Black History Month: 2D Artist Spotlight – Nellie Mae Rowe
Nellie Mae Rowe was born on the 4th of July, 1900, the 9th of 10 children. She grew up working on her family’s farm in rural Georgia. Though she showed an interest and talent for drawing at an early age, it wasn’t until she was widowed for the second time in her late ’40s that…
Black History Month Wood artist spotlight: Henry Boyd
Henry Boyd was a carpenter, business owner, and abolitionist. He was born a slave in Kentucky at the turn of the 17th century. He lived to buy his own freedom, run a successful and revolutionary business, and help countless people escape slavery as a conductor in the Underground Railroad. Boyd was born on April 17,…
Pentaculum Winter 2022: A beacon for the new year, by Suzi Banks Baum
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is– it’s to imagine what is possible.” -bell hooksIn an approach much like a crazy quilt, the Winter Pentaculum at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts brings together six studios of artists for five days of collective making at the beginning of…
Bill Griffith Retirement – Stories, Remembrances, and Tributes
The Buddha said, “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” That is what Bill Griffith has done with Arrowmont. Bill G first came to Arrowmont as a work-study student in the early 1980s. In 1987, he was hired by executive director Sandy Blain as assistant…
Follow Up Interview with 2021 ARROWMONT VISIONS INTERN: JONATHAN ADAMS, INTERVIEWED BY AIR LENA SCHMID
2021-2022 Artist-in-Residence Lena Schmid and 2021 Arrowmont VISIONS intern, Jonathan Adams, had a follow-up conversation about his experience as the first Visions Intern for the Arrowmont blog. Read the full interview below. Lena Schmid: What skills have you gained through the internship? Jonathan Adams: The majority of it I’ve known and I would say it’s…
Arrowmont Technology Intern: Fall Reflections by Kylie Lallemont
I first came to Arrowmont in 2019 as a Windgate University Fellow. That’s when I fell in love with Arrowmont and the opportunities it provides for artists from all over. After my workshop, I always knew I was going to find a way to come back. When I found out I got the internship, I…
Introducing Arrowmont Visions Intern: Jonathan Adams, interviewed by AIR Lena Schmid
2021-2022 Artist-in-Residence Lena Schmid sat down with Arrowmont’s first Visions Intern, Jonathan Adams, for a conversation about his Appalachian upbringing and background in the arts for the Arrowmont blog. The two cover a wide range of topics – from the influence of silly comics on his creative start, to the different vegetables and herbs his…
Arrowmont Permanent Collection: Selections Made by the 2021-2022 Artists-in-Residence
September 13 – December 10, 2021 | Sandra J. Blain Gallery Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts presents an exhibition of works from its permanent collection, selected and curated by the 2021 – 2022 Artists-in-Residence: Elizabeth Belz, Horacio Casillas, Kyle Cottier, Naomi David Russo and Lena Schmid. 59 works are on exhibit, spanning 1973 –…
ARROWMONT SUMMER 2021 STUDIO AND PROGRAM INTERNSHIP REFLECTIONS 2: ALEX SIMENTAL
Arrowmont’s internship program provides an opportunity to work with staff for a three month period and learn about nonprofit administration. Alex Simental was the first studio and program intern in summer 2021. She assisted in the galleries, artist supply store, and studio departments on campus. Alex shares her thoughts after the conclusion of her internship…
Tribute to Arrowmont instructor, Utilitarian Clay presenter, and friend: Michael Simon (1947 – 2021)
Last week, the clay world was rocked by the news that Michael Simon has died. Longtime Arrowmont staff member and Utilitarian Clay Symposium founder Bill Griffith and co-founder Peter Beasecker remember their friend and colleague in a video tribute. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/GlBglEJRt40 or click the image below: Remembering Michael Simon Bill Griffith 9/10/2021…
