KY COMMUNITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM

Persons from any community who wish to play an active role in documenting, conserving, and presenting their unique culture and traditions can be trained and certified as Kentucky Community Scholars.

The Community Scholar Program is a 6-week course conducted by the Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage and Jefferson County Public Schools. These sessions will meet Monday nights from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 16, 23). The registration fee is $35.

Participants in the program will learn to use oral history and folklife fieldwork to document their traditions and culture through a series of presentations, hands-on training, and working on a project of their choice. The workshop covers topics such as interviewing and photography techniques, research methods, ways of presenting cultural resources, archiving, grant-writing, and project development. By the end of the course, participants will know how to collect, interpret, present, and archive their research, ensuring that it will benefit their community for years to come. Participants will also begin research for a project about the Folklife or history of their community.

Graduates of the class are certified as Kentucky Community Scholars, a title that is recognized by several state and federal grant programs, and part of a network of over 150 Community Scholars across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

To apply for the program contact:
Amanda Hardeman
502-564-1792 ext 4555
amanda.hardeman@ky.gov