The Kentucky Performing Arts (KPA) program, KPA Spaces for All, is now accepting application for the 2025/2026 season, events occurring between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.  KPA Spaces for all offers community-based artists and organizations an opportunity to obtain rental assistance in its family of venues: The Kentucky Center (Whitney Hall, Bomhard Theater and MeX Theater), the Brown Theatre, and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. Through this initiative, KPA helps to ensure local, qualifying organizations can successfully afford KPA venues at reduced rental rates. Applications for these awards are due 90 days prior to the event date.
 
In its initial year (2024/2025 season), KPA Spaces for All provided assistance for projects featured a youth orchestra, youth percussionists, a barbershop harmony group, a book author presenting a book talk and signing, a youth hip hop group performing for school students, a play inspired by an interview with a teacher who survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and two dance groups.  2024/2025 participants:
 
• Louisville Youth Orchestra - Orchestra performance
• Louisville Leopard Percussionists - The “Big GIG” 
• ShPIel Performing Arts Play - ROOM 1214 by Michelle Kholos Brooks
• HHN2L (The Real Young Prodigys) - T’d Up Showcase 
• Flamenco Louisville - Flamenco Louisville Student Showcase
• Great River Voices/part of Barbershop Harmony Society - Home is Where the Heart is
• Ambo Dance - The Invisible String and The Invisible String, Jr.
• Dr. Kaila Story - The Rainbow Ain’t Never Been Enuf
 
Organizations seeking funding from KPA Spaces for All must have an operating budget of $500,000 or less and meet at least one of several requirements including: being a registered 501(c)3, being mission based, representing and serving youth or historically underrepresented communities, or presenting underrepresented art forms.  Additional Applicants who have received funding from KPA in the past year are eligible, however, any additional funding must be for a unique project. For more information and requirements, visit THE KPA SPACES FOR ALL WEBPAGE.
 
Awards from KPA Spaces for All will range from $1,500 to $5,000. These awards are for a single, arts-based project to be presented in a KPA venue. Awards may be used toward overall venue expenses, including rental cost, production equipment and labor, venue staffing and security costs. Funds will be applied at settlement and can only be used to support facility expenses.
 
Applications for KPA Spaces for All are open and ongoing, but requests must be submitted at least 90 days in advance of show/event dates.
 
Box Office 502-584-7777
 
Messages from KPA Spaces for All Recipients
 
“As a small nonprofit organization with a shoestring budget, Spaces for All allowed us to really level up the quality of our work by giving us access to a high quality space that not only elevated the artwork itself, but also took a massive weight off of our shoulders as creators and directors.” - Amberly M. Simpson, Artistic Director, Ambo Dance Theatre
 
“We also really appreciated the support from Spaces for All - another way in which you made the experience as frictionless as possible so that we could concentrate on our artform and our student performers.” -  Diana Dinicola, Flamenco Louisville
 
“The way KPA staff handle the students, buses, and all the logistics is simply amazing.  We simply could not do this education concert without KPA’s support.” - Matthew Vanover, Executive Director, Louisville Youth Orchestra
 
“We are deeply grateful for the Spaces for All Fund and the vital opportunities it provides to small nonprofits like ours.” – Caroline Taylor, Louisville Leopard Percussionists
 
“My book talk event with state senator, Keturah Herron at the MeX theater on 5/29/25 was absolutely amazing! I really appreciate Rheonna Thorton for mentioning the opportunity to me and connecting me with folks at KPA to ensure that it was as amazing as it was!!!” – Dr. Kaila Story, University of Louisville