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05/12/2026

Spies, intrigue, and wily machinations! It's all part of the story of Kentucky's road to statehood, which we recently told with the help of our friends at KET - Kentucky Educational Television.

Kentucky Historical Society

We were just doing our thing -- shooting footage for , a new program from the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneursh...
04/29/2026

We were just doing our thing -- shooting footage for , a new program from the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship , when this creepy panda decided to show up. Oh well, at least kids everywhere can soon learn how to build a business by actually building one.

04/21/2026

And... it's showtime! We just wrapped "Make It, Save it, Share it, Spend it" -- the latest episode for Ms. Money's Classroom, a financial literacy resource created by Rockland Trust. Feel free to dance and sing along; we guarantee you'll pick up the lyrics pretty quickly. 🕺

04/01/2026

Recently, I was giving a talk to young college students. I happened to mention some work we did for PBS affiliate Thirteen WNET New York that animated an interview of Gloria Steinem. In it, Steinem talks about the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe. To my surprise, no one in the class knew who Gloria Steinem was, much less Marilyn Monroe. This feels like a loss...

The first rule of storytelling: Create a world you know. Some scenes from a recent location scout in Quebec for our upco...
03/12/2026

The first rule of storytelling: Create a world you know. Some scenes from a recent location scout in Quebec for our upcoming short film.

03/05/2026

As we move into election season, I was reminded of our work for Environmental Voter Project a few years back. They've grown since then, but their mission remains more vital than ever. Proud to have supported their work as they were getting started.


02/25/2026

In case you missed it, episode one of our art history series, The Unexplored, looks at early women painters from prehistory to the Baroque era. How are these artists, separated by a vast timespan, connected to each other? The answer is fascinating...

We're discovering fascinating stories from Kentucky's past with our friends at KET - Kentucky Educational Television . M...
02/19/2026

We're discovering fascinating stories from Kentucky's past with our friends at KET - Kentucky Educational Television . More soon...

Kentucky Historical Society

02/10/2026

The best art never advocates for certainty. Instead, it poses questions, opening the door to possibility. What then, are we asking in our short film, Azúcar?

02/04/2026

Super excited to share our latest for KET - Kentucky Educational Television. As the team worked on this, I was reminded again and again why art and creativity are such crucial and foundational skills for young learners, and young citizens of our age. Learn more about the series at PBS: https://loom.ly/0ZrSgUM

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