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WUKY's weekly feature covering the arts and events in Central Kentucky and beyond. You can hear it every Thursday at 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.

The ArtBeat

WUKY's weekly feature covering the arts and events in Central Kentucky and beyond.  You can hear it every Thursday at 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. We also hope to kick off a community calendar for arts events. You can submit eventshere.

Stay tuned to this space as we bring you more details in the coming weeks.

For now, you can stream our past segments below. Enjoy!

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Joe Conkwright chats with Colleen O'Connor Olson about her book on Mammoth Cave Curiosities

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Joe Conkwright talks to LexArts President and CEO Nan Plummer and Community Arts Director Nathan Zammeron about an upcoming Arts Showcase Weekend March 17-19

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Joe Conkwright talks with Lexington author Crystal Wilkinson about her latest novel, Birds of Opulence, which continues to garner national acclaim.

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Karyn Czar tells us about Woodford County Theater's "Girl Project"

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Reporter Taylor Hubbard talks with three Kentucky artists whose work is part of Nasty Women Kentucky, a new exhibit with origins ripped from the headlines.

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February 9, 2017 - Author Rion Scott introduces us to his PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize-nominated short story collection Insurrections.

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February 3, 2017 - The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame inducts five new honorees, including Barbara Kingsolver and Gayl Jones

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January 26, 2017 - Lexington Chamber Orchestra & the Lexington Music Awards