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Creative Vision on Display: Cher Cornett’s Latest Work
If you’ve visited the Center for Art & Technology in Kingsport, you’ve likely noticed its vibrant, energetic atmosphere. What once was a drab, government-style office ...
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Create Appalachia | May 2025 Progress Report
This report highlights a year of growth, creativity, and community impact at Create Appalachia. From expanding access to digital media education and entrepreneurship resources to ...
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Young Designers in Action: Boones Creek & CA Bring STEM Learning to Life
From brainstorming to branding, Boones Creek students got a real taste of creative careers—literally. With support from Create Appalachia and ETSU’s Center of Excellence in ...
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⚡ Call for Digital Artists: Create Appalachia Launches “A Disturbance in the Force” Digital Salon
What happens when art meets innovation in Appalachia? Create Appalachia’s 4th annual Digital Salon—this year themed “A Disturbance in the Force”—is calling for digital artists ...
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Story Telling Through Fiber Art – A Karin Tauber Exhibit
Story Telling Through Fiber Art Fiber Art is a powerful way to tell stories, address social and political issues, narrate books, or simply tell a ...
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(WJHL) Create Appalachia consolidates to downtown Kingsport location
A note from Create Appalachia’s Executive Director, Katie Hoffman: Create Appalachia remains deeply grateful to Tennessee Hills Distillery for sponsoring their Johnson City Center for ...
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Board of Directors – Barbara Raymond
We’re thrilled to have Barbara Raymond join our Board of Directors! Barbara has already been and active volunteer at Create Appalachia, lending a hand with ...
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Birds of a Feather
Don’t miss this brief but important exhibit, featuring the work of two artists whose visual work and personal arts advocacy have a strong positive impact ...
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Welcome New Board Members!
We’re lucky to welcome three great new board members to Create Appalachia. It’s always exciting to add new talent to the board, and these people ...
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Mocktails and Marketing Kits @ William Kings Museum
Artists, Musicians, and Creative Entrepreneurs: Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 5th! Join us for Mocktails and Marketing Kits Location: William King Museum of Art ...
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Calling all Artist!!! Enigmatic Encounters: Creatures, Cryptids, Robots, and Other Beasts of the Imagination
Call for Artists! Deadline SEPTEMBER 1 Get the details at https://enigmaticencounters.artcall.org/. Perfect for artists with a dark side! From the shadowy figures of Appalachian folklore to ...
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Enigmatic Encounters: Creatures, Cryptids, Robots, and Other Beasts of the Imagination
Exhibit open from September 20 to November 1, 2024 Create Appalachia Gallery, 225 W Center Street, Kingsport Open 8-5 weekdays except for federal holidays Free ...
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Ask Aspire! A Marketing-Focused Q&A for Creative Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
Are you looking to promote your work and wondering where to start? We can help! Tuesday, DEC 10th 5 PM on Zoom Registration by email ...
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Opening Reception for Digital Salon: Convergence
Join Us for the Opening Reception for Digital Salon: Convergence July 18th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Kingsport Center for Art & Technology, 225 W. Center St., Suite 115, ...
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Create Appalachia Announces the Opening of a New Exhibit: Imaginary Realism: Digital Images by Cynthia Decker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Create Appalachia Announces the Opening of a New Exhibit: Imaginary Realism: Digital Images by Cynthia Decker Gallery at Create Appalachia’s Kingsport Center ...
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The Masked Man “Squall” by Mike Miller – Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Southern Oasis Film Festival,
The Masked Man, a short documentary film featuring Southwest Virginia photographer Mike Miller and his 2023 one-person exhibit at Create Appalachia’s Kingsport Art and Technology ...
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Girl Scouts in the Kingsport Computer Lab, March 16, 2024
This is what we love: meeting the needs of each group we serve in our Centers for Art & Technology and customizing our approach to ...
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Create Appalachia – 2024 Progress Report
Our 2024 Progress Report is a great way to get to know who we are and what kinds of things we do at Create Appalachia. ...
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Create Appalachia Announces the Opening of At Home in Lower Appalachia, a Debut Solo Exhibit by Photographer Emmalee Barbour
Image: “Grilled Cheese and Sweet Tea” January 23, 2024-March 25, 2024 Opening Reception February 1, 6 PM to 7:30 (registration requested: https://www.createappalachia.org/event/at-home-in-lower-appalachia-opening-reception/) Create Appalachia’s Kingsport ...
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New Gallery Opening: “At Home In Lower Appalachia”
At Home in Lower Appalachia: Digital Images by Emmalee Barbour Tuesday, January 26th to Monday, March 25th Barbour, a recent graduate of ETSU’s Digital ...
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Conversations That Matter
What a great evening with the McKinney Center and guests from the 2023 season of their podcast, Conversations That Matter! Our Executive Director, Katie Hoffman ...
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Coworking Space at Create Appalachia
Coworking spaces offer numerous benefits to creative business owners, fostering a unique environment that supports productivity, collaboration, and community. Cost-Effectiveness: Coworking spaces are often more ...
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Kingsport YMCA Students Take 2D Animation Class at CA
During the first week of October, the computer lab at CA’s Kingsport Center for Art & Technology was filled with students taking a 2-D animation ...
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A Success Story: Michelle O’Patick-Ollis
Michelle O’Patick-Ollis taught art at Indian Trail Middle School for seventeen years before leaving one year ago to create art full time. “I had always ...
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A Success Story: Katie Edwards
KATIE EDWARDS: Multitalented Multitasker After her first few months in London as one of only a dozen students accepted each year in the Master’s program ...
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