Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Erin Anfinson – Encaustic, Collage and Animation Artist
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s outstanding reputation. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that represent the School — among the most experienced, capable, and innovative in the arts and crafts…
ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION – 1969
In 2020, Arrowmont celebrates 75 years as a school of arts and crafts. ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION presents archival images and articles to recognize this milestone. Add your memories to the collection – click here to send us your pictures and stories! 1969 Major construction was completed in 1969 to build what would become Arrowmont’s iconic…
Arrowmont’s launches re-designed website and two initiatives to connect artists
Arrowmont’s re-designed website has gone live! To make navigation easier, you may now access the pages that interest you directly from the home page. However, if you like and are used to the previous navigation system, that system is still active at the top of the home page for the next several months. We invite…
CRAFT AND CULTURE FELLOW PROJECT: JOHN POLLY CREATES A WALNUT ENTRY TABLE
WALNUT ENTRY TABLE PROJECT By John Polly, 2020 Spring Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellow A few months ago, I had sawed up a 22-inch walnut log with a chain saw. The saw had an 18-inch bar therefore it was sawed into quarters before milling resulting in 9 to 10-inch boards with one live edge. This…
Potters Favorite Pots: Bruce Cochrane features Annabeth Rosen piece
One of Arrowmont’s most engaging traditions at the Utilitarian Clay Symposia is the presenters panel, “Potters Favorite Pots.” It’s an opportunity for participants to learn about the functional objects that inspire each presenter – whether it’s process, form, or personal connection with the maker. In a new video series, Arrowmont asks previous presenters to share…
ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION – 1968
In 2020, Arrowmont celebrates 75 years as a school of arts and crafts. ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION presents archival images and articles to recognize this milestone. Add your memories to the collection – click here to send us your pictures and stories! 1968 In the fall of 1968, the name of the new year-round craft school…
Arrowmont Connections: Board member Debby Rice weaves textiles and words while sheltering in place
Arrowmont is a special community full of creative people – a family who know that coming together and making art is important. We talk a lot about the Arrowmont Experience – connecting through craft and community. That connection exists beyond physical proximity. It is in shared memories and new ideas. It lives in the friendships we make…
ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION – 1967 in pictures
In 2020, Arrowmont celebrates 75 years as a school of arts and crafts. ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION presents archival images and articles to recognize this milestone. Add your memories to the collection – click here to send us your pictures and stories! 1967 in Pictures The new “Arrow in the Smokies” school (to be named ‘Arrowmont’…
Arrowmont announces anonymous gift providing stipends to 2020 instructors
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, an unprecedented gift totaling nearly $1,000,000 has been made to five of the nation’s leading craft schools—Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (TN), Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (ME), Penland School of Craft (NC), Peters Valley School of Craft (NJ), Pilchuck Glass School (WA). The anonymous gift…
ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION – 1967
In 2020, Arrowmont celebrates 75 years as a school of arts and crafts. ARROWMONT: 75 YEARS OF CRAFT EDUCATION presents archival images and articles to recognize this milestone. Add your memories to the collection – click here to send us your pictures and stories! 1967 This was an important year of transformation at Arrowmont. 1967 marks the year…
