Appalshop News

We're launching a new fund for creatives in central Appalachia

Our country is in the grip of two pandemics. One — COVID-19 — is new. The other — anti-black racism…

We're doing creative placemaking in Pound, Virginia

We believe in the power of creative placemaking. Especially in regions like ours — where communities have seen their Main Streets go…

We made a new film — and its world premiere is at the American Film Institute

 We're very proud to announce that we're releasing a new Appalshop film — and that it has been selected to make its virtual…

We're hiring a lead organizer for Performing Our Future

Performing Our Future Lead Organizer Roadside Theater/Appalshop, Inc. Performing Our Future (POF) is a coalition of community-led…

Appalshop stands in solidarity

Appalshop stands in solidarity with all those protesting the death of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee at the hands of the police in our…

We're releasing a new album on our record label

  Did you know that our record label, June Appal Recordings, has almost 100 albums in its catalogue? Recorded by some of the true…

Seedtime 2020 will be socially distanced & one-of-a-kind

What if we told you that you could attend a music festival this summer headlined by Ralph Stanley?  It’s true that Ralph Stanley…

We installed solar one year ago — and the numbers are in

  We cut the ribbon on our solar pavilion one year ago.  Since then it’s seen performances from Levitt Amp…

We're dispatching filmmakers to tell COVID-19 stories

  We’ve been making art and media in the mountains for 50 years — and we’re constantly redefining what that…

How we're responding to COVID-19

  We know the only way for our communities to come out the other side of this pandemic is to do it together.  …