Chris Myers: 65th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Artist-of-the-Year
March 17, 2016
65th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage’s Featured Artist: Chris Myers, April 23 – May 19, 2015 The exhibit showcases pieces made in oil paint, graphite, watercolor, acrylic, and painted and stained glass, of local wildlife including black bears, bats, and various birds. Myers technical expertise with the aforementioned media makes his work appealing to not only to artists but... Read More
Sammy Dale Breeden Memorial Golf Tournament
March 11, 2016
Sammy Dale Breeden Memorial Golf Tournament benefits Arrowmont’s educational programs Enjoy a day of golf, fun, food and cash prizes at the Sammy Dale Breeden Memorial Golf Tournament – Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Gatlinburg Golf Course, Pigeon Forge, TN – hosted by Arrowmont board member, Margit Worsham. This tournament is in recognition of... Read More
Not to Scale: Group Exhibition
March 10, 2016
Not to Scale: Group Exhibit by Arrowmont’s Artists-in-Residence Opens March 19th Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting works by current Artists-in-Residence in Not to Scale – the final exhibition from Charlie Ryland, Drew Davis Johnson, Julia Gartrell, Sarah Rachel Brown and Skye Livingston. The Artists-in-Residence Program provides early career, self-directed artists time, space and... Read More
Working Memory: An Interactive Installation by Chalet Comellas
February 16, 2016
Letters, photos and films, together with art, are technologies of memory, objects that record and store an experience to be told again. Victorian quilters began constructing memory quilts in the mid-1800s, to honor and record the lives of relatives and friends. Drawing upon this concept, Working Memory is an interactive installation composed of a quilt-like construction... Read More
Touch: Interactive Craft
January 16, 2016
Exhibition dates: January 16 – March 11, 2016 Opening Reception: January 22, 6:00-8:00 pm, Awards Ceremony at 7pm “Touch: Interactive Craft” is a national juried exhibition organized by Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. This year’s theme invited submissions that involve viewer interaction, require audience manipulation for the piece’s creation or enjoyment, or gain significance... Read More
Resident Artists Connect at SDA’s Made/Aware Conference
October 14, 2015
Past and present Arrowmont Resident Artists connected at Arrowmont as presenters, attendees and facilitators at the MADE/AWARE: SDA CRAFT + CONCEPT INTENSIVE. Rowland Ricketts, associate professor of art, Indiana University – featured presenter at MADE/AWARE. Kim Eichler-Messmer, assistant professor, Kansas City Art Institute. Erin Castellan, art department coordinator, Warren Wilson College, NC. Tally Locke, Fab... Read More
A home away from home
October 07, 2015
Everyone has a special place they hold dear to their heart. Somewhere they feel grounded, relaxed and inspired; a place to escape reality. Meet Lynne Roldao. Lynne is a glass and fiber artist who has been coming to Arrowmont since the 1970s. She first visited Arrowmont in the summer of 1973 with her grandmother, member... Read More
Alicia Dietz shares her Arrowmont experience
September 22, 2015
Alicia Dietz is an Army veteran, world traveler and talented woodworker using art to tell her amazing story. Alicia attended Arrowmont this summer and shares her experience through her blog. Read Alicia’s blog post below. MAPS, CHARTS & DIAGRAMS AT ARROWMONT This last week, I attended the last of the four craft camps I went... Read More
Finding quality time at Arrowmont
September 11, 2015
Beyond the holidays it can be rather difficult to find the time to visit our loved ones. Once children leave the nest to start their own careers and families, carving out quality time together only gets harder. And yet, it’s important to do so. Meet Susan Stewart and her daughter Annie Pennington. Annie is a... Read More
Arrowmont Hosts Metals Retreat
August 27, 2015
With summer workshops closing, Arrowmont had the joy of hosting a metals retreat organized by Ana Lopez, 1999-2000 Artist-in-Residence, for one week in August. Fifteen metalsmithing and jewelry artists gathered for private studio time taking a break from their regular daily demands. After attending a retreat in 2012 for former Artists-in-Residence, Ana was inspired to... Read More
