About Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a nonprofit arts center on the Parkway in Gatlinburg that has been teaching arts and crafts for more than 100 years. Its campus has studios for ceramics, wood, metals, fiber and paper, textiles, 2D arts and sculpture, and it offers workshops for adults as well as community workshops for ages 5 and up. Artists-in-residence work on the campus, and the school runs fellowships and Appalachian craft programs. Arrowmont is open to the public, so visitors can drop in to explore the campus, see current and upcoming exhibitions in its galleries and browse the Showcase Gallery and Supply Store. Several murals on campus also make good photo stops. Workshop schedules, exhibitions and visiting information are posted on the official website.