Forceful
Come

"The beautiful locations for workshops are an incredible inspiration. Once I arrive it feels like a home where I am nurtured and fed while I develop my art. I never want to leave.”




Learn

“When I discovered Cullowhee Mountain ARTS offers workshops in the mountains, near Asheville, NC, Taos, NM, New Zealand and the Coast of Maryland,  I decided to treat myself to a workshop-retreat while learning more about my art. How could I  go wrong?”


Create

“It is heaven on earth to be supported on every level to do my creative work without unwanted interruptions. The teacher and the other artists and writers were like my personal cheering team, providing me with enormous energy.”



Collaborate

"When I saw the list of topics and teachers for the workshops, I wanted to take all of them. Then I realized no matter what I came for, I would be among a group of dedicated artists and writers like me coming to learn from stellar instructors.” 

•  Artist Workshops 
     in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. 
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•  Artist Retreats + Workshops
     in Other Inspiring Locations. 

  
CMA’s Summer ARTS Workshop Series is a three week  series of visual art workshops taught by highly acclaimed and award-winning artists. H eld on the beautiful campus of Western Carolina University, in the Blue Ridge mountains, our popular   Summer Arts Workshop Series draws artists from all points in the US as well as attracting international students. 

CMA has also created a series of Retreats + Workshops held at remote partner sites such as "Lake Logan Retreat Center" Canton, NC, " The Mable Dodge Luhan House," Taos, New Mexico, "Clancy Studio," Snow Hill Maryland and other inspiring locations.

Our ART + TRIP events combine Workshops with Travel to an enriching destination - for 2017 it is New Zealand and in 2018 we will go to Southern France.

Cullowhee Mountain Arts (CMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that organizes and offers a variety of workshop experiences in the Visual Arts. 

 Come. Learn. Create. Collaborate
The Summer Arts Workshop Series: Creativity Nurtured in a Mountain Setting

Held on the beautiful campus of Western Carolina University, The  Summer Arts Workshop Series offers an exciting range of Art Workshops in Book Arts, Ceramics, Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking and Photography.  During each week-long immersion, participants learn and discover new concepts and techniques, share thoughts and ideas in a setting surrounded by majestic mountains and summer botanicals. Imagine sharing ideas, meals, and outings with other artists from around this country and from other parts of the globe. At Cullowhee Mountain ARTS you will find a like-minded community of passionate learners, energized by instructors of national/international reputations. Students can focus entirely on developing new work where their daily concerns are left behind. Each workshop week includes an opening reception followed by a group meal, daily lunches when the week’s instructors give presentations, a Thursday afternoon museum visit and talk, and a studio stroll at the end of the week. Studios are open 7am to 11:00 pm for after workshop access.   Come, Learn, Create Collaborate!    More... 

Cullowhee is located  45 miles west of Asheville, the  thriving arts community with downtown galleries, the Asheville Art Museum and  the River Arts District , where artists' working studios mingle with galleries and cafés  housed in the old warehouse  district. Nearby in Black Mountain is the site of the famous Black Mountain College, whose memory is kept alive  at the Black Mountain College Museum   in downtown Asheville. Cullowhee Mountain ARTS  is also  25 miles from  the Great Smoky Mountain National Park ,  only 17 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, and 20 miles to the   Cherokee Heritage Center , Cherokee, North Carolina.  more...

 

Art Trips & Retreats Combine  Rich Experiences with Meaningful Workshops
 
February in New Zealand;
        Two Workshops with Artist-Instructor, Rebecca Crowell  
        in Takapuna, Auckland, NZ; 
      February 12 - 16, February 19 - 23

 April in Taos,  New Mexico;   "Oil & Cold Wax Medium Workshop"
        with Artist-Instructor,  Rebecca Crowell
         At the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House
       April 22 - 28 

Workshops at Clancy Studio in Snow Hill,
      on the Eastern shore of Maryland: 
      Stuart Shils - 3-day plein air workshop:  May 24 - 27, (more)
        Lisa Pressman - 3-day mixed media painting workshop: Sept. 8 - 10, ( more)
        Nancy Gruskin - 3-day figurative painting workshop: Sept. 15-17, (more)
        Kathleen Jacobs - 3-day plein air workshop: September 15 -17, ( more)
 

Retreats + Workshops at Beautiful Lake Logan
      Summer Retreat: August 14 - 19
        Workshop Instructors: 
        Pamela Caughey (abstract painting - cold wax medium)
        Leisa Rich (sculptural textiles) 
        Barbara Tyroler (photography), (more)

      Autumn Colors Retreat: October 25 - 30 
      Workshop Instructors:  
        Alice Ballard (ceramics sculpture & drawing) 
         Janice Mason Steeves (painting - oil & cold wax), (more) 

 

 


 


   
2017 - Up Coming Workshops:


Abstracted Portraiture - A Photographic Water Journey
9:30 - 3:30pm
In conjunction with the opening reception of Ms. Tyroler’s solo exhibit “Water Portraits,” at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, 5-7pm. 
Worskshop cost only $45 
(read more - enroll)
June 18 - 23, June 25 - 30
Summer Arts Workshop Series
5 Workshops options each week:
Cullowhee, North Carolina
(read more)
 
September 8-10:
 Workshop with Lisa Pressman

September 15 - 17:
Workshops with
Nancy Gruskin
or  Kathleen Jacobs
Snow Hill, Maryland
(read more)



August 14 - 19
Workshops with:
Pamela Caughey: Oil & Cold Wax
Leisa Rich: Fiber & Sculpture
or
Barbara Tyroler: Photography
Lake Logan, Canton, North Carolina
(read more)
October 25 - 30
Workshops with: 
Alice Ballard - Ceramics, Drawing
 or Janice Mason Steeves - Oil & Cold Wax
 Lake Logan, Canton, North Carolina
(read more)