Episode 61: The Winner's Circle, part 2

About this episode

This episode features interviews with Teddy Abrams and Sam McKinney, winners of the Governor's Awards in the Arts.

On this month's episode of the Kentucky Arts Cast, we'll meet with two winners of this year's Governor's Awards in the Arts. Visit with Teddy Abrams, winner of the 2025 National Award, and the Artist Award winner Sam McKinney.

People in this episode

Host: Kentucky Arts Council

Guests: Teddy Abrams, Sam McKinney

Topics covered

• Governor's Awards
• Kentucky arts
• visual arts
• artist recognition
• interviews

Keywords

• Teddy Abrams
• Sam McKinney
• Governor's Awards
• Kentucky Arts
• artist awards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kentucky Arts Council

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