Calendar of Events

Where: Market Square, Downtown Knoxville
Time: Friday: 11:00am-9:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am–9:00pm, and Sunday: 11:00am–5:00pm
How Much: Free!

With quality arts and crafts booths, arts in action, performing arts, culinary arts demonstrations and tastings, and an expanded children’s creation station, several blocks of downtown Knoxville are transformed into a lively street fair for the Dogwood Arts Festival! There will be more than 60 local and regional juried artists exhibiting and selling their original work in mixed media, clay, drawing/pastels, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood. In addition to the artist areas in Market Square and Krutch Park extension, enjoy cooking demonstrations, festive food creations, and delicious wine and beer pairings at the Culinary Arts Stage. Live performances all weekend long on the Market Square stage, the Union Avenue pop-up stage, and the Children’s stage. Blooming Boulevard returns to the Dogwood Arts Festival providing unique colorful flower markets filled with live blooming plants, herbs, flowers, and trees. Join us for a spring celebration of our region’s arts, culture, and natural beauty in the heart of downtown Knoxville!

Dogwood Arts Festival on Market Square Co-chairs are Shanna Browning & Brooke Cross

Artists
2-D MIXED MEDIA
ElectricBird Designs – Alex Leopold :: Nashville, TN
Four Sisters Studio – Martha Johnson :: Bat Cave, NC
Marc James Contemporary Art – Marc Villanueva :: East Point, GA
Penny & Johnnie Dobson :: Rome, GA
Michael Lee Design – Michael Lee :: Alpharetta, GA

NATURAL MATERIALS/OTHER
Nelson Farms – Amy Nelson :: Rockwood, TN
Rainwater Farm – Colette Souder :: Maryville, TN
Rudy Tell Leather – Rudy Tell :: Cosby, TN
Whispering Willow Soap Co. – Wayne Parker :: Lincolnton, NC
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts :: Gatlinburg, TN
Petronella’s Designs/The African Hut – Mary Otieno & Petty Shepard :: Kingsport, TN

CLAY
Riffe-Pierson Pottery – Dana Riffe & Vicki Pierson :: Hixson, TN
CF Tomchik Designs – Courtney Tomchik :: Clemmons, NC
Sarah Sunshine Pottery – Sarah Vekasi :: Black Mountain, NC
Baum Pottery – Mike & Karen Baum :: Lebanon, OH
Artworks by Karen Fincannon – Karen Fincannon :: Tucker, GA
Cane Creek Creations – Rachel Stevens :: Rutherfordton, NC
Dutch Hill Pottery – Gregory Ricciardiello :: Fillmore, NY
McKee’s Pottery – JoeFrank McKee :: Dillsboro, NC
Ridge Pottery - Charles Akin :: Franklin, TN
Byers Pottery – Will Byers :: Black Mountain, NC
Carolyn Cooper Clayworks – Carolyn Cooper :: Knoxville, TN

PHOTOGRAPHY
Wildlife Photography by Clay Thurston – Clay Thurston :: Knoxville, TN
MTN Imageologist – Mike Naney :: Knoxville, TN
Fred Draper Photography – Fred Draper :: Knoxville, TN
Jason Stoddart Photography – Jason Stoddart :: Crawford, TN
Trace of Light – Michael Serkownek :: Maryville, TN
Coles Corner - Julia Dressler :: Clarksville, VA
SMG PhotoGallery – Stan Goldberg :: Louisville, KY
Bob Copeland Photography - Bob Copeland :: McDonald, TN

PAINTING/DRAWING
River Impressions – Lynda Best :: Tellico Plains, TN
Spiral Bird Studio – Bradley Wilson :: Charleston, TN
Linda Pirkle Designs – Linda Pirkle :: Atlanta, GA
RubberStampedPrints – Carl Gombert :: Maryville, TN

JEWELRY
Glass Act Studio – Linda McLaughlin :: Franklin, TN
Kathryn Riechert – Savannah, GA
Kim Thompson Stone & Sterlingwear – Kim Thompson :: Waynesville, NC
JL Merrill Metalworks – Julie Merrill :: Asheville, NC
Amy Brandenburg Studio - Amy Brandenburg :: Asheville, NC
Designs in Gold – Joseph Taylor :: Melbourne, TN
Visions of Creation Gallery – Roberto Vengoechea :: Black Mountain, NC
Caristo Jewelry Designs – Linda & Carl Caristo :: Asheville, NC
Spoke-N for – Sergio Ruano :: Athens, GA
kddjewelry – Katie Dirnbauer :: Knoxville, TN
Diedre Nabors Studio – Diedre Nabors :: Columbus, IN
Artistic Icing – Angelica Markland :: Unicoi, TN
Vidrio de Mar – Diane Bishop :: Nashville, TN

WOOD
Lumberjack & Jill – Caleb & Sarah Verzyden :: Knoxville, TN
Kitchen Art – Mo Whitson :: Clinton, TN
DharmaWood – Greg Johnson & Rainey Fox :: Knoxville, TN
Cadman & Cummins Studios – Terri Cadman & Martha Cummins :: New Market, TN

GLASS
Marble City Glassworks – Matt Salley :: Knoxville, TN
Bungo Glass – Shawn Bungo :: Knoxville, TN
The Glass Haus – Leonard & Carolyn Wilson :: McHenry, IL
Debi Dwyer Designs – Debi Dwyer :: Boone, NC
Buckhorn Ridge Studio – Paula Marksbury :: Athens, TN

METAL
Wells Studio – Robert & Dolores Wells :: White Pine, TN
Don’s Designs – Donald Portschy :: Greensboro, GA
The Nature of Metal – Jason Lydic :: Hendersonville, NC
Presentability - Peter Staples & Diane Rapaich :: Royal Oak, MI

Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com