Community Programs

Arrowmont complements its core national workshop programs with a series of classes and special programs designed specifically for local residents.

COMMUNITY CLASSES are offered in the winter months in professionally equipped studios with skilled teaching artists covering a variety of media and learning opportunities. Complete information on community classes for adults, young adults and children is available in a separate brochure.

ARTREACH annually provides approximately 1,200 students (grades 4-12) from different Sevier County schools with an in-depth, full day art workshop at Arrowmont. Content encompasses a wide range of diverse art experiences, including use of specialized equipment. Students take one of six different workshops including drawing, photography, pottery, painting, sculpture, metals and woodturning.

ArtReach is sponsored in part by Citizens National Bank.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF APPALACHIAN ARTS AND CULTURE is a collaborative project with the Sevier County School System designed to provide week-long learning opportunities for 180 eighth grade students on Arrowmont’s campus. The intensive study includes art, traditional crafts, history, tradition and culture of Appalachia, with an emphasis on the interrelationship between art and other disciplines.