Appalachian Center for Craft – Tennessee Tech

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In short

The Appalachian Center for Craft is part of Tennessee Tech University's College of Fine Arts and sits on the Highland Rim above Center Hill Lake, near Smithville, Tennessee. Opened in December 1979, it runs academic programmes, workshops, a yearlong artist-in-residence programme, outreach and galleries. Its studios cover clay, fibers (weaving, surface design, papermaking), glass (glassblowing and lampworking), metals (raising, jewelry, casting, blacksmithing) and wood, each with full-time faculty.

Where

Smithville, United States

Founded

1979

Crafts

Ceramics and porcelain · Glass and crystal · Goldsmithing and jewelry

Website

tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter

Email

craftcenter@tntech.edu

Source

School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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