Sculptural artwork at the site is by Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, John Chamberlain, Jean Dubuffet and others.

Attendees included Charlton Heston, Diane Sawyer and Lily Tomlin.

[2] In 1984 the center hosted one of the U.S. presidential election debates between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale.

For example, the center has an education department, with programs for children and adults that travel into all corners of Kentucky.

Programs include: Kentucky Performing Arts also administers programs that assist and teach teachers in bringing the arts into the classroom, such as: Kentucky Performing Arts also provides access services that make the theater experience possible for patrons with disabilities.