Artist Professional Development Workshop from Tennessee Craft and Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Tennessee Craft announces its 2021 professional development workshop, “Unmute Yourself: How to Share Your Art,” which is sponsored by Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and will be held via Zoom webinar, January 23 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CST. Tickets are $30 for Tennessee Craft members and $45 for non-members. Visit tennesseecraft.org/workshops to register.
Keynote speaker Elisheba Israel Mrozik is a multi-disciplinary tattoo and fine artist and owner of One Drop Ink in Nashville. Originally from Memphis, she recently exhibited twice at the Frist Art Museum and is a prominent and successful spokesperson for arts in her North Nashville community and beyond. Elisheba’s artist talk will be followed by a time for Q&A from workshop guests. Following the keynote, participants will join breakout sessions based on their interests, with feedback to hone artistic presentation, including writing your artist statement, photographing your work, crafting an elevator speech, framing your online persona and more! Breakout sessions will be led by Kimberly Winkle (Professor of Art and Director of the School of Art, Craft & Design at Tennessee Technological University), JoEl Logiudice (independent fiber/textile artist, instructor and arts administrator), Kelly Hider (Youth Education Program Manager at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts), and others.
Tennessee Craft exhibiting photographer and internationally acclaimed saxophonist Marion Meadows will close the workshop with a live performance.