Reference List

These are the sources the rest of the site draws on, grouped by what they are useful for. All are independent organisations; none has any connection to this reference beyond being cited by it.

Regional schools and guilds

• Penland School of Craft — residential craft school in Mitchell County, North Carolina, founded 1929; programmes across clay, glass, metals, textiles, wood, books and printmaking
• John C. Campbell Folk School — Brasstown, North Carolina, founded 1925 on the Danish folk-school model; non-competitive, ungraded instruction
• Southern Highland Craft Guild — organised 1930; membership, standards and galleries for craft across the Southern Highlands

Arts agencies and programming

• North Carolina Arts Council — state arts agency; grants, programmes and the county arts council network
• High Country Arts — regional arts organisation for the North Carolina High Country
• National Endowment for the Arts — federal arts agency; research and national programme data

Collections and art history

• Smithsonian American Art Museum — the national collection of American art, including the Renwick Gallery for studio craft
• North Carolina Museum of Art — Raleigh; collection, exhibitions and public learning resources
• Getty — conservation research, technical art history and freely available scholarly publications
• Smithsonian Magazine — general coverage of American art, craft and material culture

Technique and practice

• Artists Network — technique articles and instructional material across painting media

Conservation and care

• Library of Congress — Collections Care — the standard freely available guidance on light, humidity, storage and handling for works on paper

Landscape, land and species

• Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service) — the 469-mile corridor linking Shenandoah to the Great Smoky Mountains
• Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation — the Parkway's philanthropic partner; regional interpretation and access
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park — natural history and forest ecology of the Southern Appalachians
• North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission — species profiles, distribution and conservation for the state
• National Audubon Society — bird identification, range and behaviour
• National Wildlife Federation — habitat and conservation education

Cultural background

• Red Hat Society — the social organisation, founded 1998, discussed on the figures and social painting page