Kentucky Crafted Reviews

Kentuckycrafted.com is associated with the Kentucky Crafted Program, an initiative that provides assistance to Kentucky visual and craft artists through marketing, promotional opportunities, and arts business training. The program aims to support professional visual and craft artists and promote a diverse selection of high-quality art in Kentucky. Artists who are part of this program are eligible to exhibit at the Kentucky Crafted Market and other events sponsored by the program. The program also offers benefits such as use of the Kentucky Crafted logo, representation in the Kentucky Arts Council’s online Kentucky Crafted Directory, introductions to national wholesale marketing opportunities, and access to professional development through conferences, workshops, and new initiatives. To maintain eligibility, participants must remain full-time residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, actively produce and market adjudicated work, and complete an annual Creative Industry Report. The program is open to visual and craft artists who do original work in any medium, are full-time residents of Kentucky, and are 18 years of age or older. The Kentucky Crafted Program is guided by the Kentucky Arts Council's core values, and successful applications will embody these core values. The program's goals include identifying artists whose work shows artistic excellence and high-quality craftsmanship, helping Kentucky visual and craft artists market their work regionally, nationally, and internationally, encouraging the production of superb art and craft products, and promoting Kentucky as a leading producer of high-quality art and craft to enhance tourism and economic development. The Kentucky Crafted Market is a three-day event where more than 150 Kentucky Crafted and select out-of-state artists, musicians, and artisanal food producers make their finest work available to wholesale buyers and the general public. The Kentucky Crafted Program and the Kentucky Crafted Market are initiatives that aim to promote and support the arts in Kentucky, providing artists with opportunities for growth and development, and offering the public access to a diverse range of high-quality art and craft products.