This year, 7 students from the American College of Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina will participate in the prestigious Annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The community is so proud to be represented for creative arts and these seven individuals represent a vision of the future that will celebrate art, life and individuality.
- Christina Rae Butler, provost, professor of historic preservation
- Tatum Connor, stone carving student
- Markus Damwerth, chair of architectural carpentry
- Thomas Dezii, architectural carpentry student
- Joseph Kincannon, chair of architectural stone carving
- Phillip Smith, professor of classical architecture and design
- Isabel Wood, classical architecture student
The excitement and ambition of being a part of this festival was shared by Tatum Conner, saying:
“The festival is a great first step to get the youth of America interested in trades and history. In order to preserve such trades and history, we must also be looking to the future tradesmen and women who may help in our aim. To be able to help spark an interest in stone carving or historic trades at all is exactly my goal for my participation at the Folklife Festival. It’s quite the honor to be able to participate and help inspire.”…