Tennessee Craft Midstate Chapter

Art and craft pals....I'm looking to hook up with a cabinetmaker or carpenter who has American cherry wood that they can cut to 3/4" x 3/4" and 3/4 x 1 1/4" long strips for me. Cheap, free, or trade for artwork is preferred. I make wooden tools for sculpting and my old source for wood has moved out of town. Please comment or DM with suggestions.

Come meet fellow artists, makers, and crafters in the Midstate area Friday, July 12th from 5-7pm. will be hosting us at her studio in the Lequire Gallery Building on Charlotte. All members and those interested in learning more invited! Feel free to bring snacks or drinks to share. DM for more details on location/parking.

There are two scholarships available to attend this workshop for free! Scholarship applications are due June 26.

Check out the launch of Arcade Arts Nashville on June 20 from 5-8pm! Enjoy music, food, drink, and ART as twelve of Nashville’s outstanding galleries and curators fill Arcade Arts studio spaces. Help us welcome this exciting new org and learn more about their Artist in Residence program - an opportunity for rent free studio space!!

Friends, block out your calendar and register now! Don’t miss this! Free to members.
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REGISTER NOW for the November Lunch & Learn Series!

Tennessee Craft’s virtual one-hour Lunch & Learn training sessions feature art and craft industry leaders sharing their secrets to success. Guest speakers offer practical tips you can implement yourself and answer your questions. The series is free for current Tennessee Craft members, and non-members can register for $10 per session or $30 for the monthly series. Recordings are available to registrants, but real-time attendees also have a chance to interact with speakers and win door prizes!

Check out these valuable winter sessions:
* November 7: Teaching Workshops with Jasmine Newton
* November 14: Pricing Formulas with Renee Ford
* November 21: Craft Fairs withAurdy Deal-McEver
* November 28: Grant Writing Tips with Lauren Strohacker
Register online today at: https://tennesseecraft.org/events/workshops/lunch-learn-series (link in bio)

Thank you to our November Lunch & Learn Series sponsor Arrowmon School of Arts & Crafts

Tennessee Craft proudly presents the Statewide Member Exhibition at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center in Clarksville TN. This exhibition is a celebration and showcase of contemporary craft highlighting 75 artworks made by our Tennessee Craft Members. The exhibition will be on display from September 1 until October 26, with an artist reception on September 14th from 5-7pm.

Featured Artist: Stephenson Brown joy works

Our next MAKER MEETUP is AUGUST 31 at .nashville. SHOW and TELL! What are you working on? This is an opportunity for members (and guests!) to show and discuss their work. Adult beverages and yummy snacks. Join us for a fun evening- Hope to see you there!

The Emerging Makers Tent (EMT) applications for the 45th Annual Fall Tennessee Craft Fair (October 13, 14 & 15) are open until August 12 at 11:59 pm CST!

The EMT occurs at every Tennessee Craft fair as an exclusive opportunity for member artists interested in taking their craft business to the next level. In the EMT, 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. Applications at https://tennesseecraft.org/

✨Scholarships Available✨
Applicants who identify as part of an underrepresented population can request up to $500 total to be used towards advancing their personal craft art practice.

For more info or to apply visit:
tennesseecraft.org/programs/scholarships

The Current Art Fund seeks to support visual artists and artist collectives in creating independent, non-traditional, public-facing projects that contribute to the rich dialogue within contemporary visual art scenes across the state of Tennessee. The fund annually disburses grants totaling $60,000 to Tennessee-based artists 21 years of age and older in support of project expenses.

To apply visit:
tristararts.org/current-art-fund

Our June Maker Meetup was on Self Help for Artists and included a fun collage activity. We talked about collage as a means for simple, spontaneous self expression and a vehicle for uncovering unconscious content. Great fun! Our next Maker Meet Up is August 17. Big thanks to .nashville for hosting and partnering with !

Applications are now open for the Emerging Maker’s Tent at the 45th Annual Fall Tennessee Craft Fair. The event takes place October 13th, 14th, & 15th.

To apply visit:
tennesseecraft.org/emergingmakerstent

Here’s some inspiration for tonite’s collage-making activity! Tuesday 6/20, 6:30-8pm. These are works by Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008, American, known for collage and combining everyday objects into art and sculpture.

Ashley Mintz will lead us in intuitive, playful collage-making activity. Yummy snacks, adult beverages, and you don’t need to bring a thing. See you there!

Our June Maker Meetup is Tuesday 6/20, 6:30-8pm at .nashville. All are welcome!

Reminder: our Maker Meetup is Tuesday 6/20, 6:30-8pm at .nashville. Ashley Mintz will lead us in intuitive, playful collage-making. Yummy snacks, adult beverages, and you don’t need to bring a thing. See you there!

Our next MAKER MEETUP is JUNE 20 at .nashville. will lead us thru a self-care collage exercise. Adult beverages and yummy snacks. Materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own. Join us for a fun evening- Hope to see you there!

Reminder: Application are OPEN for the FALL Craft Fair. Links at .

Artists taking action- ways to be involved:

•Reserve your tickets for the forum -free!
•Share the event link and sponsorship form
•Read mayoral candidates’ statements and community requests
•Send arts equity requests and questions for the candidates
•Read more in your email sent today!

https://www.artsequitynashville.org/

Congratulations to Midstate Chapter member Wilson Lee Jr for his award at this year’s Tennessee Craft Spring Fair. Outstanding Artist Statement! Check out Wilson’s wood carvings.

Congratulations to Midstate Chapter member Bryan Currie, for his award “Best Fresh Idea” in the Emerging Makers Tent at this year’s Tennessee Craft Spring Fair! Check out Bryan’s Ceramic oil lamps!

At the request of Metro Arts: Nashville Office of Arts + Culture: Can you share this with your artist networks? We need all the letters sent in we can by tomorrow’s council meeting about the budget. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/right-size-the-arts-investment-in-nashville?source=direct_link&

Right-size the arts investment in Nashville Your email to the Council is our only hope to get a funding increase for artists and arts organizations. The following page will give you a template for you to edit and then submit to the council. Please do three things for us: 1) Personalize and edit your own letter, mentioning the council district...

SAVE THE DATE! June 20, 2023: Maker Meetup - Self-Care for the Artist, led by Ashley Mintz at Kreate Hub Nashville.

Our May Meetup guest was Jonathan Saad, Grants Manager. Saad provided helpful advice for artists about the applying for grants, and shared details about Metro Arts’ THRIVE and CULTIVATE programs. THRIVE applications have grown from 22 to 155 this year. Be sure to check out opportunities. Special thanks to TN Craft Midstate member Ashley Mintz for planning and arranging, and to .nashville for hosting. members receive 10% off KreateHub studio rentals.

See you June 20!

Congratulations to Midstate Chapter member for winning Best in Show at this year’s Tennessee Craft Spring Fair!

We are so proud to have Midstate member Beizar Aradini represent Tennessee as South Arts 2023 State Fellow! Congrats!! 👏👏👏

Congratulations to Midstate Chapter member Twyla Lambert Clark for winning the Best Display Award at this year’s Tennessee Craft Spring Fair!

Congratulations to Midstate Chapter member Catherine Hollo for winning the Best Emerging Maker Award at this year’s Tennessee Craft Spring Fair!

TN Craft Midstate members are invited to apply for an exhibition to be held during the month of July 2023 at the John P. Holt Brentwood Library in Brentwood, TN.
The exhibit aims to include 1-3 Midstate artists to show work in four large, locked display cases measuring 32” x 80” x 11”.

For more information about the application process please visit the link in our bio.

REMINDER: The Customs House Museum Exhibition, for Statewide Tennessee Craft Members, is due May 15, 2023

Tennessee Craft will offer a unique opportunity for members to exhibit at the Customs House Museum in Clarksville in September and October 2023. All listed craft mediums in the member application (including the newly approved medium: Drawing!) are eligible for consideration in this juried exhibition. A Visitors’ Choice Award will be selected by the public and include a cash prize. Go to BIO for more info!