Appalshop News

Summer Documentary Institute 2024 was a success

Another successful Summer Documentary Institute is in the books!  After four weeks of filmmaking education and practice, our youth…

NEH Grant Restores and Preserves Three Photo Collections

We are so excited to share that the National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded our Archive $225,581 for the treatment and…

8/8/24 Workshop and Reading with Arwen Donahue

You won’t want to miss this event! On August 8, join WMMT and Roadside Theater for a FREE evening with Arwen Donahue , artist and author…

June Appal’s Groundbreaking Appalachian Hip-Hop Album

On August 2, June Appal Recordings is releasing No Options: Hip-Hop in Appalachia ! Even better, you can preorder it through Bandcamp now…

Save the Date for Two Events

It has been a busy summer around here, with so many opportunities to build community in person. If you are looking for things to do this…

Meet our Interim Executive Director

We have exciting news! Our board has named Tiffany Sturdivant as interim executive director of Appalshop.  Beyond serving Appalshop as…

Huge Thanks to AARP

We’re thrilled to announce that we are a recipient of a 2024 AARP Community Challenge grant. We are one of only 343 grantees selected…

Fiction Workshop & Reading with Whitney Collins

Join WMMT and Roadside Theater on July 17 for a FREE evening with Whitney Collins , author of Ricky & Other Love Stories (2024,…

AppalHealth on Mountain Talk

Today we wanted to highlight the latest episode of WMMT’s show Mountain Talk , which features a roundup on our newest initiative,…

Two Knoxville Events to Support Appalshop Archive

Hello from the Appalshop Archive! As you may have seen in the PBS NewsHour special, our team has been busy with our post-flood remediation…