Gatlinburg Arts & Crafts

Visit magnificent art galleries filled with paintings, bronzes, and other masterpieces created by world-class artisans and crafters. Take home a souvenir from the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community. Find beautiful handmade quilts, old-fashioned straw broos with hand-carved handles, exquisitely woven baskets, hand-dipped and scented candles, Victorian ceramic pitchers, pottery, dulcimers, stuffed bears and leather vests all along the 8-mile loop of unique shops.

If It's Handmade, You'll Find It In Gatlinburg.

Arts and crafts are an inherent tradition, woven deeply into the fabric of Gatlinburg—home of the nation’s largest organization of independent artisans. Inspired by the unsurpassed scenic landscape and culture surrounding them, local and regional artists and craftspeople use traditional techniques to create unique and beautiful works of art. Gatlinburg’s arts and crafts community features shops and galleries that showcase pottery, paintings, quilts, woodcarving, musical instruments, leatherworks and many other mixed-media pieces. Gatlinburg’s arts and crafts community offers an amazing variety of imaginative works of art that offer a unique glimpse into life in the Smoky Mountains that isn’t available anywhere else.

Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community

Explore Gatlinburg’s Historic Arts & Crafts Trail. See over 100 artists and craftsmen in 8 mile loop of shops, studios, galleries and eateries. Purchase handmade memories of your visit to the Smokies.