KNLT held our annual artists’ retreat last fall on Pine Mountain. The retreat brought together an eclectic group of artists with different disciplines from various geographies to engage them in our Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor project. KNLT held the retreat at the Pine Mountain Settlement School and took attendees on a hike at Bad Branch State Nature Preserve near Whitesburg. Since 2015 we have hosted over 125 artists on retreats. These artists are now part of the Pine Mountain Collective.
The fall retreat was made possible with funding from Snowy Owl Foundation.
Facebook gallery of images from the weekend: KNLT Artists’ Retreat 2018 Photos
We were honored to have the following individuals participate:
Robert Beatty, visual artist & musician website
Gary Bentley, writer
Karen Boone, painter website
Nat Colten, musician
Greg Davis, professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine & Director of the UK Division of Forensic Consultation Services website
Willie Davis, writer website
Arwen Donahue, artist, writer & farmer website
Gaia Dyczko, textile artist & designer
Karen Gillenwater, curator, museum educator & Museum Manager at 21c Museum Hotel
Rae Goodwin, performance & visual artist, Associate Professor & Director of UK Art Foundations website
Rachel Grimes, composer & pianist website
Meg Hanrahan, documentary maker & media producer, Meg Hanrahan Media website
Stephanie Harris, dance artist, choreographer, educator & adjunct professor in UK Department of Theatre & Dance
Joanna Hay , musician, documentary filmmaker & sound artist website
Jeri Katherine Howell , singer-songwriter-guitarist, teaching artist & community organizer website
Alec Johnson, Kentucky public school administrator & educator
Anna Krippenstapel, musician, fiddler, singer, arborists & ecological management specialist website
Stephanie Lindsay, visual artist, creative director, writer, stylist & designer of florals, spaces & experiences, Green Lady website
Jim Marlowe, musician, sound engineer & screen printer website
Sarah Martin, county attorney for Metro Louisville and Treasurer & fundraiser for Congressman John Yarmuth
Aaron Rosenblum, sound artist, musician, archivist & curator website
Rachel Singel, visual artist & Assistant Professor at the U of L website
Ted Steinbeck, diagnostic & interventional radiologist, writer & plein air painter
Heather Summers, musician & farmer website
Sarah Teeple, Ayurvedic wellness councilor & yoga teacher website
Sharon Weis , painter website
Anella Wetter, writer & speaker website
KNLT Staff & Board
Marc Evans, KNLT Board Chair & retired senior ecologist with KY State Nature Preserves Commission
Roy Crawford, KNLT Board Secretary/Treasurer & retired mining & forensic engineer
Sky Marietta , KNLT Board Member & Arts Associate, CEDIK
Greg Abernathy, KNLT Executive Director
Donna Alexander, KNLT Program Manager
Derrick Lindsay, KNLT Forest Steward