Harlan County Artists, Artisans and Advocates
This category is far from comprehensive and has not been juried. It includes names of any individuals provided by project participants in community meetings, surveys and interviews as Artists and Ensembles, Arts Educators, Culture-bearers, and Advocates of the Arts. Those…
Harlan County Kentucky Arts Council Community Scholars
Darla Jackson Deborah Cornett Jackson Judy Lewis Theresa Osborne
Benham Authors
Florence Castle Ison, James B. Goode, Hariet Simpson Arnow, Artie Ann Bates and Jeff Chapman-Crane, Dinese Giardina, Loyal Jones, Jim Wayne Miller, Lee Smith, James Still
Robert Gipe
Artist, writer, theater director, and more. Robert is director of the Appalachian program at SEKCTC and the go-to contact for arts in the region, especially in conjunction with engaging young people and community members and in harnessing the arts for…