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Cliff DwellersTM
Gallery, a showplace for contemporary and traditional fine
crafts, foothills of the Smoky Mountains, and art, is in a
historic building moved from downtown Gatlinburg at 668
Glades Road in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.
The Gallery is owned and operated as a cooperative by six
local artists and carries the work of approximately 60
other area artists who have been invited to be a part of
the Gallery.
The Gallery continues to operate in the
fine tradition of the building and offers a wide selection
of fine crafts and art from area artisans. The Gallery
features stained and enameled glass, watercolors, handmade
and hand marbled paper, pottery, woven clothing, placemats,
runners, rugs, tapestries, baskets, hand painted gourds,
and soft sculptured dolls.
The Cliff Dwellers
building was built in downtown Gatlinburg in the 1930's by
artist Louis E. Jones in a chalet style of architecture
that was then quite foreign to this area. This unique wood
and stone building served as Jones home, gallery and studio
which he operated until the last years of his life. Upon
retirement he sold the gallery to the two ladies who had
assisted him for a number of years with the business, and
they continued to carry fine art, handmade gifts and hand
woven accessories for the home. In the early 90's one of
the ladies died and the other retired at age 85. She then
sold the building to a businessman who decided it would
have to be torn down to make the best use of the land. In
1995 Jim Gray (regional artist) and his son Chris moved the
building to the Glades area and lovingly restored it for
use in this new location.
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