KPA at Home goes STATEWIDE with KY RUX and Black Soil: Our Better Nature

The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange is happy to partner with Kentucky Performing Arts and Black Soil: Our Better Nature on the "KPA at home" series. Throughout the month of June, #KYRUX is working across Kentucky's regions to feature a series of performances and conversations that uplift the diverse culture and artistic excellence of the Commonwealth. 

We selected four regional partners to invite artists to share their region's distinctive flavor: Singletary Center for the Arts, Appalshop, The Carnegie, and Kentucky Folklife Program. We travelled the state from the rolling Bluegrass to the Mississippi delta, and touched down on Black Mountain and the banks of the Ohio. We welcomed 23 guest artists to the virtual stage, including:

Central Kentucky, produced by the Singletary Center for the Arts
Raleigh Dailey
Hong Shao
Warren Byrom
Silverware
David Napier (Episode 1 of ROOTED)

Eastern Kentucky, produced by Appalshop
Kenny Miles of Wayne Graham
John Haywood
Bennie Massie
Jenny Williams
Chef Indego (Episode 2 of ROOTED)

Northern Kentucky, produced by The Carnegie
Je’Shaun Jackson
J. Evelyn
Tony Springs
Harmony Haze
Key and the Boys (Episode 3 of ROOTED)

Western Kentucky, produced by Kentucky Folklife Program
KPA at Home: Samuel Hawkins + Clifton Davis
Willie Hurston
Alonzo Pennington
Hotel Metropolitan Tour with Ms. Betty Dobson (Episode 4 of ROOTED)

#KPAatHome Finale: Harry Pickens

Each Saturday, Black Soil: Our Better Nature hosted ROOTED: Black Expressions from the Commonwealth to uplift the cultural and agricultural contributions of black Kentuckians in each region. Thank you for tuning in to our month long celebration of Kentucky arts and culture with #KPAatHome!

The series is made possible through generous support from Brown Forman Distillery, Commonwealth Credit Union and the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Culture Cabinet.