The Appalachian Center for Crafts' facilities and equipment in clay, metals, fibers, wood, and glass are among the best equipped in the nation. Each offers abundant work and storage space and contains sufficient modern equipment and tools to allow exploration in a wide range of techniques and designs. It is here that artists can study contemporary and traditional Appalachian crafts. The campus encompasses 562 acres of land owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to 50,000 square feet of studio space and 4,000 square feet devoted to the retail sales space and two exhibition galleries, the Center houses administrative offices, a cafeteria, an audiovisual lecture room, a library, a conference room, a television lounge, a supplies store, a laundry room, housing units and a volleyball court.
Location:
Smithville Tennessee
Telephone
615-597-6801
Other Art nearby:
(Smithville) Appalachian Center for Crafts
(Nashville) Finer Things Gallery
(Nashville) Grand Ole Opry
(Nashville) Lyzon Art Gallery
(Nashville) The Arts Company
(Nashville) Upper Room Chapel and Museum
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04/19 Coming to The Smithville area
Panoply Arts Festival Huntsville AL April26-28 Each spring in the heart of the Rocket City the arts are in full bloom at the Panoply Arts Festival.
Tennessee Strawberry Festival Dayton TN May4-11 The Tennessee Strawberry Festival is the celebration of small town life. It offers a chance for our community to showcase its beauty, history and commitment to family values.
A Toast to Tennessee Wine Festival Mt. Juliet TN May11 Visitors will stroll from tent to tent sipping the rich heritage of Tennessee vines, savoring gourmet specialty foods, shopping for handcrafted items from local artisans, enjoying music, and attending wine & food experience seminars.
International Biscuit Festival Knoxville TN May18 The four categories of competition are Sweet Biscuits, Savory Biscuits, Special Biscuits and Student Biscuits.
Stucky Music Festival Park City KY May17-18 It is a hard economic time and Stucky Musical Festival would like to remain a low cost event that gives both musicians and local companies a place to promote themselves, as well as sell their merchandise. Proceeds will go to growing this festival so that it can continue on and to a local charity that helps children have opportunity to participate in music and art.
Mountain Flower Art Festival Dahlonega GA May18-19 The festival, located on the hisoric square of Dahlonega, Georgia, is a juried art and quality craft festival held for over 20 years on the 3rd weekend in May.
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