Best of Tennessee Craft
Best of Tennessee Craft
2024 Biennial
October 14- December 13
Presented by Tennessee Craft – the state’s largest, most visible, and most respected craft artist organization – and hosted by the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. This exhibit elevates and celebrates contemporary and traditional craft found throughout Tennessee while encouraging a high standard of excellence and design among Tennessee craft artists.
The exhibition will be on view at the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg from October 14, 2024 through Friday, December 13, 2024. Visitors can expect to see such craft as traditional Appalachian-inspired furniture, textiles incorporating modern materials and time-honored techniques, and extraordinary turned pieces using found wood. The guest juror will select works for the exhibition from submitted entries and the award winners. Best of Show Award is a $1,500 cash award.
2024 Best of Tennessee Craft Exhibiting Artists
MICHAEL ANDERSON – OLIVIA C. AVERY – BARBARA BALL – SHARRON BARRETT – ROBERTA BELL – SARAH BOGDAL – LAURA BOWMAN – CURTISS BROCK – DR. BEATRIX BROCKMAN – BEN CALDWELL – SUSIE CAMPION – RICK CANNON – JONATHAN CLARDY – BILL & TINA COLLISON – MAGGIE CONNOLLY – LINDA CROSSAN – CATIE DANIEL – DEB DAVIS – AUDRY DEAL-MCEVER – SUSAN DEMAY – KIMBERLY DUMMONS – SHANNON FERGUSON – STEPHEN FORRESTER – LAURA GASPARRINI – MARTICA GRIFFIN – MINDY HERRIN-LEWIS – BUFFY HOLTON – MEGAN JORDAN – LISA KURTZ – TWYLA LAMBERT CLARK – CATHERINE LARSEN – DANIEL LEAVITT – CLAUDIA LEE – SIMON LEVY – DASHAWN LEWIS – JOEL LEVY LOGIUDICE – VICKI LOVE – DOUG LOWMAN – JOHN C LUCAS – JENNIFER LUNA – ASIA MATHIS – MARTY MCCONNAUGHEY – CARRIE MERCER – CARRIE ANNE PARKS – TED PELFREY – DONNA RIZZO – VERONICA ROMERO – JENNIFER SARGENT – CHRISTA SCHOENBRODT – PATRICIA PRINS SCHWARZ – JOANN SELVIDGE – FELICITAS SLOVES – KELLY SPELL – BLAINE STEINER – CAROL VENTURA – VICKIE VIPPERMAN – SADIE WANG – MEGAN PAIGE WARD – STEVE WESTFIELD – CARLTON WILKINSON – KIMBERLY WINKLE – PHIL WOODWARD – DANIEL WORNICOV – HANNAH ZECHMAN – FREDERIQUE ZINDY
2024 Best of Tennessee Craft Gallery
Award Winners
Best in Show
Michael Anderson, Chattanooga—Wood
“Winter Days”
Second Place
Carlton Wilkinson, Nashville—Photography
“Crucifixion”
Third Place
Stephen Forrester, Nolensville—Wood
“Flowing Leaves Platter”
Merit Award
Shannon Ferguson, Knoxville—Printmaking
“The Escape”
Merit Award
Donna Rizzo, Charlette—Sculpture
“Great Speckled Bird”