You Can Get it Made in Kentucky!

If you have an idea for a product you'd like
to have made to your custom design or specifications, take the opportunity to
work with a Kentucky craft or art business.
Product development grants
are available for retailers to work with participants of the Kentucky Craft
Marketing Program and Visual Arts at the Market to develop a new product. While
the artist must make the application, you, the retailer, can be the spark for
the idea. Applications will be accepted throughout the year.
For more
information, contact Nancy Atcher, Product Development Coordinator, at (502)
564-8110 ext. 486.
Since 1981, the Craft Marketing Program's mission is to: develop
the state's craft industry, support and empower Kentucky artisans and
craftspeople, create an economically viable environment for craft
entrepreneurs, preserve the state's craft traditions, stimulate and support
product development, and generate public awareness, public support and
public/private partnerships.
The Program provides assistance to
Kentucky residents, individuals, or groups wanting to develop as craft
professionals through economic opportunities and training, to other outside
entities (e.g., craft retailers, craft and art organizations, community and
government agencies), and the general public.

