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Kentucky Artisan Center honors State's history

CM 7 county area artists David Waltz, Gradyville, Adair County, and Pat Ritter, Burkesville, Cumberland County, KY, are among 51 participants in the exhibit
A meet-the-artist reception for this exhibit, 'Artists Celebrate Kentucky's History'. is open to the public and will be held on 12:30pm-2pmCT/1:30pm-3pmET, Sunday, March 26, 2017, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center, 200 Artisan Way, Berea, KY. The center's exhibits, shopping and travel information areas are open daily, year-round, 8am-5pmCT/9am-6pmET, and the cafe is open from 8am-3pmCT/9am-4pmET. Admission is free.

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The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea will honor the 225th Anniversary of Kentucky becoming a state in 2017, with the exhibit 225: Artists Celebrate Kentucky's History.

Kentucky has always cherished its history. The preservation of Kentucky stories, places and traditions has shaped its culture today. This exhibit includes 60 works by 51 Kentucky artists who have recorded and celebrated numerous facets of Kentucky's rich 225-year history.



These works capture the essence of Kentucky - including its historical places, people, events, state commerce, agriculture and the state's unique flora and fauna. Accompanied by written stories and histories in each artist's words, this exhibit entices the viewer visually and verbally.

Covering Kentucky history from 1775 to the present, this exhibit includes portraits of famous Kentuckians from Daniel Boone to Mohammed Ali.

Viewing this exhibit brings Kentucky history to life with sculptures, images and words from 51 Kentucky artists.

Participating artists include: Lydia Allen, Pewee Valley; Johanna Argo, Louisville; Robert Berger, Berea; Bill Berryman, Winchester; Sylvia Brestel, Louisville; Sarah Stopenhagen Broomfield, Berea; Elizabeth Brown, Mt. Sterling; Marianne Brown, Lawrenceburg; Cara Haney Clark, Ashland; Angela Comperry, Hopkinsville; Julie Warren Conn, Lexington; Marlene Dennis, Louisville; Jeanette C. Dickison, Maysville; John Andrew Dixon, Danville; David Farmer, Danville; Jack Fifield, McKee; Linda Fifield, McKee; Lu Fuller, Maysville; Norman Green, Danville; John Hendrickson, Louisville; Robert Hunt, Richmond; Sallie Clay Lanham, Frankfort; Frank Lyne, Adairville; Alison Lyne, Adairville; Margo Marquette, Nicholasville; Marianna McDonald, Lexington; Mark Miller, Lexington; Alan Mills, Berea; Lonnie and Twyla Money, East Bernstadt; Louie Northern, Mount Vernon; Kathleen O'Brien, Harrodsburg; Anna Marie Pavlik, Frankfort; Patricia Ritter, Burkesville; Judy Rosenfield, Louisville; Melvin Rowe, Sulphur; Marilyn Sadler, Versailles; Jim Sams, London; Mark A. Selter, Lebanon; Wyatt Severs, Murray; Peggy Sherry, Somerset; Carol Shutt, Hillsboro; Sarah Cobb Spradlin, Paris; Elizabeth Clare Taylor, Bardstown; Tonya Vance, Lexington; Cathy Vigor, Lexington; Carl Von Fischer, Mount Vernon; David Waltz, Columbia; Steve White, Maysville; LaVon Williams, Lexington, and Elizabeth Worley, Lexington.

The center currently features works by more than 750 artisans from more than 100 counties across the Commonwealth. The exhibit, "Reveal: Don Ament and Joyce Garner" is on display in the lobby through April 30, 2017. For more information about the center's events call 859-985-5448, go to the center's website, or visit the center's Facebook page.


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KY Artisan Center Honors State's History: 'Cane' by Mark Selter



2017-03-24 - Kentucky Artisan Center, 200 Artisan Way, Berea, KY - Photo photo of painting by Mark A. Selter from Commonwealth News Center.
"Cane," by Mark A. Selter, a participant in for the exhibit, 'Artists Celebrate Kentucky's History'. A reception for participants in the exhibit is open to the public and will be held at 12:30pm-2pmCT/1:30pm-3pmET, Sunday, March 26, 2017, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center, 200 Artisan Way, Berea, KY. The center's exhibits, shopping and travel information areas are open daily, year-round, 8am-5pmCT/9am-6pmET, and the cafe is open from 8am-3pmCT/9am-4pmET. Admission is free.

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