Arrowmont Connections: New Work by Peter Dellert
February 19, 2022
Arrowmont instructor and friend, Peter Dellert, creates sculptures from “recycled stuff,” collecting items over a number of years to create larger-than-life pieces. In 2012, he created a sculpture from discarded and found automotive catalytic converter covers, which had fallen off cars onto the road. Last year, he created a second sculpture using more automotive detritus,... Read More
Black History Month Wood artist spotlight: Henry Boyd
February 13, 2022
Henry Boyd was a carpenter, business owner, and abolitionist. He was born a slave in Kentucky at the turn of the 17th century. He lived to buy his own freedom, run a successful and revolutionary business, and help countless people escape slavery as a conductor in the Underground Railroad. Boyd was born on April 17,... Read More
Pentaculum Winter 2022: A beacon for the new year, by Suzi Banks Baum
February 02, 2022
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is– it’s to imagine what is possible.” -bell hooksIn an approach much like a crazy quilt, the Winter Pentaculum at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts brings together six studios of artists for five days of collective making at the beginning of... Read More
Bill Griffith Retirement – Stories, Remembrances, and Tributes
January 13, 2022
The Buddha said, “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” That is what Bill Griffith has done with Arrowmont. Bill G first came to Arrowmont as a work-study student in the early 1980s. In 1987, he was hired by executive director Sandy Blain as assistant... Read More
Pentaculum Winter 2022
January 06, 2022
January 9 – March 4, 2022 | Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is proud to feature works by this year’s Winter Pentaculum Studio Coordinators; Adam Atkinson, Suzi Banks Baum, Brandon Donahue, Jason Schneider, Max Seinfeld, and Rena Wood. Also included in this exhibition is slide show featuring the work of... Read More
Follow Up Interview with 2021 ARROWMONT VISIONS INTERN: JONATHAN ADAMS, INTERVIEWED BY AIR LENA SCHMID
December 28, 2021
2021-2022 Artist-in-Residence Lena Schmid and 2021 Arrowmont VISIONS intern, Jonathan Adams, had a follow-up conversation about his experience as the first Visions Intern for the Arrowmont blog. Read the full interview below. Lena Schmid: What skills have you gained through the internship? Jonathan Adams: The majority of it I’ve known and I would say it’s... Read More
Arrowmont Technology Intern: Fall Reflections by Kylie Lallemont
December 18, 2021
I first came to Arrowmont in 2019 as a Windgate University Fellow. That’s when I fell in love with Arrowmont and the opportunities it provides for artists from all over. After my workshop, I always knew I was going to find a way to come back. When I found out I got the internship, I... Read More
Meet The Artists 2021 Live Auction 227 – Barbara Minor
October 26, 2021
ITEM 227 ARTIST Barbara Minor TITLE “Screened Leaves With Real Pearls” Brooch MEDIA Enamel, Pearls, Metal DIMENSIONS2.25″ l x 2.5″ w VALUE $500 MEET THE ARTIST ∙ Barbara Minor ∙ barbaraminorenamels.com Barbara Minor is a studio artist working in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has a BFA in metalwork and jewelry from University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana... Read More
Meet The Artists 2021 Live Auction 226 – Tri-State Art Show Private Art Tour Experience
October 26, 2021
ITEM 226 DONOR East Tennessee Foundation EXPERIENCE Tri-State Art Show Private Tour Experience Private Art Tour of Knoxville Local, a Tri-State Art exhibition and cocktail party for 10 LOCATION East Tennessee Foundation, Knoxville, TN VALUE $1,000 MEET THE ARTISTS ∙ East Tennessee Foundation ∙ East Tennessee Foundation East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) is a public charity... Read More
Meet The Artists 2021 Live Auction 225 – Marilyn da Silva
October 26, 2021
ITEM 225 ARTIST Marilyn da Silva TITLE Flower Pendant MEDIA Pearls, Sterling silver, copper, gesso, colored pencil DIMENSIONS 2″ h x 3″ l x 0.75″ d VALUE $350 MEET THE ARTIST ∙ Marilyn da Silva ∙ marilyndasilva.com Marilyn da Silva is professor and program chair of the Jewelry/Metal Arts Department at California College of the... Read More
