A Day in the Country
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Morehead Conference Center
A Day In The Country is Kentucky’s premier folk art event, and the largest annual gathering of contemporary folk artists here or in surrounding states.
More than 50 folk artists will take part in this one-of-a-kind folk art fair in 2009, 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 2009, A Day In The Country will offer you a dazzling array of original paintings by some of the moist talented, self-taught artists in the eastern United States.
Walk around the fair and you will also find strange 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 nine different states.
An added attraction, KFAC holds an auction halfway through the fair, at which you can find fantastic bargains. In keeping with tradition at this event**, artists don’t pay a fee for their booths. Instead, they each donate one piece of their work, which is then auctioned off to help KFAC cover some of the cost of putting on this wonderful event. It helps! Keep your eyes open, and wait patiently. Sometimes, at the auction, people have been known to pick up bargains for pennies on the dollar.
Come join the excitement on June 6th, 2009. 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!
