2018-2019 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE SPOTLIGHT: Stephanie Wilhelm
I arrived at Arrowmont just having completed three years of graduate school. Now I am more than half way through the residency, our exit exhibition is installed, and I am heading to Minneapolis for this year’s NCECA! A lot has happened since I first moved into my studio here on campus…a lot of new work,…
2018-2019 Artist-in-Residence Spotlight: Sasha Baskin
I love pop culture. That’s not a secret. I have always wanted to hyper-analyze television, radio hits, and movies. I love figuring out why we consume what we consume. When a US history teacher taught me that monster movies were cultural attempt to grapple with the unconstrained violence of atomic war I was fascinated. I…
Campus Spotlight: Kitchen and Staff House Dining Hall
In the weeks following Holiday Classes in December 2018, Arrowmont’s kitchen underwent renovations including the addition of a new concrete slab poured to accommodate two refrigerated walk-ins, wall removal for expanded space, and updated equipment. Kitchen manager Jennifer Blackburn and her talented kitchen staff look forward to the upcoming National Workshop season with the spacious,…
Pentaculum: Where Artists Overlap
By Suzi Banks Baum As working artists, we see each other at craft shows or in exhibitions or in classes. We read about each other in the course descriptions of the schools we attend or where we teach. We intermingle on social media or write blurbs for each other’s books or endorse another’s class or…
NETWORKING: BEYOND PROFESSIONAL JARGON
CRAFT AS VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY: THE FACES OF ARROWMONT In this series we introduce you to some of the faces of Arrowmont: students, instructors, staff, work- study students, volunteers, and donors. We explore the lasting value of the experiences and relationships that are created when individuals step out of their comfort zone and participate in…
(Some of) What We Do at Pentaculum
By Suzi Banks Baum (mend, meld, embellish) (throw, sculpt, print) (cut, sand, etch) (revise, refresh, reorder) (fire, felt, needle) (immerse, stir, wring) (frame, obscure, erase) (rap, clap, dance) (ping, pong, sing) (read, immerse, converse) (toast, sip, dine) (exhibit, hide out, hang out) (serve, sweeten, sob) (call home, tattoo, retell) This is the fourth year…
THE GIFT OF ARROWMONT: A TEACHER’S LEGACY
CRAFT AS VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY: THE FACES OF ARROWMONT In this series we introduce you to some of the faces of Arrowmont: students, instructors, staff, work- study students, volunteers, and donors. We explore the lasting value of the experiences and relationships that are created when individuals step out of their comfort zone and participate…
TIS THE SEASON FOR ARTREACH: PROVIDING THE ARROWMONT EXPERIENCE TO SEVIER COUNTY SCHOOLS
CRAFT AS VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY: THE FACES OF ARROWMONT In this series we introduce you to some of the faces of Arrowmont: students, instructors, staff, work- study students, volunteers, and donors. We explore the lasting value of the experiences and relationships that are created when individuals step out of their comfort zone and participate in…
HOLIDAY AND COMMUNITY CLASSES: Introducing Students Debi Veranth and Vicky Walker
CRAFT AS VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY: THE FACES OF ARROWMONT In this series we introduce you to some of the faces of Arrowmont: students, instructors, staff, work- study students, volunteers, and donors. We explore the lasting value of the experiences and relationships that are created when individuals step out of their comfort zone and participate in…
A Once in a Lifetime Experience – Program Director Nick DeFord reflects during his Rauschenberg Residency
Sometimes the phrase once in a lifetime gets tossed around carelessly, referencing an experience or event that could, most likely, happen again. But for the past week (and five more days – not as if I am counting or anything) I have been exceedingly fortunate to be in one of those true once in a lifetime opportunities as an…




