The School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) (Fayette County) has been named winner of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts’ Education Award. The Kentucky Arts Council and Gov. Steve Beshear will present the award to SCAPA at a public ceremony Oct. 20 in the Capitol Rotunda.

The Education Award is handed out for significant contributions to the arts in education and is awarded to a Kentucky individual, school, school district or organization annually.

SCAPA has provided students who are especially talented and/or interested in the arts the opportunity to develop and enhance their abilities since 1987.