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New Work by Juried Participants
The Program wishes to encourage the evolution of juried participants' creative work. However, work in a different medium, or work that represents a substantial departure from the work originally accepted, must be approved through the jury system. When in doubt, juried participants may submit samples of new work for review by Program staff. Written notification on eligibility, or the need to jury new work, will be provided to the craftsperson and maintained in Program files. Juried participants may not display work that has not been accepted through the jury process at Kentucky Arts Council events. Kits used for the reproduction of juried participants' original designs and sold at Program events must also be submitted to Program staff for review before being displayed. Please contact staff if you have any questions regarding the most effective selection of items and entry groupings for the jury process.
Wholesale Workshop
This introductory session is held annually after the jury session to provide basic information on wholesaling. It is also a time to learn about the Kentucky Arts Council’s artists programs and services. It is not mandatory for juried participants to attend, but is mandatory for applicants in the mentor program. Attendance is highly recommended, as this workshop can be most helpful in getting started in the wholesale business. A small fee may be charged.
Market Orientation
This orientation is mandatory for first-time exhibitors at Kentucky Crafted: The Market. The information is directly related to exhibiting at The Market and includes tips on booth display, marketing materials, and other related subjects. Information on these orientation sessions will be sent through the mail to juried participants.
Maintaining Eligibility as a Juried Participant
Participation in Kentucky Crafted and Kentucky Arts Council Events
Juried participants are required to participate in at least one designated event and acitivites in the three years following their jury date and each subsequent three-year interval. These include:
- Kentucky Crafted: The Market
- New York International Gift Fair
- Governor's Derby Breakfast Celebration
- Folklife Festival Gift Shop
- Capitol Building display case
- Workshops (attendee or presenter)
- Product Development Grant
- Platinum 10
- Kentucky Collection Vendor
- Volunteering
- Gifts and other special events and displays sponsored by KCMP
Kentucky Crafted juried participants will receive notification and appropriate applications for each event. When necessary, participation may be limited, and applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, by drawing, seniority in the Program, merit, or a combination of the above. Juried participants may be required to meet further criteria, depending on the nature of the event. If, at the end of every three years, a juried participant has not participated in any Program event, he/she will be required to rejury to maintain eligibility. Juried participants will receive written notice at the time their eligibility expires.
You will be notified when participation in other events may be applied to your eligibility requirement.
Emergency Relief Policy - Appeal Process
In the event of a serious, long-term personal and/or family illness, or other catastrophic or disastrous event, that prevents a juried participant from active participation in a Program-sponsored event within a three-year period of time, a letter must be submitted to the Program Director for reconsideration of your juried status, stating why, and requesting exemption from re-jurying.
In order to remain eligible, juried participant work presented for sale or exhibition through Program events must maintain the quality standards accepted by the jury.
If Program staff determine that the overall quality of a juried participant's work has declined, or if the overall quality of the work in the Program has improved beyond the quality of the participant's work, the participant will be required to rejury. Participants will receive written notice and will be given a probationary period within which to make improvements.