ArtReach on the Road featured in Citizen Tribune
ArtReach on the Road, Arrowmont’s youth outreach program offering traditional Appalachian craft workshops to children across Central Appalachia, is taking place in Morristown, Tennessee this week. Over 350 students in Hamblen and Jefferson County school systems will take the bus to the Rose Center for a day of immersive crafts, taught by local artists and craftspeople. The…
Bill May featured in The Knoxville Ledger
“Bill May, executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, has been a businessman and artist. Arrowmont is his passion project.” Bill May took an extra-ordinary path to becoming a craftsman and leader. “I never was too interested in doing what everybody else was doing anyway,” he says in Nancy Henderson’s feature…
Jenn Blackburn to retire from Arrowmont
Jenn Blackburn, Arrowmont’s kitchen manager, is retiring in the fall. Jenn joined Arrowmont in 2015 as a kitchen work-study, and quickly felt at home. Jenn recalled her feelings within days of her arrival: “When I came to Arrowmont, I found my tribe.” Jenn has managed the kitchen for the past four years. “Over her four…
Bridging the Gap: Contemporary Craft Practices
Sandra J. Blain Gallery | August 24 – December 14, 2019 Artists and makers are consistently seeking innovative approaches to traditional craft practices; creating work that is historically conscious, while resonating with newer audiences, younger makers and current issues. It is important now more than ever to examine our histories with a fresh lens in…
Feathers Fall, Grass Grows: Andréa Keys Connell
August 7 – October 5, 2019 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Andréa Keys Connell is an Associate Professor of Ceramics in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University. She is a former Fountainhead Fellow and served as the Head of the Clay Area in the Department of Craft/Material Studies at VCU from 2010-2017. Andréa’s…
New Work: Travis Townsend & Felicia Szorad
July 12 – September 14, 2019 | Jerry Drown Wood Studio Gallery Travis Townsend studied at Kutztown University and Virginia Commonwealth University and has presented solo exhibitions at The Parachute Factory, Washington State University, Manifest Gallery, Doppler PDX, Southwest School of Art, Weston Gallery, and the New Arts Program. His work has been included in…
Plowing the Ground/Planting the Seeds – Establishing the Woodturning Program at Arrowmont
In 1995, Kathy Lindquist interviewed Mark and Melvin Lindquist about the early history and development of the woodturning program at Arrowmont. It was through the formation of the woodturning program at Arrowmont that Mark recommended a national conference for woodturners – and in 1985 with the help of David Ellsworth, Mel Lindquist, Stoney Lamar, Bob…
2019 – 2020 Artists-in-Residence
July 3 – August 3, 2019 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Arrowmont is proud to introduce their 2019 – 2020 Artists-in-Residence, Eric Cannizzaro, Maggie Connolly, Luke Huling, Jolynn Santiago and Alex Younger. Showcasing work made using a range of media, this exhibition introduces Arrowmont’s five Artists-in-Residence as they begin their 11-month residency. The Artists-in-Residence Program…
northcentralpa.com features Arrowmont’s Pentaculum
northcentralpa.com news featured an article about the Pentaculum experience of Dr. Kyoko Amano, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Education at Lock Haven University. “The Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts gave me an incredible opportunity to learn from artists who work in various disciplines,” Amano said. “And they were an incredibly kind…
Surface Design Association features Arrowmont Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellow, Geri Forkner
Geri Forkner, Arrowmont’s first Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellow, is currently featured on the Surface Design Association blog. Read the full article here: Geri Forkner Awarded Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellowship at Arrowmont
