and well documented from its beginning in 1912 as the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School established by the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. You can see a brief synopsis on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowmont_School_of_Arts_and_Crafts but the photographs, essays and document images on the Arrowmont website (http://www.lib.utk.edu/arrowmont/history.htm) tell a fascinating story of the school and the southern mountain community. Fiber artists will find Philis Alvic's Weavers of the Southern Highlands particularly interesting, filled with information about the importance of weaving to the income of local families, and visitors to Arrowmont can pick up a copy of Adrienne Mitchell's booklet, "50 Years of Education at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts."
No matter where the school is located five years from now its roots are firmly in the rocky soil of Gatlinburg and Sevier County, Tennessee and there will always be a warm connection to the families and students it has served.
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