Arts Council
Fine Kentucky craft and art offered at Capitol Centennial Celebration in Frankfort

FRANKFORT, KY — Visitors to the Kentucky Capitol Centennial Celebration on June 5, 2010, at the Capitol in Frankfort will have an opportunity to purchase some of Kentucky’s finest traditional and contemporary craft and art from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Artists who have been accepted into the Kentucky Arts Council's Kentucky Crafted program will offer handmade jewelry, bath and beauty products, baskets, paintings, woodwork, sculpture, glass and fiber arts.

The Capitol Centennial Celebration pays homage to the 100-year history of Kentucky's Capitol. Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear will lead the festivities, and many former governors and first ladies are expected to attend. Dr. Everett McCorvey, professor of voice and endowed chair of Opera Studies at the University of Kentucky, will sing "America," and the national anthem will be played by Lindy Casebier, deputy secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.

During the Kentucky Capitol Centennial Celebration, the pendentive murals of the Centennial Legacy Project will be introduced. The murals are placed on the interior of the Capitol's Rotunda representing agriculture, industry, culture and civilization. For more information about the Kentucky Capitol Centennial Celebration and the pendentive murals, go to www.capitol.ky.gov.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

NOTE TO EDITORS: See listing below of artist businesses featured at the Capitol Centennial Celebration.

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Julia Weber
Adventure Creations
Lexington, Ky.
Jewelry

Eugene King
Appalachian Mountain Crafts
Pikeville, Ky.
Wood

Audrey Schulz
Audrey Schulz Horses
Louisville, Ky.
Sculptural figures

Sandra Charles
Batiks by Sandra Charles
Louisville, Ky.
Batik

Nita Keeler
Bumbershoots Studio
Falmouth, Ky.
Sculptural figures

Clair Raabe
Clair Rabbe Glass
Louisville, Ky.
Glass

Estelle Sizemore
Estelle Fine Handcrafted Jewelry
Berea, Ky.
Jewelry

Gary Bertram
Gary Bertram Art, LLC
Georgetown, Ky.
Painting

Timothy J. Gold
GOLD INK
Independence, Ky.
Painting

Christopher and Cathy Hill
Hills of Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.
Painting and Mixed Media

Jordan Stapp
K & M Crafts of Kentucky
Campbellsville, Ky.
Wood

Maiken Ischiel Young
Bedford, Ky.
Fiber

Mick Shambro
ShambroLa Wood Art
Lexington, Ky.
Wood

Kathy Werking
SoapWerks
Paris, Ky.
Bath and Beauty Products

Tony Sherman
Spirit Works Jewelry
Louisville, Ky.
Jewelry

Catherine Logsdon
Thou Art Studio
Lakeside Park, Ky.
Paintings

William Duffy
William M. Duffy Sculptor
Louisville, Ky.
Sculpture

Richard Adams
Wooden Tricks
London, Ky.
Wood

Sandy Hensley
ZERA
Shelbyville, Ky.
Jewelry