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Amanda Ewing, Black luthier and cultural preservationist, shares apprenticeship path and goals at Metro Arts meeting
Summary
Featured artist Amanda Ewing described her path from hospitality work to luthiery, her research into overlooked Black instrument makers, founding Black and Luthier, selection as a 2026 Tennessee Craftmaster Artist Apprentice and her goal to expand low-cost training and a school of luthiery.
Amanda Ewing, a Nashville-based instrument maker and cultural preservationist, told the Metro Arts Commission how she trained as a luthier and plans to expand access to instrument-making education for makers of color.
Introduced by Chuck Beard, O’Se staff and commissioners praised Ewing’s work. Ewing said she began making instruments after leaving a long hospitality career at Gaylord…
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