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LexArt's New Leader: Ame Sweetall

Courtesy Ame Sweetall

A change in leadership at LexArts in the midst of a pandemic that has brought hardship to the arts community. WEKU’s Tom Martin talks with the new LexArts CEO and President Ame Sweetal. She succeeds Nan Plummer. They talk about a special Arts Resilience Initiative set up to support artists and arts organizations, whether LexArts will get to stay in its current location, and what about her new job gets Ame Sweetall rolling in the morning.

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