Threads from the Permanent Collection

Jerry Drown Wood Studio Gallery | 2022

Ann Mitchell. Untitled, 1980. Gold synthetic fibers (Front) Apron and Placemats from Arrowcraft (Middle) Jennifer Sargent. Garden Dance, Tarantella, 1995. Cotton (Back)

Currently on display in the Jerry Drown Wood Gallery are pieces from the Permanent Collection curated by 2021-22 Artists in Residence Lena Schmid and Elizabeth Belz. These items were selected in anticipation of the Hand Weavers Guild of America International Fiber Arts Conference taking place in nearby Knoxville this summer.

Skye Livingston. Homebodies: Mug Collection, 2016. Silk organza, thread.

Featured artists include:
Edwina Bringle, Ann Mitchell,Edward Labert, Polly Harrison, Ellen Oppenheimer, Jennifer Sargent, Rena Wood, Nellie Bergh, Skye Livingston, and examples from the Arrowcraft collection.

Learn more about Arrowmont’s Permanent Collection here.