Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
Meet the Artist Reception for Exhibit "About Face" at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea

A meet-the-artists reception for the exhibition, "About Face: Kentucky Artisan Works Inspired by the Human Face,"  will be held on Sunday, March 18, from 1-3 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. The event is open to the public.

This exhibit features a wide range of works in which the human face is a central element, focal point or inspiration. Created by 41 Kentucky artisans working in photography, painting, fiber, clay, gourds, wood, bronze, collage and mixed-media, this exhibit showcases both realistic and abstract works.

Participating artists include Mary Jane Allen, Louisville; Larry Blair, Berea; Linda Fugate Blumer, Lexington; Roger Boulay, Lexington; Marianne Brown, Lawrenceburg; Warren Brunner, Berea; Shalita Compton, Wallingford; Neil DiTeresa, Berea; John Andrew Dixon, Danville; Gary Eldridge, Morehead; Jeff Farmer, Berea; Wayne Ferguson, Louisville; Marilyn Foulke, Louisville; E. Carroll Hale II, Richmond; Melissa T. Hall, Lexington; Robert Hartley, Louisville; Shayne Hull, Louisville; Sarah LaBarge, Louisville; Janet Linde, Louisville; Bob Lockhart, Louisville; James Russell May, Louisville; Lewis Newman, David; Louie Northern, Mount Vernon; Anna Marie Pavlik, Frankfort; Bobbie Rafferty, Louisville; Patricia Ritter, Kettle; William L. Rogers, Harrodsburg; Megan Sauter, Frankfort, Bobby Scroggins, Lexington; Greg Seigel, Owenton; Rebekka Seigel, Owenton; Dan Selter, Lexington; Peggy Sherry, Somerset; Carol Shutt, Hillsboro; David Toczko, Elizabethtown; Carl Von Fischer, Mount Vernon; David Waltz, Columbia; Joanne Weis, Louisville; Bruce Wess, Petersburg; Duane Yeager, Midway; Caroline Zama, Louisville.

The 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 open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the cafe open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is free. The center currently features works by more than 650 artisans from 100 counties across the Commonwealth. For more information call 859-985-5448 or visit the center’s website at www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov.

The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea is an agency in the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.