Forceful
Come
"The mountains are an incredible inspiration, and the campus, set in a valley surrounded by the hills, feels like a home where I am nurtured and fed while I develop my art. The studios are superior. I never want to leave.”    


Learn

“When I discovered Cullowhee Mountain ARTS was in the mountains, near Asheville, the Cherokee Reservation, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and the Nantahala Outdoor Center, I decided to treat myself to this wonderland while learning more about my art. How could you 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 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 like me coming to learn from stellar artist/instructors.” 

Welcome to Cullowhee Mountain ARTS
Quality Summer Artist Workshops and Arts Programs in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS offers exceptional summer artist workshops in painting, drawing, printmaking, book arts, ceramics, photography and mixed media. Our distinguished faculty with national and international reputations will provide a weeklong immersion in their topic supplemented with lectures, demonstrations, or portfolio talks. Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is committed to supporting the personal and professional development of every artist whatever their level by providing the setting and facilities for intense learning, art making, shared in community. We believe that art enlivens community life and that in a supportive community art thrives best. Our summer programs will include public presentations and youth art camps. MORE

Come. Learn. Create. Collaborate

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS 2013 summer program will include an exciting range of visual art workshops. Imagine yourself in a studio where other artists are exploring innovative, multi-media printmaking methods or making photograms using the sun, learning about slabs and extrusions, forming pots with a closer look to function and detail, learning plein air painting surrounded by majestic mountains and summer botanicals, or making books filled with memoir and stitches. Imagine that you will be sharing ideas and meals and outings with other artists from around the country. At Cullowhee Mountain ARTS you will find a like-minded community of passionate learners, energized by wonderful instructors where daily concerns are left behind. MORE

Art Nurtured in a Mountain Setting

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS summer artist workshops and programs are held on the campus of Western Carolina University, in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 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 warhouse 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 17miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, and 20 miles to the  Cherokee Heritage Center, Cherokee, North Carolina. MORE

This video captures highlights of an Art Immersion Trip that we hosted in New Mexico, April 19—27, 2013. Visit our blog to watch this video at a larger size and to learn more about our trip to Santa Fe.