Celebrating Heritage, Changing Lives
We are improving lives by addressing critical issues surrounding literacy, food insecurity, and access to traditional arts.
MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDS OF Central Appalachia
NOVEMBER 8-10
DUMPLIN'S & DANCIN' Is back!
JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF APPALACHIAN FOOD AND DANCE TRADITIONS.
Who We Are
Honoring the past, improving the present, and planning for the future of central Appalachia.
Since our founding in 1902, Hindman Settlement School has evolved to meet the changing needs of the region. The Settlement’s work today includes education and service programs that address the critical needs of youth and families while promoting the rich traditional arts of Appalachia.
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Get Social with Hindman
Be sure to join us this Saturday, September 21st at 4:00pm for the on-campus book launch of Troublesome Rising. There will be readings by contributing authors and then our monthly supper and concert series, Gather & Grow.
Literary Arts Director Melissa Helton was recently in conversation with writer Erik Reece about their current books, both part of the Settlement’s Fireside Industries’ literary imprint.
Read their conversation about natural disaster, the opioid crisis, the power of community, and having hope for the future at the University Press of Kentucky blog at bit.ly/3T8Gdjs.
🏇 And they’re off!
Mark your calendars and make plans to join us for the 22nd annual Hindman Day at the Races on Wedneday, November 6th at the grand and historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY.
Tickets are now available at hindman.org/races!
There are many holidays in the United States that AmeriCorps members take on as special Days of Service to their country: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Veteran’s Day, and 9/11. Members of the Hindman Settlement School ReadingCorps and MathCorps programs participated in a unique service project for the 9/11 Day of Remembrance. Members received origami paper to try their hands at crafting small paper cranes to decorate their tutoring space and share in acts of kindness with staff and students at their sites.
You may be wondering…Why paper cranes? Read more about it in our blog at bit.ly/4dOLncD!
Serve Kentucky
Join Literary Arts Program Director, Melissa Helton, to discuss our latest Fireside Industries release, Troublesome Rising edited by Melissa Helton!
Register today at bit.ly/4dAf8Oa!
We are accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, and art for our second issue of Untelling, our full-color print literary and arts magazine.
While we always prioritize the voices and visions of those with connections to Appalachia, we are happy to see work from outside the region. We’re interested in seeing original, beautiful, and thought-provoking work no matter where it comes from.
To experience some pieces from our first issue, click here: bit.ly/4cMBF9n
To submit for issue 2, click here: bit.ly/3Mpg1x7
Submissions close October 1!
Spots are filling up for our next class with The Makery! Learn how to take your manuscripts to the next level through revision with Kendra Winchester! In this class, Kendra will help you take your manuscript from an "okay" one, to a great one! Sign up at Hindman.org/themakery!
Willie Carver’s class, Out of the Mouths of Babes, starts this Sunday! There is still time to register at Hindman.org/themakery. In the meantime, enjoy an excerpt from his reading at the 2024 Appalachian Writers’ Workshop!
Willie Carver’s upcoming class Out of the Mouths of Babes begins this Sunday! Register today at www.hindman.org/themakery!
