2026 Student Guitar Exhibition Opening

You’re Invited: Visit today (5/1/26) for the Opening Reception of the 2026 Epiphone Student Guitar Design Exhibition & Auction.

This unique exhibition features 20 one-of-a-kind guitars designed and painted by talented youth artists from across East Tennessee. Each piece showcases incredible creativity while supporting a great cause —proceeds from the online auction will benefit youth art programs at Dogwood Arts. The exhibition will be on display in the Dogwood Gallery, 123 W. Jackson Ave., throughout May before heading to Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort in June. Bidding opens today.

Artists include students from Bearden Middle School, Clayton-Bradley Academy, Farragut High School, Gibbs High School, Gibbs Middle School, Jefferson Middle School, Karns High School, L&N STEM Academy, West Valley Middle School. Come celebrate these young artists, enjoy First Friday in Downtown Knoxville, and get a first look at these incredible, hand-painted guitars. Hope to see you there!

Three Days in May

Friday, May 1:

Saturday, May 2:

  • Outlandish Adventure Festival | 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. | Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave.
  • Holston Hills Plant Sale | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Holston Hills Community Park, corner of Holston Hills Rd and Chilhowee Dr.
  • North Hills Plant Sale | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | North Hills Park, 2419 Kennington Rd.
  • Brush with the Wild | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Dr.

Sunday, May 3:

  • Brush with the Wild | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Dr.
  • Retropolitan Craft Fair | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | The Mill & Mine, 227 W Depot Ave.

Shannon Herron contributed information for this report.

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