Theo Edmonds Included in 2015 List of Southern Changemakers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jan. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- To create the list, Southern Living surveyed the region to find the movers-and-shakers who are shaping the South with community-minded ideas and projects.

Read Southern Living's full list http://www.southernliving.com/travel/people-changing-south-2015/view-all

About IDEAS 40203

IDEAS 40203 is America's first contemporary art chamber of commerce. IDEAS 40203 brings artists together with communities, corporations, policy makers and social entrepreneurs to intentionally leverage the power of the arts and artists in driving a broader agenda for positive social and economic change, equitable growth and sustainable transformation. For more information, visit  IDEASLouisville.com

Together with its sister organization, Residency Unlimited (Brooklyn, NY), IDEAS 40203 is a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts grantee for its XLerateART initiative.

Additionally, IDEAS 40203, together with another operational partner YouthBuild Louisville, also received a prestigious $250,000 ArtPlace America 2014 grant for its workforce development and job skills training initiative in Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood.