Kentucky Crafted is an arts marketing program that provides assistance to visual and craft artists through networking, promotional and sales opportunities and business training.
The purpose of the program is to support professional visual and craft artists and promote a diverse selection of high quality art in Kentucky. In addition to being added to the Kentucky Crafted Directory, adjudicated visual and craft artists are eligible to exhibit at the Kentucky Crafted Market and other events sponsored by the program.
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 are eligible to apply. Applicants should have a well-developed body of work and some marketing experience.
Potential applicants should read through the complete application guidelines prior to starting their application.
The deadline to apply is Aug. 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Prior to the deadline prospective applicants are encouraged to attend one or more Q&A sessions, hosted on Zoom, where you can ask arts council staff questions about the application process. Please fill out this online form if you are interested in attending a Q&A session and we will email you information about when and how to join the conversation.
For more information about the Kentucky Crafted program, contact David Blevins at david.blevins@ky.gov or 502-892-3120.