Adair Bath Bell Boyd Breathitt Carter Casey
Clark Clay Clinton Cumberland Edmonson Elliott Estill Fleming Floyd Garrard Green Greenup Harlan Hart Johnson Knott Lawrence Lee Leslie Letcher Lewis Magoffin Martin Mason Menifee Montgomery Morgan Owsley Perry Pike Rowan Wolfe
Jackson Knox Laurel Lincoln Madison McCreary Monroe Powell Pulaski Rockcastle Russell Wayne Whitley
Architecture
Artists
Oral Histories
Public Art
Harlan County StatisticsKentucky PostSecondary Education Profile (CPE) .PDF file
Fedstats
Architecture back to top
Benham Historic District Photos
KY 160, Central Ave., McKnight and Cypress Sts.
Benham, KY
Architecture: NA
Cumberland Central Business DistrictPhotos
Freeman St., Huff Dr., the Poor Fork of the Cumberland R., Cumberland Ave., and W. Main St., Cumberland Cumberland, KY
Architecture: Bungalow/Craftsman
Harlan Commercial District Photos
Mound, Second, Clover, and Main Sts. Harlan, KY
Architecture: 20th Century Commercial and Turn-of-The Century Commercial
Harlan Railroad Depot A.K.A. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
River St., Harlan
Lynch Historic District City limits, L&N RR bed, Big Looney Cr., Second, Mountain, Highland Terrace, Liberty, and Church Sts.
Lynch, KY
Pine Mountain Settlement School E. of Bledsoe on KY 510
Bledsoe, KY
Cloverfolk Museum 203 Pilpot Lane
Evarts, KY 40828
1930’s home, museum established in 1995
Mining memorabilia
Memory wall features bricks engraved with names of former residents and miners Contact
Art and Craft Supplies back to top
Shirt Shack Screen Printing 132 S. Main St.
Harlan, KY 40831
606-578-78000
Screen-printing
Extreme Designs Unlimited 303 N. Cumberland Ave.
Harlan, KY 40831
606-573-3430
Screen printing, commercial printing
Artists back to top
David Mullins Mullins Gallery 606-573-1284
Diverse media
Larry May Benham Mural
John Deaton Deaton Design
109 N. Cumberland Ave.
Harlan, KY 40831
Sign maker, Graphic Designer, Cartoonist
606-573-9101
Fax: 606-573-9122 Brandon Goins Harlan Website Design
Web design, photography, graphic design
Judy Mason Rebel Spirit, the JMA Group
Graphic design, multimedia, photography, fine art, photo manipulation, web design Philip and Missy Bianchi Bianchi Photo
P.O. Box 148
Harlan, KY 40831
606-573-6970
Email
Photography
Elli G. Scott Mesmeraj Photography
859-559-4356
Photography
Elli Scott Pace and Maxine Clay
Harlan County, KY Tile Mosaic Project Mosaicists working collaboratively with public tile mosaic panels in Lynch. Partnering organizations for this project include the Appalachian Program of the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, the Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Lynch, and the Kentucky Arts Council.
Mark Doss Mark Doss Photography
606-573-2539
Photography
Vicki Blakely
Cheap Shot Photos
100 Ross Drive
Baxter, KY 40806
606-573-3116
Photography
Jeff Chapman-Crane 2356 Hwy 806
Eolia, KY 40826
chapmancrane@peoplepc.com
606-633-8652
Elaine Conradi Fired Up Pottery
pottery
170 Main Street
Benham, KY 40807 FiredUp@bellsouth.net
Arts Instruction back to top
Cumberland Elementary Programs and activities (offered in the summer or during the school year on a rotating basis) Include: Art workshops/lessons, woodworking, crafts, photography
Rosspoint Elementary
Harlan County High School Art Department Rhonda Robinson, Department Head Visual Art Course Offerings include Creative Art (Art I), Art Portfolio (Art II), Ceramics/Pottery, AP Studio Art-General Portfolio, History and Appreciation of Visual Performing Arts
Harlan Elementary School
Harlan Middle School and Harlan High School Belinda Cassim, Art Teacher
Contact: 606-573-8750 x4209 Fax: 606-573-8760
Evart’s High School Art Club, Contact Visual Arts instructor, Kristen Zink Student Work
Harlan County Christian School Art instructor Heather Adams
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Appalachian Program Harlan, KY Appalachian Center: 606-589-2145
Contact: Robert Gipe, Appalachian Program Director 606-589-3130 Community Photography Tile Mosaic Folk Studies Visual Arts Program Pottery, Raku, tile mosaic Contact: Joseph Scopa, Jr., Pottery Program 606-589-3142
Elizabeth Lewis 606-573-0096
Harlan County Courthouse Rotating art collections Art classes, local and visiting artists
Pine Mountain Settlement School36 Highway 510
Pine Mountain, KY 40810
606-558-3571 or 606-558-3542 2009 Workshops offered include: Practical Preservation of Square Log Buildings, Pain-less Panes: Historic Window Restoration, and From the Ground Up—The Art of Building Dry Stone Walls Community Programs include Woodworking Classes
Arts Organizations back to top
Poor Forks Arts and Crafts Store Area for Poor Fork Arts and Crafts Guild, Inc. members to market their works
Meet at the Rebecca Caudill Public Library first Monday of each month at 5:00 P.M.
Library contact:
310 West Main Street
Cumberland, KY 40823
606-589-2409
Fax: 606-589-2409
Email
Harlan County Photography Guild
Harlan County Woodcrafters Club
Harlan County Arts Council Incorporated 370 Maple St.
Benham, KY 40807
606-848-1350
Display and Selling Venues back to top
Elizabeth Lewis 606-573-0096
Harlan County Courthouse
Rotating art collections
Local and visiting artists
Black Bear Festival Craft vendors
Cumberland, KY
Poke Sallet Festival Craft vendors
Craft contests Photography and Craft Exhibits at the Harlan Center, Center of the Arts Harlan, KY
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Benham, KY
606-848-1530
Loretta Lynn Exhibit includes portraits
David Mullins Mullins Gallery
111 Main St.
Harlan, KY 40831
606-573-1284
Diverse media
Gift items include sculpture and ceramics
Poor Forks Arts and Crafts Store Area for Poor Fork Arts and Crafts Guild, Inc. members to market their works
Henderson Settlement and Log House Craft Shop 18 miles SW of Pineville on KY 190 606-337-3613
Craft Shop: 606-337-5823
Benham Garden Club’s New Benham Afghan P.O. Box 145
Benham, KY 40807
606-848-5506
Festival of the Mountain Masters Harlan, KY
Village Center Appalachian artists and craftsmen festival
Demonstrators include weavers, broom makers, blacksmiths, quilters, potters
Craft booths Contact: 606-573-2900
General Resources back to top
Harlan County Tourism Harlan Tourism: 606-573-4495
Cumberland Tourism: 606-589-5812
Evarts Tourism: 606-837-0609
Harlan County Chamber of Commerce
Harlan Tourism Commission 201 S. Main St.
Harlan, KY 40831
606-573-4495
Evarts, KY 1-877-737-0078
Harlan County P.O. Box 579 Wallins, KY 40873
Harlan Center P.O. Box 489/201
South Main St.
Harlan, KY 4083
1 606-573-4495
Fax: 606-573-9485
Benham, Kentucky P.O. Box E
Benham, KY 40807
606-848-5506
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Oral Histories back to top
Public Art back to top
Coal Miners’ Memorial Harlan Courthouse Square
John L. Lewis Memorial Lynch, KY Mine 31 Entrance
Benham Mural Located at Benham School House Inn
100 Central Avenue
Benham, KY 40807
606-848-3000
Information and Reservations: 1-800-231-0627
Painted by Larry May.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Appalachian Program Tile Mosaic Elli Scott Pace and Maxine Clay, Harlan County, KY Tile Mosaic Project Mosaicists working collaboratively on public tile mosaic panels in Lynch. Partnering organizations for this project include the Appalachian Program of the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, the Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Lynch, and the Kentucky Arts Council.
Slide Show back to top
Special Events back to top
Lunch at the Courthouse
Fridays through summer. There is art/crafts & music during the lunch hour and open to the public.
Kingdom Come State Park Friday Evening Music
Friday evening through summer music at the picnic grounds at Kingdom Come state park. Gospel, bluegrass, sing alongs, and local bands.
Special Projects back to top
Harlan County PACT (Partnerships Affirming Community Transformations) Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, supported by The Southeast Education Foundation. Community drama, art exhibitions, oral history, local music that addresses critical community issues, including substance abuse.
Appalachian Program at SKCTC Contact: Robert Gipe, Director 589-3130 2nd Drama In-progress Grant provided by Appalachian Regional Commission Community photography Tile Mosaic “Higher Ground”