Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE LIVING ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER INSPIRES PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES BY ENGAGING AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION, AND CREATIVITY.
INSPIRE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.
FOR OVER 52 YEARS, THE LIVING ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER (LASC) HAS PROVIDED YEAR-ROUND CREATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES. LOCATED IN THE INNER-CITY OF DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY THE LASC IS LOCATED IN A HISTORIC BUILDING, THE KINKEAD HOUSE, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1847 BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ATTORNEY, GEORGE KINKEAD. IN 1970, DESCENDANTS OF THE KINKEADS' LOANED THE HOUSE TO THE LASC TO USE FOR PROGRAMS AND IN 1981, THE KINKEAD FAMILY DONATED THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS TO THE ORGANIZATION. LASC OPENED THE LUCILLE CAUDILL LITTLE DISCOVERY CENTER, AN 11,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC KINKEAD HOUSE IN 2016. THE NEW FACILITY INCLUDES A PERMANENT PLANETARIUM, A TEACHING KITCHEN, A DIGITAL ART STUDIO, A RECORDING STUDIO AND A CHILDREN'S ART GALLERY. THE LASC SERVES THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CITY, AND THE ENTIRE CENTRAL KENTUCKY REGION.THE LASC PRESENTS NUMEROUS AND VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THEIR OWN FACILITY AS WELL AS IN SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND IN OTHER PUBLIC SETTINGS SUCH AS THE FARMER'S MARKET, LATINO FESTIVAL, MAYFEST, AND OTHER CITY-WIDE EVENTS.PROGRAMS PROVIDED:CLASSES: OVER 400 CLASSES ARE PROVIDED EACH YEAR AT THE LASC FOR STUDENTS 18-MONTHS OLD UP TO ADULTS. CLASSES ARE HELD INCLUDING PAINTING, DRAWING, SCULPTURE, DIGITAL ART, ANIMATION, ILLUSTRATION, FIBER ARTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ART, AND MUCH MORE. ALL CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS. FREE PARTICIPATORY ART CLASSES ARE PROVIDED TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SERVING ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND OFTEN PROVIDE THE ONLY ART EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. EACH YEAR, ABOUT 10 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES ARE SERVED THROUGH THE LASC'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS.EXHIBITS: THE LASC PRESENTS 15-20 ART EXHIBITS EACH YEAR IN THEIR KINKEAD GALLERY, GLO GALLERY, CHILDREN'S ART GALLERY AND ATRIUM GALLERY. THESE EXHIBITS FOCUS PRIMARILY ON KENTUCKY ARTISTS, THOUGH OCCASIONALLY LARGER SHOWS ARE HELD THAT INCLUDE ARTISTS FROM A FIVE STATE REGION. THE EXHIBITS ARE UNIQUE IN THAT THEY ALSO INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIEWERS TO TOUCH, FEEL, AND CREATE ARTWORK IN THE SAME MEDIUM THAT IS EXHIBITED. THE LASC PRESENTS A DISCOVERY EXHIBIT THAT FOCUSES ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE AND PROVIDES PARTICIPATORY FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS FOR VISITING SCHOOL GROUPS AND OTHER YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.SCHOOL PROGRAMS: THE LASC PROVIDES NUMEROUS IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRIMARILY FOR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE HIGH PERCENTAGES OF AT-RISK STUDENTS. SOME PROGRAMS ARE MULTI-WEEK, OTHERS MAY INCLUDE ONE OR TWO DAY VISITS TO SPECIFIC CLASSES. ONE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDES SCIENCE EXPLORERS WHICH PROVIDES 12-WEEKS OF CREATIVE, AFTER-SCHOOL SCIENCE IN FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES THE STUDENTS, THEIR TEACHERS, AND AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER, THE STUDENTS' FAMILIES,IN PARTICIPATORY, HANDS-ON EXPLORATION IN SCIENCE. THROUGH FUNDING FROM PNC, THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED AT NO-CHARGE TO THE SCHOOLS OR STUDENTS.LASC PRESENTED URBAN ECOLOGY FOR ALL FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS IN FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HUMAN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN HELPING TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES ABOUT THE EARTH. THE LASC PROVIDES SPECIAL AFTER SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC SCHOOLS AND ARE FREQUENT GUESTS FOR ART DAYS AND PARENT EVENINGS AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS EACH YEAR.COMMUNITY EVENTS: THE LASC PRESENTS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL PRESENTS RELATED ART EXHIBITS, AND AN EVENING EDUCATIONAL FESTIVAL THAT SHOWCASES THE MANY ART FORMS, FOOD TRADITIONS, MUSIC, DANCING AND ALTAR DISPLAYS OF THIS COLORFUL LATIN AMERICAN HOLIDAY. THE LASC PRESENTS FAMILY FUN DAY, ANNUALLY, THE LAST SATURDAY IN APRIL. THIS EVENT IS A FREE DAY OF HANDS ON ART AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.WOW, WONDERS ON WHEELS: THE LASC TAKES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INTO SCHOOLS WHICH INCLUDE TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE NINE INTERACTIVE ART AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS A DIGITAL DISCOVERY DOME, MOBILE PLANETARIUM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Fariba Timaji | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Spires | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deata Sexton-Gregory | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Rudzik | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Newman-Suter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Saralyn Kingslover | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sherita Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel King | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Whitney Kegley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Hughley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Hern | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Markus Cross | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kalen Bruce | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paige Bensing | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Adamson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Keleigh Arnett | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Anna Claire Skinner | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Coleman | PAST PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Bethany Denning | PRESIDENT-ELECT AND DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Renee Shepherd | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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