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Mtn. Talk: Silas House and “Southernmost”
In this episode prolific Kentucky author and activist, Silas House, talks about his sixth novel “Southernmost” and the central themes of fatherhood, religion, class and queerness in the rural South. House also describes his writing process, and shares a list of authors and musicians who inspire his work. This interview is a real treat!Read More ▶Mtn. Talk: Silas House and “Southernmost”
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Mtn. Talk: Remembering Stonewall
This episode is the first in our month-long series celebrating LGBTQ+ history. The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar in New York City, where in June of 1969, after a commonly occurring police raid, the queer folks at the bar fought back. The riots were led by trans women of color including Marsha P. Johnson...Read More ▶Mtn. Talk: Remembering Stonewall
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Seedtime Festival June 1-2 | Whitesburg Summer of Music & Art
Appalshop hosts its annual Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival this June 1-2, 2018. Celebrations of local and regional music, art, film, food, and crafts will run through Friday and Saturday, following Whitesburg’s first Levitt AMP concert. Celebrating youth this 32nd year of Seedtime, Appalshop is spotlighting the 30th year of the Appalachian Media Institute...Read More ▶Seedtime Festival June 1-2 | Whitesburg Summer of Music & Art
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Appalshop Awarded 2 Grants from National Endowment for the Arts
Appalshop is proud to announce that it has received two Spring 2018 grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. These NEA funds with matching contributions will enable Appalshop Archive to support artist residencies and associated cultural events with a focus on foodways, and an Appalachian Media Institute-led exchange between rural regional youth and...Read More ▶Appalshop Awarded 2 Grants from National Endowment for the Arts
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Support Appalshop Archive | Your donation DOUBLED until April 30th!
Help us reach our goal! Appalshop Archive is in the final two weeks of its NEH Challenge campaign to improve access to Appalshop’s rich collections documenting Central Appalachia and to launch a series of public programming events fostering civic engagement, reflection, and inquiry. If you give towards our $50,000 goal by April 30, 2018...Read More ▶Support Appalshop Archive | Your donation DOUBLED until April 30th!
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Western Front Hotel: Model Remodel
Can a boutique hotel and restaurant in a former downtown department store spark an economic revival in and around St. Paul, a coalfields town located on the Clinch River in southwestern Virginia? The newly opened Western Front Hotel and Milton’s Restaurant grew from community-wide efforts begun over 15 years ago to plan the place...Read More ▶Western Front Hotel: Model Remodel
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Women of Appalshop | Natasha Watts
As we round out this Women’s History Month series spotlighting a few women who’ve shaped and inspired Appalshop, we focus on the Appalachian Media Institute (AMI), now celebrating 30 years of youth centered programming. Natasha Watts proved that youth media is a vibrant road to higher education and a successful career in the mountains....Read More ▶Women of Appalshop | Natasha Watts
▾▾▾- Join Us! March 31st: Ethical Appalachian Reporting – A Community Conversation
WMMT & Scalawag Magazine are hosting a community discussion at Appalshop about media coverage of the region (the good, the bad, and everything between) on Saturday, March 31, 2018. The discussion will be followed by a screening of Stranger With A Camera & a Q&A with author Elizabeth Catte. Read More ▶Join Us! March 31st: Ethical Appalachian Reporting – A Community Conversation
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Women of Appalshop | Anne Lewis
Kicking off with a 75th birthday celebration of Josephine Richardson, Appalshop’s Women’s History Month series spotlighting Women of Appalshop is very close to home for us. But our next feature leads to Texas. Anne Lewis came out of a movement to make media that creates opportunity for social change. She has made documentary films (always...Read More ▶Women of Appalshop | Anne Lewis
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A Theater of Affirmation
Here's what happened when, in September 2017, American Theatre magazine asked Roadside's artistic director for an interview for a forthcoming article about how our current polarized politics “in the Age of Trump” shine a spotlight on the social and cultural work of theatremakers.Read More ▶A Theater of Affirmation
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Who Owns Appalachia, Then and Now?
The success of efforts to rebuild the Appalachian economy may well depend on getting access to land for development. This episode of WMMT’s Mountain Talk includes discussion from a September 2016 meeting at which Shauna Scott, Joe Childers, and Susan Williams shared memories of their involvement in the 1981 Appalachian Land Ownership Study. The...Read More ▶Who Owns Appalachia, Then and Now?
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Josephine Richardson | Women of Appalshop
This Women’s History Month, women at Appalshop want to honor some of the women who paved the way for us here at the Shop. We’ve been inspired by so many incredible women over the nearly 50 year history of media and art making out of Whitesburg, Kentucky, its hard to know where to start....Read More ▶Josephine Richardson | Women of Appalshop
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Beyond Measure: Appalachian Culture and Economy DVD
Directed by: Herb E. Smith 1994 Running Time: 58:00 Color There is a constant tension between the forces of an ever changing economy and need to have stable communities. All communities must have an economic base, yet changes in economic conditions can devastate a community. As technologies change, workers can lose their jobs and whole communities can be left without...
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