{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-153.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 153.210","heading":"Definitions for KRS 153.210 to 153.235.","body":"As used in KRS 153.210 to 153.235:\n(1) The term \"the arts\" means endeavors which involve the application of skills or\npractice of esthetic principles or theories in the expression of beauty in form, color,\nsound, speech, or movement with a desired end of creating objects of imagination\nor taste for their own sake and without relation to the utility of the object produced.\nIf the above stated criteria are met, the term \"the arts\" may include, but is not\nlimited to, the following specific activities: music (all forms, and instrumental or\nvocal), dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, painting, sculpture, photography,\ngraphic and craft arts, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television,\nradio, tape and sound recording, and the arts related to the presentation,\nperformance, execution, and exhibition of major art forms.\n(2) The term \"production\" means plays (with or without music), ballet, dance and\nchoral performances, concerts, recitals, operas, exhibitions, readings, motion\npictures, television, radio, tape and sound recordings, an d any other activities\ninvolving the execution or rendition of the arts in the Commonwealth, and meeting\nthe standards that may be approved by the council hereinafter established by KRS\n153.210 to 153.235.\n(3) The term \"project\" means any programs organized to carry out the purposes of KRS\n153.210 to 153.235, including programs to foster Kentucky's artistic creativity, to\ncommission works of art with a pertinence to Kentucky, to create opportunities for\nresidents of the Commonwealth to develop artistic tale nts when carried on as a part\nof a program otherwise included in this definition, and to develop and enhance\npublic knowledge and understanding in the Commonwealth of the arts. It also\nincludes, where appropriate, the rental, purchase, or other acquisition  of real\nproperty or any interest therein, and the rental, purchase, or other acquisition of\nequipment, supplies, materials, and other personal property.\n(4) The term \"workshop\" means a production, the primary purpose of which is to\nencourage the artistic development of amateur, student, or other nonprofessional\nparticipants who are residents of the Commonwealth.\n(5) The term \"group\" may include any state or other public agency, and any nonprofit\nsociety, institution, organization, association, museum, or e stablishment in\nKentucky, whether or not incorporated.","path":["KRS Chapter 153"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2458","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:50Z","sha256":"650775ce5db66b62ea40e51d028e436f3e738934b541fca2b12b93b6f9f4817f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-153.180","next":"us-ky/krs-153.215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}