ArtReach 2024: Harlan & Hazard
ARTREACH was founded in 1992 with the mission to bring traditional Appalachian crafts and culture to underserved communities where funding in arts education is limited. Central Appalachian students, 4th-12th grade, receive immersive instruction from artists through in-person and virtual learning opportunities. ARTREACH ON THE ROAD directly connects rural communities with arts and crafts artists for…
Questioning Home, Curated by Joetta Maue
May 3 – June 2, 2024 | Knoxville Gallery Questioning Home represents the open and generous spirit of the home that Arrowmont creates for artists and craftspeople while simultaneously asking deep questions about the future, past and present of what home means to us individually and collectively in the present time. The exhibiting artists are…
2024-2025 Artists-in-Residence Announcement
For over 30 years, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts has welcomed the next generation of great artists to campus through our Artists-in-Residence program. Each year the program offers five early-career artists the time, space and support needed to develop new work. Learn more about the AIR program here. We are thrilled to announce our…
2023-2024 Artists-in-Residence Exhibition: Souvenirs
March 18 – May 17, 2024 | Sandra J. Blain Galleries For their final exhibition as the Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence, our 2023-2024 artists worked with Megan Adams, 2023-2024 Kenneth R. Trapp Craft Assistant/Curatorial Fellow, to create a show that spans medium, meaning and style. Exhibition Statement Souvenirs features artwork created by the 2023-2024 cohort of Artists-in-Residence during…
Turned & Carved: Woodworks by Rick Cannon
March 25 – May 24, 2024 | Jerry Drown Gallery ARTIST BIO I have worked with wood most of my life. When I was young if something wooden in our home broke, we repaired it. This was done mostly out of necessity, but I remember using the tools and process. When I discovered that woodworking…
Spring Wildflower Pilgramage
April 1 – May 24, 2024 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Artist Statement Anchored in the dynamics of human-plant relationships, Becs makes research-based ceramics, performance, painting, and installation. She creates imagery that is assertive and dreamlike by combining ceramics and digital technology. Her performance uses her history to tell stories of non-human entanglements. She creates rules…
2024-2025 Kenneth R. Trapp Fellow: Mathilde Frances Lind
Arrowmont is excited to announce our 2024-2025 Kenneth R. Trapp Fellow, Mathilde Frances Lind! The Trapp Fellowship is designed to provide the fellow with the opportunity, resources, and collection to utilize and hone the skills they gained through their graduate/doctoral education. Each fellow has the opportunity to work with the gallery and program team to…
Arrowmont Welcomes Bio Artist Maria Schechter’s Mycelium Sculpture The Gatekeepers to Campus
Arrowmont Welcomes Bio Artist Maria Schechter’s Mycelium Sculpture The Gatekeepers to Campus …
Courtney Martin: 2023 Fall Studio Intern
An interview with Courtney Martin, Arrowmont’s 2023 Fall Studio Intern, and Kelly Hider, Director of National Programs at Arrowmont. KH: Courtney, tell us a little bit more about yourself! Where are you from, and how did you get into the arts? CM: I grew up in Athens, OH and currently live in Pittsburgh,…
A Look into Arrowmont’s National Juried Exhibition – Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society
By Megan Adams Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society, a national juried exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, showcases the work of 52 artists who foster environmental awareness, advocate for climate action, seek climate justice, and inspire sustainability with their work and practice. The show will be on view in the Sandra…
