Why Writers and Why Here?
“Take this page and love it with all your tears, your juice and salsa, the vodka you drank last night, the tea and honey and drink this page…” — Robert Vivian We are many things. We are one thing. We are together. We are individuals. Together we make a group. As individuals we make our…
How We Are Sustained: The Artists of Pentaculum 2018
It is something unique and highly satisfying to begin a new year with a blank slate. Tabula rasa. With the New Year, we are given another chance at life in a shiny set of days strung together beginning with January 1. For most people I talk to, a new day, a fresh start, is full…
Nature and Neon
December 16, 2017 – March 3, 2018 | Sandra J. Blain Gallery Nature and Neon: National Juried Exhibition Nature and Neon is a national juried exhibition organized by Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. This year’s theme invited submissions that explore juxtapositions between the natural and the artificial worlds. Arrowmont itself is geographically located where the…
soft touch
December 9, 2017 – February 3, 2018 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Arrowmont is proud to showcase work made by their 2017 – 2018 Artists-in-Residence, Xia Zhang, Emily Culver, Paige Ward, Elyse-Krista Mische and Max Adrian, to mark the mid-point of their residency. “Arrowmont is one of the best opportunities I’ve ever been granted. So far…
So It Seems
October 18 – December 6 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery So It Seems showcases independently made works by artists Laura Duerwald and Eva Polizzi. Duerwald’s work considers the possibilities of elemental materials in the form of mark making. “I consider the concrete and the intangible, seeking threads of connection above and below the surface of…
A Conversation With Max Adrian
A Conversation with Max Adrian: 2017-2018 Artist in Residence What made you become an artist? I don’t really feel like I had much of a choice. It was always something I was doing and always something I wanted to do. I entertained other thoughts of what I wanted to do with my life. For a…
Of the Earth
September 1 – December 9, 2017 | Sandra J. Blain Gallery Of the Earth: Selections from Arrowmont’s Permanent Collection Curated by Arrowmont’s Gallery Manager, Kelly Hider, Of the Earth is a show of somber reflections amid uncertain times. Many of the included artists use natural imagery and materials to speak poetically about the diverse and interconnected…
SpaceTime
August 23 – October 12 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery A solo exhibition by artist Katja Toporski, SpaceTime showcases contemporary necklaces and brooches made with porcelain, silver, and 3-D printed acrylic pieces. Her work combines both references to the beginning of human existence and examples of significant human quests. “Each object brings its own mysteries to…
Arrowmont Hires Deputy Director
Arrowmont Executive Director Bill May announced that after a nationwide search, Jim Scarsella has been hired as deputy director. Scarsella will manage day-to-day operations including facilities, housing, dining and other support functions freeing the executive director to focus on strategic planning, organizational improvements, and fundraising. “Jim’s experience and skill in building a successful business from…
Arrowmont Fires New Kiln
Wednesday, August 16, ceramic artists from East Tennessee and surrounding states unloaded work from the maiden firing of Arrowmont’s new train kiln. The kiln was designed and built by Ted Neal, ceramics professor at Ball State University with the assistance of current and former graduate students. The new wood-fired kiln was loaded and firing began…
