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Kentucky Humanities Announces Leadership Transition: Executive Director Bill Goodman Retires, Kay Madrick Named Interim Executive Director

Marianne December 3, 2025 No Comments

Kentucky Humanities today announced the retirement of Executive Director Bill Goodman, who has led the organization with distinction since 2017. Under Goodman’s leadership, Kentucky Humanities expanded its statewide programs, strengthened…

Stranger with a Camera: A benefit Screening for Kentucky Humanities

Marianne September 14, 2025 No Comments

Twelve Lions Film Festival, The Kentucky Theatre, and Appalshop are proud to kick off this year’s Twelve Lions Film Festival with a fundraising event in support of the Kentucky Humanities,…

Kentucky Humanities Brings Smithsonian’s “Americans” to Communities Across the Commonwealth

Marianne August 18, 2025 No Comments

Kentucky Humanities in partnership with the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS), will tour Americans, across the state, offering Kentuckians an opportunity to explore the power of national symbols, stories, and…

Kentucky Humanities Announces 2025 Great Reads from Great Places Selections for National Book Festival

Marianne July 3, 2025 No Comments

The Kentucky Center for the Book, a part of Kentucky Humanities, is proud to announce the Commonwealth’s selections for the 2025 Great Reads from Great Places initiative, a program of…

NEH & Kentucky Humanities Targeted by DOGE

Marianne April 14, 2025 No Comments

On Wednesday, April 2, Kentucky Humanities received notice from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that our federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been terminated…

Kentucky Humanities Announces 2025 Kentucky Reads

Marianne March 31, 2025 No Comments

Kentucky Humanities has selected Savory Memories edited by L. Elisabeth Beattie (now Linda Elisabeth LaPinta), for its 2025 Kentucky Reads. The novel will serve as a focal point for community-wide…

Kay Madrick Joins Kentucky Humanities Team

admin March 12, 2025 No Comments

Kentucky Humanities is pleased to announce the appointment of Kay Madrick as its new Development Director. Madrick, a seasoned fundraising professional from Louisville, brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit…

Kentucky Humanities to Bring Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Americans to the Commonwealth

admin March 12, 2025 No Comments

The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS), in cooperation with Kentucky Humanities, will bring Americans, an exhibit that explores stories that highlight how deeply intertwined American Indians are in the culture of…

Expanding the Celebration of the National Book Festival to Kentucky

admin June 25, 2024 No Comments

In an exciting development for literary enthusiasts and young readers across the state, the celebration of the National Book Festival is expanding to Kentucky. This year, the festival is set…

Bring the Smithsonian to Your Community

admin May 7, 2024 No Comments

Kentucky Humanities invites museums, libraries, and historical societies in towns of fewer than 25,000 residents to host the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, Americans. Beginning August 2025, Kentucky Humanities will bring…

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