Creating Experiences

The Franklin County Arts Guild is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes the visual and performing arts in Franklin County and the surrounding region.

The Guild provides member artists an opportunity to exhibit and sell their works through the The Artisan Depot Gallery & Gift Shop in downtown Cowan, Tennessee. Through its relationship with local communities, chambers of commerce, and other arts organizations, the Guild extends the reach of member artists to new audiences.

For example, The Artisan Depot "Traveling Art in a Trunk" was conceived by FCAG member Frances Perea, with the goal of promoting the Franklin County Arts Guild and introducing the art and handmade crafts of members of the Artisan Depot. The "Trunk," loaded with samples of art from the gallery, has served as an ambassador for the past several years and has been successful in bringing awareness to the public with its appearances at the Winchester Wriggle, The Monteagle Assembly Trails & Trilliums festival, Southern Tennessee Ladies Holiday Market, and the annual Tennessee Crafts-South Holiday Studio Tour in Sewanee and Monteagle.

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​The Franklin County Arts Guild actively promotes the arts within the community. Currently the Guild is hosting Community Art Shows at the Artisan Depot. Each show is themed and any artist can put work in the show; membership or fees are not required. There are several shows each year with artists of all ages participating.

At the Artisan Depot, adult art workshops are offered to both members and the community, and most classes are appropriate for beginners and beyond. 

/ Support for the Arts
/ Gallery Space
/ Community Shows
/ Scholarships
/ Workshops
 

An Eclectic Collective

The Franklin County Arts Guild and its gallery are run by its members who volunteer their time for the benefit of all. From keeping the gallery open, hanging shows, and putting together refreshments for openings to handling the books, website design, sending out postcards, volunteers do it all. What skills can you lend to promoting the arts?

​​The Guild works to promote and provide art education and awareness for all ages. The Franklin County Arts Guild also provides a scholarship for a promising high school senior planning to study art or art education at the university level.





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