ARTS FEST - September 19-21
Be a part of ARTS FEST: Our 62nd Annual Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts!
FRIDAY, 6-8:30PM: Preview Party | $55 | Purchase Tickets Here
SATURDAY: ARTS FEST Open 10am-5pm | FREE ADMISSION
SUNDAY: ARTS FEST Open 11am-5pm | FREE ADMISSION
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT ARTS FEST!
VERY IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION
The City of Dalton has restricted street parking surrounding our building - there are a handful of spots that will be marked out and available on Clark Street behind our building, but street parking is NOT AVAILABLE on any other surrounding streets.
The paved parking lot closest to our building is reserved for HANDICAP AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE ONLY - please honor this so our guests who need to park closer can take advantage of this lot.
Our upper grass parking lot will be PREMIUM PAID PARKING for $15. An attendant will be there to take payment via card or digital payment.
FREE PARKING is available at First Baptist Church, and a FREE shuttle will be running from there to the Guild all weekend. Parking for families with strollers is available at the Dalton-Whitfield Northwest Georgia Regional Library.
There will be street closures surrounding the Creative Arts Guild for safety, and officers will be directing traffic. We will have plenty of signs out to help with directions. Thank you for working with us as we navigate these changes!
The Creative Arts Guild’s 62nd Annual Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts - now known as ARTS FEST - will be September 19-21, 2025 on the Guild’s campus at 520 West Waugh Street in Dalton.
The Creative Arts Guild is Georgia’s oldest multidisciplinary community arts organization. We celebrated our 60th anniversary in 2023! The Creative Arts Guild is located in northwest Georgia, approximately 20 miles south of Chattanooga TN and 70 miles north of Atlanta.
ARTS FEST WEEKEND INCLUDES:
ARTS FEST Preview Party - This event celebrates the opening of ARTS FEST weekend with live music, drinks, and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Preview Party guests get the first chance to view and purchase artworks from the juried Gallery Exhibit and the first chance to shop from the outdoor Artist Market vendors before ARTS FEST opens to the public for the weekend. It is also the perfect time to meet and mingle with artists, volunteers, and patrons. Guests will get to vote for their favorite piece from the Exhibit to be considered for the Patron's Choice Award. Tickets are $55; Attire is dressy-casual.
Gallery Exhibit - a juried exhibit that spans the entirety of the Creative Art Guild's galleries (Gallery FIVE20, Gallery ONE11) and is open to artists over the age of 18 working in all mediums. This work will remain up through the end of October.
Outdoor Artist Market - featuring regional artists with booths full of artistic creations and treasures housed in our covered Spigel Pavilion underneath our building.
Live Performances by local/regional musicians, artists, and Guild students in the Music Tent (located behind the pavilion on the lawn) and the KIDS FEST area (located at the end of the pavilion in the Sculpture Garden).
ARTS FEST is free, and all Creative Arts Guild events are open to everyone. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the power of the arts in our community!
Thank you to our FESTIVAL 2025 Sponsors + Partners
ARTS FEST SPONSORS
DIAMOND LEVEL
Alderman Family
Engineered Floors
Marketing Alliance Group
Material Handling Inc.
Mohawk Industries
Shaw Industries Group
Textile Rubber & Chemical Co.
City of Dalton
Whitfield County
PLATINUM LEVEL
Animal Hospital of Whitfield County
Barrett Properties
GOLD LEVEL
Geiger Legal Group, LLC
Georgia United Credit Union
Jack & Aggie Bandy Foundation
Jonas Family Properties
Dr. Frank Patterson
Rufus and Oliver
Bob & Dottie Shaw
SILVER LEVEL
David & Pauli Aft
CARSTAR
Clark, Davies, Easley, & Pool
Coldwell Banker Kinard Realty
Dalton’s Mr. Real Estate
Dalton Plastic Surgery
Dalton Utilities/Optilink
Eggceptional Fertility
Julia Lansing
Myers Carpet Co.
North Georgia Toyota
Pediatrics of Dalton
Dr. John & Agnes Richmond
Mike Rizer
George Spence
Robert Webb
BRONZE LEVEL
Adcock Financial Group
Anonymous
Barbara Adamson Interiors
Barton Family Dentistry
Jim & Trisha Bethel
Carpet Express
Rob Cowan
Dalyn Rug Company
Rodger H. Eidson
James & Delyn Ellis
A Friend
Jerry Henderson
Maryville Jewelers
David, Joe, & Emma McDaniel
The Mill at Crown Garden
The Minor Firm
Peds Care, PC
The Pine Needle
Professional Pharmacy
David & Mary Julian Renz
Robert & Rachel Smalley
Steve & Cathy Snyder
Whitco Produce Company
Joe & Nanette Yarbrough
ARTS FEST PARTNERS
2025 ARTS FEST Volunteers
Artistic Civic Theatre
Zack Adamson
Ballet Dalton
Bojangles Glenwood Ave.
Chef Matt Barrett
Chef Riley Bonanno
Cafe Ostro
Chef Courtney Coffey
Cyra’s
Dalton Brewing Co
Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton Parks & Recreation
Dalton Print Shop
Dalton Public Works
Dalton State College Athletics
Dalton-Whitfield Public Library
DFood Collab
The Farm Golf Club
First Baptist Church Dalton
Hardee’s
Kitchen Fairies
Mariscos el Cuhhhmaron
Oakwood Cafe
Sushma Patel
Hayley Poillucci and United Way of Northwest Georgia
Greg Renz
Professor Tennille Shuster
Soal Running Club
Starbucks
WRCB Local 3 Plus You
WUTC 88.1FM - Scenic Roots
Jasmine Zapata
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD SUSTAINING PARTNERS
Engineered Floors
Textile Rubber & Chemical Co.
Marketing Alliance Group
Ken & Myra White
Dossche Family Foundation
Barrett Properties
Billie Little
Cindy Michaels
Bob & Dottie Shaw
Robert Webb
STEARNS & WEST
Georgia United Credit Union
Gregg & Sandra Sims
David & Cindy McCreery
Bill & Linda Blackman
Marvin & Joanne Lewis
Robert McEntire
John & Cynthia Wilson
LEGACY ‘63 PARTNERS
Zack & Anna Adamson
Anonymous
Tim & Cheryl Baucom
Chris & Amanda Brown
Greg & Donna Brown
Brown Whitworth Reynolds Foundation
Bryan & Donna Hair
Chip & Cindy Howalt
Nancy Millett
IndyRisk Insurance Advisors
The Kinard Family
Jean S. Lowrey
Dr. Frank Patterson
Dewey & Susan Reams
Michael & Annalee Sams
Hutton & Sydney Sellers
Steve & Cathy Snyder
Ken & Myra White
William & Mary Helen Young
FRIENDS OF THE GUILD
Bucky & Ashley Broadrick
Dr. Rodger Eidson
Dalton Family Practice
Don Hoffmeyer
Karen Martin
Andy & Veronica Rollins
Adam & Lindsey Sapp
Nancy Whaley
George Woodward