TFS Regional Member’s Exhibition at Arrowmont

The Furni­ture Society and Arrow­mont School of Arts & Crafts have teamed up to provide an exhi­bi­tion oppor­tu­nity for TFS members. The exhibition hosts are looking for two to three artists to exhibit their work in Arrowmont’s Drown Wood Studio Gallery March 17 — May 16, 2025. All members are welcome to apply. Regional members in and around Tennessee are encour­aged to apply.

Call for entry opens: Septem­ber 1, 2024

Submis­sion dead­line: October 13, 2024

Appli­ca­tion requirements:

• Partic­i­pat­ing artists must be a current member of The Furni­ture Society (TFS) through the time of the exhi­bi­tion dates — March 17th — May 16th, 2025
• Partic­i­pat­ing artists must have a profile page on TFS’s website with a minimum of six images (includ­ing images submit­ted for consid­er­a­tion), a bio, and link to website/​social media
• All work must be orig­i­nal and the artist must own sole copy­right. Repro­duc­tions will not be accepted. Work must arrive in good condi­tion and ready to display. All included artwork must remain in the gallery for the entirety of the exhibition.
• Artists can submit up to three images and up to three detail images from avail­able work shown on TFS profile page. All work must be avail­able to exhibit.
• All pieces should be able to fit through an 80” x 60” doorway (smaller preferable).
• Work needs to have been made within the last five years (2019 – 2024)
• Regional artists are encour­aged to apply.
• Resume/​CV

Professional Development Scholarships

The Schooner Foundation is generously supporting five scholarships for access to this October’s professional development presentation: Income Taxes for Artists & Self-Employed.

Dead­line to apply:
Sunday, Septem­ber 22nd, 2024 11:55 p.m. EST

Schol­ar­ship benefits:

• Free access to the live presentation
• Access to presentation recording
• One 25 min mentor­ship with a sched­uled mentor of your choice
• 1‑year member­ship to The Furniture Society

2025 Smithsonian Craft Show

The 2025 Smithsonian Craft Show will feature America's finest artisans and celebrate their vision of what might be. It is a juried exhibition and sale of contemporary craft and design held annually in Washington DC. Three expert jurors, newly selected each year, choose 120 artists from a large pool of applicants. 

Deadline: Tuesday, September 17th, 2024. 

Center for Furniture Craftmanship Scholarship

In 2024, CFC expects to award approximately 18 scholarships for one-week and two-week workshops. These scholarships generally cover the full cost of tuition, but successful applicants must confirm their participation by paying the standard $90 registration fee and remain responsible for the costs of their own travel, lodging, meals, materials, and any supply fees.

To apply, please submit the following application by April 1, 2024.

Intensives & nine-month comprehensive Scholarships
In 2024, CFC can award a $4,500 scholarship for each Furniture Intensive, a $3,500 scholarship for the Turning Intensive, and up to four half-tuition ($12,750) scholarships for the Comprehensive.

Intensive scholarship applications are due three months to the day before the start of each course. Notification will be made within two weeks.

To view a full list of scholarship and exhibition opportunities, visit furnsoc.org.