The Art Struck Festival brings together artists and arts organizations to celebrate and support the arts community. This festival offers high quality artwork for sale to the public, arts demonstrations and activities for all ages.

Join us for this unique arts experience!

Visit a wide array of talented local artists at the festival’s art market. Bring the whole family and enjoy hands-on activities such as wand making, mask decorating, bucket drumming, a weaving fence, and marbled paper making. Stop by the road roller printmaking station to witness large-scale printmaking in action, join in a giant puppet march with the Cattywampus Puppet Council and Knox Honkers & Bangers, and check out the art demo booths to see creative activities in the works. Enjoy some delicious food from the food trucks by the Founders Park amphitheater. Learn more about local arts programs and organizations, and above all, have some fun and help us celebrate the arts in Johnson City!

This family-friendly event is free and open to the public.

Schedule of Events:

11:00 AM and 3:00 PM: Performance: Cultural Movement Show

This diverse series of dance performances will feature Meraki Movement Studio’s dance troupes and solos, Salsa Tri-Cities, Appalachian Irish Dancers with Celtic influence in all their forms, Fusion Bellydance, authentic Golden Era style, and an Egyptian style group piece.

12:00 PM and 1:15 PM: Giant Puppet March

The Cattywampus Puppet Council and the Knox Honkers & Bangers brass band will get things moving with two giant puppet marches and roving throughout the day.

1:00 - 3:00 PM: Performance - Twirling Twins

Two talented aerial acrobats will dazzle the crowd with their mid-air performances.

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Road Roller Printmaking

Large-scale printmaking? Yes, please! A road roller will make oversized prints on paper and other items using an original design from a hand-carved block by artist Zoey Thomas. Don’t forget to purchase your limited edition print!

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Chalk Art Competition
(Winners announced at 4:00 PM)

Artists will compete in a chalk art competition in 4′ x 4′ spaces during the festival. This year’s competition theme is “movement”. Stop by the Founders Park Amphitheater to see their beautiful creations come together on the sidewalk!

12:00 - 4:00 PM: Street Art Throwdown

Three local graffiti artists will create graffiti-style art on site during the festival.

All Day: River City Tintype - Tintype Portraits

Book your session in advance (not required) at https://bookrivercitytintype.as.me/art

Don’t miss your chance to have your portrait made with this unique process! Tintype portraits are created using wet plate collodion photography, which was a primary documentation tool during the US Civil War before it became a celebrated trade by itinerant photographers through the early 1900s. It involves coating a metal or glass plate with light-sensitive chemistry to create an image. Book your portrait session early or stop by the River City Tintype booth the day of the festival. More info: https://www.rivercitytintype.com/about

All Day: Granite Goddess, Living Statue

She’s as still as a statue, but…wait for it…she springs to life! The Granite Goddess will bring an air of enchantment to the Pavilion at Founders Park.

All Day: Food Trucks

Appalachian Ice, Fire Pizza, Lakeo Steakhouse of Japan, and Taco 51 will be serving up some delicious food by the Founder Park amphitheater!

Date: April 20, 2024

Time: 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.

Location:

Pavilion at Founders Park,
105 West Main Street,
Johnson City, TN 37601.

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