From Our Hands To Yours...
Kentucky Appalachian Craft Fair 2008
Mark your calendars:
June 28-29, 2008
Kentucky Appalachian Craft Fair
"Imagine being able to see and touch a diverse mixture of high-quality arts and crafts from throughout Southern and Eastern Kentucky - a treasure chest of one-of-a-kind pieces under one roof!"
The Center for Rural Development
Saturday (11am-6pm) & Sunday (12pm-5pm)
Somerset, Kentucky (at stoplight 15)
Telephone: 606-677-6000
Admission: $3.00 per person - daily
Hosted by the Kentucky Appalachian Craft Council, Appalachian Artisan Center, Arts of the Mountains, David Appalachian Crafts, Kentucky Communities Crafts, Morris Fork Crafts, Pine Mountain Arts & Crafts, Poor Folk Arts & Crafts, Red Bird Mission Crafts, Sheltowee Artisans, Bennett Center's Little Rock Cottage Crafts.
The Appalachian Artisan Center Hosts Artists’ Gathering 2008 - Building the Artists’ Community in Eastern Kentucky
The Appalachian Artisan Center is hosting Artists’ Gathering 2008: Building the Artists’ Community in Eastern Kentucky on Friday, April 11 through Saturday, April 12th. The Gathering begins on Friday evening with supper, round table discussions, networking and a dance with live music by Kentucky Wild Horse, followed by an open jam session.
Saturday will include a full day of workshops, a keynote speaker, resource booths, the 2008 Artists' Gathering Exhibit opening reception and opportunities for networking. This is a great way to learn about your fellow artists and art organizations in the region and beyond.
Topics for the Gathering will include: preparing for jurying; developing your artist statement; product development and presentation; how to handle commissions; event preparation and booth design; publishing options; marketing for performers; and a business and law question and answer session. Join us to learn all of these great tricks of the trade from professional artists and business people.
Presenters include Jamison Brumm - Jeweler, Judy Sizemore – Kentucky Arts Council Regional Outreach Director & Author, Pat Banks – Watercolor Artist, John Harrod – Kentucky Wild Horse Musician, Tonya Barkley – Marketing Specialist, Dean Osbourne- Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music Director & Musician, Larry Watson – Ceramicist, Mary Reed – Mixed Media Artist, Theresa Kibby – Jeweler and Bill Weinberg – Appalachian Artisan Center Board Chair & Attorney.
Registration fees range from $25 to $70 depending on the need for accommodations, and scholarships are available. Make plans now to join us in Hindman to celebrate the rebirth of spring in the mountains.
For more information contact the Appalachian Artisan Center at (606) 785-9855 or visit our website at www.artisancenter.net
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