Louisville, KY (March 10, 2026) — Fund for the Arts will present the third annual Celebration of the Arts on April 11, 10 am – 3 pm in Christy’s Garden at Paristown Arts and Culture District.
Celebration of the Arts is a FREE performance village featuring local performing and engagement artists as part of Paristown’s Spring into Derby Art Market, with music, dancing, onstage and live artmaking and engagement activities for guests offstage—all from local artists and arts organizations.
“Our community has such a rich tapestry of artists; bringing local performers and other artists to Christy’s Garden to enrich the Art Market experience was a no brainer,” said Brett Shepherd, Interim President and CEO of Fund for the Arts. “We’re so grateful to the artists, our partners at Paristown, and our sponsors for their enthusiasm and support for Celebration of the Arts.”
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:
Onstage Performances:
- 10 am – na Skylark
- 10:30 am – FaithWORKS Performing Arts
- 11 am – Ambo Dance Theatre
- 11:30 am – Move. Listen. See.
- 12 pm – Keen Dance Theatre
- 12:30 pm – Louisville Folk School
- 1 pm – DESTINED Dance
- 1:30 pm – Louisville Academy of Music
- 2 pm – Louisville Ballet
- 2:30 pm – Flamenco Louisville
Engagement and Artmaking:
- 10 am – 12:30 pm
- Little Loomhouse
- KMAC Contemporary Art Museum
- Jabani Bennett
- 12:30 pm – 3 pm
- Lana Dean Helm Poetry
- Louisville Visual Art
Click here for images from Celebration of the Arts 2025.
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Celebration of the Arts is supported by Churchill Downs and Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. Media sponsorship is provided by the Courier-Journal.
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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