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Knoxville Weekend Feature: Crowdfunding

Knoxville Weekend Feature: Crowdfunding

Kickstarter. Gofundme. Patreon.

The options for crowdfunding these days rival the number of choices on the menu at Matt Robbs Biscuits & Brew. 

Crowdfunding is a choice some makers use as they launch their businesses. Three Knoxville makers share their thoughts about how it worked for them.

Knoxville Weekend Feature: Dogwood Arts

Knoxville Weekend Feature: Dogwood Arts

Sherry Jenkins on Dogwood Arts: where it is, where it’s heading

Sherry Jenkins laughed when asked what her first thought was when she woke up on the morning of April 1. As executive director of Dogwood Arts, she knows the month is about more than blossoms and balmy temps. 

Get Started Selling at Craft Fairs

Get Started Selling at Craft Fairs

STOP procrastinating and START selling at craft fairs.

How to find your fair and get in.

Are you ready to start selling in person? Have you applied to a craft fair and gotten the dreaded “maybe next time” email? This blog will show you how to find the fair that best fits you, and how to submit an application that will get you accepted!

The Maker City Presents: Blank News Feature - Shop Local Knoxville

The Maker City Presents: Blank News Feature - Shop Local Knoxville

Being The Maker City, Knoxville has an abundance of talented craftspeople, makers, designers, and artists of all kinds creating one-of-a-kind pieces. We encourage you to shop local and give handmade items year round. Each piece comes with a story about who made it and how it was made. It also feels good to support Knoxville and its small-scale manufacturers. 

Read more here... or pick up the latest edition of Blank News - Knoxville's ONLY local + free publication!

Shop Local Series: Alyssa Maddox of Retropolitan Craft Fair

Shop Local Series: Alyssa Maddox of Retropolitan Craft Fair

An enormous thanks to Knoxville Weekend for their creation of this video. Our partnership with Knoxville Weekend continues to grow as we select and feature makers making an impact on the greater community. 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 // 10AM-5PM

JACKSON TERMINAL,

213 W JACKSON AVE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37902

You can visit Alyssa and a crowd of local & regional makers at the upcoming event, free to the public and full of unique, handmade goods.