The Language of Makers: Sounds Made in Solitude and in Community
By Suzi Banks Baum Artists work in solitude. We work alone at studio tables, punching away at laptops or penciling lines across yellow paper pads, making what we make from air. We concoct from random influences borne on the breeze, and all the life lived up to the moment just before the cup is shaped…
Bill May Retirement
Bill May, executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts will retire April 1, 2020, Dr. Steven Gottlieb, president of Arrowmont Board of Governors announced today. The Board of Governors has granted Bill the title of Executive Director Emeritus. In making the announcement, Dr. Gottlieb said, These last few years at Arrowmont have been…
Mid AIR | 2019 – 2020 Artists-in-Residence
December 11, 2019 – January 25, 2020 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is proud to showcase new works by the 2019 – 2020 Artists-in-Residence: Eric Cannizzaro, Maggie Connolly, Luke Huling, Jolynn Santiago and Alex Younger. Mid AIR marks the halfway point in their residency, and exhibits what they have…
Bridging the Gap – Inside the jurors’ perspective
Arrowmont’s current biennial juried exhibition, Bridging the Gap: Contemporary Craft Practices, brings together 35 artists under 35 who are making significant strides in their craft in bold and diverse ways. The jury process brought together three outside curators from around the country, Jovencio de la Paz, Jessica Todd and Ariel Zaccheo, to identify a cohesive…
Arrowmont featured in Halstead Bead Craft School article
Last week, Kelli Vanyek Greene published “The Craft School Experience for Jewelers” on halsteadbead.com. She profiled seven craft schools, including Arrowmont, with specific emphasis on their metals, enamels, and glass programs. Read the full article at halsteadbead.com/articles/the-craft-school-experience-for-jewelers, and register for your Arrowmont Experience in jewelry for 2020! Full workshop descriptions will be online in early December.
Introducing Arrowmont Craft Conversations, a new video series
Arrowmont will present a new video series, Arrowmont Craft Conversations, featuring instructors and artists discussing their work and the importance of the craft school experience. Watch the teaser video at youtube.com/arrowmont, and subscribe to get the latest videos in this series. Thank you to Zeke Leonard for his ukulele performance in this video, and to…
Unchanging Window | Kyle Cottier
October 9 – December 2, 2019 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Kyle Cottier was born 1993 in Louisville, KY. In 2014 he was awarded a gallery space at the New York Studio Residency Program in DUMBO and received his BFA in 2015 from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Cottier has shown work in the US…
Graham and Swain County NC schools, local artists participate in Arrowmont’s ArtReach-on-the-Road
This week, over 350 students in Graham and Swain County, NC school systems participated in Arrowmont’s educational outreach program, ArtReach on the Road. Their bus will drop them off at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center for a day of workshops in traditional Appalachian craft. ArtReach on the Road offers workshops in a range of media…
Chrysalises | Elysia Mann, Raymond Padrón & Joshua Shorey
September 25, 2019 – January 11, 2020 | Jerry Drown Wood Studio Gallery Elysia Mann is a visual artist and works at Loghaven Artist Residency in Knoxville. She grew up on rural Nebraska, studied printmaking at Washington University in St. Louis, and received her MFA at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is The Focus…
ESTABLISHING THE STEVE AND CAROLYN GOTTLIEB SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS
Arrowmont is not just a place for creativity – it is an experience that changes lives. For many, the opportunity to attend Arrowmont is transformational. Few stories are more moving than those of returning soldiers who have found new purpose at Arrowmont. They gain knowledge and community, and they give back. Dr. Steve Gottlieb, President…
