Apprentice Show & Sale

The Ozark Folk Center Apprentice Show and Sale is Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the visitor center lobby. Admission to the show is free.

Ozark Folk Center Traditional Craft Apprenticeships focus on teaching the business of craft and are sponsored by the Committee of One Hundred for the Ozark Folk Center. During the show you can visit with this year’s apprentices and shop their works. Learn about the apprentice program and how you can spend the summer developing a skill set, learning about business, problem solving, and creating a body of work in your chosen craft. If you are interested in next year’s apprenticeships, visit the show and talk with the artisans or call the Craft Director at 870-269-3854 to get an application packet. All apprenticeships are taught by master artisans at the park.

The mission of the Ozark Folk Center State Park is to perpetuate the crafts, music and lore of the Ozarks. As a part of this mission, our craft artisans have taught apprentices in crafts from blacksmithing to pottery over the last 50 years.