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Our mission is to empower our community and bring them together through teaching, encouraging and supporting a variety of artistic forms and experiences.
Jason's Honey
Local Raw Mountain Sourwood honey by Jason Hughes.
Straight from the sourwood trees that grow on the slopes of Iron Mountain, this honey is a true taste of our Upper East Tennessee home. Sourwood trees only bloom for a short time each summer, making this honey a special treat that you won’t find just anywhere. Known for its smooth, vanilla flavor, sourwood honey has been a favorite in these mountains for generations. We keep it raw and unfiltered, just the way nature made it, so you can enjoy all the natural goodness and local pollen straight from the hive. Every season brings its own character, so the color and taste will shift slightly from year to year—but that’s part of the charm. Taste a little piece of East
Tennessee in every spoonful.
Short LIfe of Trouble DVD
We are SO excited to finally be able to offer this award-winning film about Johnson County's own G.B. Grayson for sale as a DVD.
Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Fiddler's Convention
John McCutcheon brings together some of the very best contemporary Americana recording artists on this album to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the 1925 Fiddler's Convention.
Available as a CDs, Vinyl LPs or Digital Download
Scrappy Happy Holiday Cards and Tags with Connie Moody
Fabric scraps and trims with simple stitches will be used to create happy holiday elements that can be used as gifts, tags, ornaments, and more. Materials provided. Bring a basic sewing kit if you have one.
Leather Roses: Valentine's Edition with Jason Hughes
Join us for a fun and creative Valentine’s Day workshop! Learn basic leather-crafting techniques as you hand-dye and assemble three beautiful leather roses—perfect for decorating, gifting, or keeping as a lasting bouquet.
Class Fee: $35 (includes all materials and supplies)
Scholarships are always available.
Come enjoy a relaxed, hands-on experience and leave with something handmade from the heart!
Saturday, February 14 from 12 to 1:30pm
Ages 8+. Limit 8.
Trompe L'oeil Oil Painting 5-Week Course with Cristy Dunn
Discover the art of illusion in this focused trompe l’oeil oil painting class. Over five weeks, you’ll learn how to create convincing depth, texture, and realism as you design a composition using your own found objects—anything from vintage tools to handwritten letters, shells, keepsakes, or everyday items that inspire you.
Through guided demonstrations and individual instruction, you’ll explore essential techniques such as careful drawing, value control, edge handling, and glazing to achieve the striking “fool the eye” effect that defines trompe l’oeil.
Perfect for painters looking to strengthen their realism skills or try a new genre, this class offers a supportive environment to develop your style while working from meaningful objects you bring from home.
Join us on Thursday afternoons and bring your vision—and your treasures to life.
at 129 West Main Street, Mountain City, Tennessee
is open
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 to 5 and Saturday from 10 to 2.
THE ARTS EDUCATION CENTER
at 127 College Street
is open only during scheduled class times.
Call us at 423-460-3313
Email us at
[email protected]
[email protected]
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YOU CAN
EXPECT
Storytelling
Creative Writing
Pickin' on the Porch
Art Classes for all Ages
Long Journey Home headquarters
Johnson County/Appalachian Culture wares
Appalachian books and local authors
Musician workshops
Art classes for adults with disabilities
Small Concerts
Featured artist exhibits
Student art displays
Offerings for Veterans
Offerings for Seniors
Art therapy
Filmmaking
Art for preschool age kids - during the day
Coffee Talks
We follow the Tennessee Arts Commission's Nondiscrimination Policy:
No person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, or sex shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination of services, programs, and employment provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission and its contracting agencies.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s race, color, or national origin. All Tennessee Arts Commission grantees are subject to compliance with this and other applicable federal laws.