The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft officially kicks off the holiday shopping season with the annual Holidazzle exhibition, sponsored by Republic Bank in the Steve Wilson Gallery. This show will feature works from nearly 100 artists from across the country ranging from jewelry to home décor including wood, ceramics, glass, fiber and more. This exhibit is unique because every item is available for purchase. The opening reception is Friday, October 24 from 5-7:30pm with an encore opening and trunk shows featuring Iota and Crit Rawlings Friday, November 7 from 5-9pm.

Artists featured include KMAC’s own Artist-in-Residence Margaret Semrau among other gifted artist such as Lois Aronow, Anastasia Azure, Posey Bacopoulos, Chris Baskin, Berea College Crafts, Amy Bow er, Mary Brown, Paula Canant, Keith Chambers, Cheryl Chapman, Randi Chervitz, Lonnie Combs, Nicholas Croghan, Matthew Cummings, Ann deVuono, Patrick Dougherty, Stephen Driver, Summer Eliason, Al Fried, Matthew Gaddie, Judy Geagley, Jim Gottuso, Jamie Harris, Rand Heazlitt, Susan Heine, Vallorie Henderson, Bryce Hudson, Casey Hyland, Walter Hyleck, IOTA, I Wood Ecodesign, Tonya Johnson, Nico Jorcino, Craig Kaviar, Ann Klem, Carol Kurtz, Leonie Lacouette, Lewis Meyer, Mio Studio, Tammy Moran, Mary Nehring, Kara Nichols, Clifton Nicholson, Lona Northener, Jacque Parsley, Laura Peery, Kristin Perkins, Tommie Pratt Rush, Kelli Pope, Vicki Ray, Lebrie Rich, Judy Rosenfield, Laura Ross, Melvin Rowe, Scott E. Scarboro, Dennis Schaffner, J-D Schall, Yoko Sekino-Bove, She We Studio, Mary Simione, Jan Sowder, Jonathan Swanz, Sam Taylor, Michael Tiller, Turtle Island Fibers, Thula Vonnahme, Larry Watson, Kathy Wegman, Brook White, Mark Whitley, BJ Wilder, and Julie Yoder.

About the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft

The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981. Its mission is to support and promote art and craft excellence in Kentucky. The Museum is a member of Fund for the Arts and supported in part by The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, which supports the Museum with state tax dollars, through the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Located at 715 West Main Street in downtown Louisville, open hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. Admission is $5 for adults, free for members, students and children under 12. For more information, please call 502.589.0102 or log on to www.KentuckyArts.org. Digital images available