Saving the ‘soul of a community’: UK Land-grant Engagement program preserves arts, culture through disaster preparedness

Saving the ‘soul of a community’: UK Land-grant Engagement program preserves arts, culture through disaster preparedness

When natural disasters strike — floods, tornadoes or fires — the damage is measured not just in infrastructure lost, but in the cultural memory that vanishes alongside it. Photographs, handmade quilts, historical archives and community art installations often represent the…

Saving the ‘soul of a community’: UK Land-grant Engagement program preserves arts, culture through disaster preparedness (University of Kentucky) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

University of Kentucky: Saving the ‘soul of a community’: UK Land-grant Engagement program preserves arts, culture through disaster preparedness. “Through a groundbreaking initiative led by the University of Kentucky, arts preparedness is emerging as a pillar of land-grant engagement. This collaborative effort unites Kentucky Community Arts Extension, part of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, with the Department of Arts A…