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Ineligible Work
- Two-dimensional artwork: paintings, prints, computer-generated graphics, posters, drawings, and photographs, and printed products derived from original 2-dimensional art (See jury process for Visual Artists)
- Notecards and books unless made from handmade paper or hand-bound or hand-printed (See process for including authors & publishers in Kentucky Crafted: The Market)
- Work made from, or based on, COMMERCIAL patterns, molds, stencils, kits, or purchased or copied from a publication
- Items purchased and decorated (such as tee shirts, grapevine wreaths, etc.)
- Work made from combining purchased commercial objects, unless commercial objects are minor, functional components of the overall design. (Note: Assemblage of commercially produced items is generally not considered to be handcrafted work and is discouraged; however, strong overall design, interpretation, and originality can affect the end result.)
- Hand-processed materials (for example, dried flowers, wood cutouts, etc.) unless part of the finished product. (An exception is made for spun wool or other processed similar items that stand on their own merit as a product with traditional craft origins.)
- Jar candles (traditional hand-dipped are preferred; however, non-container candles will be accepted for the jury, based on strong overall design, technique, and originality of the work)
- Work that replicates another artist's personal style (not to be confused with traditional work)
- Work where the majority of the piece is made outside of Kentucky
- Classroom/student work (Applicants must be 16 years old.)
- Work produced more than 3 years ago
- Plants
- Food (See process for including food vendors in Kentucky Crafted: The Market)
- Crafts identified as Native American crafts, but not made by Native Americans. (The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 makes it illegal to sell or display for sale any product not made by Native American Indians in a way that falsely suggests that it was. If submitting Native American work, please submit a copy of your card for authenticity purposes, which will be kept on file at the Craft Marketing Program office.)
Visual arts (paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and printed products derived from original two-dimensional art) are juried by the Kentucky Arts Council, by a panel of artists and art professionals. Artists accepted at the visual arts jury are not juried participants of the Craft Marketing Program but may exhibit at Kentucky Crafted: The Market. Please contact Tamara Coffey, toll free, 1/888/833-2787, 502/564-3757, for additional information.
Books are not eligible
for jurying in the Craft Marketing Program; however, if your book has been
reviewed and accepted by the Kentucky Book Fair Committee, you are eligible to
exhibit at Kentucky Crafted: The Market. Contact Charla Reed, toll free,
1/888/592-7238, or e-mail:
Charla.Reed@ky.gov, for additional information.
Contact
the Kentucky Book Fair Committee: 502/564-8300, ext. 297, if you need
information on their book selection process.
Food Vendors may Contact Alisha Morris, Department of Agriculture, 502/564-0290, ext 240, or e-mail alisha.morris@kyagr.com for information on the Kentucky Proud food program, or Click Here.
Mentor Program
An applicant whose work does not meet the minimum jury cut-off score, but whose score falls within a few points of the qualifying score, may be eligible for the Kentucky Crafted mentor program. Applicants selected as eligible for the mentor program who agree to participate will work with a juried participant mentor who will assist the applicant in understanding how to bring his/her work to the standards required by Kentucky Crafted Program. After the applicant has successfully completed the mentor program and after the mentor has filed a successful "Mentor Completion Report" with the CMP, the applicant will be accepted into the juried portion of the CMP and granted all the benefits therein, without having to wait an additional year and rejury. Applicants in the mentor program must attend the annual Workshop Weekend co-sponsored by the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. If applicants plan to exhibit at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, they must also attend the Market Orientation session.
Applicants whose works are not accepted by the jury during a particular jury session may rejury as many times as they wish. Jurors' comments should be taken into consideration and the appropriate changes made towards successfully reapplying at future jury sessions. The Kentucky Crafted jury is intended to be a fair and equitable process. The comments made by the jurors do not attempt to give a complete critique of each entry but are provided in the spirit that they will aid in and not hinder growth of applicants who desire to develop their businesses through the Kentucky Crafted Program. Although there is no appeal process, staff is available for consultation regarding clarification and interpretation of jurors' comments. Many successful juried participants have been accepted only after jurying several times, so rejection should not be seen as final.
All applicants will remain registry and will continue to receive mailings concerning jury sessions and workshops.