Arrowmont Connections: Craig Nutt – sculptor, gardener, and Arrowmont Board member
“I’m an avid vegetable gardener – totally utilitarian, just vegetables. I started gardening as a survival skill as an artist, and it’s become a lifestyle.” When Craig Nutt creates furniture, his inspiration comes not from family traditions passed down through generations, or from the academy. For years, his inspiration has sprung from working in his…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Zeke Leonard
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…
THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS EDUCATION: ARROWMONT’S COMMITMENT TO YOUTH PROGRAMS – PART 2
In response to Covid-19, Arrowmont will continue the important tradition of ArtReach and ArtReach on the Road youth programs this fall by providing a new, Virtual ArtReach Program to five elementary schools in Campbell County and ten Sevier County Schools, reaching over 1,100 2nd – 12th grade students. Virtual ArtReach on the Road takes the form of…
Arrowmont Connections Update: 2019-20 AIR Luke Huling shares insights into his end-of-residency work and post-residency experiences
Luke Huling is a 2019-20 Arrowmont Artist-in-Residence. He shares reflections of his time following the end of his Arrowmont residency in spring 2020 in the following blog and insights into the concept and approach to his work in the end-of-residency group exhibit, “Loose Connections” last March. Click the video image above or visit https://youtu.be/C3w2hUl1D6I to…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Richard W. James
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…
2020 Arrowmont Roundtable: COLLECTIONS
On October 7, 2020, members of the Arrowmont community joined together for a lunchtime conversation with staff members who work with art collections at Arrowmont: Kelsey Dillow, who works with exhibitions and the permanent collection; Bill Griffith, who is collection and cataloging work for a teaching collection; Gracie Herbert, who displays and sells work in…
2020 Arrowmont Roundtable: ART OUTSIDE
In a new conversation series, Instructor Roundtables, Arrowmont brings together instructors originally scheduled to teach in 2020 for live discussions about the themes uniting their work. October’s Instructor Roundtable features Anne K. Beyer, woodfire ceramics Mark Hendry, broom & basketry artist Anna Johnson, jewelry & mixed media artist Kenya Miles, natural dye & fibers artist …
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Richard W. James, ceramic artist
“For the first time, I loved everything [about making my work]. I love the sewing… I love the coloring…I love the making. Clay-work is only a third of [the process]. There’s a third of the studio time that’s for coloring it, and there’s a third of the studio time that’s for sewing and doing the…
ARROWMONT’S 10TH ANNUAL MOUNTAIN STRONG GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISED RECORD $110,000
10TH ANNUAL MOUNTAIN STRONG GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISED $110,000 TO BENEFIT ARROWMONT The 10th Annual Mountain Strong Golf Tournament raised a record $110,000 to benefit Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Margit Worsham, Arrowmont Board member and tournament chair, announced today. More than $360,000 has been raised since the tournament was first held in 2010. This…
The Importance of Arts Education: Arrowmont’s Commitment to Youth Programs – Part 1
In response to Covid-19, Arrowmont will continue the important tradition of ArtReach and ArtReach on the Road youth programs this fall by providing a new, Virtual ArtReach Program to five elementary schools in Campbell County and ten Sevier County Schools, reaching over 1,100 2nd – 12th grade students. Virtual ArtReach on the Road takes the…
