Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsman

Specialties

The Kentucky Guild is a juried member organization of visual artists & craftsmen. The Gallery in Berea allows our members a place to exhibit their work. And it gives shoppers & collectors a chance to add a unique piece to their collection that has been handmade by a Kentucky artisan.

History

Established in 1961.

The Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen was started to promote art & craft education by showing ways to improve the products the people were making & to increase the demand for their products. This was accomplished by using 2 train cars, one as a gallery & the other for demonstration of various art mediums. The railroad cars were moved from town to town to be viewed by the local people & school children.

That lead to the beginning of the Art & Craft Fair where artisans could market their work. They were able to use their creativity & craftsmanship as a business.