judges for the 55th kentuck festival of the arts
Kentuck Art Center is excited to welcome Timothy Weber and Kim Mitchell as judges for the 55th Kentuck Festival of the Arts on October 17-18, 2026 at Snow Hinton Park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Judges award a total of $12,200 to exhibiting artists at the Kentuck Festival of the Arts. On Saturday, October 17, judges will numerically score exhibiting artists based on quality, originality, design, composition, technique, and overall presentation.
*Timothy Weber was originally scheduled to be a judge for the 2025 Kentuck Festival of the Arts, but due to unforseen circumstances, he had to postpone until 2026.
kim mitchell
Executive Director of Carnegie Visual Art Center
Decatur, Alabama
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Kim Mitchell is the executive director of Carnegie Visual Art Center in Decatur, Alabama. She has been involved as a volunteer with the Carnegie since its inception in the late 1990s, overseeing the fundraising, renovation, and re-purposing of the 1904 Carnegie Library. She officially came to work at the Carnegie in 2011 as the executive director.
With degrees in communications and studies in political science, she has served in executive positions with television and radio stations prior to her position with the museum. In addition, she has served on several boards including the Alabama Art Education Association, Downtown Decatur Redevelopment Association, Junior League of Morgan County, River Clay Fine Arts Festival, and the Urban Arts Initiative. Mitchell is dedicated to bringing artists and art opportunities to North Alabama.
She is the current secretary for the Alabama State Council on the Arts and also serves as chair of the long-range planning committee.
timothy weber
Artist, craftsman, and former Director of the Appalachian Center for Craft
Nashville, Tennessee
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Timothy Weber is an artist and craftsman with more than 50 years of experience working with clay. In addition to his artistic practice, he worked as an arts administrator, teacher, gallery owner, and arts advocate. Most recently, he was the Director of the Appalachian Center for Craft and the Director of Visual Art, Craft and Media with the Tennessee Arts Commission. He has participated in scores of national juried arts festivals, including the American Craft Council markets in Dallas, St Louis, Tampa and Charlotte, and the Kentuck Festival of the Arts. Timothy was a Studio Artist at Kentuck Art Center from 1982-1992, and his work continues to be available in Kentuck's Gallery Shop.