Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair this Weekend in Asheville NC

 October 28 - 30, 2016     Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair  Hosted by the  Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, in the McGough Arena in Asheville NC.  The event includes 100’s of animals, crafters, workshops and demonstrations,  See spinning, knitting, weaving, felting and much more.

 
Join a workshop class to improve your skills - choose from dozens of subjects -  or just enjoy browsing and shopping the beautiful and unique apparel and wearable art at SAFF. 

Fri. and Sat. 9:00AM-6:00PM, Sun. 9:00AM-4:00PM, Admission $5 per day10 for all 3 days, Youth under 13 yrs. old free.

Cloth Fiber Workshop Schedule

Please note the Cloth Fiber Workshop new location, still in the river Arts District, at Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, Studio 104 (south entrance, next to Riverview Station Antiques) in Asheville NC.

September 16 - 17, 2016: Screen Printing: Non-traditional Methods with Heather Allen Hietala. This workshop explores the incredible versatility, fun, and immediacy of using a blank silk-screen as a creative tool. We will use blank screens and play with non-traditional methods of screen printing to create texture and images. Simple and immediate stencils, masks, and resists on the screen and on the cloth will allow us incredible flexibility to explore and develop personal marks, textures and iconography. This class is about experimenting with mark making, pattern and image possibilities using silk-screens in an intuitive painterly way. We will use textile paints that are immediate and non-toxic. Bring your ideas, and creativity and see what can happen. You will go home with a blank screen, squeegee and all the information to continue screen-printing at home. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $195 + materials fee. Currently full - waiting list only.

December 10, 2016: Classic Shibori and Indigo ll with Amy Putansu. The classic Japanese shibori designs can be combined and manipulated to create original motifs and compositions. This one-day workshop will focus on pairing traditional stitching and binding techniques on cotton or linen to be dyed in organic indigo. Innovation and experimentation are encouraged in this workshop, and results will be apparent by the end of the day when fabric is dyed. Part II of Classic Shibori is open to all students new and returning, but will build upon techniques explored in Part I (offered in June 2016). Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $95 + materials. Register NOW. 


Cloth Fiber Workshop is a textile arts learning center that offers a variety of workshops for students of all experience levels. Cloth is located in Asheville, North Carolina's River Arts District in Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, Studio 104.  

Face Jug Workshops at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum

June 24, 2016 two sessions: 1:00-3:00 PM and 5:30-7:30 PM at The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, 159 Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock NC:  Face Jug Workshops with Michael Ball.

In “Decorate a Face Jug,” participants will explore the elements of traditional face jugs. Then, participants will customize a blank jug (formed by Michael) with features such as broken plate teeth and glaring eyes. Jugs will then be fired and glazed back at Michael’s studio, and returned to the museum for participants to take home. 

The tradition of face jugs dates back well over a hundred years, when potters began adding snakes, and devilish facial features to jugs used to store liquor. These are thought to have served as a deterrent to household children who might otherwise be tempted to sample the jug contents. Earlier face jugs were used as grave markers for African descendants. These were created with frightening features to scare the devil away from a grave.

Today, face jugs are a rich part of Southern Appalachian and Piedmont tradition. Michael Ball lives and works in Western North Carolina, home to rich traditions in the making of pottery. Many potters including Mike, are still hand digging their clay and wood firing in groundhog kilns, just as potters did in the 19th century. Mike learned his trade both from Kim Ellington and Charlie Lisk who in turn learned directly from local master Burlon Craig, the last potter experienced in the earliest traditions of the region. 

Mike's face jugs are expressive, each one unique in its facial features and fanciful flair. Following local tradition, he incorporates beautiful glass drips and uses broken plates for teeth. Mike also creates an assortment of utilitarian ware. This workshop is a special chance to work closely with a well-known, master potter and to craft your own personal face jug. 

Registration for these workshops will close this upcoming Monday, June 13th! Please call 828.295.9099 to reserve your spot  THIS WEEK!


 

John C Campbell Folk School Offers Locals Discount Tuition

The John C Campbell Folk School considers local residents a special part of the Folk School community. Visit the  studios, stroll the gardens and nature trails, or experience a concert or Community Dance. Share the excitement of special events such as the twice-yearly Auctions or Annual Fall Festival. As a full-time local resident, you always receive 50% off tuition rates on a stand-by basis. 

Full-time local residents are eligible to enjoy a 50% discount for any regularly priced class, on a space-available basis. To be considered a local student, you must be a full-time, permanent resident of one of these counties:
North Carolina: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, or Swain
Georgia: Fannin, Towns, or Union
Tennessee: Polk

Choose from Over 48 Subjects. Students of all levels will enjoy exploring varied craft genres. You'll also savor the cooking, music, dance, and Appalachian culture classes. Browse classes by subject, date or instructor on the  John C Campbell Folk School website. 

John C Campbell Folk School 2015 Catalog Now Available

The new 2015 Folk School Catalog is here. Start making your class wish list, and register online. Choose from over 800 weeklong and weekend classes in 47 disciplines. 

Pick up your Catalog in the Keith House Lobby now. Request a printed Catalog, and it will be sent directly to your mailbox. 
 
Perfect for iPads, iPhones, and computers, the Folk School Catalog is now available as a Catalog eBook online.

 Request a printed Catalog, and we'll send it directly to your mailbox.  

Handmade in America Cluster Meetings

Robbinsville Cluster Meeting
Where: Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center at 121 Schoolhouse Road, Stecoah (Robbinsville), NC
When: Thursday, November 6th: 9:30am - 3:00pm

To Register:
Individual Registration click HERE
Group Registration Discount (4 people) click HERE
To register by phone or mail contact Janelle Wienke (info below)


Todd Cluster Meeting
Where: Todd Mercantile at 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Rd., Todd, NC
When: Thursday, November 13th: 9:30am - 3:00pm

To Register:
Individual Registration click HERE
Group Registration Discount (4 people) click HERE
To register by phone or mail contact Janelle Wienke (info below)


This HandMade family affair has been convening year after year to share news, updates, projects, challenges, and perhaps most important, reconnect with friends in the region. This year these events may be more important than ever. With the changing economic landscape upon us, this is the time to not only share how we have found resources and assistance for current and past projects, but to increase communication about navigating strategically and sustaining partnerships and collaborations.

Individual attendance is $15 and $50 for groups of four. Find the agenda and more information here. If you are not a current Small Town Member or are not sure, and/or would like to pay with cash or check for registration, please call  828.252.0121 x 308.

Penland School of Crafts Update

April at Penland find the studios are humming with activity. There are many ways to keep up with the action of Penland life: subscribing to the blog, the Penland Sketchbook; visiting their Facebook page for images from spring; following the Instagram feed for more instant views of what's happening  and checking Penland's community Tumblr page for images of Penland generated by you.

Above, Andrew Hayes visits Mike Rossi's spring iron workshop. Don't miss the upcoming Fire on the Mountain Blacksmithing Festival with demonstrations at Penland and in downtown Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Keep up with this annual event featuring a wealth of demonstrators, exhibits, and vendors here. This year's festival will take place on April 26-27.

You won't want to miss the Penland Gallery's spring Focus show, featuring drawing and painting by former Penland core fellow Eleanor Annand. The show will be on view until May 11. All the works are viewable and available for purchase online from the Penland Gallery. Below is Annand's Failed Logic, a painting on steel.

 

Summer Workshops:

Get ready for summer: consider diving into a Penland workshop. Kristen Martinic will be teaching relief mark-making and wood block printing methods to students of all levels, May 25-June 6. 

Needle to Paper 
an all-levels embroidery (on paper!) workshop with Nick DeFord, May 25-June 6. 

Owls & Antlers   
a printmaking workshop that asks: "what if you had time to make images of anything you wanted (kittens, anyone?)" Meow. Hoot. Grrr. (with Erika Adams)   All levels, June 8-20.

View the  list of open summer workshops.     Ready to dive in? Register here. 
 

If a workshop is full, there is no fee for signing on to a waiting list. Penland also offers half-price tuition to all K-12 teachers, current college, university, or community college faculty, and residents of several nearby counties (a complete list is available on the website) who take unfilled spaces. Click here for more information about Penland's standby program.

    

Cloth FIber Workshop Upcoming Classes

April 19 -  100% Plants: Dyeing Silk and Wool in One Step with Catharine Ellis. In this workshop you'll learn about the dyes that can be used to make fast colors on protein fibers using only tannins and organic acid instead of a mineral mordant (alum). In one simple step you'll obtain a full range of color! Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $110 + materials fee. This workshop is full, please call to be placed on the waiting list.


May 9 & 10  - Embroidery! with Heather Allen Hietala. Are you a textile enthusiast yearning to stitch and embellish? If so, this is a workshop you won’t want to miss! This workshop will introduce a long list of traditional embroidery stitches to use with a contemporary flair. You’ll learn stitches that are known across Europe, the Americas, and Asia and make a sampler using your initials—a fun way of experimenting and documenting ideas for future reference.

Threads will be available in a variety of weights and textures. You will leave the workshop with the confidence to add embellishment to your work and to create textures and patterns allowing for self-expression in thread. Level of Expertise: intermediate and above. Fee: $185 + materials fee.

June 7 -  Abundant + Local + Natural: Plant Dyes with Dede Styles. In this workshop you'll accompany Dede
into the field to learn about abundant local dye plants, where to find them, how to identify them and when to collect them. Afterwards you'll return to the studio to make at least two dye baths and learn some tricks of the trade to create additional colors using color modifiers. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $85 + materials fee.

For the complete workshop list visit the Cloth Fiber Workshop website.   To register for workshops call 828.505.2958, register online or stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 AM - 4 PM. Cloth Fiber Work shop is located at Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Dr., Studio D in Asheville's River Art District,

Random Arts Hosts Nature Journaling Workshop

April 11 - 12 at Random Arts, 481 Louisiana Ave in Saluda NC: Nature Journaling Workshop with Jeannine Reese. Would like to be able to draw what you see?  Put it to paper? Frame a print? Make a card?  All of this is a real possibility with Jeannine when she makes her 1st teaching appearance at Random Arts. Jeannine's enthusiastic personality welcomes every level of expertise... from beginner to advanced.

Register by emailing: randomarts22@gmail.com

Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Hosts Expressive Arts Roundtable Today

March 19   Expressive Arts Roundtable   "Coffee and Conversation" in conjunction with The Painted Song exhibition. BRAHM (Blowing Rock Art and History Museum) is hosting this roundtable 10 AM - 12 PM in the Community Meeting Room in conjunction with the current exhibition, The Painted Song: Art of Wiili Armstrong.

The discussion will be facilitated by Katrina Plato, Jimmy Poplin, Kelly Baruth, Joey Dickson, and Deborah Tallarico through Appalachian State University's Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling. Free and open to the public.

Mary Beth Shaw at Random Arts

March 28 -30  at Random Arts, 481 Louisiana Avenue in Saluda NC -Meet the Artist Mary Beth Shaw, Golden Paint Educator and "Stencil Girl" this weekend.

March 28 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC from 5 PM - 9 PM. Everyone is welcome and there will be Refreshments, Door Prizes and more. Enjoy  the Trunk Show, Stencils from the Stencil Girl,  Mary Beth's newest book, New DVD's with tons of techniques, Wood Icing, and maybe a demo or two....

March 29  and 30 from 10 AM to 4 PM  - 2 full days of a "hands on" approach to the inside story and techniques for using Golden Acrylic Paints:

-Explore fascinating effects that will help you move your painting up to the next level.

-Fiber Paste and Absorbent Grounds to achieve a water color look.

-The magic of Acrylic Skins for layering that is super natural.

-Mixed Media Monoprinting, using Open acrylics and the Gelli plate.

-Learn new Color palettes 

-Metallic and Interfence that 'pop' your top (layers, that is).

She will share specific color information, bring you up to speed on which texture mediums to use for which tasks, and introduce you to High Flows and Open Acrylics. Collage, Painting, Printmaking, Skins.  Prepare to be astonished.

WHAT TO BRING TO THIS WORKSHOP:

*Surfaces to work on - rigid substrates - could be canvas panels, wood panels or gesso panels, whichever you prefer. If you are traveling, it is easiest to bring flat panels that don't have a cradle behind them. Bring from 2-4 in any size up to 12x12. If you work fast, bring more, if you work slow, bring less, but be prepared to work back and forth across more than one piece.

*Bring your favorite Golden Fluid Acrylics - a couple colors only.  There will be will bring a lot of additional colors so you can develop a specific palette around colors you already own.

*Brushes suitable for painting. Inexpensive brushes (such as the ones by Robert Simmons) work fine and Shader and Angle Shader brushes about an inch wide are Mary Beth;s preference. Bring a glue brush also.

*Water container, apron, gloves, pencil, scissors, small cutting mat, palette knife (if you already own one) and a small selection of collage items.

*Your $20 kit fee includes use of a wide variety of Golden products including paints and texture mediums. There will also be additional substrates for everyone to try including Watercolor paper, printmaking paper and Claybord. Plus there will be pencils, markers, Gelli plates, deli paper and other items to share. If you happen to own a small Gelli Plate and wish to bring it, feel free.

The fee is $250 for both days and evening activities. Contact Jane Powell at Random Arts to register.
828-749-1165 or email.

 

Jodi Ohl Mixed Media Workshop this weekend at Random Arts

March 7-9 at Random Arts, 481 Louisiana Avenue in Saluda NC: Jodi Ohl teaches 3 special workshops this weekend:

March 7, 1 PM - 4 PM    Angelic Inspirations   Summon your Guardian Angel, your muse, you most trusted source of inspiration during this paint and collage mini class. Using limited color palettes, texture, and simple yet layered designs, participants will create 2 6x12 "Angelic Inspiration" works during this 3 hour session. Come play and have fun and walk away with great pieces to keep or give as inspirational gifts to those you love. $65 fee.

March 8, 10 AM - 4 PM    Podabilities   Re-discover your inner child with doodles and playful finger painting as you layer your way to abstract windows to our world of "Pods-Abilities". Create colorful abstracts that are a touch on the side of whimsical, full of playful marks (you will even make own stamps and stencils), and truly deep layers of fun scribbles, doodles, and little windows of fun. This is a full day of class where you will explore many painting techniques that you can carry forward in a variety of ways, not just for this amazing project. Some painting knowledge helpful but more important, your willingness to explore and let go of what you 'know' and discover a whole new world of mixed media art and fun. $110 fee.

March 9, 10 AM - 4 PM  Texturize This Live!    Are you ready to be immersed in color and luscious texture, or looking for something new to add to your work?  Are you willing to let go, experiment and be open to possibilities, even happy accidents?   You'll dive into a world of shimmering color, tantalizing texture and mysterious layers during this full day of experimenting on a surface that will make your paintings sing with intensity. Be a painterly scientist as you uncover ways to work with contemporary abstract compositions that employ exciting textural designs and layers.  By manipulating the surface with heat, glazes and 3D mediums, you will be creating work that is truly unique and fascinating. Your work will amaze everyone. $110 fee.

  

Jodi Ohl is a self-taught mixed media artist, originally from Dunkirk, NY, who now resides in Aberdeen, NC. Having recently left her day job to pursue her artistic career full time, she is has built a body of work that is known for its distinctive texture, bold color combinations, often whimsical or abstract compositions, as well as motivational in nature.  Her art appeals to those that seem to be young at heart and who appreciate the positive side of life whether communicated through words, colors, or composition.    

Published in a variety of international mixed media magazines such as Cloth Paper Scissors, Somerset Studios, Artful Blogging, Artful Journaling, Somerset Holidays and Celebrations, and Cloth Paper Scissors Studios, as well as a contributor to two mixed media books, Art at the Speed of Life by Pam Carriker and Cloth Paper Scissors, The Book by Barbara Delaney, Jodi enjoys writing about her art and sharing the love of healing and motivation through creativity.  She is represented by regional galleries in North Carolina  and in her home state of NY.  In addition, Jodi is a popular mixed media art teacher online and in person, teaching at both large and small local and national workshops around the US.  When not painting, she enjoys time with her two sons, Josh, 12 and Zach, 18 as well as other friends and family.  

Jodi welcomes visitors to her blog, Sweet Repeats  where you can find a full listing of classes, weekly musings, and additional artwork for sale.

Penland School of Crafts Announces Spring Workshops

Penland School of Crafts Spring 8-Week Workshops:

METALS

Multiples: Fabrication Through Repetition with Sarah Loertscher 

(Above is a repeated image of Sarah Loertscher's Structure Neckpiece #13)

CLAY

Form Focus with David Eichelberger

 

HOT GLASS

Glass Smorgasbord with Amy Rueffert

IRON

Contemporary Thermodynamic Design with Mike Rossi

LETTERPRESS

Moving Pictures: Animated Letterpress with Rory Sparks

TEXTILES

Personal Cartography with Robin Johnston

WOOD

Make Do with What You Have, Take What You Can Get 

with Tom Shields

Workshops run March 9-May 2, 2014.

Read complete descriptions for each workshop here.

  

Spring Work-Study Scholarship Deadline: November 29

Please note: scholarship applications are due at Penland on this date. Overnight services often fail to make it to Penland overnight; please plan accordingly.
 

Art Business Bootcamp: Shape up your business

October 1-2   HandMade in America is excited to welcome the Arts Business Institute for an intensive two-day workshop. Jam-packed with presentations and topic lectures from nationally-renowned instructors and experts, valuable resources and educational materials, a wide array of regional small business partners, and individualized artist critiques, these two days are just what you need to take your arts business to the next level.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Fees:

Limited number of half-scholarships will be available, based upon short essay/statement of need. Please email this statement to Helene Herbert, Development Manager, at hherbert@handmadeinamerica.org.

• $175 for Members
• $225 for Non-Members
• $25 additional for one-on-one artist critiques (30 spaces available) – Want a personalized critique and consultation? A very limited number of appointments are available to meet with an ABI faculty member for your own personal session. First come, first served.

Schedule:
October 1, 2013
9:00am Registration, coffee, and light breakfast
9:30 – 10:30am Wholesale 101 (Speaker: Wendy Rosen)
Break
10:45am – 12:00pm Pricing for Profit (Speaker: Megan Auman)
12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch Break (lunch provided)
1:00 – 2:00pm Who is Your Customer? (Speaker: Wendy Rosen)
Break
2:15 – 3:15pm Creative Marketing for Artists (Speaker: Carolyn Edlund)
3:15 – 5:00pm Artist Critiques/Consultations and Curbside Consulting/Resource Rooms

October 2, 2013
9:00am Coffee and light breakfast
9:30 – 10:30am Branding Yourself and Your Work (Speaker: Megan Auman)
Break
10:45am – 12:00pm Selling Strategies for Artists (Speaker: Carolyn Edlund)
12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch Break (lunch provided)
1:00 – 2:00pm Booth Design (Speaker: Wendy Rosen)
Break
2:15 – 3:15pm Panel Discussion with local gallery owners and artists about success in the handmade marketplace. They will share their experience, insights, and advice for emerging artists.
3:15 – 5:00pm Artist Critiques/Consultations and Curbside Consulting/Resource Rooms

Instructors:
WENDY ROSEN, President of The Rosen Group, has been a major force in developing American crafts into an industry. Producer of the Buyers Market of American Craft, publisher of AmericanStyle and NICHE magazines, and author of Crafting as a Business, Wendy has spent three decades teaching and mentoring thousands of artists how to develop their work, attract galleries, and market their work to top galleries and luxury retailers across the US and Canada.

CAROLYN EDLUND, Executive Director, spent twenty years running her own production studio, designing, and making handmade ceramic jewelry. She has participated in over 200 retail fairs and trade shows and sold her line into more than 1,000 store, catalog, and online accounts. As founder of the ArtsyShark blog, Carolyn shares her experience in art marketing, sales, networking, selling to major retailers, and growing online sales to a global audience. She frequently does personalized consulting for artists.

MEGAN AUMAN is a designer, maker, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her eponymous jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and online. In 2009, Megan founded Designing an MBA to help designers and makers develop their business skills.

Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Summer Camps and Workshops

The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum has announced that registrations forms and descriptions are now available for their summer camps and workshops.

Workshops and camps offer  a variety of subjects including: Shape Note Singing, Southern Appalachian Dance, Grand Club, Mountain Life, Brilliant at BRAHM, Fun-Damentals of Painting, Illustrate Your World, Appalachian Art AdventuresAppalachian Documentary Film Series and Oil Painting.

John C Campbell Folk School Welcomes Spring

The beautiful pastoral setting at John C Campbell Folk School has always inspired many outdoor activities. The rapidly greening landscape and blooming flowers are joyously brightening the campus. Come enjoy the spring sunshine and fresh mountain air during a springtime Folk School class.

Be inspired by spring flowers in Illustrating Spring Blooms with Redenta Soprano.  What sight is more welcoming than the first bright flowers of spring? Celebrate this season of rebirth in beautiful mountain surroundings while gaining an introduction to the fundamentals of traditional botanical illustration. After careful observation of plant anatomy, subjects will be drawn in pencil first, then painted in layers of watercolor in a foolproof application. Basic drawing and watercolor experience helpful, but not necessary.

Embrace the Appalachian Spring in Watercolor with Annie Pais. Watercolor has a magical life and spirit all its own. Come enjoy springtime on a lovely campus, sketching and painting in watercolor while realizing your own creative process. Immerse yourselves in the creative energy of the season and look to the surrounding environs for our subject matter and inspiration. Open to students of all experience levels.

Upcoming HandMade in America Craft Labs

Hendersonville
04 Apr 2013, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Henderson County Arts Council, 401 N. Main St. #3, Hendersonville, NC
Topic: Arranging & Selling from Your Booth

Do you wonder if your booth has the optimum setup for engaging your visitor?  Do you know what questions to ask your booth visitor?  Come learn the answer to these and other questions!  The basics of setups and sales techniques will be discussed.

 

Morganton

22 Apr 2013, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Burke County Arts Council, 115 East Meeting St., Morganton,NC

Topic: How To Get Your Work Seen

Come find out what goes in a portfolio, how to think outside the box about exhibitions, and get some insider tips of how to get your work seen.  Learn how to approach galleries, create a portfolio, and what the difference is between an artist’s bio and statement.

 

Mt. Airy

04 May 2013, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Surry County Arts Council, 218 Rockford St., Mt. Airy, NC

Topic: The Artist Portfolio/Digital and Print
Come find out what should be in every artist’s portfolio, what your portfolio is judged on, and how to approach galleries.  You will also learn how to think outside the box about exhibitions, and get some insider tips of how to get your work seen.  Learn about how to approach galleries, create a portfolio, and what the difference is between an artist’s bio and statement.

 

Mt. Airy

04 May 2013, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Surry County Arts Council, 218 Rockford St., Mt. Airy, NC

Topic: Finding Your Target Market

The majority of businesses spend 6-8 months targeting the wrong market.  By the time they realize it, they have wasted a good deal of time and money.  We will do several activities in this class which will help you find your target market and how to reach them.  Together we will work out who buys your work, as well as where and why they buy it.

 

West Jefferson

06 May 2013, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Ashe County Arts Council, 303 School Ave., West Jefferson, NC

Topic: The Artist Portfolio/Digital and Print
Come find out what should be in every artist’s portfolio, what your portfolio is judged on, and how to approach galleries.  You will also learn how to think outside the box about exhibitions, and get some insider tips of how to get your work seen.  Learn about how to approach galleries, create a portfolio, and what the difference is between an artist’s bio and statement.

 

West Jefferson

06 May 2013, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Ashe County Arts Council, 303 School Ave., West Jefferson, NC

Topic: Social Media For Beginners

Do you know what Facebook is or how to tag a photo in Pinterest? If you are just starting out in Social Media, come find out the basic tricks to make it work for your creative business.  Please bring a laptop if you have one.

 

Morganton

06 May 2013, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Burke County Arts Council, 115 East Meeting St., Morganton, NC

Topic: Learning to Love Your Digital Camera

Come find out how to use your digital camera to take great photos of your work.

 

Asheville

14 May 2013, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: HandMade in America, 125 S. Lexington Ave., Suite 101, Asheville, NC

Topic: Artists' Critique

Artists often don't get together to formally critique each other's work, but it can be one of the best learning experiences.  Hearing what someone else sees when they look at your work gives you new insight to what you make.  Come participate in a formal critique of your work. Everyone who wishes to participate must bring one piece for critique.

 

Lenoir

16 May 2013, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Caldwell County Arts Council, 601 College Ave., SW. Lenoir, NC

Topic: How to Get Your Work Seen

Come find out what goes in a portfolio, how to think outside the box about exhibitions, and get some insider tips of how to get your work seen.  Learn how to approach galleries, create a portfolio, and what the difference is between an artist’s bio and statement.
 

Reservations are required. To register contact Yoko at 828.252.0121 x 303 or ymorris@handmadeinamerica.org

 

Cost

Members (Artist level or above) - Free

Members (Basic level) - $10

Non-members - $20

HandMade in America is located at 125 Lexington Ave., Suite 101 in Asheville, NC

FREE Seminar for Business Basics for the Artists of the Watershed

April 11 - Phil Mechanic Studios and Flood Gallery and Fine Arts Center,  in association with RiverLink, Self-Help Credit Union (SHCU) and the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), are pleased to present:

"Shedding Light on the Business of Art:  An Intensive One-Day Workshop on Business Basics for the Artists of the Watershed."

On Thursday April 11:

from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Phil Mechanic Studios will open their doors for this one-day-only, free seminar (with lunch included) that will engage you in topics such as:

• Improving Your Credit Score
• Licensing, Registration with the State, and Legal Considerations
• Obtaining Funding
• Developing a Business Plan
• Growth Strategies
• Marketing, Pricing, Preparing a Professional Portfolio, and the Appropriate Use of Social Media

Each topic will be discussed by a group of experts in the field and then opened up for questions from the audience.  In addition to members of the four sponsor organizations, panelists will include, among others, representatives from AB Tech's Small Business Center, Asheville Grown, the City of Asheville, Eagle Market Street Development, Handmade in America, Mountain BizWorks, the Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIF), OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, SCORE, the Small Business Administration (SBA),  The Support Center, Venture Asheville and from the consulting firm, Who Knows Art.

Two special sessions will round out the day:  one that will present two artists in front of a select group of experts and give them the opportunity to present issues/problems/needs facing their business and receive feedback and a second that will wrap up the day with "success stories" that will inspire and empower you.

Participating artists will include Sean "Jinx" Pace, Melissa Terrezza, Jeremy Russell, and others.

This one-day event is FREE and open to all artists in the Watershed, but registration is required in order to assure seating and lunch.  Register today by calling 828.252.8474 ext. 10.  

Located in Asheville's River Arts District, RiverLink is a regional organization spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River watershed as a destination where everyone can work, live and play.   

Penland School of Crafts Summer Classes

Penland School of Crafts will be offering 107 fabulous classes for summer 2013. Here's a look at one of them:   

Kyoung Ae Cho, Broken Dream, roots, burn marks on recycled paper, 2 x 11 x 11 in.

Kyoung Ae Cho - Conversation with Nature

May 26 - June 7 in the metals studio:

 

Paying close attention to the marks left by time in nature and the environment, this class will explore ideas while expanding visual and conceptual language. Students will be encouraged to use natural resources as well as found objects in creating installations outdoors and objects in the studio. This class is less of a how-to and more of an experience in discovery, questioning, and finding ongoing ways of working. This workshop welcomes students of all levels.

Kyoung Ae is a professor at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has also taught at the Kansas City Art Institute. She is the recipient of a Pollack-Krasner Foundation grant, and has exhibited at the Tweed Museum, the Kemper Museum, the Kohler Art Center, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Kohler Arts Center.

CLICK HERE for complete summer 2013 class information and registration.