Demonstration Tent

At the TACA Craft Fairs, held twice yearly, fair patrons are invited to take part in the Empty Bowl activity, creating a clay pot which will later be fired and added to the LifeWorks Bowl Bank, to be used in Empty Bowls projects across the sate. Creating a bowl by hand helps to provide a lasting effect on both awareness and the fight against hunger in Middle Tennessee. The state is currently ranked 10th in the nation in hunger, and revenue raised through state-wide Empty Bowls projects go to organizations dedicated to alleviating hunger. TACA artists have been long-time supporters of the Empty Bowls project and greatly appreciate the opportunity it affords them to give back to their communities.

Visitors to the TACA Demonstration Tent will have an opportunity to take part in discussions related to the methods and processes used in creating the fine craft on display.  Joining groups such as the Tennessee Association of Woodturners and LifeWorks Empty Bowls project, special guest the Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville will reveal the techniques associated with their handbuilt clay pieces in this educational component of the twice-yearly event.  

This fall, visit the TACA Demonstration Tent to see these artists:
Spring Hill, Tenn. resident Suzanne Waiwaiole demonstrating work in stained glass
The Zuri Quilting Guild
Weaving and spinning demonstrated by the Handweavers' Guild of Nashville
The well-known Tennessee Association of Woodturners