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The Appalachian Center for Craft's summer workshop season is officially here
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Participants of
our Summer Workshops and High School Intensives
are
busy in the studios crafting one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Please join the School of Art, Craft & Design in celebrating the fine work created by its students and recent alumni in an exhibition on display all summer at the Nashville International Airport.
The work is located in the “waiting” area near terminal C (in front of Starbucks). While the work will be on display through late August, the opening reception is Monday, June 19, from 4-6 p.m.
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"Weaving a Real Peace" Conference
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Craft Center students, alumni, faculty and former Artists-in-Residence, attended the “Weaving a Real Peace” conference in Oaxaca, MX. Art History Professor Dr. Carol Ventura also attended, but is not present in the photo.
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Congratulations again to all of TTU's School of Art, Craft & Design Spring 2017 graduates:
Maggie Bernabei (Design)
Jonathan Carpenter (Painting)
Kevin Clark (Design)
Julio Dotel (Art Education)
Patrick Faustino (Design)
Josh Gibbs (Metals)
Gage Hutchings (Clay)
Mirrah Johnson (Fibers)
Christina Kenney (Painting)
Mariah McCormack (Metals)
Joseph McDaniel (Clay)
Ashley Pompell (Art Education)
Samantha Rouse (Art Education)
Nicholas Rush (Design)
Dalton Satterfield (Design)
Aslan Smith (Design)
Katherine Svendsen (Design)
Sara Wiggins (Clay)
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Congratulations
Mariah Parris (BFA 2016), who won a merit award in the emerging makers tent of the May Tennessee Craft fair in Centennial Park; she’s a member and current president of the Plateau Chapter of TN Craft.
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Glenn used hand-cut dovetails and live-edge lumber for the traditional part of the piece. The modern twist?
“The cabinet and shelf are both wedged into a curved, steel form instead of being attached directly to the wall.”
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"Plateau: Where the Ocean Inspires and Informs Contemporary Art"
Opening: July 1, 6-8pm
Exhibition times: July 1- July 27th
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There is space available in a few workshops: Martha Grover's "Elegantly Altered" (clay), Barbara Pickett's "Natural Dye: Full Spectrum Color Wheels in Silk & Wool" (fibers), and Graeme Priddle & Melissa Engler's "Surface! Surface! (wood).
Martha Grover's workshop is available for you to register as an individual and the workshop fee is $440 or register as an adult and youth team (one individual 18 years of age or older and the other 12-17 years old) and the workshop fee is $800.
Openings remain in a few other workshops this summer, but they are filling fast.
Visit our workshop
page
for more details and to register.
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Artist of the Month
June's Artist of the Month is local pulp-painter Chery Cratty.
Pulp paint is an almost unknown water based medium that Chery uses to create realistic images in an impressionistic style. Visit the
Appalachian Center for Craft
's retail gallery to see Chery's work in person.
Father's Day Sale
Visit the Appalachian Center for Craft Gallery for Father's Day, with all wood items 15% off through June 18.
INVENTORY
The gallery is closed to the public for inventory on both June 28, and 29.
Red, White & Blue Sale
If you are visiting town for the Smithville Jamboree and the 4th of July, enjoy 20% off storewide items for our galleries "Red, White & Blue Sale." This sale runs June 30 - July 4, so don't miss your chance to snatch up some steals.
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May 10 – June 19 | Lauren Sandler | Front Gallery
June 21 – July 31 | Lori Larusso | Front Gallery
May 15 – August 7 | Summer Workshop Instructor Showcase | Gallery One
May 19 – August 18 | Summer Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Showcase | North Windows Gallery
May 22 – July 17 | Monika Meler | Gallery Two
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