art + culture

Art Prowl is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the Arts in our community. Our inspired beginning came from the Art Prowl Studio Tour, a tradition in the Upper Cumberland/Putnam County area of Tennessee since the year 1999.

Cookeville Art Studio + Gallery boasts 11 different exhibits year-round in various media by area artists and is a major stop on the annual Art Prowl each fall. The organization also sponsors public art workshops covering watercolor, drawing, craft making and other areas. The facility is located in the downtown area on Walnut Ave, at the rear of the Cookeville Senior Citizens building.

Joan Derryberry Gallery is housed on the first floor of Tennessee Tech's Roaden University Center. The gallery features exhibits in all media throughout the year. Hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Marilee Hall specializes in ceramic vessels and wall constructions that convey unity and show how from disparate, contrasting elements spring life, growth and integration. She enjoys hand building, using white earthenware slabs, coils and extrusions to create forms. Contrasting textures are exceedingly important to her, as is the combining and layering of polychrome underglazes with glazes to deepen surfaces.

Located inside the Art & Frame Outlet, this gallery features local watercolor artists as well as exhibits in varied media.

The Upper Cumberland Arts Alliance (UCAA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Middle Tennessee. UCAA was founded in 1989 but was last revitalized  in 2005. It is an organization that will nurture, celebrate, and assist individual artists and other art organizations.The main goal of UCAA is to encourage, promote, and facilitate the arts of the Upper Cumberland area. One of our goals is to reach and enrich all the people in this Tennessee region with the beauty and diversity of ALL art forms. The Upper Cumberland consists of 14 counties: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White. UCAA is sponsoring Granville's ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER located upstairs in Sutton's General Store. Sutton's General Store offers a glimpse into Granville's past with hundreds of antiques as well as new merchandise, hand dipped ice cream, and a live radio bluegrass show every Saturday night.

Cookeville’s top performance theatre offering a 456-seat downtown venue adjacent to Dogwood Park. CPAC produces the state, regional, and national award winning BACKSTAGE at CPAC series and is home of Cookeville Children’s Theatre productions.