Posted on November 6, 2017 by Penland

Core Show 2017

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Penland's A+ core fellows! Thomas Campbell, Eleanor Anderson, Kyle Kulchar, Elliot Keeley, Sarah Rose Lejeune, Stormie Burns, Rachel Kedinger, Corey Pemberton, and Alex McClay

Only a gold van is fit to chauffeur the core fellows on their big day!

BE IN TOUCH: 2017 Core Fellowship Exhibition

In addition to making all the work, the core fellows select the pieces to exhibit and do all the installation themselves.

Every year, this special night draws a crowd of staff, students, instructors, friends, family, and community members.

Director Jean McLaughlin welcomed everyone and introduced the Core Fellowship Program.

Penland's program director Leslie Noell introduced each core fellow with observations about their work and growth as artists.

A look through weaving by Sarah Rose Lejeune at the show on opening night

Alex McClay, Net Series, steel wire, sterling silver, linen knotted netting by Sarah Rose Lejeune

Alex McClay, May I Leave Now? etching on handmade paper

Corey Pemberton, On Separation, pen and ink on paper

Corey Pemberton, Auxiliary, Diptych (detail), fused glass

Eleanor Anderson, Studies from Penland Summer 2017, assorted media

Eleanor Anderson, Wood Quilt #1, plywood, paint, wire, waxed linen thread

Elliot Keeley, Bottle Permutations (details), wood-fired stoneware, steel, copper

Kyle Kulchar & Daniel Garver, Ikat Settee, ash, double weave-double ikat

Rachel Kedinger, Producing Connections, steel, enamel

Sarah Rose Lejeune, At least there were some good dreams, cast and dyed silk organza

Sarah Rose Lejeune, Neither here nor there, handwoven ondulé devoré in cotton, silk, and stainless steel

Stormie Burns, left: Skew Bowl, cast glass; right: Skew Bowl (with Courtney Martin), wood-fired stoneware

Stormie Burns, Everything is Fine, screenprint

Thomas Campbell, Bronze Pin Container, bronze, salvaged steel

Thomas Campbell, Brake Vessel, salvaged steel, stainless steel

Congratulations on such a beautiful show, Core!

The annual core show in October is one of the most special events of the Penland year. It’s a time for us to celebrate our nine incredible core fellows, who give so much energy, hard work, and life to the studios and the school for the two years they’re here. This year’s show, BE IN TOUCH, featured pieces in metals, wood, textiles, print, glass, and more. The work ranged in size from earrings and delicate baskets to furniture and a giant stitched accordion book that, even partially folded, stretched up to the ceiling. Each piece was an exquisite representation of the dedication, exploration, and talent of these emerging artists. Congratulations Thomas, Eleanor, Kyle, Elliot, Sarah Rose, Stormie, Rachel, Corey, and Alex—and thanks for such a great show!

The work from BE IN TOUCH is currently on display at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. It will be up through December 7 and is well worth a visit if you’re in the area!

Posted on December 8, 2016December 15, 2016 by Penland

Welcome New Core Fellows!

We’re thrilled to welcome four new artists to the Core Fellowship Program for 2017-2019! This new crew will join us on campus March 1 and will take up residence in Morgan Hall with second-year core fellows Eleanor Anderson, Thomas Campbell, Rachel Kedinger, Kyle Kulchar, and Alex McClay. We’re pretty sure they have great things in store.

Stormie Burns

Stormie is a familiar face to anyone in the Penland area. For the past year and a half she’s been working as a barista in the Penland Coffee House while also working for local potter Courtney Martin (among others) and coordinating Roan Readers, a Rural Education Partners program. Stormie has created her own education path and has taken classes at the Morean Arts Center, Arrowmont, Odyssey Ceramic Arts, and Penland. As a core fellow, she wants to generate momentum for her work while developing skills in printmaking and ceramics and experimenting in other studios. stormieburns.com

Elliot Keeley

Elliot is a recent graduate from the Appalachian State University metals program. He has worked as a gallery assistant, studio tech, and bench jeweler and, most recently, completed an internship at Elsewhere, a living museum in a converted three-story thrift store in Greensboro, NC. Elliot has been a frequent work-study scholarship student at Penland in iron and metals classes and has volunteered at the Annual Benefit Auction. He is excited to take creative strides in his work through a myriad of metals classes as well as complementary media. eekeeley.com

Sarah Rose Lejeune

Sarah Rose will be coming to Penland from an internship at the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY, where she has been working since this summer. She has also been an intern and studio assistant at Dieu Donné, a non-profit paper studio and art center in New York City. Sarah Rose is a graduate of Oberlin College, where she studied studio art and comparative American studies, and though she has never been to Penland, she has taken classes at Ox-Bow, Haystack, and the Robert Blackburn Print Shop. As a core fellow Sarah Rose wants to learn new processes and develop skills in textiles, printmaking, metals, and paper. sarahroselejeune.com

Corey Pemberton

Corey has been part of the Penland community for several years and has lived in the area for the past two years while working as a studio assistant for local glassblower John Geci. Corey is a graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University Craft and Material Studies program and has been a frequent and favorite studio assistant in Penland’s glass studio, as well as glass studios all over the US including Pittsburgh Glass, Corning Museum of Glass, Haystack, and Pilchuck. Corey now wants to explore new directions in his work, pushing beyond his current skill set to try new studios, new media, and new ideas. coreyhpemberton.com

Of course, welcoming new core fellows also means that we’ll be saying goodbye to some of our incredible current core fellows at the end of the winter: Elmar Fujita, Daniel Garver, Morgan Hill, and Bryan Parnham. They’ll sure be missed, but we can’t wait to see where their creative energies take them next—hopefully back to Penland at some point down the road!

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Posted on October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 by Penland

NINE: 2016 Core Fellowship Exhibition

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Every year, the annual core show is a highlight of fall at Penland. It’s a remarkable event: nine core fellows come together to put on an exhibition, and they do all the parts themselves, from creating the work and designing publicity materials to preparing the space and curating the pieces within it.

This year’s show is titled NINE: 2016 Core Fellowship Exhibition. The work will span the range of Penland’s studios, from weaving and wooden furniture to objects in clay and concrete. In many ways, it’s a visual chronicle of one year in the lives of nine emerging artists—their ideas and explorations, their time, their energy, their passion.

Please join us on Friday, October 7th at 8 PM in Northlight to celebrate our core fellows as artists and as vital members of the Penland community. NINE will also be open for viewing October 8 and 9 from noon-6 PM and October 10 from 4-6 PM.

While the pieces below are just a small sampling of what will be up during the exhibition, they are absolutely representative of the creativity and skill that will be on display.

_mg_0281_72 — Enameled metal tea set by Rachel Kedinger

garver16c — Linen and wool ikat dyed tapestry by Daniel Garver, 50 x 35 inches

prowl_2 — Maple and walnut entry table by Kyle Kulchar

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