Tag Archives: folk art

The Artists that Appalachia Built Weird Appalachia

The Artists that Appalachia Built S1E10

Episode, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:24 — 60.4MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS

Our 10th episode! We are talking about how Appalachia and its wonderful people uniquely shaped us into the artists we are today. Being an artist in Eastern Kentucky is a very different experience that we would like to share our perspective on with you.

In the Episode:

  • How Appalachian art has changed
  • The struggle artists face in our area
  • Our mentors
  • How we are trying to give back

 

Weird Appalachia Folk Art

Folk Art: Treasure or Crap? S1E1

Episode, , , , , , , , , ,

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:11 — 51.3MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS

Hello, world! The Weird Appalachia girls are kicking this party off with an interesting discussion about Folk Art. Is it fabulous, or is it trash?

In the Episode:

  • Folk art: love it or hate it?
  • Defining Folk Art
  • Discussing folk artists we like & styles that we dislike
  • Sandeep Shinde and his cult following
  • Does mass production of the same folk art devalue it’s worth?
  • Are crafts being mistaken for art/folk art