Mark your calendars for the Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree this Thursday at the Folk Art Center at 6 p.m.!!
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- Location:
- Morehead, KY, 40351
- Phone:
- 606.783.2204
- Mon - Fri:
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Sat:
- 9:00 am - 5:00 am
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Time Made Real: The Carvings of Tim LewisCreated about 2 months ago
Rhythm in Relief: The Works of Lavon WilliamsCreated about 6 months ago
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- Appalachian Holiday Arts & Cra...
Laughlin Health Building
Saturday, December 5 at 9:00am
Kentucky Folk Art Center
KFAC’s annual Appalachian Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair will be held at the Laughlin Health Building on December 5th, 9-4.
The Appalachian Arts and Crafts Fair offers visitors a wide and varied selection of regional arts and crafts, ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge, including antiques and holiday decoration...s. More than 100 vendors will participate.
For more information about this event call 606.783.2204.
Time:9:00AM Saturday, December 5th
Location:Laughlin Health Building
Kentucky Folk Art Center Mark your calendars for the Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree this Thursday at the Folk Art Center at 6 p.m.!!
Kentucky Folk Art Center
The Kentucky Folk Art Center at Morehead State University will hold a Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree, Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6-8 p.m. The evening will consist of ghost stories, treats, games, crafts, live music and a contest for best carved jack-o-lantern. Children of all ages are welcome.
This event is free and open to the p...ublic. Costumes are suggested, but not required.
The Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree will begin at 6 p.m. with live music provided by Kentucky Center for Traditional Music’s student bands, as well as fall crafts and games in the rear parking lot of KFAC.
Those interested in taking part in the carved jack-o-lantern contest need to be at KFAC no later than 6:30 p.m. to enter their jack-o-lantern for judging. Storytelling will start at 6:15 p.m. with Cindy Shaw in the KFAC auditorium. Thomas Freese will perform at 7 p.m.
Concessions will be sold.
Kentucky Folk Art Center is a cultural, educational and economic development service of Morehead State University. The Center is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Additional information is available by calling the KFAC at (606) 783-2204.
Kentucky Folk Art Center Join us for our Opening Reception tonight 6 - 8 p.m. Time Made Real: Carvings of Tim Lewis
Kentucky Folk Art Center
Gainesway Farm at the Pavillion
3750 Paris Pike #1
Lexington, KY
The farm entrance is directly across from the intersection of Iron Works Rd. (Rt. 1973) and Paris Pike.
This event includes:
An exhibition of Kentucky folk art, featuring the works of Tim Lewis, Robert Morgan, and LaVon Williams.
Live Musical performances ...by Kentucky Wild Horse and Mark "Big Poppa" Stampley.
Reserve your place today by calling KFAC at 606.783.2204. For additional information, email j.vice@moreheadstate.edu. The deadline for reservations is Sept. 25th.
Tickets are $100/person
Groups of 10 are $800
Casual attire for outdoor event
Proceeds from this event will benefit the educational and exhibition programs of Kentucky Folk Art Center at Morehead State University.
KFAC's Annual Fundraising Event
Time:6:00PM Friday, October 9th
Location:Gainesway Farm at the Pavillion
Kentucky Folk Art Center This is an extensive survey exhibition of stone carvings by Kentucky artist Tim Lewis (b1952). Made between 1990 and 2007. The exhibition was developed by Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Kentucky Folk Art Center
Clack Mountain Festival (CMF), formerly Bluegrass 'n More, features numerous performances of Bluegrass, traditional, acoustic and other music, showcasing regional talent, as well as nationally-recognized musicians and songwriters. Most of the activities of CMF are held at or near the Cora Wilson Stewart Moonlight Schoo...l in the historic First Street Arts District. This year's festival will feature: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Kentucky Wild Horse, Heather Berry, Hazel Holler, the Tommy Webb Band, and the Havens. In addition to music, various arts and heritage events are held during the festival. A Day in the Country Folk Art Show & Sale and the Appalachian Arts and Craft Fair are also held in conjunction with the festival. Several area art exhibits also are scheduled.
CMF also features children's games, great festival food and more. It's family-friendly and fun for all! Don't forget your lawn or camping chair!
A Day in the County Folk Art/Craft Fair
Time:9:00AM Saturday, June 6th
Location:Morehead Conference Center
Kentucky Folk Art Center LaVon Van Williams has breathed vital, new life into an important African-American wood carving tradition that has its origins in the Gullah and Geechie cultures of coastal South Carolina. Williams' work is dynamic and full of movement. At once intimate and explosive, his sculpture reflects a contemporary perspetive ...on the African-American experience unlike the work of many other living artists.
"The Works of Lavon Van Williams"
Time:5:00PM Friday, June 5th
Location:Kentucky Folk Art Center
