Opportunities
Tennessee Craft-Midstate Chapter will sometimes sponsor exhibit opportunities. We may also learn of outside opportunities that may be interesting to our members. Those opportunities will be listed here.
The Art of Craft (Deadline June 1, 2018)
TN CRAFT-MIDSTATE CHAPTER (TN CRAFT-MIDSTATE) has a long-standing partnership with Centennial Art Center (CAC). CAC is the Visual Arts Division of Nashville's Metro Parks System. This annual exhibit begins in August and will end in September on the first day of the TN Craft Fall Fair. Learn more...
TN CRAFT-MIDSTATE CHAPTER (TN CRAFT-MIDSTATE) has a long-standing partnership with Centennial Art Center (CAC). CAC is the Visual Arts Division of Nashville's Metro Parks System. This annual exhibit begins in August and will end in September on the first day of the TN Craft Fall Fair. Learn more...
Brentwood Library (No Deadline - ongoing call)
Brentwood Library , in Brentwood, Tennessee is always looking for artists to display their art for a month in their showcase at the front entrance. The Brentwood Public Library strongly encourages our members to participate in rotating local artwork throughout the year. Learn more...
Brentwood Library , in Brentwood, Tennessee is always looking for artists to display their art for a month in their showcase at the front entrance. The Brentwood Public Library strongly encourages our members to participate in rotating local artwork throughout the year. Learn more...
Celebrating American Craft - Southern Style (Deadline May 26, 2018)
Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University
Celebrate American Craft - Southern Style is open to any craft based artists living and working in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. This inaugural exhibit showcases works created in clay, fiber arts, glass, wood and metal. Plans have been made to make this exhibit an annual event that may also feature workshops and gallery talks around American Craft Week. Learn more...
Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University
Celebrate American Craft - Southern Style is open to any craft based artists living and working in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. This inaugural exhibit showcases works created in clay, fiber arts, glass, wood and metal. Plans have been made to make this exhibit an annual event that may also feature workshops and gallery talks around American Craft Week. Learn more...
Emerging Makers Tent
Spring Fair (Deadline March 12, 2018)
Fall Fair (Deadline TBD)
The Emerging Makers Tent occurs every Tennessee Craft fair as an exclusive opportunity for member artists interested in taking their craft business to the next level. In the Emerging Makers Tent, groups of artists from each chapter work together in a supportive environment to gain practical experience selling their artwork. This experience is designed to help emerging makers take the next step toward exhibiting as independent artists on the main tent circle at Tennessee Craft fairs. Learn more...
Spring Fair (Deadline March 12, 2018)
Fall Fair (Deadline TBD)
The Emerging Makers Tent occurs every Tennessee Craft fair as an exclusive opportunity for member artists interested in taking their craft business to the next level. In the Emerging Makers Tent, groups of artists from each chapter work together in a supportive environment to gain practical experience selling their artwork. This experience is designed to help emerging makers take the next step toward exhibiting as independent artists on the main tent circle at Tennessee Craft fairs. Learn more...
Handmade Here (Deadline April 19, 2018)
Handmade Here is an exhibit coordinated by the 3 Eastern Chapters of Tennessee Craft. Every 2 years the torch is passed to the next chapter whose job is to coordinate a venue, awards and a reception. The goal of the event is to bring together the 3 close-ish chapters of Tennessee Craft and also to bring attention to our fine organization.
The show will be held the month of June at the Reece Museum on the campus of East Tennessee State University. This is a juried show, juror is a gallery owner of 20+ years. Best in Show and Merit Awards Totaling $350.00. Open to all fine craft artists!
Art drop-off will be the end of May and we have coordinated art pick-up with a closing reception so that out-of-towners can come to the awards ceremony and pick-up their work when it is over. For more information contact Aleta Chandler and Heather Applegate, co-coordinators and representatives of Tennessee Craft: Northeast
View Poster email: TNCraftNortheast@gmail.com
Handmade Here is an exhibit coordinated by the 3 Eastern Chapters of Tennessee Craft. Every 2 years the torch is passed to the next chapter whose job is to coordinate a venue, awards and a reception. The goal of the event is to bring together the 3 close-ish chapters of Tennessee Craft and also to bring attention to our fine organization.
The show will be held the month of June at the Reece Museum on the campus of East Tennessee State University. This is a juried show, juror is a gallery owner of 20+ years. Best in Show and Merit Awards Totaling $350.00. Open to all fine craft artists!
Art drop-off will be the end of May and we have coordinated art pick-up with a closing reception so that out-of-towners can come to the awards ceremony and pick-up their work when it is over. For more information contact Aleta Chandler and Heather Applegate, co-coordinators and representatives of Tennessee Craft: Northeast
View Poster email: TNCraftNortheast@gmail.com
Tennessee Craft Fair
Spring Fair (Deadline February 15, 2018)
Fall Fair (Deadline July 15, 2018)
The Tennessee Craft Fair is a biannual event held on the lawn at Centennial Park. Here, art collectors can shop one-of-a-kind, finely crafted artwork directly from juried, award-winning artists. A unique feature of Tennessee Craft Fairs requires artists to be on-site. The Spring Fair is held in May; the Fall Fair in September. Learn more...
Spring Fair (Deadline February 15, 2018)
Fall Fair (Deadline July 15, 2018)
The Tennessee Craft Fair is a biannual event held on the lawn at Centennial Park. Here, art collectors can shop one-of-a-kind, finely crafted artwork directly from juried, award-winning artists. A unique feature of Tennessee Craft Fairs requires artists to be on-site. The Spring Fair is held in May; the Fall Fair in September. Learn more...