2024

2024 Master Artists and Apprentices:

Carlos DeFord Bailey, master artist and Torris Wilson Jr., apprentice. Country Blues Harmonica. Nashville, TN.

Mike Bryant, master artist and Sharon Richards, apprentice. Old Time Fiddling. Kingston and Shady Valley, TN.*

Leo Collins, master artist and Tony Branam, apprentice. Square Dance Calling. Heiskell and Jacksboro, TN.*

Rafael Casco, master artist and Cielo Hernandez, apprentice. Honduran-style Painting and Wood Carving. Sevierville, TN.*

Rafael Figueroa, master artist and Sandra Figueroa, apprentice. Cartonería. Memphis, TN.

Jason D. Williams, master artist and Canyon Williams, apprentice. Boogie-Woogie Piano. Memphis, TN.

Eva Rodriguez Luna, master artist and Mauricio Luna and Alejandra Berry, apprentices. Piñata Making. Knoxville and Jefferson City, TN.*

Trenton Caruthers, master artist and Jordan Judkins, apprentice. Cumberland Plateau Banjo. Cookeville and Smithville, TN.*

Lauren Price Napier, master artist and Reagan Brown, apprentice. Monroe-Style Mandolin. Hyden, KY and Springfield, TN.

Maxine White, master artist and Morgan Washington, apprentice. Millinery. Jackson, TN.

Shelia Collins, master artist and Paula Schuerer, apprentice. Woodworking and Furniture Making. Lewisburg and Franklin, TN.

Mike Wood, master artist and Avery Wood, apprentice. Hand Painted Sign Making. Jamestown, TN.*

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