Blount County Arts and Crafts Guild
Maryville and surrounding area, East Tennessee
A Non-profit Organization
Blount County Arts and Crafts Guild
Maryville and surrounding area, East Tennessee
A Non-profit Organization
About Us
Local residents sharing their interest in Arts and Crafts...
The Blount County Arts and Crafts Guild (BCACG) in Maryville TN was founded in 1964 and continues growing today.
It is a non-profit organization.
The Crafts Guild is open to all adult residents (over the age of 18) of our community
who enjoy learning and sharing their creativity.
Monthly meetings help members grow in their knowledge of arts and crafts. Sharing of ideas and new techniques from members and outside speakers sparks creativity for all.
Meetings are held once per month. Due to COVID, currently we are NOT meeting at the Blount County Library, in the Sharon Lawson Room. Most member meetings feature a guest speaker, demonstrations, member "show & tells", and other items of interest to our members.
Guests are welcome -- we invite you to visit.
NOTICE: DUE TO CURRENT HEALTH RESTRICTIONS in connection with COVID-19,
the Guild is not meeting at the Library.
We are meeting at the Bird and the Book Cafe, (downstairs), 1505 E Broadway Ave, Maryville.
Parking and entrance, lower level at back of building.
Upcoming Meetings for 2022
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN US -- GUESTS WELCOME
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE -- MEETING AT BIRD AND BOOK CAFE, 1505 E. BROADWAY AVE, MARYVILLE, (lower level,
back of building parking and entrance)
April 4 -- 6:30
May 2 -- 6:30
June and July no meetings
Aug. 1 -- 6:30
Sept. 12 -- 6:00 Family Picnic at the
Greenbelt Bicentennial Park Pavillion,
Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville
Oct. 3 -- 6:30
Nov. 7 -- 6:30
Dec. 5 -- 6:00 Holiday Party
17th annual Santa Mouse Christmas House Craft Show and Sale. Join our mailing list for updates and details for the 2022 event.
SAVE THE DATE!
December 1, 2 & 3, 2022
Members of the Blount County Arts and Crafts Guild in Maryville are now making plans to celebrate their 17th year of the Guild's Annual Arts & Crafts Show and Sale.
The 2022 show will be held at Dotson Memorial Baptist Church, 814 Dotson Memorial Rd. Maryville TN
Only members of the Guild are eligible to be vendors in this show. All local crafters are eligible to join the Guild. Other membership restrictions may apply to participate in the Craft Show and details can be obtained by attending a member meeting.
Members in good standing who participate and attend at least 3 meetings per year may be eligible to participate in the craft show, as space allows. Only handcrafted items produced by the member are eligible to be offered in this sale.
CHECK our FACEBOOK page for craft show info at:
www.facebook.com/santamousechristmashouse
The Guild's History
The Blount County Arts and Crafts Guild In Our Local Art Education History .....
In year's past, the Guild has been instrumental in establishing the need for art instruction in area schools through it's art-in-Schools Program, professional artists were employed to provide for those schools which did not have art teachers. With the cooperation of Channel 2 TV, professional videotapes were produced in connection with the art residency programs. The videos are available to all area schools. The program provided the impetus for hiring an art teacher in Blount County Schools. The remainder of the community contributions to the Guild's program, $1,000 was donated to this education effort.
