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ARTS FEST Preview Party + Taste of Dalton
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Preview Party celebrates the opening of ARTS FEST weekend with live music. The event offers drinks and delicious bites from some local restaurants. Preview Party guests get the first chance to view and purchase artworks from the juried Gallery Exhibit and the first chance to shop from the outdoor Artist Market vendors before ARTS FEST opens to the public for the weekend. It is also the perfect time to meet and mingle with artists, volunteers, and patrons. Attendees will vote for their favorite piece from the exhibit to determine the Patron's Choice Award. Tickets are $55; Attire is dressy-casual.
63rd Annual Festival of Fine Arts Crafts
📍 Creative Arts Guild
63rd Annual Festival of Fine Arts Crafts
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Face Mug Workshop
📍 Creative Arts Guild
The Bandy Heritage Center, Creative Arts Guild, and Prater’s Mill Foundation are proud to partner with Jayme Laney of Laney Pottery to present a Face Mug Workshop! Many people are familiar with the distinctive folk pottery tradition of face jugs, which have been made in North Georgia for nearly two centuries. The face mug workshop will provide students with the opportunity to participate in a modern twist on a historic North Georgia folk pottery tradition by gaining hands-on experience sculpting a unique face of their choice onto clay coffee mugs. This class is a morning session which will last two and a half hours total. Each student will be given a large stoneware clay mug and additional clay, and using clay sculpting tools, shown how to sculpt a face onto the mug. Each student will have the opportunity to create a face mug, which will be fired in a kiln by their instructor after the workshop and mailed to their address. All necessary equipment and supplies will be provided by the instructor. This class is suitable for ages thirteen and up; students under eighteen must have an accompanying adult present at all times. No prior knowledge of or experience with pottery making is necessary.
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
📍 Creative Arts Guild
The Bandy Heritage Center, Creative Arts Guild, Prater’s Mill Foundation, DSC Derrell Roberts Library, DSC Appalachian Studies minor program, and Chattanooga Fiber Arts Guild are proud to partner with Emily Jennings to present a Mountain Dulcimer Workshop! The mountain dulcimer has been a quintessential instrument in soundscapes of Southern Appalachia for centuries. Yet, it is often overshadowed by more publicly familiar instruments like the fiddle and banjo. The mountain dulcimer workshop will provide students with the opportunity to participate in a unique Northwest Georgia instrumental and musical tradition by gaining hands-on experience learning to play classic tunes on a mountain dulcimer. This class is a morning session which will last two and a half hours total. Each student will be loaned a mountain dulcimer and shown how to play basic notes to classic songs. All necessary equipment and supplies will be provided by the instructor. This class is suitable for adults eighteen and up. No prior musical knowledge or experience is necessary.
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Candlewick Tufting Workshop
📍 Creative Arts Guild
The Bandy Heritage Center, Creative Arts Guild, and Prater’s Mill Foundation are proud to partner with Lee Ann Cline of Dalton State College to present a Candlewick Tufting Workshop! Many people are familiar with the story of how Catherine Evans Whitener helped launch the tufted textile industry in Northwest Georgia. But, few have had the opportunity to see or use the technique she employed to create her stunning bedspreads. The candlewick tufting workshop will provide students with the opportunity to participate in an unique Northwest Georgia embroidery and textile tradition by gaining hands-on experience handtufting a stamped pattern onto a cotton fabric square. This class is a morning session which will last two and a half hours total. Each student will be given a fabric square, embroidery hoop, cotton yarn, large sewing needle and will be shown how to tuft the pattern onto the fabric square. Each student will have the opportunity to create a tufted pattern, which students can launder in warm water at home for the final step. All necessary equipment and supplies will be provided by the instructor. This class is suitable for ages thirteen and up; students under eighteen must have an accompanying adult present at all times. No prior knowledge of or experience with sewing or embroidery is necessary.
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Rug Tufting Workshop
📍 Creative Arts Guild
The Bandy Heritage Center, Creative Arts Guild, Prater’s Mill Foundation, DSC Derrell Roberts Library, DSC Appalachian Studies minor program are proud to partner with Nia Lawson of Tuft Rugs ATL to present a Rug Tufting Workshop! With the transition from bedspreads to carpet in the mid-twentieth century, rugs became a major household commodity in Northwest Georgia and beyond. The burgeoning demand for rugs created unique economic opportunities for professionals with artistic skills. Carpet companies often recruited employees who were fresh out of art school to design patterned tufted rugs and carpet for their product lines. Tufted rug design became a pivotal part of the carpet industry and employed numerous workers throughout Northwest Georgia. The rug tufting workshop will provide students with the opportunity to participate in a creative and unique Northwest Georgia fiber arts tradition by gaining hands-on experience learning to design and tuft their own rugs. This class is a morning session which will last three hours total. Each student will be loaned a Clawlab H1 tufting kit and shown how to tuft their own rug. All necessary equipment and supplies will be provided by the instructor. This class is suitable for ages sixteen and up; students under eighteen must have an accompanying adult present at all times. No prior fiber arts knowledge or experience is necessary.
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop
Studio Social
📍 Creative Arts Guild
Our monthly Studio Social is a relaxed, creative gathering where participants come together to make art and connect. Each month features a new theme and hands-on craft activity, so there's always something fresh to explore – no experience needed. Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere with wine and beer available while you work, chat, and unwind. It's the perfect blend of creativity and community! Make something, meet new people, and leave feeling inspired. 21yo+ | Second Friday of Each Month | 6-9pm | $75 per workshop