2025
2025 Master Artists and Apprentices:
*Projects are funded in part through a special partnership with the South Arts’ initiative In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Art & Culture.
Martin Beevers, master artist, and Luke Strong, apprentice.
Dry Stone Masonry. Nashville and Dickson, TN.
Jacky Christian, master artist, and Ben Heithcock, apprentice.
Traditional Southern Dance. Madison and College Grove, TN.
Marico Flake, master artist, and Draem Hines, apprentice.
Memphis Jookin. Memphis, TN.
Butch Hodgkins, master artist, and Oscar “Trey” Upchurch, apprentice.
Guitar Making. Sparta, TN.
Jean Horner, master artist, and Teddy Sherrill, apprentice.
Fiddle Making. Rockwood and Crossville, TN.*
Carlos Lopez Pardo, master artist, and Dorimar Ferrer, apprentice.
Colombian Oral Expressions. Memphis, TN.
Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks, master artist, and Lahai Wicks, apprentice.
West African Textile Arts. Knoxville, TN.*
Frances Fox Shambaugh, master artist, and Jess Cox, apprentice.
Overshot Weaving. Gatlinburg, TN.*
