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 Sunday, 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
Important Dates
September 30 – October 4 , 2024: Receipt of selected work at Arrowmont
October 14, 2024 – December 13, 2024: Exhibition open to public
December 13, 2024– Closing Reception
