FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 8, 2013) — Twenty-one Kentucky artists have been accepted into the Kentucky Crafted Program, the Kentucky Arts Council’s marketing assistance program that supports artisans by providing opportunities to expand their professional careers and market reach.
Artists are adjudicated into the program based on artistic excellence and market readiness as determined by an independent panel of art and craft industry professionals.
“Artists in the Kentucky Crafted Program have kept the state on the forefront of the country’s art and craft scene for more than 30 years,” said Lori Meadows, arts council executive director. “I congratulate the new artists who were accepted into the program and look forward to seeing how their individual careers enhance the program in the future.”
The new artists are:
- Rod Austin, Calhoun
- Paul Ballard, Versailles
- Leslie Bowers, Louisville
- Katie Burke, Louisville
- Katie Clark, Lexington
- Julie Conn, Lexington
- Kathy Conroy, Pleasureville
- Richard Douglas Jr., Campbellsville
- Seth Green, Morehead
- Rick Griebenow, McKee
- Sarah Havens, Louisville
- Dean Hill, West Liberty
- Debra Klopp, Corbin
- Robert Love, Lexington
- Chris Plummer, Alexandria
- Walter Roycraft, Nicholasville
- Alexey Stiop, Georgetown
- Diana Thomas, Georgetown
- Susan Vanstone, Richmond
- Fritz Wolff, Nicholasville
- Jennifer Heller Zurick, Berea
In addition to marketing assistance, the Kentucky Crafted Program provides business training and exhibit opportunities to its members, such as inclusion in its online directory and exhibiting at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the arts council’s annual fine art and craft showcase.
Kentucky visual and craft artists can apply to be considered for the Kentucky Crafted Program on an annual basis. For more information about the program, contact Ed Lawrence at [email protected] or 502-564-3757 ext. 473.
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