
Muffett Testerman Buckner displays a purchase at Artsclamation! fundraiser.
The latest Artsclamation! fundraiser benefiting Covenant Health‘s Peninsula mental health programs has come and gone. But there’s news for the next Artsclamation: It’s moving to downtown Knoxville!
After a two-decade run being held most often at Sacred Heart Cathedral‘s parish hall in Bearden, the December 2025 event is scheduled to be at The Standard, located at 416 W. Jackson Avenue.
Over the past 22 years, the juried art sale has raised more than $2 million toward Peninsula’s mission of helping thousands of East Tennesseans recover from disorders and dependencies. Peninsula is a 155-bed facility providing inpatient mental health services to adults, adolescents, and children. It also offers several outpatient mental health services, including Peninsula Lighthouse, which offers drug and alcohol recovery programs.
Tyler Janow, the volunteer chair of the event, said organizers are grateful for the church providing a home for Artsclamation! all these years, but the affair has outgrown the space. “Moving to The Standard will not only allow us to capitalize on the exciting holiday events downtown — like the Christmas parade, which will share the date with Artsclamation’s private preview — but it will allow us to showcase more regional artists than ever before,” he said. Continue reading