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Fine Arts and Crafts are a Berea Legacy. From its
Berea College student industry beginnings, Berea is a
growing and vital arts and crafts community. Over 50 artists
and craftspeople have settled here, and they produce a vast
array of beautiful, quality work.
There
are three main shopping areas in Berea:
Old Town,
Chestnut Street and the
College Square.
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OLD TOWN ARTISANS VILLAGE |
  The
Berea Welcome Center
is housed in a restored 1917
and is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. Find information here to plan your tour of the town. The
Welcome Center also has information to tour you through the
Bluegrass and horse farm regions. From the Tourist Welcome Center
Depot, you can walk to many fine shops in Old Town and visit the
largest concentration of working Studios in Berea.
800-598-5263/859-986-2540 |
 Adjacent from the depot you will find
&
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which feature Bybee Pottery, year round Christmas decorations, a
wonderful collection of cornshuck flowers and wreaths by Dinah
Tyree, yard art, delicious regional foods and much more. Here you’ll
also find the working studio and the unique handmade glass of
artist, Jimmy Lou Jackson, who is nationally known for lampwork beads.
You can find her most days at her torch eager to make something
special for you.
Just next door is
the
, where you can find quilted items, Prather
and Archambeault prints and "the original" Kentucky note keepers.
(859) 986-8177
Weavers Bottom
holds a corner spot on Broadway. Here you can
see the the weavings and cornshuck dolls of Neil and Mary Colmer.
Stories and music abound.(859) 986-8661 |
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 Just
a few steps down the street visit
for a great selection of antiques, musical
instruments and items from yesteryear. You might be there on a day when the back room is filled
with "pickin and grinnin." (859) 985-9677
Barnes Country
Collectibles invites you to browse through the antiques. |
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Below the cranberry awning and up Broadway is
I Love My Stuff. Purchase
fine crafts collected from all over the country and enjoy shopping
for that special present that can’t otherwise be found.
Don't miss
on
display.
If your
taste runs to whimsey, this is the place for you.
(859)
986-2818
Linda's Bows, Beads, & Stuff
now located down street past Top Drawer. You'll find beautiful
handcrafted jewelry and accessories for infants to adults-casual to
elegant.
 Also
Linda
designs watches, purses, belts, darling infant and toddler gifts.
Other unique gifts and delicious dark chocolate, too. Beads and
ribbon to make your own.
Weekly workshops. 859-985-2515 or (800)
423-6588. |
 Across the street is the studio and home of
,
where Ken and Sally Gastineau display a large
selection of their original pewter jewelry and home accessories.
Choose a beautiful bead necklace or design your own! See their newly
designed quilt pins and ornaments, each with printed history.
(859) 986-9158 |
 Up the hill you will find
Fish Wisdom Beads, a full
service bead shop with workshops, books, and specialty beads.
(859) 986-7463.
Just next door is Doug Haley, one of Berea's finest
woodworkers. He invites everyone to come see his workshop and
showroom. You will also want to visit Top Drawer Gallery and
while in Old Town. |
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LESTER STREET |
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Visit
Osolnik Machinery & Supplies
located across from Old Town where you will find a collection of
Rude Osolnik's works
displayed here as well as an Exhibit at the Kentucky Artisan
Center. We also offer woodworking machinery/supplies by
Powermatic, Jet, Performax, Trend Technologies and other brand name
machinery.
Also while on Lester Street stop and see
Bogg’s Chairmaker studio
where Brian Boggs makes beautiful handmade chairs that are not only
a work of art, they're comfortable and built to last a lifetime. |
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CHESTNUT STREET |
is for everyone who likes art and for people
who don’t know anything about art, but know what they like. The
gallery is impressive in its beauty, but comfortable, like a huge
old home. Admission is free. Look as long as you wish and come back
often. (859) 986-1069. |
 Across
from City Hall,
PeaceCraft,
a not-for-profit organization, offers an alternative shopping
experience. Here you will find a wide array of handcrafted and
fairly traded merchandise from developing areas of the world. Unique
clothing, jewelry, personal accessories to furniture, baskets and
musical instruments. (859) 986-7441
Stop at the
,headquarters for the state-wide organization
that promotes and markets juried members’ work. This nationally
recognized guild produces the spring and fall craft fairs in Berea,
held at scenic Indian Fort Theater. Kentucky Guild members exhibit
and sell their beautiful work. The attending public can view
demonstrations and see performances of regional dance and music as
well as learn more about the creative people of Kentucky.
(859) 986-3192. Now located just behind our city hall. |
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Also, be sure to visit the
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and
Hackley Gallery during your tour of the Chestnut Street area. |
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COLLEGE SQUARE |
 Located in what was once Berea’s Main
Street Bank,
. Sit in Fireside’s cozy reading area and select
the best in craft books and magazines. You will find an amazing
variety of beautiful works by artisans of the Appalachian region, a
large portion of which are made by Fireside Craft Industry members.
(859) 986-9013 |
 Just
steps away from historic Boone Tavern and overlooking the campus of
Berea College,
is located on the second floor of a century-old building on the
College Square at 114 Main Street.. The business is the oldest of
its type in Berea, dating to 1977. As Berea’s first co-op art space,
the Gallery is operated and maintained by several regional artists
and craftsmen: Harry Hinkle, black and white photography; Berea
College art professor Neil Di Teresa, watercolors and acrylics; Jane
Di Teresa, watercolors and acrylics; Sharon Huff-Carter, paintings,
drawings and crafts, and Tom Carter, landscape and portrait
photography. The Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
through Monday, also Wednesdays, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. To
reach The Gallery by phone, call (859) 986-4434.
For almost 30 years, the adjoining
Appalachian Arts & Crafts Quilt Shop
has anchored the corner of College Square.
Featuring a comprehensive offering of quilts and materials for your
own quilt projects, in addition to a wealth of regional food and
gifts, Bybee pottery, and much more. (859) 986-1239 |
 On the next corner you’ll find nationally
acclaimed craftsman,
Warren A. May..
Warren’s traditional concepts in the
woodworking process - dovetailed drawers, classical joinery and
clean design are all used in the creation of his handmade furniture.
He is also recognized for more than ten thousand Appalachian
dulcimers he has made here in Berea. (859) 986-9293
Around the corner, on Short Street, look for the sign of
The Blue Tail Fly.
You’ll delight in finding beautiful cards,
whimsical, educational and unique toys, as well as games and books
for children and adults. Choose a beautiful matte and frame for that
special work of art from the framing corner. A very fun shop, come
and play. (859) 986-1049 |
 Uniquely situated under a beautiful holly
tree,
always has something innovative and unusual
for you to see. You’ll enjoy browsing through a wide array of top
quality regional arts and crafts, including a great selection of
whimsical Kentucky folk art, hand-woven baskets, glass, jewelry, and
Raku tile accentuated furniture. (859) 986-1609.
Also visit
and
while in the College Square area.
Across the street, on a triangle of
land, Berea College’s showcase,
The Log House Craft Gallery
is Berea’s oldest and largest craft gallery. This is an excellent
place to purchase fine hand-crafted traditional furniture, and items
made by Berea College’s Student Craft industries. Choose from fine
woodcrafts, weavings, ceramics, wonderful handmade brooms, and
forged iron works. Tours of Student Industry working studios are
possible on weekdays. (859) 985-3226
or (859) 985-3225 |
 Just down the street you’ll find the
looms and shuttles of world famous
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America’s largest and foremost handweaving
studio. Rich yarns and fine workmanship distinguish the Churchill
line. Take the opportunity to see an ancient art form in practice on
the free, self guided tours. Churchill Weavers also boasts a
beautiful gallery of carefully selected crafts, gifts, jewelry and
wearables from some of the nation's finest artisans. The charming
building is dramatically set in a lush rose garden, well worth the
short walk or drive. A tradition since 1922.
(859) 986-3127
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Misty Mountain Top INC. 207
Autumn Court.
All natural, handmade, one hundred percent olive oil castille soaps, sugar
scrubs, dead sea salt mineral soaks, hand and body lotions, foot care, lip
balms and gift baskets. Products are scented / flavored with only natural
essential oils.
859-979-0035
Knotty Pine Wood Works
produces handmade furniture that will be heirlooms passed
from generation to generation. Woodworker Rev. Curley Darren Slone
has been taking pride in his work since 1979, putting his heart into
the details of every piece he makes. Country
Ice Boxes, Tables, Pie Safes, Coffee & End Table sets, Computer
Desk. 859-985-0395 or 859-314-1465
John D. Harmon, Fine Artist.
A
1995 graduate of the Berea College Fine Art Program, John produces
and exhibits paintings, drawings, sculpture and photography
throughout the region. His works can be viewed and purchased by
visiting his home studio (by appointment only) or by visiting his
online gallery at
www.JohnDHarmon.com or call
859-893-4522
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