| March 3, 2025
Dear Friends of the Arts,
We’re excited to remind you that the Kentucky Crafted Market is just around the corner! Join us at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena for an incredible showcase of Kentucky’s finest visual and craft artists, live music, local food, publishers, and engaging art activities for kids. Best of all, admission is free!
On March 7, the Market is open exclusively for wholesale buyers. Doors will open at 10 a.m. for registration at the entrance. This day is specifically for business owners or employees with purchasing authority. To gain entry, buyers must present proper credentials, including a resale certificate, business/vendor license, and a business card. Regardless of whether they preregistered or are registering onsite, all buyers must check in to receive a badge. It is important to note that buyer badges are strictly for professional purchases and may not be used for personal acquisitions. Additionally, there will be no cash and carry transactions permitted on this wholesale buyer day.
The Market welcomes the public on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. While admission is free all weekend, visitors should know that parking at the Kentucky Horse Park is $10 per vehicle.
Individuals and organizations affected by the disaster are encouraged to complete a Rapid Damage Assessment Form to assist in evaluating needs and securing future aid. Forms are available for Forms are available for Cultural Institutions, Arts Organizations, and Individual Artists & Performing Groups.
Documenting all losses, including property damage, lost tools, vehicles, and income from canceled events, is essential. Even minor damages should be reported, as each submission strengthens the case for assistance.
Your participation in the Kentucky Crafted Market and support for fellow artists are vital in helping the creative community recover.
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 Chris Cathers
Kentucky Arts Council
Executive Director
The Individual Artist Fellowship is a highly competitive $7,500 award given to working, professional Kentucky artists who have achieved a high level of excellence and creativity in their work and who have demonstrated significant achievement in their field. Fellowships are based upon the quality of the work samples submitted by the artist. Fellowship awards are unrestricted and may be used in any way to enhance the artist's career.
The Emerging Artist Award is a competitive $1,000 award given to working, professional Kentucky artists who are in the early years of their career (usually the first 10 years of their professional artistic life) and who have achieved a level of excellence and creativity in their work. Emerging Artist Awards are determined by the quality of work samples submitted by the artist. Emerging Artist Awards are unrestricted and may be used in any way to enhance the artist's career.
The Kentucky Touring Grant is a matching grant that helps make quality public performances available to the people of the commonwealth. This program supports presenters to book performers of dance, music, theatre, and storytelling from the Kentucky Arts Council Performing Artists Directory.
As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the commonwealth is exploring the people, places, and events that created our shared history over the past 250 years. As a legacy of this semiquincentennial, artists, organizations, and communities are invited to commemorate this anniversary and interpret its themes through the arts.
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