Michelle O’Patick-Ollis, 2016 Bill Griffith Art Educator Fellow, Awarded Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission
In 2016, Michelle O’Patick-Ollis spent a month at Arrowmont as the Bill Griffith Art Educators Fellow. She has just been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission. She credits her experiences at Arrowmont as a launching point for her recent success. She shares her reflections below. When I applied to Arrowmont for…
Arrowmont Summer 2021 Technology Internship Reflections: Oscar Soto
Arrowmont’s Internship Program provides an opportunity to work with staff for a two-three month period and learn about nonprofit administration. Oscar Soto is the Summer 2021 technology intern. Here, he shares impressions from the first half of his internship experience. Notes from a Holistic Nonprofit Intern By Oscar Soto One of my favorite TV shows…
Arrowmont Summer 2021 Studio and Program Internship Reflections: Alex Simental
Arrowmont’s Internship Program provides an opportunity to work with staff for a two-three month period and learn about nonprofit administration. Alex Simental is the first studio and program intern, assisting in the galleries, artist supply store, and studio departments on campus. Here, she shares her impressions of the first half of her internship in Summer…
Bill Griffith Art Educators Fellow 2021: Sabrina Barilone
Sabrina Barilone has spent close to 20 years teaching art to Atlanta and Macon-area school children. One of her great satisfactions is watching them fulfill their creative potential beyond her classroom. This summer, she takes on her own artistic growth as an Arrowmont student during her Bill Griffith Art Educator Fellowship. “As a 3-D artist,…
Episode 10 – Mi-Sook Hur
Jeweler, enamelist, metalsmith, and Arrowmont instructor Mi-Sook Hur is our guest for episode ten of the Arrowmont Podcast. Mi-Sook and I talk about her upcoming Fall 2021 workshop at Arrowmont, but also about how we, as artists, find inspiration from our own family and childhood. You can learn more about Mi-Sook’s work at her website- https://www.misookhur.com/ –…
Episode 8 – Sabiha Mujtaba
EPISODE 08 – Sabiha Mujtaba Sabiha Mujtaba joins me on the podcast today – Sabiha is a sculptor, woodcarver, and furniture designer based in Georgia. We talk mostly about an artist’s relationship with their technique and media, but also how artists learn their craft through art education centers and workshops. We also discuss the unique…
ARROWMONT ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
After a national search, Trudy Hughes of Knoxville will be the executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Dr. Steven Gottlieb, president of the Board of Governors announced today. Gottlieb said, “The Board is pleased that we attracted a candidate of the caliber of Trudy Hughes. She brings to the position extensive nonprofit…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Emmy Lingscheit
“An overarching interest of my prints, drawings, and sculptural works is to explore intersections of social justice and environmental justice. My work critically investigates the interdependencies and exchanges between the biological and the man-made, using visual seduction, irony, and productive ambiguity to attune the viewer to our postnatural world.” – Emmy Lingscheit Emmy is a…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: David Ellsworth
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 longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Malcolm Mobutu Smith
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 longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that…
