Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Media arts nonprofit Appalshop is based in Southeastern Kentucky. (Appalshop) Appalshop, the 55-year-old media arts nonprofit ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for ...

“W e have to contain, constrain, and ‘jail’ them every weekend, because they all want to go back home, to somewhere in Appalachia.” That, according to Loyal Jones—the founder of the Appalachian Center ...

I have a vivid memory of my first encounter with Nimrod Workman. It was 2001 or 2002 and I was staying late in the series of non-contiguous rooms that composed the offices of the Association for ...

Appalshop, a cultural center in Kentucky, has recovered more than 13,500 items after a devastating flood a year ago. Many are being restored and digitized. A devastating flood in Whitesburg, Ky., last ...

Appalshop, a culture and arts center in Whitesburg, held a large repository of central Appalachian history. By Remy Tumin Appalshop has been a cornerstone of Whitesburg, Ky., since 1969, working to ...

Why is she someone to watch in 2025? Sturdivant, 37, a former nurse and community organizer, joined Appalshop in September 2020 and was named executive director in September 2024. Appalshop is a ...

The lowest point inside Appalshop, a dark wooden three-story building perched on the edge of the Kentucky River’s North Fork in downtown Whitesburg, is its archival vault. When historic volumes of ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region’s irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. As far back as Kelli Haywood can remember, Appalshop has been a part of her life. The storied arts, media, and education center ...