Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Lauren Kussro
“I’m an explorer. Navigating terrain and documenting botanical and geological matter, I’m looking for clues, details that get missed or forgotten. I hold them up to see what they point to and what they convey.” Lauren Kussro brought her signature cup-paper techniques to Arrowmont during the 2021 National Workshop season. She centers her artwork in…
2021 Arrowmont Roundtable: HERITAGE CRAFT TRADITIONS
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…
2021 Arrowmont Roundtable: RENEWAL
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…
2021 Arrowmont AAW Roundtable: PENTACULUM WOOD COORDINATORS
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…
2021 Arrowmont Roundtable: CRAFT + SPIRIT
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: Figurative Symposium & Community Building
In the fall of 2018, New York artist Elissa Bromberg met Asheville couple Jean Shortall and John Olsen at Arrowmont’s third Figurative Symposium. It was their first time at Arrowmont, but it wouldn’t be their last. They were drawn together through the experiences they shared at the Symposium and an admiration for the presenting artists…
Arrowmont Craft Conversation: Alex Merchant
Alex Merchant lives comfortably in in-between spaces. His work examines what people do and say in physical and digital spaces; finding common ground will still revealing ideological or aesthetic dissonance through layered images. He uses his own life as a lens to view ambiguous spaces as someone raised in a household both white and Black,…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Jacques Vesery
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series highlighting artists in the Arrowmont community. Each of the artists in this series offers insights into their work and their reflections on being a part of the Arrowmont community. Today, we feature Jacques Vesery – a master woodturner and sculptor for over 25 years. He is known for…
Arrowmont Craft Conversation: Buie Hancock
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Each of the artists in this series offers insights into their work and their reflections on being a part of the Arrowmont community. Today, we feature Buie Hancock – a potter and business owner. She has been a vital part of…
Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Thomas Lucas
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Each of the artists in this series offers insights into their work and their reflections on being a part of the Arrowmont community. Today, we feature Thomas Lucas – a printmaker whose work goes beyond printmaking techniques and includes works on…
