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Sizemore talks about her background with the Kentucky Arts Council and her transition from an artist-in-residence to becoming a more committed member. Sizemore discusses the ways that, institutionally, the Kentucky Crafted program influences the arts and craft industry in Kentucky. She talks about the factors that encourage artists to conform their work to the standards of the Kentucky Crafted jury in order to be accepted. She also notes the contributions of the Kentucky Folk Life program, which she describes as offering a more traditional and authentic model than the Kentucky Crafted program. Sizemore discusses the importance of artists having the Kentucky Arts Council brand on their goods, and why they want to get approved by the Council and get the brand. She discusses the issues that some artists have had with the Kentucky Arts Council and the Craft Marketing program. Sizemore discusses the role of craft co-operatives as a method of organizing and uniting artists and crafters. She discusses the problems that the Appalachian Artisan Center has in regards to attracting support from both tourists and artists. She notes the problems of extreme mining in the Appalachian region in terms of economics, environment, and culture.

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2012oh022_ekci005

Interviewee Name

Judy Sizemore

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Amanda Fickey

Interview Date

2010-07-06

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Sizemore, Judy Interview by Amanda Fickey. 06 Jul. 2010. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Sizemore, J. (2010, July 06). Interview by A. Fickey. Eastern Kentucky Craft Industry: Entrepreneurship in the Arts, Understanding the Craft Industry in Eastern Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Sizemore, Judy, interview by Amanda Fickey. July 06, 2010, Eastern Kentucky Craft Industry: Entrepreneurship in the Arts, Understanding the Craft Industry in Eastern Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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