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Product Review
Program staff will review booths at every Program event for compliance with the Program regulations. If it is determined that items on display are not consistent with work represented by samples or slides accepted by the jury, the exhibitor will be asked to remove those items from the booth and to present them for jurying at the next session. Photos or slides of accepted juried work will be maintained as a record by the Craft Marketing Program and used as a comparison when reviewing displayed work. Non-juried works may be represented in exhibitor's printed material but may not be displayed at events sponsored by the Program.
Juried participants are to comply with all established policies of the Program relating to eligibility and participation in Program events. Only items in keeping with those originally accepted by the jury may be tagged with the "Kentucky Crafted" logo.
Jurying is not the intent of this process; rather, the intent is to ensure that work displayed is consistent with the quality standards of the Craft Marketing Program.
Juried participants are to operate their businesses according to professional industry standards, including pricing (50% discount off retail price for wholesale), show participation, delivery of goods, etc. Rules for each Craft Marketing Program event will be provided to each participant prior to the event. Juried participants not in compliance with these rules and professional practices will be put on notice. If a satisfactory resolution is not obtained, the juried participant may become ineligible for participation in Program events.
If ownership of a juried participant's craft business is transferred or sold, all parties involved in the transfer/sale of the business shall submit a written request outlining the terms of the agreement and requesting the transfer of the "Kentucky Crafted" status to the new owner(s) with the sale. All items produced by the new owner(s) and to be displayed under the Kentucky Crafted banner must be consistent with work originally accepted by the Jury. Items must be submitted to the Kentucky Crafted Program for review prior to participation in any Program activities, and no later than six (6) months following the sale of the business.
Juried participants must meet established payment deadlines have completed required paperwork for Kentucky Arts Council events and services. Accounts remaining unpaid 90 days after the first notice will result in the participant's disqualification from juried services. In the case of an extenuating circumstance, a payment schedule may be established within the 90 day period. All notices of disqualification from the Program due to delinquent accounts will be made in writing; however, rejurying may be required.
Juried participants who are no longer residents of the state, or craft production centers who move their bases of operation outside the state, will automatically become ineligible and will be removed from the list of Kentucky Crafted juried participants. A participant who reestablishes residency in Kentucky within the three-year eligibility period may regain eligibility status after six months without having to rejury, unless juried crafts have changed substantially or they wish to submit new work.
Lifetime Program Honorary Juried Participant Membership
The Kentucky Crafted Emeritus Award grants lifetime honorary juried participant membership to recognize Kentucky craft artists who have achieved an exemplary level of accomplishment and/or notable state or national recognition. Nominations will be solicited from Program juried participants.
Selection will be based on but not limited to some, or all, of the following: quality of work, Kentucky Crafted Program juried participant active status for ten or more consecutive years; acknowledgement from state and national groups with awards or honors, such as American Craft Council Fellow, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Fellow, Rude Osolnik Award, Governor's Award, Artist Fellowship, or National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. A significant record of contribution to the craft community in other areas will also be considered.
Honorary members will be eligible for all Program activities without the need to jury or rejury their work or new work and will receive all Program event notifications and mailings. Members will participate in special events targeted specifically for them or their work. Promotion to marketing/show entities will be at the member's discretion.