Imagine you are roaming the streets of Pikeville, Kentucky one summer day and you’re handed a set of spoons to make music with. You knock out a number ... Read This Post
Community Development
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Supports Flourishing Music Industry
Georgia, I love your big magnolia treesTexas, I love to feel the prairie breezeTennessee, you made me what I am todayBut it's got to be Kentucky for ... Read This Post
A Community Group Hosts “Courageous Conversations” and Celebrations of Diversity in Southeast KY
From social media posts promoting equal pay and autism acceptance to sharing free coloring books about Holi, a festival celebrated by people of Hindu ... Read This Post
TEDx Corbin
For the past decade or so, TED talks have been trending. That's because the goal of a TED Talk is to share about "ideas worth spreading." TED is a ... Read This Post
Three Days that will Shift Your World
In spring 2019, the AIR Institute of Berea College, in partnership with MACED and the Kentucky Arts Council, held a training for 10 Kentuckians ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Community in Eastern Kentucky
“Thursdays on the Triangle” in Hazard, Kentucky, kicked off its fifth year last week. This mini-festival hosted on Main Street in Hazard every other ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Tourism in Eastern Kentucky
Blanton Forest on Pine Mountain in Harlan County was identified by a state ecologist in the early 1990s as one of the most important natural ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: The Arts in Eastern Kentucky
This week marks the start of MACED’s new storytelling campaign, Appalachia’s New Day. Every day this week, we are featuring a story specific to a ... Read This Post
Appalachian Horse Industry Revival
Smokey Valley Farm is helping bring back a breed of horse all but lost following the Civil War: the Smokey Valley Horse. For generations prior to the ... Read This Post
Apply by April 15: Facilitators for AIR Shift Workshops
Are you interested in helping Kentucky communities grow local creative economies? Do you have a long-term vision for increasing the value of art and ... Read This Post
ARC Awards $12 Million in Kentucky
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently announced more than $12 million in funding through its POWER Initiative for Appalachian ... Read This Post
MACED Testifies at a Congressional Hearing about Climate Change
MACED was invited to testify at a February 12 congressional hearing titled “Climate Change: Preparing for the Energy Transition.” The hearing was ... Read This Post
