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Oct. 31, 2008: Janice Harding Owens to Demonstrate Folk Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 25, 2008: Rhonda McEnroe to Demonstrate Soft Pastel Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 24, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 18, 2008: Thomas Freese to Sign New Book – “Strange and Wonderful Things” at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 18, 2008: Precious Metal Clay Artist Jeanette Landenwitch Creates Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 17, 2008: Berea Jeweler Robert Craig Thompson to Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 11, 2008: Jam Cakes and Fudge – Food Tasting by “Simply Kentucky” at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 11, 2008: Studio Potter Linda Bowman to Demonstrate Hand-building with Porcelain at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 8, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 5, 2008: Berea College Music Professor Kathy Bullock to Present – “Singing in the Spirit: The African American Sacred Music Tradition” at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 4, 2008: Kentucky Quilt Trails: Views and Voices Celebration Oct 4 at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct. 3, 2008: Woodworker Jerry Cooper to Carve Celtic Wooden Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 27, 2008: Joanne Hobbs Demonstrates Goose feather Christmas Trees at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 26, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 20, 2008: Janet Northern Creates Baskets from Honeysuckle and Willow at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 19, 2008: Suzy Hatcher to Demonstrate Hand-built Pottery at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 13, 2008: Musician Justin Cromer to Perform at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 12, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 6, 2008: Debby Stratford to Demonstrate Linoleum Block Printmaking at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 5, 2008: Kathleen O’Brien to Demonstrate Botanical Collage at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 30, 2008: Tonya Johnson of Payne Street Pottery to Demonstrate Handbuilting with Clay at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 29, 2008: John Haywood to Demonstrate Oil Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 23, 2008: Christopher Robbins Creates Brooms at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 22, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 16, 2008: William Duffy to Demonstrate Stone Carving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 15, 2008: Alan Hedgespeth to Demonstrate Woodcarving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 9, 2008: Bonnie Drake Demonstrates Gourds at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 8, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 2, 2008: Quilt Artisan Janet Serrenho Offers Hands-On Beginning Chain Stitch Quilting to Visitors at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Aug 1, 2008: Horse Jewelry Artisan Janet Bailey Burch to Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 26, 2008: David Waltz to Demonstrate Clay Figurative Sculptures at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 25, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate Techniques at Kentucky Artisan Center

July 19, 2008: Pamela G. Smith Creates Pine Needle Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 18, 2008: Wendy Currier to Demonstrate Pen & Ink Drawing at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 12, 2008: Studio Potter Matthew Gaddie to Create Vessels on the Wheel at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 11, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 5, 2008: Woodturning on a Lathe Demonstrated by Greg Kirkland at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 4, 2008: Ron Owens Demonstrates Willow Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 28, 2008: Louisville Potter Melvin Rowe Demonstrates Handbuilt Pottery at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Berea Welcome Center Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 21, 2008: Kristal Kokinda of Alley Cat Pottery to Create Pottery on the Wheel at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Gourd Artists Donna and Donnie Smith Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Gourd and Quilted Ornaments Created at KY Artisan Center at Berea

June 13, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

"Creatures & Characters: Works by Kentucky Woodcarvers Exhibition On Display through September 21, 2008 at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 7, 2008: Pine Needle Gourd Baskets Demonstrated by Lynn Horine at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 6, 2008: Whimsical Mixed Media Jewelry Created by Theresa Kibby at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Kentucky Basketry: The Tall & Short of It Exhibition On Display through June 1, 2008 at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea



May 31, 2008: Papermaker Luann Vermillion to Demonstrate Handmade Marbled Paper at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 30, 2008: “Real Kentucky Soap” Made at Kentucky Artisan Center at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 24, 2008: Artist Sonya Linder Demonstrates Polymer Clay Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 24, 2008: Children’s Book Author Leigh Anne Florence and Dachshund “Woody” to Sign Books from the “Woody Book Series” at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 23, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate Their Woodcarving Skills at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 17, 2008: Artist John P. Lackey to Demonstrate Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 16, 2008: Doug and Mary Ridley Demonstrate Woodcarving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 10, 2008: Sharon Chartier Haines to Demonstrate Dried Botanicals at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 9, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate Skills at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 3, 2008: Elizabeth Worley to Demonstrate Basketry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 2, 2008: Wodturning on a Small Lathe Demonstrated by Pamela Rucker at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 26, 2008: Wyman Rice to Create Hand – Built Pottery at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 25, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 19, 2008: Artist Marianna McDonald to Demonstrate Pastel Painting at Berea

Apr 18, 2008: Earth Day Celebrated: Virginia Petty Demonstrates Papermaking at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 12, 2008: Earth Day Celebrated: Kentucky Jewelry Artist Inspired by Nature and the Desire to Protect It: Josie Lamb Williams Demonstrates at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 11, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate Techniques at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 5, 2008: Musician and Song Writer Carla Van Hoose to Perform at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Apr 4, 2008: Reed Baskets Created by Jan Treesh at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 29, 2008: Robert Brigl to Create Pottery Face Jugs at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 28, 2008: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 22, 2008: Patricia Truett to Create Reed Baskets at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 21, 2008: Neil Colmer Demonstrates Unusual Textile Weaving at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 15, 2008: Celtic Music Performed by Ceol Cridhe at at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 14, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate Techniques at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 8, 2008: Gourd Artists Donna and Donnie Smith Demonstrate at at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 7, 2008: Woodworker Jerry Cooper to Carve Celtic Wooden Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Mar 1, 2008: Robert Tincher to Perform Celtic Music at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 29, 2008: Cornshuck Flowers Created by Darlene Hellard at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 23, 2008: Angela Arnett to Carve and Paint Gourds at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 22, 2008: Berea Welcome Center Carvers to Demonstrate at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 16, 2008: Basketmaker Janet Northern to Create Honeysuckle Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 15, 2008: Needle Felted Rugs Created by Lanette Frietag at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 9, 2008: Jeannette Rowlett to Demonstrate Wire Wrapped Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Feb 2, 2008: Ron Owens Demonstrates Willow Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Jan. 26, 2008: Dulcimer Group to Perform at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Jan 19, 2008: Berea Weavers Guild to Demonstrate Weaving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Jan 12, 2008: Joyce Jackson to Demonstrate Wool Felted Hats at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Jan 5, 1008: Fiber Artist Joyce Cooper to Demonstrate Decorative Machine Quilting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 28, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 22, 2007: Musician Jennifer Rose to Perform at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 15, 2007: Alicia White Demonstrates Hand Knitted Wire Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 15, 2007: Author Vicki Pidgeon to sign newly released cookbook - “Ireland’s Comfort Food - & Touring Attractions” at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 14, 2007: Woodcarvers Sculpt Santas at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 8, 2007: Reception for Glass Exhibition “Under the Influence: Stephen Rolfe Powell & His Students” and Artist Book Signing at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 8, 2007: Andrea Gorce to Demonstrate Felting Wool into Purses at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 7, 2007: Michael Angel of "Red Dog Chairs" to Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Dec 1, 2007: Sharon Cartier Haines to Demonstrate Dried Botanicals at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 30, 2007: Janice Hensley to Spin Natural Dyed Wool into Yarn at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 24, 2007: Christa Smith Demonstrates Wax Mold Painted Ornaments at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 23, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 17, 2007: Patricia Truett to Create Reed Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 16, 2007: Alaska Native Art Form of Walrus Ivory Carving Demonstrated by Leonard Savage at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 10, 2007: Joanne Hobbs Creates Goose Feather Christmas Trees at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 9, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers ‘Shave it Close’ at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 3, 2007: Fiber Artist Lin Oglesby to Ply Yarns at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Nov 2, 2007: Elizabeth Greene to Demonstrate Prismacolor Wildflower Renderings at Kentucky Artisan Center

Oct 27, 2007: Berea college Professor Jackie Burnside to Sign New Book at Kentucky Artisan Center

Oct 27, 2007: Erica Kirchner to Demonstrate Copper Sculptures at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct 26, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers Carve Figures at Kentucky Artisan Center

Oct 20, 2007: Elizabeth Ann Brown Braids Rare Sheep Fleeces into Fine Wool Rugs and Signs her book “The Shepherd’s Rug” at Kentucky Artisan Center

NEWLY ANNOUNCED: The Kentucky Commerce Cabinet will be renamed the Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet in January 2008!

Oct 20, 2007: Performance by Beau Haddock at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct 6, 2007: Mixed Media Paintings Demonstrated by Ellen Guyer at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Oct 5, 2007 Fiber Artist Joyce Cooper to Demonstrate Decorative Machine Quilting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 29, 2007: Angela Arnett to Carve and Paint Gourds at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 28, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers Demonstrate Skills at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 22, 2007: Designer Baskets Woven by Derek Downing at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 21, 2007: Woodturning on a Small Lathe Demonstrated by Pamela Rucker at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 15, 2007: Basketmaker Virginia Petty to Create Miniature Natural Material Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Sept 14, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers Cut-It-Up at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 28, 2007: Chain Sawn Christmas Trees Demonstrated by Joe Salyers at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 27, 2007: Regional Carvers Make Sigures and Sawdust at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 21, 2007: Robbie Moriarty Creates Whimsical Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 20, 2007: Wayne Estes to Bend Willow into Furniture at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 14, 2007: Pamela G. Smith Creates Pine Needle Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 14, 2007: Bonnie Drake Demonstrates Gourds at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 13, 2007: Woodcarvers Gather to Sculpt Figures at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 7, 2007: Glass Bead Artist Rebecca Schupaback to Demonstrate to Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

July 6, 2007: Jennifer Zingg Creates Sculpture with Gourds at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 30, 2007: Christa Smith to Demonstrate Bavarian Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 29, 2007: Carl Von Fischer to Demonstrate Oil Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 23, 2007: Gourd Artist Sally Cammack to Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 22, 2007: Regional Woodcarvers to Demonstrate BKentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 16, 2007: Sharon Thompson to Sign Cookbooks at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 15, 2007: Woodworker Paul Petre to Demonstrate Wooden Clocks at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 1, 2007: Chris Robbins to Demonstrate Broom Making at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

Through June 4, 2007: Handbuilt: Kentucky Clay Artisans Exhibit at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

June 1, 2007: Chris Robbins to Demonstrate Broom Making at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 26, 2007: Brammer Gap to Demonstrate Soap-making at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 25, 2007: Berea Carvers to Demonstrate Wood Carving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 19, 2007: David Wright to Demonstrate Chair Making at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 19, 2007: Carla Van Hoose to Sing at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 18, 2007: Jennifer Rose to Sing at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 12, 2007: Gin Petty to Demonstrate Making Miniature Baskets at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 12, 2007: Gary West to Sign Books at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 11, 2007: Berea Carvers to Demonstrate Woodcarving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 5, 2007: Ceol Cridhe to Perform Music at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

May 4, 2007: Joyce Cooper to Demonstrate Inkle Weaving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

April 28: Vicki Pidgeon to Sign Cookbook at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

April 27, 2007: Berea Carvers to Demonstrate Woodcarving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

April 21, 2007: Marianna McDonald to Demonstrate Painting at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

April 20, 2007: Gin Petty to Demonstrate Papermaking at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

April 14, 2007: Beau Haddock to Perform at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

February 17, 2007: Woodworker Jerry Cooper to Carve Celtic Wooden Jewelry at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

February 16, 2007: Joyce Cooper to Demonstrate Inkle WEaving at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

February 10, 2007: Studio Potter Will Whitt Creates Handbuilt Pottery at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

February 3, 2007: Berea Welcome Center Carvers to Demonstrate at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

February 3, 2007: Needle Felted Rugs Created by Lanette Frietag at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

February 2, 2007: Arborist Wayne Estes to Bend Willow into Furniture at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea Jewelry at Center

Jan. 27, 2007: Jeannette Rowlette Demonstrates Wire Wrapped Jewelry at Center

Jan. 20, 2007: Don Weber Demonstrates Woodturning at Center

Jan. 13, 2007: Janice Owens Demonstrates Folk Painting at Center

Jan. 6, 2007: Kristal Kokinda Demonstrates Pottery on the Wheel at at Center

December 29 & 30, 2006: Performance by Jennifer Rose at Center

December 22, 2006: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate at Center

December 16, 2006: Bonnie Blincoe Demonstrates Lampworked Glass Beads at Center

December 16, 2006: Sharon Thompson Signs her cookbook FLAVORS OF KENTUCKY at Center

December 15, 2006: Tony and Lisa Brangers demonstrate Soapmaking at Center

December 9, 2006: Performance by Carla Van Hoose at Center

December 9, 2006: Elizabeth Brown Demonstrates Rugmaking at Center

December 8, 2006: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate at Center

December 2, 2006: Lindy Evans Demonstrating Sculpting Faces at Center

December 1, 2006: Janice Hensley Demonstrates Wool Spinning at Center

Aug. 25, 2006 event: Berea Welcome Center Carvers Demonstrate Wood Carving at Center

Aug. 19, 2006 event: Morris Dancers Perform at Center

Aug. 19, 2006 event: Don Weber Demonstrates Turning Wood with a Bicycle Gear Driven Lathe at Center

Through August 31, 2006 exhibit: LAFTA Textile Exhibit on Display at Center

Through March 31, 2006: "Teapots for a Winter's Night" Exhibit on Display at Center

Feb. 25, 2006: Louis Northern Demonstrates Oil Painting at Center

Feb. 18, 2006: Marianne Brown Create Pottery on the Wheel at Kentucky Artisan Center

Feb. 11, 2006: Kathleen O'Brien Demonstrates Handmade Cards at Kentucky Artisan Center

Feb. 4, 2006: Joyce Cooper Demonstrates Inkle Weaving at Kentucky Artisan Center

2005-Glass For All Seasons
Exhibit runs through February 20, 2005

2005-Gerald Cooper To Carve Wooden Jewelry

2005-Regional Woodcarvers Cut-Up and Carve at Kentucky Artisan Center

2005-Chairmaker Brian Boggs to demonstrate at Center

2005-Chairmaker David Wright to demonstrate at Center

2005-Wood Sculptor Bob Diehl to demonstrate at Center

2005-Governor's Award Artist Arturo Alonzo Sandoval Showcased at Kentucky Artisan Center

2005-Chairmaker Michael Angel to demonstrate at Center

2005-Glass Artist Jana Kappeler to demonstrate at Center

2005-Horse Jewelry Artisan Janet Burch to demonstrate at Center

2005-Woodworker Gerald Cooper to demonstrate at Center

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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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