the program a success.

Take a moment to peruse the 35 live funding projects on power2give.org/Kentucky today and make every dollar you GIVE count double thanks to this generous gift from Republic Bank.

Download the Registration form HERE today!

Summer Academy

For three weeks, kids work with Walden Theatre directors on a fully-produced play. The selection for 2012 is SeussOdyssey by Don Zolidis. Students will have the exciting experience of rehearsing and performing this play–based on the EPIC bad trip–complete with sets, props, and costumes. Five summer sessions available.

Click here for the Registration form:Registration Form 2012

Art Camps and Imagination Workshops

Children can explore their inner Picasso (ages 5-11) or expand their storytelling imaginations (ages 5-7) with these one-week programs teaching artistic expression and exploring imaginative storytelling.

For information, call (502) 589-0084. Register for Imagination Workshops and Art Camps Registration Form.

Skill-Building Workshops

Young actors ages 9-18 can hone theatre skills in one of our range of offerings, from a three-week Shakespeare Intensive and Walden’s popular Teen Acting Intensive to an Audition Skills workshop and the Scene & Song Study musical theatre workshop.

Skill-Building Workshops (all) Shakespeare Intensive registration or call (502) 589-0084

Campers get to explore various mediums and techniques while we also make time for gallery visits, lunch and games outside! This summer we are excited to offer a new format for summer camps. Campers have the option of attending morning and/or afternoon sessions for the week of KidArt camp; morning sessions will introduce kids to a variety of media with a different project each day. Afternoon sessions will offer more in-depth learning on a focused subject. Kids attending both sessions will have lunch and games from 12-1:00.

Weekly Costs:
One session/half day: $85 member/$100 non-members
Both sessions/full day: $170 members/$200 non-members

June 11th-15th
Morning session (9:00-12:00) – Grades K-2nd
Afternoon session (1:00-4:00) – Clay Focus (grades 1-6)

June 25th-29th
Morning session (9:00-12:00) – Grades K-2nd
Afternoon session (1:00-4:00) – Fiber Focus (grades 1-6)

July 9th-13th
Morning session (9:00-12:00) – Grades 3rd-5th
Afternoon session (1:00-4:00) – Printmaking and Graphic Arts Focus (grades 1-6)

July 30th-August 3rd
Morning session (9:00-12:00) – Grades 3rd-5th
Afternoon session (1:00-4:00) – Clay Focus (grades 1-6)

KidArt Camp by the Day

Daily Costs:
One session/half day: $20 members / $22.50 non-members
Both sessions/full day: $40 members / $45 non-members

August 6th-10th
Morning session (9:00-12:00) – All ages (register by the day)
Afternoon session (1:00-4:00) – All ages (register by the day)

Camp by the Day cannot be registered for online. Please call Julie at 502.589.0102 ext.209 to register over the phone.

BlackAcre Art Week

July 23rd-27th
9:15-4:15
$160 without bus, $180 with bus

Blackacre Art Week is a week long day-camp for middle school students grade 6-8 with an interest in art and nature. Set at beautiful Blackacre Nature Preserve in eastern Louisville, this exciting summer camp gives kids the opportunity to create art with four professional artists, while exploring the beauty of the preserve.

This year’s workshops include:

Coiled Basketry with Carolyn Braden
Illustration with Carrie Neumayer
Origami with James Peake
Altered Book Sculptures with Natalie Shelly

Bus Schedule:

Morning
Departure Times and Locations

8:10…………….Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft / 715 West Main St.
8:30…………….Dunn Elementary / 2010 Rudy Lane
8:50…………….Seneca High School / 3510 Goldsmith Lane
9:15…………….Arrive at Blackacre Nature Preserve

Afternoon
Arrival Times and Locations

4:15…………….Depart from Blackacre nature Preserve
4:35…………….Seneca High School
4:55…………….Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
5:15…………….Dunn Elementary School

For more information call, 502.589.0102 or email julie@kentuckyarts.org

KMAC Members, check your email for a discount code to receive your member price when you register online.

Our programs are comprised of high quality theatre instruction combined with competitions, games, and activities designed to excite our campers. This summer will include weekly field trips and will culminate in an invited performance for family and friends showcasing what our campers have been working on during their session.

Philosophy: To engage our campers in the arts, nurturing creativity, and building self-confidence in all aspects of their lives. Our hope is to instill a love of the arts in our campers, influencing future endeavors into any avenue of the arts.

CAMP SHAKESPEARE:

NEW FOR 2012! 

Mask and Puppetry Camp: 1 week
At Saint Francis High School

Session 1: June 4-8 (ages 10-11)
Session 2: June 11-15 (ages 12-14)
Session 3: June 18-22 (ages 7-9)

Work with puppetry professionals to build your own puppet and mask and learn how to bring them to life in this week-long workshop culminating in a special performance for family and friends!

Tuition: $295
Register Here

Live Like Shakespeare Camp: 1 week
At the Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

Session 1: June 4-8 (ages 12-14)
Session 2: June 11-15 (ages 7-9)
Session 3: June 18-22 (ages 10-11)

How did Shakespeare live in Elizabethan times? This is your chance to get the full Shakesperience at the beautiful Yew Dell Gardens! Learn to plant crops, bake bread, and appreciate your physical environment while working together to write and produce a play to be presented to friends and family at the end of the week.

Tuition: $395
Register Here

The Groundlings Ages 4-6
The Groundlings is a loving introduction to the creative world of theater and offers our very young actors an opportunity to explore creative play, visual arts, movement and storytelling. Each session culminates in a family share where professional artist educators spin the story of a Shakespearean drama while guiding the campers through acting out the play.

Session 1: June 11-15
Session 2: June 18-22
Session 3: June 25-29
Session 4: July 2-6

Tuition: $295
Register Here

The Ringlings Ages 7-9
The Ringlings is a two-week day camp for youth. New friendships are forged as campers explore all aspects of theatre and fun through games, competitions, and rehearsals. Campers build their own Shakespearean production to be performed as the culminating event of the camp for an audience of family, friends and public.

Session 1: June 11-22
Session 2: June 25-July 6
Session 3: July 9-20

Tuition: $395
Register Here

The Nobles Ages 10-11
The Nobles is a two-week camp experience based in theatre with fun in mind. Our campers will explore the world of Shakespeare through basic concepts of theatre and acting. They will create theatre crafts, play theatre games and compete in a camp-wide color war. The campers will produce their own Shakespearean performance as a culminating event for friends and family.

Session 1: June 11-22
Session 2: June 25-July 6
Session 3: July 9-20

Tuition: $395
Register Here

The Revelers Ages 12-14
The Revelers experience allows our campers to know what it means to be an actor. Not only will they engage in movement, text, and voice workshops, but they will also dabble in improvisation and stagecraft as well. Through daily games and competitions, the Revelers will act as leaders to our younger campers. Daily rehearsals encourage ensemble building and teamwork while allowing individual actors to grow and explore at their own pace.

Session 1: June 11-June 29
Session 2: July 2- July 20

Tuition: $495
Register Here

Camp Shakespeare in Frankfort 
at Liberty Hall Historic Site
June 4-8, & 11-15   9am-4pm

Through theatre games and improvisation, instructor Keith McGill will lead campers through an exploration of some of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.    This 2-week camp experience will allow young performers to continue to build their acting skills through exercises in character building and teamwork.  The program will culminate in a performance for family and friends which will allow our campers to shine utilizing their newly acquired skills.

Tuition $395
Register Here

The Players: High School Conservatory- Ages 15-18

This 7-week program is the full theatre experience for any high school student with a bent for Shakespeare and the performing arts. Beyond performance, workshops in all areas of production, from acting to directing, set construction, costuming, and stage management will be offered. This experience will allow them to take complete ownership of the culminating production of Measure for Measure. Learn More

Players’ Extended Program:

Two-Week Monologue and Scene Study Workshop
This 2-week intensive workshop will allow our most passionate participants to refine their craft with our professional artist residents. Students will have the chance to perfect that monologue – contemporary or classical – for auditions. Each performer will be assigned an acting partner and scenes will be distributed and rehearsed, culminating in a showcase for invited guests.

June 4-15

Tuition: $395
Register Here

June 11 – July 13

The Louisville Ballet School offers a distinguished youth program in dance. Our youth workshops are designed to develop coordination, musicality, and kinetic awareness, as well as to instill a love for dance and the arts. The experience and awareness instilled from participation in dance as a child will build skills valuable for a lifetime.

A variety of classes are available and all take place in our St. Matthews studios, located at 4121 Shelbyville Road. Summer Dance Programs fill up rapidly, so please sign up early beginning March 1st to reserve your child’s place in class. A payment in full or a minimum 50% tuition deposit is due upon registration, and the remainder will be automatically deducted via credit card on June 1st.

Movement and Make Believe – (Level 1) – Ages 3-5

Enchanted Journeys – (Level 2) – Ages 6-8

Dance Discovery Workshop – (Level 3) – Ages 8-13

Young Dancer Intensive Workshop – (Level 4) – Ages 11-16

Registration begins March 1!

You are welcome to submit your Registration Form via email to school@louisvilleballet.org, by fax to 502.583.0006, in-person at our studios (please note Studio Hours) or by mail. Please keep in mind that classes do tend to fill quickly, so please submit your registration early to reserve your child’s spot in class.

For information about the Summer Intensive Program for pre-professional training, please click here.

The Louisville Youth Choir, artist in residence at Sacred Heart School for the Arts, is offering two summer day camps for singers in rising grades 4 through 12 from July 23-27.

The Bella Voce Camp

For serious solo singers who will be entering grades 9 through 12 in the fall. The camp curriculum will include the study of vocal literature, vocal pedagogy, diction and theory. Students will receive two private voice lessons with principal teacher, Terri E. Foster, and students will have two master class opportunities with guest faculty.. A singer assessment may be required.

The Summer Vocal Camp

Taught by Dr. Louie L. Bailey, is intended for students entering grades 4 through 8 in the fall. This day camp will include daily choir rehearsals, music theory, group voice instruction, audition preparation and rhythm. No audition is required.

Each camp is $225 and will conclude with a closing concert on Friday, July 27. The camp fee includes breakfast, lunch, a snack, camp materials and a t-shirt. The camps will be held at Sacred Heart School for the Arts, Angela Hall, bldg. 17, 3105 Lexington Rd, on the Ursuline Campus.

The registration deadline is July 13. For more information, call 502-896-5859. Registration forms and additional information can be found at www.louyouthchoir.org.

Mail completed registration form and camp fees to:

Terri Foster
Louisville Youth Choir
3105 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206

Louisville Youth Choir, a nonprofit performing arts organization, was established in 1967 to create a passion for singing among young people. LYC annually draws over 100 youth from throughout the metropolitan area, and its musical repertoire includes many styles and cultures, including major classics and modern works, often performed with soloists and orchestras. Open auditions are held seasonally throughout the year, and weekly rehearsals culminate in more than five public performances annually. The Choir’s goal is to enhance musical education and performance experiences for students throughout the region and currently includes students from approximately 50 area public, private and Catholic schools. www.louyouthchoir.org

The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet provides operation support funding for The Louisville Youth Choir Inc. with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sacred Heart School for the Arts (SHSA), fully-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, provides opportunities for students of all ages either to pursue careers in the arts or to enrich their lives through music, dance, drama or visual art. SHSA classes encourage students to explore meanings, associations and interpretations of their encounters with the arts. In addition to its after-school tuition-based classes, SHSA provides arts instruction through an arts integration program as part of the school day for schools on the Ursuline Campus. In 2007, Sacred Heart Schools welcomed the renowned Louisville Youth Choir as artist in residence to SHSA. Sacred Heart School for the Arts is a member of Sacred Heart Schools and is sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. www.sacredheartschools.org/arts/.

From Emily Wessel   -   Emily’s involvement with the Louisville Youth Choir has introduced her to a whole new circle of friends from across the city. It has exposed her to music and song that has given her unbelievable experiences. The sound of these beautiful young voices signing together is amazing. Pam loves being the proud mama sitting in the audience. She had her final performance this past Sunday and will really miss this group and will be forever grateful for the opportunity to be a part of it.

Rose & Michelle at Wells Fargo

From Rose Welker   -   When my 4 children were young, it was always exciting for them to attend the various functions supported by the Fund. They enjoyed musical performances, plays and other outings all through their early school years with the only cost being transportation to the event. While in high school, my granddaughter was the recipient of a scholarship from the Fund for the Louisville Youth Orchestra. Her dad has lost his job as so many others during the recession and the Fund stepped up which allowed her to continue in the orchestra. She is continuing her music career throughout college and will be studying in Vienna this summer. I can’t praise the Fund for the Arts enough. I know my donation goes for a good cause.

From Walt Zolla   -   When Matthew was (8) he started developing a love for acting and singing. He started performing in some basic musicals at his school until he was encouraged to audition at Music Theatre of Louisville and the Kentucky Opera. We have been more than pleased with the professional quality of these two organizations and his musical career has blossomed through his association with them. To-date, Matthew has performed in four MTL and six Kentucky Opera performances and sang several times with the Louisville Youth Orchestra. Without the support of the Fund For the Arts, Matthew would not have had the opportunity to be part of these ‘arts” organizations in our city. Matthew asks for your continued support, not only through the annual campaign, but also by attending the quality performances of its recipients.