This Southern Appalachian town uses co-ops to build new communities around old industries
Southern Appalachia is not only fertile soil for the sharing economy, but a co-op-driven movement known as the solidarity economy.
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Southern Appalachia is not only fertile soil for the sharing economy, but a co-op-driven movement known as the solidarity economy.
Updated: 7:12 PM EST Feb 28, 2021 Ford Hatchett On Sunday, the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County partnered with ByGood Coffee to provide several local artists an opportunity to showcase their talents.In an outdoor event, which the arts council initially expected to include no more than eight artists, in Winston-Salem, more than a dozen artists came gathered to show off their paintings, jewelry, fashion and even music."A lot of the artists that reached out are artists that I wasn’t familiar with," Arts Council Programs and Events Manager Shannon Stokes ...
Art Pop Up ByGood Coffee and The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County are collaborating on an outdoor Art Pop Up from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at 301 Brookstown Ave in Winston-Salem. The event will feature a mix of media including art on canvas, handmade jewelry and accessories, leather goods, woodworking crafts, textiles and fiber arts. Some of the local artists participating are April Reich, abstract artist of My Creative Designs; Ashley Dula, designer of DULA Apparel; Vaughn Harris, handmade jewelry designer of Patched Pieces by Vaughn; Melanie Jarrett, fiber artist of Three Little...