Using Social Media to Promote Your Creative Business

Johnson City Center for Art & Technology (JCCAT) 714 W Walnut Street, Johnson City, TN, United States

How can an online presence serve and build your art or creative business? Whether you're starting from scratch or seeking to enhance or expand your online presence, this class is meant for you. Prior to the class, you'll be given a set of questions to help frame your needs and goals. During the class, we […]

Free

“The Masked Man” Exhibit Opening

Create Appalachia Center for Art & Technology-Kingsport 225 West Center Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

The Masked Man will open on March 10 and close on May 16. An artist’s reception will be held on Thursday, May 4 from 5 to 6:30 PM. Visitors can see The Masked Man at Create Appalachia Kingsport Center for Art & Technology, 225 W. Center Street, Kingsport. The exhibit is free and open to […]

Large Format Giclée Printing for Photographers and Visual Artists | March 11th & 12th

Create Appalachia Center for Art & Technology-Kingsport 225 West Center Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Saturday, March 11, and Sunday Afternoon, March 12, 2023 Create Appalachia’s Kingsport Center for Art and Technology (KCAAT) 225 W Center Street, Kingsport, TN 37660  Instructor: Cher Cornett, Associate Professor of Digital Media at ETSU, Digital Artist and Photographer. Non-Member Fee:  $400 per person including printing and supplies Paid Member Fee: $300 per person including […]

$300 – $400

“Polarity Mapping for Entrepreneurs”

Johnson City Center for Art & Technology (JCCAT) 714 W Walnut Street, Johnson City, TN, United States

Thursday, March 30th, 2023 Create Appalachia’s Johnson City Center for Art & Technology 714 W Walnut Street, Johnson City, TN 37604  Instructor:  Kim Bushore-Maki TIMES: 6-8 p.m. Stuckness, overwhelm, and distress usually arise when we don't know how to manage dilemmas. One of the downsides to being an entrepreneur is you often feel totally responsible […]

Free

Freelance Academy

Johnson City Center for Art & Technology (JCCAT) 714 W Walnut Street, Johnson City, TN, United States

Dates: April 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th              May 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th Create Appalachia’s Johnson City Center for Art & Technology 714 W Walnut Street, Johnson City, TN 37604 Lead Instructor: Samantha Culbertson TIMES: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $50 (scholarships are available!) Welcome to the Freelance Academy! This intensive course is […]

$50

Placing Your Work in Galleries and Exhibits

Create Appalachia Center for Art & Technology-Kingsport 225 West Center Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

This class will also take a look at how to avoid some of the traps and missteps that artists often face when trying to show their work in galleries and exhibits. Plan on participating in a few workshopping exercises and look forward to an engaging discussion with take-home activities to help you continue to develop […]

G.O.A.T. Arts Festival

Kingsport Farmers Market 308 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Date: April 21st-April 23rd Location: Kingsport Farmers Market There's a new arts festival coming to Kingsport, and you can now purchase tickets for its preview event! The G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) Arts Festival will begin on Friday night, April 21st and go through Sunday afternoon, April 23rd. It will be a grand celebration of […]

Tiny Art Throwdown – Kingsport

Kingsport Farmers Market 308 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

The Tiny Art Throwdown allows local artists to showcase their work in an imaginative and novel format. This street art competition will transform downtown Kingsport’s everyday crevices, crannies, posts, pipes, and windows into something magical. Participants will create site-specific art installations hidden around downtown. Some of the sites are obvious and some are not, but all […]

Entrepreneurial Artivism: Finding Opportunities in Public Art

Reece Museum 363 Stout Drive, Johnson City, TN

GREAT ADVICE FOR ARTISTS INTERESTED IN MAKING PUBLIC ART! Artists seeking opportunities to create public art will benefit from this program, which is designed to help them find, apply for, and win public art commissions of all types. Create Appalachia and the Reece Museum at ETSU are partnering to offer this event featuring Lynn Basa, […]

CyberSightSeeing: Digital Salon

Create Appalachia Center for Art & Technology-Kingsport 225 West Center Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Attention all digital artists! Create Appalachia invites Appalachian artists to submit works in any digital medium, including: film, video, animation, game art, digital illustration, graphic design, photography, 3D print and more to be included in an exhibition. This exhibition will be displayed prominently in the Create Appalachia Kingsport Center Gallery located at: 225 W. Center St., […]

Branding Yourself as a Creative

Thursday, May 11th *Online Only* Instructor: Kelly Porter CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Learn to stand out and attract positive attention for your creative business. This workshop serves for all kinds of creatives, including digital content creators, visual artists, filmmakers, musicians, chefs, and even artisan farmers and foodmakers. With the help of Kelly Celeste Porter, an […]

Exhibit Opening: CyberSightSeeing

Create Appalachia Center for Art & Technology-Kingsport 225 West Center Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Location: Create Appalachia Kingsport 225 W Center Street Ste 115 Kingsport TN 37660   Stop by Create Appalachia's headquarters in downtown Kingsport to view digital artwork in a variety of mediums. Artists from around the area have submitted works for this exhibit. It will be open to the public Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m. […]