Starry Night 2022 – 102
102 Title: “Reaching Out” Donor: Bill Griffith Artist: Mary Todd Beam Medium: Acrylic on Board Dimensions: 26″ x 36″ Value: $1,800 “I really liked the way the surface of this painting looked, but I felt I could take the painting a little further. You don’t grow as an artist if you don’t take risks.” Mary…
Starry Night 2022 – 101
101 Title: “Ceramic Box with Dog” Artist: Janet Harper Medium: Ceramics Dimensions: 9″ x 5″ x 5″ Value: $550 Janet Harper brings her signature style and distinctive addition of quirky animal figures to this ceramic box. She incorporates a palette of periwinkle blues and cool red tones in a marbled pattern across the surface, accented…
Party of Five – Reflections on the 2021-2022 Artists-in-Residency closing exhibition
– by John Allen, Arrowmont database and gift acknowledgement coordinator The current Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence exhibition, Party of Five, suggests a celebration as well as a group of friends in conversation around the table. This dialogue takes place between the artists’ works and as an invitation extended to the viewer. The show, which opened March 17th,…
Arrowmont Announces 2022-2023 Artists-in-Residence
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Artists-in-Residence: Yael Braha, Megan Koeppel, Anela Ming-Yue Oh, Jada Patterson, Tyler Quintin. The new residents move to campus in June 2022 to begin their 11-month residency. Traditionally, Arrowmont’s Artists-in-Residence include artists specializing in distinct craft disciplines such as utilitarian ceramics, woodworking, or weaving….
Arrowmont Craft Conversation: Phoebe Kuo
Phoebe Kuo pays attention to quiet or overlooked spaces and activates them with site-specific, coopered wood sculptures. She led a woodworking workshop at Arrowmont in the summer of 2021, when she sat down for a Craft Conversation interview. In this new Arrowmont Craft Conversation video, Phoebe shares insights into her work and asks tough and…
FIGURATIVE ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM
The Figurative Association Symposium is a quadrennial conference held at Arrowmont with a focus on figurative works. The Symposia attracts those who are interested in applied skills and theoretical concerns in the field of figurative craft objects. In 2010, Arrowmont presented the first Figurative Association Symposium: The Human Form for ceramic artists and enthusiasts. Originally…
Arrowmont hosted the Grand Opening of the Arrowmont Gallery in Knoxville, April 1, 2022
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts hosted the Grand Opening for its new permanent, off-campus location last week. The Arrowmont Gallery, located in downtown Knoxville at 110 South Gay Street, officially opened to the public on April 1, 2022, coinciding with Knoxville’s First Friday festivities. “It is with great excitement that we open our second…
Party of Five: 2021-2022 Artists in Residence Exhibition
March 17 – May 13, 2022 | Sandra J. Blain Galleries Please join us for the Closing Reception on May 13, 2022, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Free and open to the public Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts presents an exhibition of works created by the 2021 – 2022 Artists-in-Residence: Elizabeth Belz, Horacio Casillas, Kyle…
Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Artist: Alex Foster
March 21 – May1, 2022 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery After being postponed for two years due to the pandemic, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is proud to feature works by Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage artist of the year, Alex Foster. Alex Foster (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator, living and working in Roanoke…
Harlan County, KY and Lee County, VA schoolschildren and local artists participate in Arrowmont’s ArtReach-on-the-Road
This week, the school day will begin as usual for over 250 students in Harlan County, Kentucky and Lee County, Virginia school systems. They will pack their lunch, take the school bus; but this day will be different. Instead of their typical school day, they will participate in Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts educational…
