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Members of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen tour the building site on March 15, enjoying the wood decking, stone work, and other artisan features of the building.
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Members of the Guild gather at the entry pavilion before entering the building for their tour on March 15.
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Work on the Center's slate roof continues atop the Kentucky Limestone walls, March 15, 2003.
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Construction of the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Site work began March 2002 shortly after the contract was awarded to Wilburn Construction of Lexington, KY. The contractor and subcontractors were charged with building a facility that is exemplary in its artisanry.

Summer 2002 - 2003, Kentucky Stone Mason Bobby Cameron and his artisans have worked to lay limestone quarried in Harrodsburg, KY, on the exterior and interior walls of the Center. To keep the appearance consistent, he frequently repositioned his stone artisans so no one area began to take on the signature style of a particular artisan.

A combination of five different colors of natural slate were integrated to create the slate roofs, and copper was installed on several other roofs. Inside the Center, exposed wood decking was installed overhead, with laminated beams and support columns.

For images of construction progress at various points, click on the dates below.

September 2002
March 15, 2003

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Kentucky Artisans; For more information click here. Blacksmith Bob Montgomery demonstrating at the Center.
Featured Exhibits; For more information click here. Churchill Weavers' loom at Grand Opening; image courtesy of John Perkins, Creative Services.
About Berea; For more information click here. Image courtesy of the Kentucky Dept. of Travel.
Kentucky Products; For more information click here. Pottery by Cynthia Carr; image courtesy of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program.
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