The Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Arrowmont is currently known for its one and two week workshops, which attract students from all over the world. Along with traditional handicrafts such as weaving and basketry, the school’s curriculum has expanded to include courses on metalworking, ceramics, jewelry making, painting, photography, drawing, book binding, blacksmithing, quilting, glasswork, and woodworking.
If you are an AAW member you can receive a 20% discount on any of the remaining 2011 workshops. The list for woodturning is quite extensive and includes instructors like Stephen Hatcher, Pascal Oudet, Bonnie Klein, Nick Agar, Kurt Hertzog and Betty Scarpino.
To get your discount, check out the AAW main page, or the AAW Arrowmont Discount Page.