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Community Archives and the Future
What does the past have to do with a more just and equitable future? How can community-based archives preserve and disseminate marginalized histories? These themes were explored through an archivist-led track at the 19th annual Allied Media Conference (AMC), a Detroit-based gathering of community of filmmakers, radio producers, technologists, youth organizers, writers, entrepreneurs, and...Read More ▶
Community Archives and the Future
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A Mirror For Mountain People: Seedtime & June in the Mountains
June is a special time of year in the mountains. Seedtime on the Cumberland is Appalshop’s festival of mountain arts, always the first weekend of June. Music, film, theater, crafts, dance, and art have brought thousands of people together, on Appalshop grounds, since 1986. Across thirty years, Seedtime has featured downtown parades, week long...Read More ▶
A Mirror For Mountain People: Seedtime & June in the Mountains
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Award-Winning Black Lung Reports Influence Policy
At the end of 2016, new research on black lung cases were released through NPR and featured in the New York Times, among other national outlets. Benny Becker, reporting for WMMT in partnership with the Ohio Valley Resource, worked with Howard Berkes of the NPR Investigations Unit to produce the report and share local impacts through the story of a Pike...Read More ▶
Award-Winning Black Lung Reports Influence Policy
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APPALSHOP NAMED TOP 100 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CULTURE
Appalshop is thrilled to be part of the 2017 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Top 100 list! This list “celebrates thought leaders, provocateurs, and innovators who are using their platform to create cultural movement,” according to the Center. “This year, the list takes on a renewed urgency and importance. In the face of...Read More ▶
APPALSHOP NAMED TOP 100 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CULTURE
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Roadside Leads Appalachian-Native Cultural Exchange
Roadside Theater is leading a national Appalachian-Native American exchange exploring the long-standing role of art in the Appalachian and Native American cultures.Read More ▶
Roadside Leads Appalachian-Native Cultural Exchange
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SEEDTIME: Appalshop’s Festival of Mountain Arts, June 2-3
On June 2th & 3th, 2017, the Appalshop grounds in Whitesburg, KY will once again be alive with music, art, theater, food, and crafts for the 31st Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival. This year’s event will spotlight the tools of culture that have built, and continue to sustain, our mountain communities! In addition to...Read More ▶
SEEDTIME: Appalshop’s Festival of Mountain Arts, June 2-3
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Stand With The Arts
“Appalshop has been here in this town for 48 years and has been an example of the diversified economy we really need in this region.” – Ada Smith on CBS Sunday Morning GIVE As the 2017 budget saga in Washington unfolds, Appalshop and bedrock arts organizations across the country have been called on to...Read More ▶
Stand With The Arts
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For Art’s Sake: When funding the NEA is in jeopardy
This feature aired on CBS Sunday Morning News, April 23rd, 2017 The battlelines are drawn in Washington over whether the federal government should be spending any money at all for art’s sake. The impact of the Trump administration’s proposed end to funding would be felt in communities large and small — perhaps particularly in...Read More ▶
For Art’s Sake: When funding the NEA is in jeopardy
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Mtn. Talk Monday: Forest Farming Medicinal Herbs and Edibles & Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub
Host Kelli Hansel Haywood speaks with representatives of Appalachian Sustainable Development and the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmers’ Coalition about the possibilities of creating an income from forest farming in Appalachia. They discuss the whys, hows, and whens of cultivating medicinal herbs, edible mushrooms, and more under the forest canopy. The group gives details on...Read More ▶
Mtn. Talk Monday: Forest Farming Medicinal Herbs and Edibles & Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub
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MN&WR: Hazard, Kentucky – Boom or Bust?
Hazard, Kentucky: Boom or Bust? Take an in depth look at community efforts to revitalize downtown Hazard with WMMT’s Kelli Haywood. An entire half hour devoted to the voices of Hazard sharing their dreams, disappointments, bumps in the road, and successes as they try to rebuild a livable community through food, arts, culture, and...Read More ▶
MN&WR: Hazard, Kentucky – Boom or Bust?
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Free Film Streaming in Honor of Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, Appalshop is streaming phenomenal films for free! Visit the media section of our website or follow this link https://www.appalshop.org/media/ to see Anne Braden: Southern Patriot, Evelyn Williams, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, Mabel Parker Hardison Smith and more. From us to you – spread love and knowledge all month...Read More ▶
Free Film Streaming in Honor of Black History Month
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Appalshop Archive Receives NEH Challenge Grant
We are excited to announce that Appalshop is the recipient a $100,000 Humanities Access Challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. These NEH funds with matching contributions will enable Appalshop Archive to enhance its public programming initiatives and improve access to its collections. In anticipation of the organization’s forthcoming 50th anniversary, these...Read More ▶
Appalshop Archive Receives NEH Challenge Grant
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Congressman Ken Hechler, 1914-2016
This month we are paying tribute to Ken Hechler, a dedicated public servant and champion of coalmine safety reform who passed away on December 10 at the age of 102. As a West Virginia Congressman, Hechler was a leading proponent of the landmark Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 that was passed...Read More ▶
Congressman Ken Hechler, 1914-2016
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Mines to Minds Still Accepting Applications
Appalshop’s Mines to Minds program is still accepting applications for its Spring 2017 training. Mines to Minds is a training and employment opportunity for those looking for work in a high tech related career. As featured in the Public News Service, project coordinator, Shawn Lind, hopes to fit 30 participants with jobs in the...Read More ▶
Mines to Minds Still Accepting Applications
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MN&WR: Breath is Free
Benny Becker of WMMT and the Ohio Valley ReSource highlights the struggle and immense strength of the Branham family of Pike County, Kentucky whose father at the age of 38 was diagnosed with the most severe form of black lung disease and rendered unable to work. Howard Berkes of NPR in collaboration with Benny...Read More ▶
MN&WR: Breath is Free
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