Candoro Marble

Candoro Arts & Heritage Association celebrates the legacy of the marble industry in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A community non-profit organization that helped save the 1923 Office Building by Architect Charles Barber. The Candoro Arts & Heritage Center works to preserve the history of the Candoro Marble Building and honor the history and legacy of Vestal and the Marble City. We collect the stories of those that grew up in the Vestal community and worked at the Candoro Marble Building and celebrate the rich cultural history of the community that built Knoxville.

05/05/2026

South Knoxville Library Branch features Vestival Posters throughout the years. Showing through May 2026.

04/11/2026

Vestival May 9, 2026 10am-5pm.

04/11/2026

02/13/2026

https://vestivalknoxtn.com/

Vestival The South Knoxville Arts and Heritage Association celebrates the vibrant music and arts scene in Knoxville, Tennessee’s historic Vestal Community when they host Vestival, a daylong festival each year on the Saturday before Mother’s Day.

02/06/2026

Pink Marble Rules

We have the best team, and it is nice to be recognized with a Pinnacle Award of Excellence from the Natural Stone Institute. This project pushed our limits and emboldened our pursuits, and is a showcase of the natural beauty of our beloved Tennessee Pink Marble in Light Rose and the thoughtful creativity of Ennead Architecture's Billy Erhard. Great working with the team at Clark Construction, what a feat!

Video link to the project overview below.

https://youtu.be/vTiVJomXETs

12/16/2025

Happy Holidays.

10/10/2025

This is so hard to believe. Bruce was a founding member of the Arts and Heritage group that saved the historic marble building.

Bruce Bennett passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, leaving his loving friends, family, and a legacy of sculpture that embodies his curiosity and sensibility. His collections carry his memory, created to withstand the test of time.

09/25/2025

Marble History: Thomas Wolfe's father carved marble and owned a monument business in Asheville NC. He imported carved angels from Italy, thus the inspiration of "Look Homeward Angel." Fun fact, his sister Mabel introduced James Stokely to Wilma Dykeman.