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Perry describes the beginnings and growth of the John C. Campbell Folk School which was founded in 1925 by Olive Dame Campbell and named in honor of her husband. Located in Brasstown in Cherokee County, the school offers classes including blacksmithing, pottery, weaving, dyeing, knitting, and dulcimer instruction to over 5,500 students yearly.
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Established in 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown teaches classes, including weaving, photography, pottery, and wood carving, that allow individuals to learn a new skill or refine an existing one.
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The John C. Campbell Folk School in Cherokee County's Brasstown, attracts yearly some 3,000 people, who study subjects from blacksmithing to writing. It also pumps $4 million into the economy. For this it received the 1997 Governor's Business Award in the Arts and Humanities.
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43348
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Contributors and promiters mentioned are the Ledbetter Folk Art Auction, the Folk Art Center in Asheville, the John C. Campbell Folk School and the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park.
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The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown is known primarily for its instruction in handcrafts, particularly wood-carving. Campbell went to college in Massachusetts and worked as a teacher in Alabama and Tennessee, and later served as president of Piedmont College in North Georgia. His work in rural Southern communities convinced him that schools were not preparing students to remain in their communities. While traveling through western North Carolina with his wife, Campbell heard about folk schools in Denmark and came to believe an adaptation of these schools would work well in the Southern mountains. Campbell died suddenly in 1919 but his wife continued his work, visiting the schools in Denmark and other European countries and locating a site on which to build his school. Brasstown was chosen and a merchant there, Fred O. Scroggs, gave ninety acres of land including a farmhouse which is still in use today.
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The John C. Campbell Folk School in Cherokee County's Brasstown, attracts yearly some 3,000 people, who study subjects from blacksmithing to writing. The school opened in 1925. The term folk school comes from the Danish language and means “a school for the people.†Thus, while folk traditions like pottery, weaving, and carving are studied there, people are also free to pursue non-folk interests, such as photography and genealogy, that help them to grow as creative people.
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29753
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Dr. Jan Davidson is the former executive director of John C. Campbell Folk Art School in Brasstown, North Carolina, from which he also received his doctoral degree in Folklore, History and Museum Studies. In an interview, Davidson discusses his philosophy of education, accomplishments as the Folk School’s director, and the diversity of the school’s programs.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 3, March 2017,
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The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown and the Penland School of Crafts in Penland are schools where professional artists create and beginners can explore new skills for their own growth and enjoyment. Classes include weaving, pottery, and photography.
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John C. Campbell Folk School invites students to learn craft making, folk songs, and dancing. Located past the crossroads at Brasstown, the Folk School was founded by Olive Dame Campbell to help a wider audience connect with the old ways.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 7 Issue 5, September/October 2013,
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"In far western North Carolina, generations of Brasstown Carvers have preserved Appalachian tradition by turning blocks of wood into keepsakes with character." The John C. Campbell Folk School was founded in 1925 as a way to preserve the area's way of life and give locals a means to make a living. Wood carvers at the school began calling themselves the Brasstown Carvers and had gained national recognition in the 1930s for their small animal carvings.
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