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The gallery moved a few years ago from a location near the county courthouse to 62 E. Washington St., just a half block from the Visitors Center. Dawson said the current location has a homey feel and gets good traffic, often being one of the first stops tourists make after leaving the Visitors Center.
Dawson said the biggest sellers include fiber art, pottery, various glassware and jewelry products, cards, gourd art, and wooden puzzles.
He said visitors from large cities often comment on the reasonable prices at the gallery, and when potential customers are looking for items the gallery does not offer, gallery members are encouraged to point them to other local businesses selling items produced by regional artists.
“ We want to promote Nashville, Brown County, and a good experience for the tourists. We want people to come back.
“ What the gallery gets from the artists is enough to run the operation.” Dawson said.“ The majority of the money goes to the artists.
“ We’ re not there to be a profit-generating business for some individual owner, we’ re there to be a place for regional artists to display their work.”
CRAFT GALLERY MEMBERS AND THEIR MAIN PRODUCTS: Michael Bell and Danielle Bachant-Bell, blown glass; Sidney Bolam, stone carving; Marla Dawson, weaving and knitting; Ronald Dawson, photography; Carrie Foley, jewelry; Jim Halvorson, pottery; Kathy Lehnig, woven rugs; David and Jennie Orr, nature block printing; Gail E. Trout, stained glass, earrings; Leah Tannen, reclaimed wood and glass, jewelry; Mark Tschida, puzzles; Sue Westhues, gourd art.
Consignments include: felted and hooked items, knitting, baskets, pottery, fused glass, bird and bat houses, painting, woodcarving, handcrafted soap, wood turning, blown glass, multimedia items, weaving, metal work, and magnets.
The gallery is open year-round, seven days a week except for a period from mid-January to mid-March when it is closed on Wednesdays. Hours are 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. except during October, when it is open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
For more info call 812-988-7058 or check its Facebook page. •
50 Our Brown County • March / April 2025