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In this issue... • Upcoming Artisan Exhibits & Events • Artisans in the News • Calendar Visit our website Follow us on facebook The Kentucky Artisan Center is located at 200 Artisan Way, just off Interstate 75 at Berea exit 77. The Center’s exhibits, shopping, and travel information areas are all open daily from 8 am to 8 pm and the café from 9 am to 5 pm. Admission is always free. For more information, call 859-985-5448.		November 18, 2011 From the Director – We’ve had a great fall at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. Visitors have continued to enjoy our exhibit “An Artful Array: Bowls by Kentucky Artisans” and the thousands of other wonderful artisan works on display throughout the Center. During the upcoming holiday season, we have some fascinating demonstrations scheduled and in this e-news you'll learn of many other great opportunities throughout the region like Berea's Twelve Days of Christmas "Make It, Take It, Give It" workshops. Whether you make a gift yourself, or hand-select just the right artisan product, we encourage you to give locally-made gifts this holiday season. Our center and other shops and galleries in Berea and across the state provide a great selection of Kentucky-made gifts, whether you're looking for a warm scarf, that special piece of jewelry, a great book, a new recording, or a favorite holiday candy. Be sure to join us soon for some great holiday spirit and wonderful artisan-made gifts! Victoria A. Faoro Executive Director Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea An Agency in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet / Commonwealth of Kentucky

UPCOMING EVENTS The Center is Decked Out for the Holidays! November 18, 2011 - January 2, 2012 Every holiday season, the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea decks its halls and lobby with beautiful artisan-made works. The centerpiece of this display is our 18 foot tree, which this year will be festooned with carved Santa ornaments by Paducah artisans Doug and Mary Ridley and small gift card wall baskets by Elizabeth Worley of Lexington. Come enjoy our tree and start your holiday shopping. The center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will be open Christmas Eve until 5 p.m. "An Artful Array: Bowls by Kentucky Artisans" Exhibit Continues Bring family and friends to see this great exhibit of bowls by over 40 Kentucky artisans, including bowls made from clay, wood, glass, fiber and stone. Many works in this exhibit follow a functional path while others are purely sculptural like the piece shown at the right. For this work, Michael Frasca of Harrodsburg, KY, has taken eight stoneware bowls and joined them together to create a wall sculpture that is breathtaking in size and simplicity. As bowls are purchased, new bowls are added to the exhibit, so there is always something different! "Think Kentucky" As You Plan Your Holiday Gatherings Holidays are all about the gathering of family and friends—and fabulous foods. Kentucky's artisans can provide you with just the right recipe or specialty food for any holiday theme. There are bourbon themed cookbooks like David Domine's A Splash of Bourbon - Kentucky's Spirit and Albert Schmid's Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook with its Kentucky Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie recipe. There are holiday themed cookbooks like Tim Laird's That's Entertaining, which includes holiday tips for invitations, party favors, and table settings along with delicious recipes; Sarah Fritschner's Holidays; and seasonal cookbooks like Maggie Green's The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook, which features recipes for fresh foods locally available each month of the year. Kentucky Proud artisans also offer a wide selection of Kentucky-made specialty foods such as Rattlesnake Hill Farm's Bourbon Garlic Sauce, Spring Valley Farms' Sweet Potato Butter, Pumpkin Butter and Honey, Pappy's Hot Sauce for Sissies, Bourbon Barrel Vanilla, Smoked Pepper and Sea Salt, Broadbent's Country Bacon and Ham Steaks, Old Kentucky Chocolates' Bourbon Cherries, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Balls, Simply Kentucky Fudge, Ruth Hunt Blue Mondays, Gethsemane fudge and fruit cakes, and Bauer's Modjeskas to name a few—all available at the Kentucky Artisan Center. Holiday Hours at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea will be open normal hours (8 am - 8 pm) over the holidays except for the following days: November 24 — Thanksgiving Day (closed) December 24 — open 8 am - 5 pm; cafe closes at 4 pm December 25 — Christmas Day (closed) December 31 — open 8 am - 5 pm; cafe closes at 4 pm) January 1 — New Year's Day (closed) The Center's cafe will close at 2 pm on Tuesday, December 6 and Thursday, December 16 for private events. Our staff look forward to hosting many of you as you bring family and friends to visit us over the holiday season. Berea's Twelve Days of Christmas - Make It, Take It, Give It - Dec 1-12 Learn how to make a hand crafted item with your own hands to give to those on your gift-giving list that are most special to you. The studio artists of Berea will share their expertise with you and guide you through the creation of your unique holiday gift. Click Here for details Berea's Tourism Office to re-open in L&N Railroad Depot By the third week in November, the Berea Tourism office will be relocated in its newly restored 1917 L&N Railroad Depot facility, complete with the original arched windows and ticket takers booth. The first railroad through the town was built in 1883 by the Kentucky Central Railway System. In 1892, the Louisville and Nashville Railway Company (L & N) purchased the line through Berea. Berea's railroad depot was a major passenger, freight and commerce line. The Pullman service for freight ended in 1959 but its passenger service from Cincinnati to Atlanta continued until March 7, 1968. It became the official home of Berea Tourism's Welcome Center in July of 1987. Holiday Destinations & Events Berea and the region offer many exciting events throughout the holiday season. Just south of Berea, Renfro Valley will hold its annual Christmas in the Valley, an original stage production featuring the entire Renfro Valley cast of entertainers from Nov. 11 through Dec.17. The show is a combination of Christmas music, comedy and a unique story line. For more information call 800/ 765-7464. Whitehall State Historic Site just outside of Richmond is having its annual Victorian Christmas on the first two weekends of December. (Dec. 2, 3 and Dec. 9, 10) The mansion is decorated for the holiday season and tours will be self-guided with staff in period costumes and refreshments at the tours end. For more information call 859- 623-9178. The Kentucky Horse Park, just north of Lexington offers a great event for the season. Nov. 18 - Dec. 31 the Parks' annual Southern Lights display will return to the Kentucky Horse Park with its majestic world of holiday figures and scenes lit with thousands of lights. Visitors can drive and tour the lights each evening from 5:30 - 10 p.m. Also of special interest at the Kentucky Horse Park is an extensive exhibition titled "The Horse," on display at the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse (IMH) through April 6, 2012. This major exhibition was created and made possible by the American Museum of Natural History. For information and details on the exhibit go to www.kyhorsepark.com

ARTISANS IN THE NEWS Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea John Lackey was commissioned by the Kentucky Arts Council to create the awards presented to recipients of the Governor's Awards in the Arts, the Commonwealth's highest honor in the arts. Recipients of the 2011 awards included Kenneth F. vonRoenn, Jr. of Louisville, KY, who has created significant public works throughout the nation, including five dramatic windows in the gallery area of Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea that beautifully combine layered dichroic glass and blown glass elements. A five-piece glass commission by Brook Forest White Jr. has been installed in the Interpretive Center at Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, IN. Patrick Rademaker was the winner of the 2011 Kentucky State Fair Pottery Rowe Purchase Award for his ceramic work entered into the state fair competition. Sponsor of the award is Pottery Rowe in Louisville, which is owned and operated by studio potter Melvin Rowe. Artisans selected to participate in the Ohio Designer Craftsmen's Winter Fair on Dec. 2-4 include Sharon Chartier Haines, Jana John, Amy Elswick, J.D. Schall, Ann Klem, Josie Lamb Williams, Robbie Moriarty, Julia Weber, Scott Kellersberger, Mark Needham, Deborah and James Green, and Jamie Donaldson. Artisans selected for the Cincinnati Winterfair on Nov. 25-27 include Ann Klem, Dwayne Cobb, Deborah Chenault, Robbie Moriarty, Gary Bertram, Gary Cooper, Michael Shambro, Deborah and James Green, and T.R. Williams. Basketmaker Scott Gilbert was part of the exhibition "Kentucky Basketry: Weaving the Past with the Present" at Gallery on the Square and was the guest demonstrator at the opening reception. Beth Hester is documenting old traditional baskets at the gallery - giving visitors information on their old baskets. The University of Louisville Hite Art Institute in conjunction with the 2011 Louisville Photo Biennial showcased the photographic work of Guy Mendes Oct. 14-Nov. 13 in an exhibit entitled "40 Years, 40 Portraits." Graphite artist Connie Combs, Earl Hammer Jr. who created "The Waltons" TV series, and country music star Loretta Lynn have been chosen to be inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans at a ceremony being held on November 26, in Harlan, KY Works by potters Sebastian Moh and Carolyn Zama were selected to be included in a Food and Function Collection calendar published by the Potters Council, a subsidiary of The American Ceramics Society. Jewelry artisan Frank Otera, a Piqua Shawnee Native American, took part in a ceremony to commemorate Native American Heritage Month and honor Kentucky Native American Veterans. Several Kentucky master artists will be working with apprentices to conserve their art forms, including storyteller Mitch Barrett of Berea, fiddler Dan Carwile of Lexington, Gospel musician John Edmonds of Bowling Green, and storyteller Octavia Sexton of Orlando. Singer/songwriter Heath Eric was interviewed and spotlighted in the Kentucky Arts Council's 2011 Annual Report. Raison D'Etre participated in the Ohio Arts Presenters Network's annual showcase conference in Columbus, OH.
CALENDAR 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM (unless otherwise noted) GALLERY EXHIBIT – Now Through Feb. 25, 2012 “An Artful Array: Bowls by Kentucky Artisans” Bowls by 41 Kentucky artisans LOBBY EXHIBIT – Through Jan 3, 2011 “Kentucky Gifts Holiday Tree” LOBBY EXHIBIT – Jan 7 - Feb 27, 2012 “The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships” A Kentucky Historical Society Exhibit NOVEMBER WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Nov. 19 Berea Welcome Center Carvers, KY CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY Thursday, Nov. 24 Berea College Holiday Craft Sale 9 am - 3 pm PAINTING DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Nov. 26 Carl Von Fischer, Mt. Vernon, KY DECEMBER WOODTURNING DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec. 3 Richard Adams, London, KY Berea's 26th annual Twilight Christmas Parade 6 pm MUSICAL PERFORMANCE - GUITAR Saturday, Dec. 10, 11 am - 2 pm Gary Bertram, Georgetown, KY, with students Katie Allen & Wyatt Cramer FREE GUIDED TOUR OF EXHIBITS Saturday, Dec. 10, 11:00 am and 2:00 pm Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea Staff TRADITIONAL WAX ORNAMENTS DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec 10 Christa Smith, Elizabethtown, KY WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec. 19 Berea Welcome Center Carvers, KY POTTERY ON THE WHEEL DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec. 24 Buddy Dobbins, Berea, KY CHRISTMAS EVE - CLOSING at 5pm Saturday, Dec. 24, open 8 am - 5 pm CHRISTMAS DAY - CLOSED Sunday, December 25 PAINTED GOURDS & STITCHED ORNAMENTS DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec. 31 David Appalachian Crafts, David, KY NEW YEAR'S EVE - CLOSING at 5pm Saturday, December 31, open 8 am - 5 pm Christmas Country Dance School — Berea College — Dec. 26 - Jan 1 JANUARY 2012 CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY Sunday, January 1, 2012

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The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea is an agency in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. If you would like to respond to anything in this newsletter, please contact staff at kyartisancenter@ky.gov.