SAUTEE NACOOCHEE — The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia will host the 13th annual Folk Pottery Show & Arts Festival on Saturday, September 4. It will be held on the grounds of the Sautee Nacoochee Center (SNC) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful pottery and artwork of nine northeast Georgia folk potters and 23 heritage art vendors, whose tents will be spread across the lawn of the SNC campus.
Some of the folk potters registered to attend include Rex Hogan, Roger Corn, and Steve Turpin. In the Community Hall, visitors can vote on the People’s Choice entries and participate in a raffle to win pieces created by festival artists.
Featured exhibits
The featured exhibit in the Folk Pottery Museum is “The Men Won’t Tell Us Anything”: Women of Georgia Folk Pottery (born 1890-1940s). The exhibit highlights the work of Arie Meaders, Grace Nell Hewell, Lin Craven, and others. Find out how women in Folk Pottery moved from decorating pieces of pottery to throwing their own jugs, chickens, and churns.
Potters Daniel Bollinger and Abigail Thomas will demonstrate at the Folk Pottery Museum during the day.
Additionally, the African-American Heritage Site and the Cultural Center, located on the SNC campus, will welcome visitors. The Heritage Site features a restored slave cabin from the northeast Georgia mountains and a blacksmith shop built on site. Both will be staffed, with a blacksmith demonstrating on an open forge.
In the Cultural Center, festival-goers may visit the local history museum and two gallery shops featuring work by northeast Georgia artists in a variety of media. The whimsical pottery creations of Robin Rodgers of Smyrna, Georgia, are on display and for sale, along with the work of local artists in the Mud to Magic show.
On the outdoor stage, musicians will gather for an old-time music jam.
Admission to the festival, the Folk Pottery Museum, and other areas is free.
COVID safety protocols
Ensuring the safety of visitors and vendors is an important element of the festival. The bulk of the festival is outdoors. Social distancing is recommended, and masks are suggested. Food will not be available to purchase.
Hand sanitizer stations will be located across the grounds.
Public spaces, such as restrooms, will be regularly sanitized.
See snca.org for current visitor guidelines.
The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia is located at 283 Highway 255 North, a quarter-mile north of the intersection with Georgia Highway 17, and four miles southeast of Alpine Helen.
For more information visit www.folkpotterymuseum.com or call 706-878-3300.
