Highlighting the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center and the people who make it special. You’ll hear stories from artists, environmentalists, farmers, and other members of our community about how they got to Cowee, why they stay, and what they hope for the future of this place.
Resident artist Kim Keelor discusses her fiber and textile art, her inspirations from other artists, and her large-scale climate crisis art installation in an interview.
27 Aug 2025
Matt Gauck
Host interviews artist Matt Gauck about his landscape paintings that explore human alterations of the natural world.
13 Aug 2025
Jeremy Brooks
Host [Host Name] interviews cartoonist Jeremy Brooks about his unique artistic style and his residency at the Cowee School.
25 Jun 2025
Ashlyn Miller
Ashlyn Miller discusses her holistic practices, weaving together yoga, ayurveda, and somatics, in order to nurture awareness and authenticity through group and private sessions; this is an interview.
11 Jun 2025
Cricket Woodward
Photographer Cricket Woodward shares her journey through diverse creative pursuits, from biology and graphic design to music and art, emphasizing the importance of community, nature, and capturing the essence of connection in this interview.
28 May 2025
Angela Faye Martin
Angela Faye Martin, co-owner of Alarka Expeditions, discusses her music and work on the film *This is Sparklehorse* in an interview about her life in the Cowee community.
14 May 2025
Amanda Drozd
This week we sit down at the Winding Stair Farm Nursery with Amanda Drozd.
Amanda Drozd is a Midwest transplant loving her new chapter in Appalachia. She is a poet, Tarot enthusiast, and manages the Winding Stair Nursery where you can find her singing to plants and texting customers recipes.
30 Apr 2025
Ben Banick
This week we sit down at the Cowee School with Ben Banick.
Ben Banick is the Trail Coordinator for the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy, a musician, craftsman, and naturalist originally from the piedmont in North Carolina.
For more on the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy: blueridgebartram.org
Music:
"Julieanne Johnson" - Ben Banick
"Swifts" - Angela Martin
16 Apr 2025
Brent Martin
This week we sit down with Brent Martin.
BRENT MARTIN is the executive director of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy and the owner of Alarka Expeditions in Franklin, North Carolina. He is the author of several books, including George Masa's Wild Vision and A Hiker's Guide to the Bartram National Recreation Trail in Georgia and North Carolina.
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Kim Keelor
Matt Gauck
Jeremy Brooks
Ashlyn Miller
Cricket Woodward
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