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2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Award Recipients

Post By: The SKyPAC
Date: January 9, 2020

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923, when Scholastic Founder, Robbie Robinson, started the program as a way to honor the creative achievement of high school students. Some things have changed with the Awards over the years—new categories like Comic Art and Video Game Design—but a few things have not. First is freedom of expression! The Scholastic Awards places no limitations on content; students are free to pursue any idea or topic in…

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BG OnStage joins the SKyPAC family!

Post By: The SKyPAC
Date: December 13, 2019

During a press conference and logo unveiling held on Thursday, December 12, inside the lobby of the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC), officials announced plans to expand SKyPAC’s youth education outreach as part of an acquisition of BG OnStage, a pillar in the youth community theatre world. The move, scheduled to take place in January 2020, will unite BG OnStage’s highly revered theatre lineup with pre-existing content at SKyPAC, which has an annual outreach to more than 15,000 youth…

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Women Who Advocate, Create, and Dominate

Post By: The SKyPAC
Date: September 19, 2019

Organized by Megan Meredith and Andee Rudloff Women Who Advocate, Create, and Dominate is an art exhibition September 9th – November 9th, 2019 in SKyPAC’s Main Gallery. The show consists of expressive works from 1st or 2nd generation immigrant/refugee women currently residing in Kentucky. Each have their own story to tell and provide insights into their cultures and/or traditions through their creations. The artwork displayed defy gender stereotypes within the artist’s own prospective region and traditions. This show will promote…

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SKyPAC Announces 2019-2020 CURTAINS UP! Recipients

Post By: The SKyPAC
Date: August 19, 2019

The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019-2020 SKyPAC Curtains Up! program. In keeping with SKyPAC’s mission to provide exceptional experiences through the arts, Curtains Up! offers K-12 schools within the 10 county South Central Kentucky service area the opportunity to apply for free rental space and equipment usage in one of SKyPAC’s three performance venues. Four schools are selected to participate annually and will showcase their choice performance for the school…

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