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Here are some important resources available for craftspersons. We will add to the list as time goes by. If you have suggestions please feel free to send them.

Statewide Resources

Arts Kentucky
624 West Main Street
Louisville KY 40202
502-561-0701
www.artsky.org
Statewide membership organization for individual artists, performers, craftspeople, community and arts groups. Mission is to provide resources and tools for people who are working to improve their communities through the arts.

Kentucky Arts Council
300 W. Broadway, 2nd Fl.
Frankfort, KY 40601
888-833-2787
www.artscouncil.ky.gov
Provides technical assistance, resources, and grants to individual artists.

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
715 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-589-0102
www.kentuckyarts.org
Provides retail opportunities, exhibitions, and educational programs.

Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
P.O. Box 291
Berea, KY 40404
606-986-3192
www.kyguild.org
Craft membership organization that hosts spring and fall fairs.

The Kentucky School of Craft
59 Education Drive, P.O. Box 1497
Hindman, KY 41822
606-785-1055
The Kentucky School of Craft is a new professional crafts school affiliated with Hazard Community College and is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). The school is located in Hindman, Ky., a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. Hindman is known for its history of education and support of the crafts. The Kentucky School of Craft aspires to become a national and international model for craft education as part of community development, exemplary in its programs and outcomes. Its mission is "to train people to start and expand craft and craft-related businesses that create high-quality works based on the regional traditions of design and workmanship." Students at The Kentucky School of Craft will be able to obtain a variety of certificates and degrees through Hazard Community College. Courses of study in five media areas include jewelry/metals, wood, clay, blacksmithing and fibers.

Kentucky Appalachian Artisan Center
16 West Main Street
PO Box 833
Hindman, KY 41822
606-785-9855 or 800-246-7521 ext 73451
www.artisancenter.net
The Kentucky Appalachian Artisan Center is an artisan support and marketing center with the goal of "preserving our heritage by serving our artisans." They assist writers, storytellers, musicians, craftsmen and others carrying on traditional art forms.

Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
PO Box 280
975 Walnut Meadow Road
Berea, KY 40403
(859) 985-5448
www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov
The Artisan Center opened July 2003 and is expected to host 400,000 tourists each year. The $8 million center contains 20,000 square feet. The facility's offerings include crafts, music, art, books, and specialty foods for purchase, as well as on-site dining. In addition to the arts sales and showcase function, it provides arts education programs and serves as a tourism information center and Interstate rest stop.

The Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails
307 Whalin Technology Complex
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475
859-622-2334
www.kaht.net
The Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails showcase interesting places, exciting events, wonderful food and some of the state's finest artisans. The Trails are designed to provide an experience rich in local culture and scenic beauty. Explore quaint towns and rural byways, shop in artisan studios and enjoy the hospitality of bed and breakfast inns and regional restaurants. Developed by Eastern Kentucky University's Center for Economic Development, Entreprenuership and Technology (CEDET), an EDA University Center, with funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
The University of Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service's Family and Consumer Science Agents can provide information on Home-Based and Micro-Businesses, designed to address business challenges from decisions on a business idea to managing the ongoing business. Program content can be general business information or addressed to specific businesses, ie. bed & breakfast, craft, or food-related businesses. For information, and to locate your County Extension Agent, visit the UK Cooperative Extension Service website at www.ca.uky.edu/ces/

National Resources

Aid to Artisans, Inc.
331 Wethersfield Ave.
Hartford, CT 06114
860-974-3344
www.aidtoartisans.org
Aid to Artisans, a nonprofit organization, offers practical assistance to artisans world-wide, working in partnerships to foster artistic traditions, cultural vitality and community well-being.

American Craft Council
72 Spring Street
New York, NY 10019-4019
212-272-0630
www.craftcouncil.org
National, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. The Council supports the field through a bimonthly magazine American Craft, annual retail and wholesale shows, and a special library on contemporary craft, education grants, workshops, seminars and other services to the public.

Americans for the Arts
1000 Vermont Ave., N.W.
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-371-2830
www.artsusa.org
National membership organization for groups and individuals dedicated to advancing the arts and culture in communities across the United States. Founded by the American Council for the Arts (ACA), representing a broad network of arts supporters, patrons and business leaders, and the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (NALAA), the country's largest alliance of community arts organizations, Americans for the Arts strives to make the arts more accessible to every adult and child in America.

The Arts and Craft Society
www.arts-crafts.com
An online community dedicated to the Philosophy and Spirit of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Creative Capital
http://pd.creative-capital.org/
is a national nonprofit organization that supports artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the media, performing and visual arts, and in emerging fields. CREATIVE CAPITAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS are weekend retreats in various states, the goal of which is to provide a cohesive structure that will help artists to organize, plan, and sustain creative careers. These workshops use an integrated approach to cover the topics of marketing/public relations and fundraising with an emphasis on strategic planning for individual artists. The retreat aims to help artists break patterns of crisis management and increase satisfaction in their art practices and careers.
Creative Capital's 'Artists Toolbox' (http://toolbox.creative-capital.org/) is a resource-bank for artists, an annotated collection of career-resource sites. Creative Capital does not participate in link-exchanges, but instead recommends useful industry sites.

Mining Co.
http://artsandcrafts.about.com/business/artsandcrafts/ library/weekly/aa052099.htm
Provides information about Buying and Selling Crafts, business development, purchasing and online selling.

The National Endowment for the Arts - Folk and Traditional Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506
www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP05/Folk.html
Provides funding and support for folk art and crafts people.

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20005
www.nasaa-arts.org
Membership organization of the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies. Each of the 50 states and six jurisdictional governments has created an arts agency to support excellence in and access to the arts. Search this site for the agency nearest you.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
Box 838
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-229-2306
www.craftemergency.org
CERF provides immediate support to craftspeople suffering career-threatening emergencies such as fire, theft, natural disaster and illness.

Arts and Crafts Association of America
4888 Cannon Woods Ct.
Belmont, MI 49306
616-874-1721
artsandcraftsassoc.com
The Arts and Crafts Association of America is a national, nonprofit membership organization for the arts and crafts industry.

Magazine Resources

The Crafts Report
P.O. Box 1992
Wilmington, DE 19899-1992
800-777-7098
www.craftsreport.com
Business magazine for the crafts professional. Published monthly, TCR provides information on: marketing, growing your craft business, time management, studio safety, retail relationships, artist/retailer profiles, industry news and more. www.craftsreport.com/resources/medium.html is a link to medium-specific organizations.

American Style Magazine
The Rosen Group, Inc.
www.Americancraft.com
In 1995 The Rosen Group published the first issue of AmericanStyle magazine. The mission of the publication is to help inform craft enthusiasts and collectors about the significance of handcrafted objects of art. American Style magazine was launched to provide art lovers with valuable tips on décor, design and lighting ideas for everything from art glass to collectible teapots.

The Rosen Group provides marketing opportunities to help artists achieve success. Under 'Publications' you will find helpful resources available in print and links to popular craft art web sites.

Arts Across Kentucky
c/o Crystal Communications
2009 Family Circle Drive, Suite 3
Lexington, KY 40505
www.artsacrossky.com
Arts Across Kentucky is a quarterly four-color magazine dedicated to promoting the arts in and around the state. Published as a non-profit project by Crystal Communications, each issue is replete with articles and information about two-and three-dimensional visual artists; musicians and musical groups of all kinds; individual vocalists and singing ensembles; fiction writers, poets, and storytellers; regional and international travel and cuisine; and arts-related organizations of many different sizes.

Exhibition Opportunities

George Little Management LLC/Urban Expositions
10 Bank St.
White Plains, NY 10606
914-421-3285
www.glmshows.com
As the largest organizer of trade shows for consumer goods in the United States, George Little Management serves industries as diverse as textiles and hospitality. Best known for the highly successful series of gift shows on which the Company was founded.

Buyers Market of American Craft
The Rosen Group, Inc.
www.americancraft.com/buyers_market/introduction.html
The Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC), held twice a year at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia, offers the world's largest venue for artists to meet qualified buyers. This show provides a professional setting for the development of wholesale contacts and to generate new business for both buyers and sellers of American craft art.

The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program wants to provide accurate information about the resources listed on this site. If any contact information listed here is incorrect, or if you would like your organization to be included here, please e-mail: kyarts@ky.gov.