“I had just purchased a medium-format, twin-lens camera, and, as usual, I was out riding around looking for something to shoot,” [Bill Yates] says. Sweetheart Roller Skating caught…
CaveDigger - Trailer from Jeffrey Karoff on Vimeo.
Editor’s Note: The Film Focus trailer series is part of AOTR’s rural cinema project, SMALLSCREEN. SMALLSCREEN is a multimedia project dedicated to mapping all forms of rural independent…
THE YEAR OF THE RURAL ARTS 2014 was a program of events, conversations, and online features celebrating the diverse, vital ways in which rural arts and humanities contribute…
Each month, we will be sharing a trailer on the site as a part of our recently launched project, SMALLSCREEN. SMALLSCREEN’s Film Focus series will share films that…
Since 1988, the Appalachian Media Institute has provided opportunities for young people from across Central Appalachia to explore their home communities, address local issues, and become thoughtful, engaged…
Othar Turner’s Rising Star Fife & Drum band playing a picnic at Othar’s farm. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in 1978. One weekend a…
Video footage of Seedtime on the Cumberland 2010 By Savannah Barrett and Carrie Carter Appalshop’s Seedtime on the Cumberland is a time for celebration and homecoming in Whitesburg….
Banjo legend Lee Sexton performs at Seedtime on the Cumberland in celebration of June Appal’s 40th Anniversary We’re pleased to promote Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival as the…
Tucker County students participate in a WPA-style mural design contest; winners have their designs posted on Davis’ Shop n Save wall By Savannah Barrett This Memorial Day weekend,…
March’s Featured Year of the Rural Arts Event: The Tri-National Sonoran Desert Symposium International Sonoran Desert Alliance, Ajo, AZ By Savannah Barrett The third-annual Tri-National Symposium in Ajo,…
Wisconsin Local Arts Conference: November 29
National Arts Strategies Summit for Change: Sundance, Utah,November 12-15
Common Field: Los Angeles, November 2-5
Wyoming Arts Council 50th Summit: Lander, WY, November 2-4
Charting The American Bottom: Missouri History Center, October 26
At The Edge of Everything Else: St. Louis, October 25
Indiana Arts Homecoming: Indianapolis, October 5
Artists' Thrive: Berea, KY, September 6-9
Rural Arts and Culture Summitl: University of Minnesota-Morris, June 6-8
Rural Environments Field School: Points across the American High Plains, May 15-June 3
Council on Foundations Annual Conference: Dallas, TX, April 23-26
Open Engagement: Chicago, IL, April 21-23
It's Good to be Young in the Mountains: Cumberland, KY, April 21-23
Delta Regional Authority Leadership Institute: New Orleans, LA, January 23-24
Association of Minnesota Counties Annual Convening: Minneapolis, MN, December 6, 2016
Common Field Convening: Miami, FL, October 20-23, 2016
Grantmakers in the Arts: St. Paul, MN, October 16-19, 2016
Next Generation Rural Creative Placemaking Summit: Iowa City, IA, October 12-14, 2016
Rural 2 Rural Conference: Bylth, Ontario, Canada, September 27-30, 2016
Wisconsin Regional Small Town Downtown Forum: Shell Lake, WI, September 20,
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Our Communities: A Symposium on the Arts, Racine, WI, September 7-9, 2016
Art & Survival 2016: Double Edge Theatre, Ashfield, MA, August 5-7, 2016
