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Highland Rim Members,
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2009 Officers:
President:
Jeanne Brady
Vice-president:
Cheryl Ludwig
Treasurer:
Noreen Grisolano
Secretary:
Laura Hall
Historian:
Carol Ventura
Board Reps:
Susan Thornton
Kimberly Winkle

The Highland Rim Chapter is one of six active chapters of The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists. Chapter members participate regularly in TACA activities, including the Tennessee Crafts Fair in Nashville. We meet four times a year either at the The Appalachian Center for Craft or in members' homes. Frequently those meetings include a studio tour. Members participate in annual exhibitions (right Joyce Sievers). Information about membership and how to join TACA is on the TACA membership page.

Since 2000, Highland Rim has been responsible for the craft exhibition area of the Cookeville Fall Fun Fest. Many of our members participate in the Fall Fun Fest. Jim McGie (right) is a Master Heritage Artist who utilizes simple hand tools to produce rocking chairs, dough bowls, rustic bark baskets, hand-carved spoons, footstools, benches, neck hauling yokes, and guitar stands just as they were made in days gone by.

Susan DeMay (left) is known for her colorful stoneware pottery. The background image used for the header on this page is a detail of one of her ceramic pieces.

Noreen Grisolano (below) teaches at the "Kids Booth".

Tim Hintz (left) prepares hickory bark for his ladder back chairs.

Rob Harvey (right) and his salt-fired stoneware pottery.

Upcoming Fairs:
- 12th Annual Celebration of Craft at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 10am to 5pm central.
- 38th Annual Tennessee Crafts Fair, May 1 - 3, 2009, Centennial Park, Nashville (chapter booth info and application).
- 30th ANNUAL TACA Fall Craft Fair, Sept. 25 - 27, 2009 (chapter booth info and application)
- Fall Fun Fest Art and Craft Fair, September 11 and 12, 2009, Cookeville (for more information about the Fall Fun Fest see www.fallfunfest.com).

News and Events:
- Highland Rim Chapter Exhibition at the Appalachian Center for Craft, July 21 - September 8, 2009. Exhibition contracts are due no later than June 1. The art work plus an inventory sheet are due July 6!

Next Highland Rim Chapter Meetings:
- Saturday, May 9th, 2009, at the Appalachian Center for Craft at 5pm.
- Tuesday, September 15th, 2009, at Laurie Hall's home and studio in Sparta, 6 pm.
- Saturday, December 5th, 2009, at Carol and Andrzej's new home and studio, noon.

Other Chapters of Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA):
Craft Artists of Southern Tennessee (CAST)
Cumberland Valley
Memphis Association of Craft Artists (MACA)
State of Franklin
TACA West

We hope that all Highland Rim members will join our Yahoo HR TACA group to keep in touch!

Last updated on April 30, 2009. Comments? Send an e-mail to Andrzej Gutek.