Paducah, Kentucky - Artists Relocation Program

This post will be in haste, as I prepare for a long drive to the Bay Area. I still have friends there, but the "artists warehouse" is rapidly becoming an endangered species.

Just wanted to post information about the "ARTIST'S RELOCATION PROGRAM" of Paducah, Kentucky. The powers that be in Paducah came up with the extraordinary idea of inviting artists to relocate to their small city, and offered many incentives, including incentives on buying and renting property. The result, from all I hear, is a lively, evolving arts community.

Last year I was in Carbondale, Illinois, for a conference at the Univ. of Illinois. Paducah is not more than 40 miles away, and although I didn't drive down to Paducah, I heard a great deal about it. And I personally enjoyed the friendliness, and beauty, of that part of the country.

http://paducaharts.com/about.php