Hartwell Makers Festival

Hartwell Makers Festival A curated gathering of creatives in beautiful, historic downtown Hartwell, GA showcasing the thriving arts community that makes our region so unique!
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Our friends over at BLUE CIELO FARMS - Vineyards & Winery are having their Harvest Festival on October 6th! Just a 25 mi...
09/14/2024

Our friends over at BLUE CIELO FARMS - Vineyards & Winery are having their Harvest Festival on October 6th! Just a 25 minute drive from downtown Hartwell, their beautiful property will be filled with artisan vendors, including quite a few of our favorites that you will recognize from past Hartwell Makers Festival events, and many others as well. There will also be kids activities, wine tasting, food trucks and live music all day! Head over to their page and see the vendors they have featured so far, and give them a follow so you don’t miss all the vendor spotlights to come. Mark your calendars and make plans to attend as they celebrate their harvest with the community!!

Last Friday we were so excited to present the Hart County Food Pantry with a check for $6,037 from the 2024 Hartwell Mak...
06/10/2024

Last Friday we were so excited to present the Hart County Food Pantry with a check for $6,037 from the 2024 Hartwell Makers Festival! We love the event we have created to help connect artists with our community- we love introducing art lovers to dozens of incredibly talented artists and makers, we love introducing new vendors and attendees to our beautiful downtown, and we love being able to raise funds and awareness for this amazing organization!
Thank you to all the artists, sponsors, and volunteers who made this event, and this gift, possible!!
Pictured are Tia Athens, Kristi Purser Zemaitis, Keisha Henry and Susan Palmer from the Hart County Food Pantry, and Nettie Neal & Stephanie Daniel Crump, founders of the Hartwell Makers Festival! Photo by food pantry volunteer, Courtney Kesler.

Of all the ways we have worked to build the Hartwell Makers Festival, from growing our attendance and attracting amazing...
04/29/2024

Of all the ways we have worked to build the Hartwell Makers Festival, from growing our attendance and attracting amazing artists, to garnering the support of generous local sponsors, our event would never be the incredibly smooth, enjoyable, and experience it is without our incredible volunteer base! This year’s group of volunteers worked all day assisting with setup, selling raffle tickets, and helping vendors throughout the day, all while sporting our beautiful volunteer tshirts promoting our sponsors!
Thank you to our volunteer team 2024:
Peggy Vickery
Pam Jones Gordon
Bonnie Woolard Pratt
Bobbie Dervan Busha
Tia Athens
Chrissy Warren
Wendy Patterson
Bo Bynum
Lindsey Ingle
Amanda Brown
Gretchen McClymont
Cg Floyd
Dale Peek
Chris Litwin
Connie Klopp Hardaway
Carol Sergio Beazley
Donna Koenig
Keisha Henry
And thank you to my friend Missey Vickery Hampe who spent her entire day off last Friday helping me prepare everything for Saturday!
And shoutout to Michaela York and KC’s Tees for the super fast turnaround on our last-minute volunteer shirt order!

Thank you to our Silver Level sponsors, Hartwell Printing Company.With over 30 years of printing industry experience, th...
04/29/2024

Thank you to our Silver Level sponsors, Hartwell Printing Company.
With over 30 years of printing industry experience, they specialize in wide format printing. They offer a wide range of printing services available in house. Every order is printed here in Hartwell to ensure a quality product from start to finish. Supporting local businesses is their number one goal! Find more information online at https://hartwellprintingcompany.com, or stop by and see them during business hours at 12 South Forest, Hartwell, Georgia.

We hope to see you all for the Hartwell Makers Festival today!For those not familiar with the downtown Hartwell area, he...
04/27/2024

We hope to see you all for the Hartwell Makers Festival today!
For those not familiar with the downtown Hartwell area, here is a city map with an overlay showing public parking. Yellow lines indicate on-street parking, and yellow rectangles are parking lots around town where you can park tomorrow.
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I’m running out of time to share all the things I want to say about the Hartwell Makers Festival, so I’m going to squeez...
04/27/2024

I’m running out of time to share all the things I want to say about the Hartwell Makers Festival, so I’m going to squeeze a lot into this post.
HMF was born from a shared passion for creating- I am an artist, and I understand the struggle to be understood, to connect with people who appreciate and value what you do (because, you know, it’s not a ‘real’ job). While we are passionate about nurturing and growing the already vibrant arts community in our town, we are also passionate about all facets of our community.
Our events are in the heart of our beautiful downtown. From where we will be located on Carolina St, you could literally throw a rock (please don’t try it) and hit numerous locally owned and operated restaurants and small businesses. So while you are in town for the festival, please also visit some of the local folks who are here every day making our small town the best in Georgia (again, literally- we have the award to prove it).
From art galleries to clothing boutiques, craft stores to a wine bar, axe throwing to a brewery, delicious food, home decor, an intimate music venue, a boutique hotel, our community theatre… please check out what makes Hartwell great!!
Common Ground Hartwell
Twelve South Artisan Market
Downtown Cafe Greek and Italian
Southern Hart Brewing Company
ElsieBee Originals
High Cotton Music Hall
Red Barn Canvas / Hartwell Printing Company
The Farmer's Daughter-Lake Hartwell
Provision
Little Japan Hartwell GA
Hart County Community Theatre
Dressing Dreams
Empire South
Market 50
Hang It Up Gallery (on the square)
G's Southern Traditions
Banks Hollow
BW Threads
Lake Hartwell Collectibles
New York Pizza - (Hartwell, GA)
329 Bar & Grill 126 W. Franklin Hartwell ga
Jucee Plus Smoothie & Wine Bar Hartwell
Wild Child Market
The Southern Stork
The Summer House
Tena's Fine Diamonds and Jewelry - Hartwell

*photo by the incomparable Reed Oliver

Meet the Maker : Eva Gepner / Muertenation Eva heard about the Hartwell Makers Festival from an artist friend who was pa...
04/27/2024

Meet the Maker :
Eva Gepner / Muertenation

Eva heard about the Hartwell Makers Festival from an artist friend who was part of HMF previously. She told Eva that she absolutely LOVED our event, that it was one of the highlights of her art that year. So Eva looked us up and is now traveling all the way from her small town outside of Birmingham, Alabama, so she can experience it herself!
“I make a hybrid of Mexican traditional folk and fantasy art (I was born in Mexico). I work with clay and terazzo materials to make "calaveras" or skulls in the Mexican tradition of decorating their dead, and canvas art of fantasy creatures I sculpt using materials like plaster, clays, and real animal bones. I will also have a small amount of art prints and sketches with some wearable art.”
Be sure to stop by and welcome Eva to Hartwell and check out the highly detailed, gorgeously intricate pieces she sculpts and paints!
The Hartwell Makers Festival is the area’s finest juried artisan event, dedicated to celebrating some of the region’s most talented artists and preserving the generational processes and craftsmanship of fine handmade products. Saturday, April 27, from 10am - 4pm on S. Carolina Street in beautiful downtown Hartwell!

Meet the Maker : Haleigh Sanders / Two Oaks Candle Co. Haleigh is an artisan maker from Anderson, South Carolina. She c...
04/26/2024

Meet the Maker :
Haleigh Sanders / Two Oaks Candle Co.

Haleigh is an artisan maker from Anderson, South Carolina. She creates hand poured soy/coconut blend wax candles and wax melts in the most divine scents with the most evocative names! Her candles flew off her table at our holiday market last November, and I can’t wait to indulge my senses again! Be sure to stop and check out Two Oaks. Candle Co. this Saturday!
Don’t miss the incredible talent that will be at the Hartwell. We are the area’s finest juried artisan event, dedicated to celebrating some of the region’s most talented artists and preserving the generational processes and craftsmanship of fine handmade products. Saturday, April 27, from 10am - 4pm on S. Carolina Street in beautiful downtown Hartwell, Georgia!

REMINDER!!!S. Carolina Street will be closed tomorrow between 5am and 5:30 pm for the Hartwell Makers Festival!!!ALL VEH...
04/26/2024

REMINDER!!!
S. Carolina Street will be closed tomorrow between 5am and 5:30 pm for the Hartwell Makers Festival!!!
ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE STREET BEFORE 5am TOMORROW!!!
Please keep in mind if you are leaving your vehicle downtown overnight, DO NOT leave it on Carolina Street between Howell and Depot.

Meet the Maker : Kathy Fagan Smiley / Wolfe Den BeadsKathy a full time lampwork artist from Clemson, SC. Lampwork is a t...
04/26/2024

Meet the Maker :
Kathy Fagan Smiley / Wolfe Den Beads

Kathy a full time lampwork artist from Clemson, SC. Lampwork is a technique of melting glass rods to create glass beads. She designs one of a kind jewelry with the beads and incorporates other semi-precious stones using intricate wiring and soldering skills as well.
“l am an artist who has a passion for creating unique and stunning pieces of wearable art. My journey with glass began in 2006 when I took a beginners class, and from that moment on, I knew that I had found my calling. The beauty and versatility of glass have captivated me ever since, and I have dedicated my life to mastering this art form. In 2007, I took a leap of faith and began designing jewelry with the goal of creating one-of-a-kind pieces that are both affordable and stylish. With every creation, I aim to capture the essence of beauty and individuality, and I take great pride in the joy that my art brings to my customers.”
Don’t miss the incredible talent that will be at the Hartwell Makers Festival! We are the area’s finest juried artisan event, dedicated to celebrating some of the region’s most talented artists and preserving the generational processes and craftsmanship of fine handmade products. Saturday, April 27, from 10am - 4pm on S. Carolina Street in beautiful downtown Hartwell!

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