Features

Music Makers Market

Step into the Music Makers Lounge, a vibrant marketplace tucked right inside the Wire & Wood Festival, where creativity extends far beyond the stage. 

Here, local artisans and makers showcase one-of-a-kind products ranging from hand-poured candles and stylish hats to unique clothing, art, jewelry, and interactive activities. It’s the perfect place to wander between sets, discover something new, and support Alpharetta’s thriving community of makers. 

Whether you’re looking to take home a special keepsake from the festival, find a gift with local flair, or simply enjoy the energy of a creative marketplace, the Music Makers Lounge offers a shopping experience as authentic and memorable as the music itself.

Live Art Lounge

The Live Art Lounge transforms Commerce Street, just steps from the Town Green Stage, into an open-air art experience. 

The Live Art Lounge is an immersive open-air art experience that extends the creative spirit of the Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival, where music and visual art come together in the heart of downtown Alpharetta. This vibrant space features local artists creating music-inspired art in real time. 

Stay tuned as we will announce details soon on featured artists and activations.

Food & Beverage

Just steps away from the Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival stages, four downtown Alpharetta restaurants will be serving up tasty, grab & go bites right on the street:

2026 Food Lineup Coming Soon!

Whether you’re strolling between stages or taking a break between sets, there’s no need to leave the action to enjoy Alpharetta’s local culinary scene!

While the entire Alpharetta area boasts more than 270 restaurants, just downtown you’ll find over 40 chef-driven gems within easy walking distance—perfect for grabbing a bite before, between, or after your favorite performances.

ART NAMA

Art Nama’s bold, expressive art blends cultural influence with natural themes and musical nods within pieces.

A View From My OfFIce

A View From My Office showcases photography shaped by Ron Vanscoy’s decades spent on the road and around live music environments. Drawing from years of cross‑country travel and time behind the scenes at concerts, Ron captures spontaneous moments from highways, backstage areas, and everyday touring routes. His images preserve the atmosphere and motion of life lived in transit, offering an authentic visual perspective connected to the spaces surrounding live music.

Daddy Done Dyed

Jason Ison strives to create wearable art that people can love for years to come. I like to use both bright and earthy colors so I can have something for everyone. Keeping my work affordable is part of what makes me Atlanta’s favorite dyer!

Songbird Jewelry

Luxe festival jewelry, crafted from guitar strings & picks, and metalsmithed jewelry crafted from natural stones and high quality metals.

emerald Pigeon

Emily Bennington is a mixed media artist based out of Atlanta. With nothing short of a passion for art, her whole life has been a representation of creative thinking. She began her music endeavor in 4th grade with the trumpet and moved all the way up to college with an associates in music. This same school is where she had the opportunity to take her first paint class outside of self taught art experience from childhood. From there she spent the next 10 years dreaming and developing her skills to bring her to art shows, show casing miniature works, polymer clay pieces, and mixed media of sorts. 

HIPPIE COMFORT

Megan makes hand-dyed apparel and art. 

Heart of a gypsy soul

Heart of a GypsySoul creates handcrafted jewelry and apparel, blending eclectic artistry with the expressive style found across music‑driven artisan scenes.

Jack's Custom Design

With years of experience in residential and commercial building, the artist now channels that craftsmanship into creative woodworking.

Each piece is crafted as a one‑of‑a‑kind item using wood, epoxy, steel, and bulletproof glass, guided by inspiration found in everyday objects and by the materials themselves.

Guitar bodies are made from bulletproof glass for its clarity, strength, and exceptional performance—offering far greater rigidity and sustain than traditional materials. Bowls are finished in food‑grade epoxy for durability, heat resistance, and everyday practicality.


Many creations begin with lumber milled directly by the artist, giving locally sourced wood a new life through thoughtful craftsmanship. The work blends technical understanding with creative curiosity, resulting in distinctive pieces built to stand apart.

Kenneth Courtney Hutley

Kenneth Courtney Hutley creates vibrant, mixed‑media artwork that highlights texture, pattern, and expressive composition. His pieces often draw from music‑influenced themes, blending bold visual rhythm with a distinctive artistic style.

Max Vintage Photos

Max Vintage Photo offers atmospheric, vintage‑inspired imagery, focusing on creative portraits and scenes that echo the tone and texture of music‑driven artistry.

 

MIDGE MAN VINYL RECORDS

MIDGE MAN VINTAGE VINYL RECORDS offers a diverse selection of classic and collectible vinyl for longtime listeners and new enthusiasts.

OLY CAJONS

THE CAJON REIMAGINED. How to make a simple instrument even better. We at Oly Cajons have wrestled with this question and have come up with the perfect solution. Design, sound, comfort. The box made better.

 

MACEDONIA MUSIC

MACEDONIA MUSIC provides curated music merch and band tees for fans and collectors.

If you want it to lean more vintage, more rock‑focused, or more festival‑centric, I can tailor it!

Michael Altman

Michael Altman works on up cycled-cardboard. Up-cycled is just a fancy way of saying he was in a dumpster recently. Keeping materials from the land fills allows me to be affordable and ecologically responsible.

The characters that I create are fun and sometimes a little creepy, sometimes a little cute. For Wire and Wood I plan to bring a lot of music related pieces, so hang on!

Misk Gallery

MISK repurpose vinyl records into artistic creations designs inspired by musicians.

As music lovers and artists we started this studio 5 years ago.

We craft metal stencils ( CNC) to intricately cut each record using a fine motor tool. I also seek out the original LP label and include a Spotify link for easy listening to the album.

Customers can personalize their background by choosing from a variety of colorful paper options, allowing them to frame their piece on the site.

Songbird Artisan Jewelry

For over 16 years, designer Karan Zielke has been handcrafting music inspired and metalsmithed jewelry in her Atlanta area studios. Only natural stones are used, in addition to upcycled unique elements. Shop locally in Atlanta at Garage Door Studio, Made Mercantile and Open Door Atlanta. SONGbIRD storefront is now open in Ashland, Alabama.

“Music is my inspiration, so collections are organized into genres of what I was listening to while each design was created.” -Karan Zielke

SONGbIRD jewelry is all handmade with intention–to enhance natural beauty and unleash your inner rock star.