Louisville, KY (March 31, 2025) — Fund for the Arts is excited to host the second Celebration of the Arts on April 19, 10 am – 4 pm at Paristown Arts and Culture District.
Celebration of the Arts will be in Christy’s Garden as part of Paristown’s Spring Into Derby Art Market, with music, dancing, and theatrical arts onstage and craft and engagement activities offstage—all courtesy of local Louisville artists and arts organizations.
“We are so grateful to our partners and sponsors who have once again stepped up to bring these opportunities to life,” said Andre Kimo Stone Guess, Fund for the Arts President and CEO. “Paristown Spring Into Derby Art Market brings incredible visual artists from near and far, and we’re excited to partner with them to highlight the talent in the performing arts community right here in Louisville and Southern Indiana. These artists make this a vibrant place to live and work, and we are thrilled to get them in front of new, art-loving audiences as part of these events.”
Check out the full line up for Celebration of the Arts, chosen from artists/organizations by a community review panel from the Fund for the Arts’ Event Artist Application:
- 10:30 am – na Skylark
- 11:30 am – Kentucky Shakespeare
- 12 pm – Keen Dance Theatre
- 12:30 pm – UofL African American Theatre Department
- 1 pm – DESTINED Dance
- 1:30 pm – River Lotus Lion Dance
- 2 pm – Drag Daddy Productions
- 2:30 pm – Louisville Folk School
- 3 pm – Louisville Ballet
- 12:30 – 3:30 pm – The Little Loomhouse
Celebration of the Arts is presented by Churchill Downs, with additional support from Passport by Molina Healthcare and Brown-Forman.
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ABOUT FUND FOR THE ARTS
Fund for the Arts is a regional nonprofit with the mission to contribute to the overall health and well-being of our community by generating resources for, investing in, and supporting our local arts, artists, and arts organizations. The Fund envisions a healthy and vibrant community where everyone embraces the art that exists in our lives every day, everyone contributes to the well-being of our arts community, and it is understood that everyone belongs to the arts community. The organization facilitates the largest arts grant program in Greater Louisville and it conducts one of the two oldest united arts campaigns in the country. For more information, visit www.fundforthearts.org
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