Tennessee Tech College of Fine Arts

09/04/2026

Friday fun watching the Faculty Jazz Combo practice!

Tennessee Tech Jazz

09/03/2026

Little Women call backs finish tonight, and the cast list will be posted soon! Stay tuned...

The Backdoor Playhouse

09/02/2026

Family Craft Studio is back for 2026-27! Come learn about craft processes and make something special to take home! Each session is from 9am - 12pm. Free, open to the public, and designed for all ages! No registration required; ages 6+ recommended. Visit our website for more information! www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/index.php

Family Craft Studio takes place in the 3D Design Studio at the Appalachiain Center for Craft:
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville, TN

09/01/2026

Woodwinds Techniques individal instrument presentations! School of Music at TN Tech

08/31/2026

Here’s what’s happening at the College of Fine Arts!

BACKDOOR PLAYHOUSE:

Tues. Sept. 1: Audition Notice: Little Women, 6:00 PM, Backdoor Playhouse
Music by: Jason Howland, Lyrics by: Mindi Dickstein, Book by: Allan Knee
Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR CRAFT:
Artist Exhibitions:

Ends: Sept 10, Justin Blackmon, Out from Underneath (Tennessee based artist working in oil painting and mixed media)

Ends: Sept. 12, Process, Pattern, Identity; The Glass Experience - Works from the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio Team

Ends Sept. 16, Forge On: 30 Marks - Traveling Exhibition Curated by the Artist-Blacksmiths Association of North America.

Fall Workshops (www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/workshops.php)

School of Music at TN Tech School of Art, Craft & Design Appalachian Center For Craft The Backdoor Playhouse

“Little Women” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

08/28/2026

Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 field trip registration is now open for Tennessee High Schools Appalachian Center For Craft

Students get a tour of the Craft Center, a workshop in one of our studios, and their own handmade craft to take home. Pick from an exciting variety of workshops in clay, blacksmithing, fibers, metals, glass, and wood, all led by teaching artists. Visit www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/hs-fieldtrips.php for details.

08/27/2026

If you were at 7:30 a.m. warmups this morning with Trumpet Studio at TnTech you're fire! Keep up the good work!

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Announcing Fiber Studio Tennessee Tech Fibers Artist in Residence for 2026-27, Jesse Satterfield!

We are thrilled to have Jesse joining us this year in the studio at the Appalachian Center for Craft and as an Adjunct Instructor here at Tennessee Tech! We’ll be sure to show you more of Jesse’s work all year and also follow Jesse Jesse Satterfield to learn more! Welcome, Jesse!

“Jesse Satterfield was raised in a tourist trap on the Jersey Shore and spent his adolescence working as a boardwalk carnival barker— handing out fuzzy, stuffed prizes to sunburnt New Yorkers with bad attitudes. He suffered for several years as a fine art framer, production seamster, upholsterer, and workroom manager in the commercial interior design industry before returning to Fine Art and Academia. He holds an MFA in Textiles from Kent State University, as well as an MA in Critical Studies and BFA in Fibers from the Maryland Institute College of Art. ”

08/24/2026

Here’s what’s happening at the College of Fine Arts!

SCHOOL OF MUSIC:
Thurs. Guest Artist: Regina Helcher Yost, flute, 7:30 PM, Wattenbarger Auditorium

APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR CRAFT:
Artist Exhibitions:

Ends: Sept 10, Justin Blackmon, Out from Underneath (Tennessee based artist working in oil painting and mixed media).

Ends: Sept. 12 Process, Pattern, Identity; The Glass Experience - Works from the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio Team

Ends Sept. 16 Forge On: 30 Marks - Traveling Exhibition Curated by the Artist-Blacksmiths Association of North America

Fall Workshops (www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/workshops.php)

BACKDOOR PLAYHOUSE:
Tues. Sept. 1: Audition Notice: Little Women, 6:00 PM, Backdoor Playhouse

Music by: Jason Howland, Lyrics by: Mindi Dickstein, Book by: Allan Knee | Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

“Little Women” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

School of Music at TN Tech School of Art, Craft & Design Appalachian Center For Craft The Backdoor Playhouse