Appalshop News

Meet our 2022-2023 film cohort!

At Appalshop, we are very proud of our deep commitment to training Appalachian filmmakers, photographers, and other multimedia…

The work continues: an update from Appalshop

Since floods ravaged eastern Kentucky the morning of July 28th, we are well into the clean-up and recovery phase post-flooding. The floods…

To our Appalshop community, thank you

Dear Appalshop Community,  To say the past few days has been overwhelming would be an understatement. We have felt immense grief and…

Archive Spotlight: Churches, storytelling, and bringing history to life

This month's Archive Spotlight is featuring the work of Josh Outsey, Project Documentation Coordinator with the Appalshop Archive whose…

We're unveiling new "Our Town" community art pieces in Pound, VA!

As a project of the National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” creative placemaking program, four art installations and six historic…

Remembering Darlene Wilson: teacher, organizer and academic powerhouse of Appalachia

“Women are the place-keepers. Men roam. They want to go hunting and roaming and shooting things. Being one of those place-keepers [is the…

Join us for our Summer Documentary Institute film screening!

You're invited to join us in celebrating our 2022 Summer Documentary Institute interns and their documentaries July 29th! Read on to hear a…

We're hiring a director for our Community Development Program!

Who We Are: Appalshop’s mission is to enlist the power of education, media, theater, music, and other arts to document, disseminate, and…

Appalshop Archive Spotlight: Black Appalachians

Did you know that the Appalshop Archive is one of the largest collections of Appalachian history in the nation? Our Archive holds original…

Help us fund Roadside Theater's Assisted Living Storytelling Project!

As we well know in our community and others across the world, the pandemic had crushing impacts on those in nursing homes and assisted…