South Arts Southern Circuit Film Screenings: Spring 2022
This spring, Olive’s Porch is excited to bring you two in-person film screenings! Join us in downtown Murphy for two back-to-back Saturdays of films.
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Olive’s Porch: A Folk School Experience in Downtown Murphy
Olive’s Porch, a new Folk School experience in downtown Murphy, is now open! Named after the school’s co-founder Olive Dame Campbell, the location at 27 Peachtree Street features classroom space, a retail shop showcasing the work of Appalachian artists, and a studio space dedicated to the Artist in Residence Program.
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Folk School Holiday Memories with Carolyn Anderson
Carolyn Anderson is a long-standing member of the renowned Brasstown Carvers and a member of The Southern Highlands Craft Guild. Always quick with encouragement to new carvers, she possesses a sweet and generous nature and is a genuine embodiment of the Folk School’s values of Joy, Kindness, and Stewardship.
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Enjoy this Classic Apple Pie Recipe from The Folk School Cookbook
The proof is in the homemade crust. Use either pastry recipe–Barb’s Butter Crust or Tender Pie Crust, available in the Folk School Cookbook. It might take practice to get it right. Allow the pastry plenty of time to chill, then fill it with tart apples, sugar, and butter for a classic result.
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Winter/Spring 2022 Online Classes
The Folk School is excited to continue our work with Lessonface, an innovative online learning organization founded by Claire Cunningham, a previous Work Study student. Choose from over 30 classes in a variety of subjects such as cooking, fiber arts, glass beadmaking, music, dance, painting, photography, woodworking, and writing.
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Remembering Carla Owen
We are mourning the loss of our dear friend, Carla Owen, who passed away on November 6, 2021....
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Donate Today: Together We Make a Great Folk School
When little Betty Hancock first visited the Folk School at eight years old in 1937, she couldn’t imagine what an important part of her life it would eventually become.
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All Hail the Tinsmiths
Tinsmithing. It doesn’t have the glamorous appeal of blacksmithing, with roaring fires and...
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Working Under the Star – Part IV
In 2013, I posted a three-part blog serially on the Folk School home page titled “Working Under the Star Part I, II, and III”. The series related a touching description of two work camps conducted at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC in the summers of 1945 and 1946 by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). The AFSC is the voluntary service arm of the Quaker denomination. Mrs. Campbell was familiar with the AFSC having utilized several individuals from the organization in the past.
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2022 Traditional Craft Mentorship Program
Join us for our second installment of our Traditional Craft Mentorship Program! These two-week series are an opportunity for emerging artists to spend time at the Folk School learning from master artisans. Small groups of participants will join in focused sessions that enhance their interests, knowledge, and skills in traditional Appalachian craft, music or dance. Areas of study for 2022 include Cooking, Folklore and Woodcarving, and Folklore and Music.
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Enjoy Folk School Fall Festival Memories: A Photographic Look
The first weekend in October usually marks our annual Fall Festival. However, this year things are...
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Capturing Stories Through Photography: The Art of Visual Storytelling
Instructor Karen Kasmauski and Photography Student Abby in the Folk School Vegetable Garden Most...
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Keep the Folk School Healthy This Autumn
Maritza Maxwell embraces vulnerability. If you’ve been to the Folk School, you know we provide a supportive place to explore your creativity and connect with others. Maritza says, “Creativity breeds vulnerability and to share that with others is really meaningful. Every single time I’ve been to the Folk School I’ve come away with long-lasting friendships.
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About the Traditional Craft Mentorship Program
The Traditional Craft Mentorship Program is an opportunity for emerging artists to spend time at the Folk School learning from master artisans. Small groups of participants will join in focused sessions that enhance their interests, knowledge, and skills in traditional Appalachian craft, music or dance.
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Announcing Our Artist in Residence Program
We are excited to announce our first-ever Artist in Residence Program! This is a grant-funded opportunity for early to mid-career artists to spend four months in Murphy and Brasstown, North Carolina focusing on their craft while working within and building community.
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