Arts & Crafts Show
Juried Arts & Crafts Festival Experience
Experience one of the Virginia Highlands Festival’s most celebrated traditions at the annual Arts & Crafts Show, where award-winning artists and skilled artisans transform downtown Abingdon into a vibrant outdoor marketplace filled with creativity, craftsmanship, and Appalachian culture.
Spread across the scenic lawns of the Barter Theatre and The Martha Washington Inn, this juried event showcases handcrafted works from regional and national artists working across a wide range of mediums including pottery, jewelry, painting, photography, sculpture, leather, woodwork, fiber arts, glass, soaps, mixed media, gourmet foods, and more.
Event Overview
A Downtown Tradition Filled with Art, Creativity & Craftsmanship
For generations, the Virginia Highlands Festival Arts & Crafts Show has welcomed visitors to explore beautifully curated artist booths while enjoying the charm and walkability of Historic Abingdon.
Guests can meet artists directly, discover handcrafted pieces, learn about creative processes, and shop one-of-a-kind works while strolling through the festival atmosphere.
Juried artist & artisan booths
Gourmet foods, soaps & candles
Handcrafted pottery, jewelry & sculpture
Leather, woodwork & fiber arts
Painting, photography & mixed media
Outdoor festival experience
Featured Event
Juried Arts & Crafts Show
July 24 - August 2: 9am-5pm
Browse handcrafted treasures from talented artists and artisans located throughout the Barter Lawn and Martha Lawn festival grounds.
From wearable fiber art and handmade ceramics to woodworking, photography, custom jewelry, glasswork, sculpture, and Appalachian-inspired crafts, the Arts & Crafts Show celebrates creativity in every form.
Visitor Information
- Convenient walkable downtown location
- Meet artists and makers directly
- Discover one-of-a-kind handcrafted pieces
- Great for collectors, gift shopping & festival browsing
Date(s): Jul 24 – Aug 2
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: VA Highlands Festival
Cost: Free
Registration: Not Required
Featured Artists & Makers
2025 Juried Arts & Crafts Show Vendors
The 2026 artist lineup will be announced at a later date.
Until then, enjoy highlights from the talented artists and makers featured during the 2025 show.
Barter Lawn
- Booth 1 • Annette White, Painting on Slate
- Booth 2 • Robert Zarcone, Leather
- Booth 3 • Lisa Wright, Soap
- Booth 4 • Michael Fluharty, Vintage Revival Jewelry
- Booth 5 • Jan Barnes, Leather Jewelry
- Booth 6 • Mary Curtin, Pottery
- Booth 7 • Marie Hribar, Four Winds Pottery
- Booth 8 • Teresa Tilley, Painting
- Booth 9 • Jeffrey Wateska, Custom Food Products
- Booth 10 • Diana Kingsley, Fiber Art
- Booth 11 • Clarence McCorsley, Wooden Boxes
- Booth 12 • Wendy Gilbert, Custom Candles
- Booths 13 & 15 • Aaron Ragan, Jewelry
- Booths 14 & 16 • Astou Dioum, Baskets
- Booth 17 • Guy Shelton, Fine Wire Art Jewelry
- Booth 18 • Bruce Rosen, Wood Furnishings
- Booth 20 • Collette Floyd, Woodland Lampshades
- Booth 24 • Charles Quillin, Quillin's Quills
- Booth 25 • Lori Sturgess, Mixed Media (July 25-29)
- Booth 26 • James Clawson, Photography (July 25-29)
- Booth 26 • Becky Young, Jewelry (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 27 • Susan Schreiber, Ceramics
- Booth 28 • Yinghui Li, Fiber Art
- Booth 29 • Guy Fuovo, Wood
- Booth 30 • Tami Moore, Jewelry (July 25-29)
- Booth 31 • Iliyana Skrobanska, Fiber Art (July 25-29)
- Booth 31 • Amy Summers, Wood (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 32 • Brian Miller, Photography (July 25-29)
- Booth 32 • Jennifer Rollman, Jewelry (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 33 • Angie Wood, Wearable Fiber (July 25-29)
- Booth 33 • Melissa Gray, Wearable Fiber (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 34 • Cory Potrafka, Ceramics (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 35 • Robin Willmann, Harmonic Journeys
- Booths 36 & 37 • Donna Spitzer, The Lazy Scroll
- Booth 38 • Richard Day, Ceramics
- Booth 39 • James Shellhammer, Custom Food Products (July 25-29)
- Booth 39 • John Diaz, Leather (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 40 • Fred Draper, Photography
- Booths 42 & 43 • Nnamdi Ibenagu, Batik Clothing
Martha Lawn
- Booth 45 • Kristin Trejbal, Jewelry (July 25-29)
- Booths 46 & 47 • Ali Collins, Leather (July 25-29)
- Booth 51 • William Menya, Sculpture (July 25-29)
- Booth 51 • Shanna Carlan, Soap (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 52 • Sandra Huntley, Fiber Art (July 25-29)
- Booth 53 • Petty Shepard, Baskets
- Booth 54 • Thomas Wunderlich, Wood
- Booth 55 • Kellie Webb-Sixberry, Mixed Media (July 25-29)
- Booths 55 & 56 • Melissa Woods, Sculpture (July 30-August 3)
- Booths 57 & 58 • Vad & Lina Pavliouk, Glass
- Booth 59 • Zhiyong Ye, Fiber Art (July 25-29)
- Booth 60 • Andrew Frazier, Metal (July 25-29)
- Booth 60 • Abbey Johnson, Custom Crafts (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 63 • Marc Johnson, Wood
- Booth 64 • Scott Maynard, Ceramics (July 25-29)
- Booth 64 • Wade Nelson, Painting (July 30-August 3)
- Booth 65 • Kathy Cooper, Fiber Art (July 25-29)
- Booth 65 • Nasredin Gasmalla, Wood (July 30-August 3)
Our Leading Sponsors
We’re grateful for the partners who help make the festival possible.
Additional Sponsors & Community Partners
This project was supported [in part] by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Get Involved
Support the Arts & Crafts Tradition
Interested in becoming a vendor, sponsoring the Arts & Crafts Show, volunteering during the festival, or helping support regional artists and creative programming through the Virginia Highlands Festival?
We’d love to hear from you.
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