Witness the craft in action. catch our local artists demos happening daily during the festival, and shop their special artists booth.
Saturday & Sunday all day during festival hours.
The following is the 2023 lineup. This year’s artists will be released later this year.
Fiber & Leather – Kendra Burchett (Sat & Sun)
Woodturning – Rick Cannon (Sat & Sun)
Papermaking – Katey Henriksen (Sat & Sun)
Painting – Danielle Sierra (Sat & Sun)
Assemblage – Kenny Hays (Sat)
Glassblowing – Nicola Tupis (Sat)
Pottery – Dani Banderob (Sun)
Metalsmithing – Brittney Boyd Bullock (Sun)
Good news to share!
RiverArtsFest Demonstrating Artist Rick Cannon Selected 2019 “Master Artist”
Tennessee Craft, in partnership with the Tennessee Arts Commission, offers the Master Artist / Apprentice Program (MAAP) to open the door for emerging artists to learn traditional and contemporary craft skills from master craft artists.
All artists in the program are asked to choose challenging goals that will catapult their skills and knowledge as craft artists. The Master Artist Apprentice Program was created to help artists reach the next level of their professional development from a six-month one-on-one mentorship, not typically available in most learning environments.
Awarded apprentices receive a $1,800 stipend to work with their chosen master from Dec. 1, 2019 to June 15, 2020. For more information, email Tennessee Craft.
Rick Cannon has been a selected “Master Artist” in the craft of woodturning. RiverArtsFest is proud to work with him! Read more about Rick below.
About Rick:
Rick Cannon is an accomplished woodturner who has lived in Memphis since 1968. He works with local or imported woods and sometimes bone or antler.
After time with notable woodturners such as Michael Mode, Malcolm Tibbetts, Ray Key, David Marks and others, most of his works involve time at the lathe, but he also uses any of the tools associated with a carpenter’s shop. He has been a maker, learner and teacher of fine craft and art for the last 20 years.
Rick has won merit awards at the Pink Palace Arts in the Park and participated in the Best of Tennessee Craft Exhibition twice. His work is in a permanent collection of the Tennessee State Museum, and he has demonstrated with the River Arts Association for five years to promote the craft of woodturning.
Rick is a member of Tennessee Craft—Southwest, the Memphis Arts Collective, the Mid-South Woodturners Guild and the American Association of Woodturners.
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