A Day in the Country
Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Morehead Conference Center
A Day In The Country is Kentucky’s original folk art fair and one of the largest annual gatherings of contemporary folk artists here or in surrounding states. More than 50 folk artists will take part in this one-of-a-kind event, showing off their works and offering them for sale.
This truly is a rare opportunity. Visit with the artists in person in their individual booths, and talk to them about their work. And, if you’re interested in buying, here’s a great opportunity to cut out the middleman: buy folk art directly from the artist. In 2010, A Day In The Country will offer you a dazzling array of original paintings by some of the most talented, self-taught artists in the eastern United States.
Walk around the fair and you will also find decorated walking sticks, stone carvings, assemblages made from junk and other found materials, as well as a fantastic selection of wood carvings, of all subjects, shapes and sizes. This year, some of the nation’s most creative folk artists will be driving in to participate in the event in Morehead from more than ten different states.
While visiting A Day in the Country, be sure to visit the Kentucky Folk Art Center's current exhibitions. "Red River: The Narrative Works of Edgar Tolson, Carl McKenzie, Earnest Patton, and Donny Tolson" will be on display in the Center's second floor gallery. This exhibition presents some of the most important wood carvings by four of the most important folk artists from Kentucky.
Come join the excitement on June 5th. The doors of the Morehead Conference Center doors open to the public at 9 a.m. sharp. A Day in the Country is held in conjunction with the Clack Mountain Festival, so while you are there enjoy the music, food, children's games, prizes and more!
Artists participating in A Day in the Country include:
Minnie Adkins, Bill Barker, Rana Benson, George E. Borum, Peter E. Brown, Barbara Burton, Jo Ann Butts, Craig & Madeline Carey, Wilburn Coffey, Brent Collinsworth, Ronald Cooper, Martin Cox & Sandra Gunder, Deona Fish, Earl Gray, Barbara Gray, Billy Fred Hellams, Levent Isik, Jo Neace Krause, Tim Lewis, Jim Lewis, Tess & Jim Little, Peter Loose, Willard Mathis, Glen & Merline Maynard, Janice Miller, Lonnie Money, Twyla Money, Chris Morgan, Bruce New, Janice Harding Owens, Ron Owens, Eugene Peck, Joel Pinkerton, Thaddeus Pinkney, Guy Purcell, Roxan Rigsby, Jim Shores, Joyce Skaggs, Guy & Dollie Skaggs, Bonita Skaggs-Parsons, Larry Smith, Charles M. Spellman, Tom Steck, Shelley Steck, Eileen Stockham, Donnie Tolson, LaVon Van Williams, Chloe Viening-Butler
