Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival

The Southeast’s most popular tourist destination overflows with artistic talent when Gatlinburg presents its Fine Arts Festival during the end of May. The event will be held on the aquarium plaza and River Road along the banks of the Little Pigeon River in the center of downtown Gatlinburg. Over 60 artists from around the country will display their works, which span 17 different types of media including sculpture, basketry, ceramics, painting, photography, digital art, jewelry, and mixed media. If you are an avid art collector or an admirer of art, then you need to come to Gatlinburg for the Fine Arts Festival. While you’re here, stay with us at Cabins For You, the best cabin rental in Gatlinburg!

Karl Thomas, director of marketing for Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, said that the pool of featured artists was handpicked from artists around the country. There were more than 130 applicants for the festival, but critics who formed a panel decided which was the best of the best. You can purchase almost all of the art on display as well!

The festival will also feature live music and food vendors that will exemplify local quality foods. Proceeds for the event will benefit Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Sevier County Arts Council. There will be awards given to first, second, and third-place winners in the 2-D and 3-D categories. So, if you have any art that you think is excellent then bring it to the next Fine Arts Festival to try to top the other competition!

Come to Gatlinburg to celebrate art and then stay with us in one of our Gatlinburg cabin rentals! We have genuine log cabins that will keep you coming back in all of the different seasons. Our cabin rentals have everything your house does, so feel comfortable, kick back, and enjoy a day full of beautiful art and the wonderful Great Smoky Mountains. Call us today to reserve your cabin for next year’s Fine Arts Festival. You will not be disappointed!