Become a Member
Are you a craftsperson or artist who wants a sales outlet for their items? Consider membership with Holston Mountain Artisans, one of the oldest crafts cooperatives in the country! Membership is open to those who live within a five state radius of Abingdon. This includes Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. The application involves bringing five items for review along with the application form and a $10 non-refundable fee per genre to our NEW ADDRESS OF 280 WEST MAIN STREET, ABINGDON.
THE NEXT DATE FOR JURY WILL BE IN JULY 2026. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR MORE INFORMATION. CLICK BELOW FOR APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES.
To learn more about how our cooperative works,
click here for an application and guidelines.
Junior Membership applications for ages 10-15 can be found here.
For more information, call 276-628-7721 or email holstonmtnarts@gmail.com
Featured Member
KAY SUTHERLAND
Painting professionally since 1983, Wytheville, VA artist Kay Sutherland draws inspiration from everything. Painting year round, she prefers the "en plein air" technique (French for painting outside in natural light) which gives her the freedom to express without hesitation. Sutherland describes her work as "never really knowing how a piece is going to go. I just paint fast and furious, never imagining how it will look. Each one is an original."
Kay Sutherland is also a live event painter and has been commissioned for portraits, weddings, coordinated and designed restaurant murals, taught oil painting to adults and children, and has, upon invitation, negotiated and completed landscapes of many residential estates. She has several clients who collect her work as many of her paintings are displayed in banks, city offices and other corporate and private locations.
