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2022 Master Artists and Apprentices

*These teams are funded through a special partnership with the South Arts’ initiative In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Art & Culture.

Two men pose in front of a Yamaha MOTIF ES8 keyboard. One man stands smiling with his hand on his chest, while the other sits at the keyboard with his hands on the keys. Both are in a studio with a black curtain backdrop.

Marcellus Barnes, master and Jarvis Menifee, apprentice

African American Gospel Singing. Chattanooga and Red Bank, TN.*

Two older women stand side by side, smiling, in a room filled with shelves and cabinets displaying various vintage dolls and doll accessories.

Sarah Boyd, master and Elizabeth Fulbright, apprentice

Doll Repair and Restoration. Maryville, TN.*

Two people stand side by side on a backstage set with exposed brick walls, pipes, stairs, and industrial equipment. One is an adult in a gray jacket and jeans, and the other is a teenager in a patterned shirt and jeans.

Paul Brewster, master and Wyatt Ellis, apprentice

Bluegrass Singing. Gallatin and Maryville, TN.

A man with long hair and glasses stands near a door, looking down at his hands. Next to him, an older woman with gray hair and glasses stands on a sidewalk, holding small objects. A truck and houses are in the background.

Yvonne Harbin, master and D. Michael Campbell, apprentice

Traditional Herbalism. McMinnville and Altamont, TN.*

Two men stand outside a building with one holding a violin and the other holding a wooden object. The building has cream-colored siding, an open door, and a weathered garage door. Grass and dirt are in the foreground.

Harold Howell, master and Jimmy Bilbrey, apprentice

Fiddle Making. Cookeville, TN.*

A bald man with a long white beard and glasses works with a bundle of colorful bristles in a workshop, wearing a checkered shirt and leather wrist guard. The background contains workshop tools and equipment.

Jack Martin, master and Kelly Wright, apprentice

Broommaking. Selmer and Pinson, TN.

An older woman reads documents while sitting on a couch next to a younger man in a flat cap. They are in a living room with framed photos, a plant, and an American flag in the background.

Carmen McCord, master and Ian Kirkpatrick, apprentice

Unaccompanied Ballad Singing. Bon Aqua and New Tazewell, TN.

Two older adults stand at a table outdoors, working together to draw concentric circles on a large sheet of white paper. Cooking equipment and greenery are visible in the background.

Aundra McCoy, master and Andree Glenn, apprentice

Mixed Media Quilting. Memphis, TN.

A man in a blue shirt sits beside a boy in an orange shirt in front of a keyboard, with computer equipment and speakers visible on a desk in the background. The man gestures toward the boy while they both look at the camera.

Arkan Muhammed, master and Ayan Muhammed, apprentice

Traditional Kurdish Music. Murfreesboro, TN.

Two men stand side by side in an industrial kitchen or workshop. One wears a plaid shirt and jacket, the other a light blue polo with Jeff on it and a pen in his pocket. Metal equipment and pipes are visible in the background.

Richard Turner, master and Jeffery Boyland, apprentice

Canning and Food Preservation. Stanton, TN.

Two people stand side by side in the middle of a plowed field, smiling at the camera on a sunny day. They are dressed casually, with trees and a blue sky in the background.

Jeanette Underwood, master and Charlotte Underwood, apprentice

Appalachian Agricultural Folkways. LaFollette, TN.*

Two people wearing traditional Mexican attire with red, blue, and white patterned ponchos and straw hats decorated with colorful ribbons, standing in front of a cream-colored corrugated background.

Felipe Vasquez, master and Michael Galvan, apprentice

Traditional Dance of Michoacán, “La Danza de los Viejitos” (Dance of the Old Men). White Pine and Morristown, TN.