Constance Grayson is an artist and a retired attorney having spent the latter part of her legal cereer as an advocate for children in the foster care system.
She recently started Kids Place Lex, Inc as a not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide free quality art classes for foster care children and at-risk youth in Fayette County and contiguous counties.
These classes are taught by art educators and professional artists. The goal is to provide activities wherein this youth demographic, who in many cases have suffered from unimaginable trauma and repeated displacement, are able to gain in self-confidence, learning problem solving and team-building abilities and developing some life skills required for successful adulthood as well as develop an appreciation of the arts.

To learn more, become a volunteer, register a student, or make a donation www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573689986693#

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Jacob Herrera Wachal is an artist and educator from Lexington, Kentucky, as well as a founding member of Liquified. Liquified is a performing arts collective specializing in projected time-based installations as an accompaniment to live music. Their performances are grounded in the techniques pioneered by avant-garde liquid light acts of the 1960’s such as Light Sound Dimension and The Holy See, who quickly found popularity when paired with acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, and the Grateful Dead.

As a way to celebrate the art form and the diversity of Lexington, Liquified is hosting a free-to-attend “immersive night market”, entitled “Syzygy” (sih-zih-jee). The event will feature a projection-mapped video installation, local musical acts accompanied by light artists each with a distinctive approach, vendor fair featuring artisans from a multitude of disciplines, and locally favored food trucks.

Syzygy will take place at the Lexington Art League on Friday, March 21st, from 5-10 PM.

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Kate Savage, host of Art Throb, engages in a vibrant discussion with Lee Carroll and Connie Milligan, co-founders of the Greenroom Exchange. Lee, a career musician, and Connie, a social worker passionate about social change, share their work with the nonprofit organization that brings international artists to the Bluegrass. They delve into their upcoming event featuring Kodo, a renowned Japanese Taiko drumming group. With a performance at the Singletary Center, Kodo, known for transcending cultural boundaries, embodies a unique musical experience steeped in rich tradition. Lee and Connie elaborate on Greenroom Exchange’s mission to foster cultural understanding and celebrate diversity through the universal language of music and art. A notable highlight includes their collaborative efforts to host artists from across the globe, further enriching Lexington's cultural landscape.

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