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Arts Council
A special exhibit of stringed instruments at the Mountain Arts Center
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The exhibit Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers will be on display April 5 – May 2, 2011, in the lobby of the Mountain Arts Center, 50 Hal Rogers Drive, Prestonsburg, Ky.
This special exhibit features the art and traditions of Kentuckians who are considered masters in the making and repairing of guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, dulcimers and other original stringed instruments. Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers was first exhibited in 2007 at the Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea and is the result of years of research and fieldwork by the Kentucky Folklife Program. Since then, it has been on tour throughout the Commonwealth, reaching more than 25 different sites including arts centers, history centers, libraries, state parks, festivals, colleges and universities. The exhibit also has a companion website at http://1.usa.gov/KACluthier.
“We’re very excited about the luthier exhibit coming to the MAC,” said Keith Caudill, executive director of the Mountain Arts Center. “It seems only fitting that an exhibit about instruments and the culture around making those instruments should be displayed here. We are extremely supportive of the music and the traditions of Appalachia and this gives us another view of the people behind the music and the instruments they play.”
The exhibit is free and open to the public during Mountain Arts Center regular hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and during concerts and events.
Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers was originally funded through an American Masterpieces grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Touring support is provided by the Kentucky Arts Council. For information about scheduling the exhibit for public display in your community, contact Mark Brown, folklife specialist, at mark.brown@ky.gov or 502-564-1792, ext. 4491.
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The Kentucky Folklife Program identifies, documents, conserves and presents the Commonwealth's diverse cultural traditions through concerts, exhibits, narrative stages, archives, grant programs and classroom and community partnerships. It is an interagency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council supported with state tax dollars and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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