Appalshop News

Welcome Tiffany & Kathleen!

We put out a call this summer for Appalshop's new development director and Performing Our Future organizer. This fall, we are thrilled to…

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…

Livestream this year's Red Fox Storytelling Festival

  Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual Red Fox Storytelling Festival to be livestreamed HERE on October 23rd and 24th! Enjoy the…

Rest easy, E. We miss you.

  Appalshop shares the sorrow of so many in Appalachia, the South, and the world over for the passing of our longtime friend and…

Watch our new film on your local PBS station Monday September 7 at 10 pm

We’re very proud to announce that we’re releasing a new Appalshop film — and that you can see it on your local PBS…

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 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…

We stand in solidarity to say that Black Lives Matter

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 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'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…