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Fall 2016
ARTS GROUPS UNITE TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS; OPEN STUDIO TOURS RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ARTS EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF OPENING ARTISTS' DOORS TO THE PUBLIC; 'GOLDEN HORSESHOE' THE MUSICAL; TAMARACK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS; POETRY OUT LOUD: NEELY SEAMS MAKES IT TO THE FINALS; ON SCREEN/IN PERSON PROGRAM HELPS STATE FILMMAKERS, VENUES; WVDCH/WVCA ADDS SECOND FUNDING CYCLE; ARTISTS INVITED TO HELP TRIM ARTISTREE; KANAWHA VALLEY ARTISTS TO SELL SURPLUS TOOLS, SUPPLIES; NEW ADDITIONS TO THE STATE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION; CREATIVE PLACE-MAKING IN PRINCETON; WVDCH CONFERENCE ON CREATIVE PLACE-MAKING SET FOR DECEMBER; THE WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND THE Department of Arts, Culture and History AWARD MORE THAN $900,000 IN GRANTS; 2017 GRANT AWARDS AND DEADLINES; WVDCH SEEKS TO EXPAND STEAM PROGRAM; WHAT TYPE OF ARTS ADVOCATE ARE YOU?; ARTS SECTION STAFF CHANGES
Summer 2016
A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR; A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER; A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR; GALA RECEPTION: A SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE RECEPTION; NEARLY 100 HONORED IN 17 YEARS; A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR THE ARTS; NEA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS SINCE 1965; MEDALLION WINNERS: 50 INDIVIDUALS HONORED IN CELEBRATION OF THE NEA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY; 2016 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR THE ARTS TEN ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED THIS YEAR'S TOP AWARDS; MEDALLION WINNERS: 50 ORGANIZATIONS HONORED IN CELEBRATION OF THE NEA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY; TEN WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE ARTS; THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE AWARDS; THE PERFORMERS: A SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PERFORMANCES DURING THE 2016 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR THE ARTS CEREMONIES
Spring 2016
ARTS DAY 2016 SHINES LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS; NEELY SEAMS TO REPRESENT WEST VIRGINIA AT NATIONAL POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION; SCHEMA FOR SUCCESS; BUILDING AN AUDIENCE; RIVER CITY YOUTH BALLET GROWS DANCERS, AUDIENCES; 34TH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA DANCE FESTIVAL WELCOMES DANCERS APRIL 15-17; STEAM POWER WV FUELS COOL CURRICULUM ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA; TUCKER COUNTY STUDENTS EXPLORE ECONOMIC, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS; NORTHERN PANHANDLE STUDENTS STUDY ANCIENT JAPANESE ART FORM; UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL COMBINES CLAY, COMMUNITY SERVICE; SHERRARD MIDDLE SCHOOLERS USE SCIENCE, MATH TO CREATE KINETIC SCULPTURE; WHEELING PARK MIXES MATH WITH THEATRICAL SET DESIGN; CHARLESTON’S CLAY CENTER RE-IMAGINATION MOVING FULL STEAM AHEAD; CLAY CENTER JOINS HANDS WITH WVDCH FOR MUSIC; MOUNTAIN STATE ART & CRAFT FAIR ADDS FOCUS ON ETHNIC INFLUENCES, MOVES TO SEPTEMBER; MSA&C GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE JUNE 1; FUNDS AVAILABLE TO HELP WEST VIRGINIA NONPROFITS EXPAND PROGRAMMING; INTERIM DIRECTOR NAMED TO MORGAN ARTS COUNCIL; GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
Fall 2015
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR; HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GALLERY ELEVEN; A HOLIDAY TRADITION AT PARKERSBURG ARTS CENTER, TREE DECORATIONS INSPIRED BY IRONIC ART; WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, Department of Arts, Culture and History AWARD NEARLY $900,000 IN GRANTS; WVDCH LAUNCHES CREATIVE AGING INITIATIVE; GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS; CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 25 YEARS; ALL ABOARD! THE POLAR EXPRESS; CHALLENGE AMERICA GRANT HELPS ASPIRING ACTORS IN ELKINS; ARTISTS INVITED TO HELP TRIM THE WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTREE; NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARDS; GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARD WINNERS; GOVERNOR APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS; STRECHAY JOINS WVDCH AS CULTURAL FACILITIES AND ADA COORDINATOR; ARTS PRESENTERS SAVE MONEY THROUGH MID ATLANTIC TOURS, BLOCK BOOKING; STEAM POWER WV GRANTS FUEL INNOVATIVE LEARNING PROJECTS; ART MUSEUM AT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY NOW OPEN
Summer 2015
WHEELING SYMPHONY CLEBRATES ART OF CARTOONING AS A WAY TO BRING YOUNGER AUDIENCES INTO THE FOLD, SYMPHONY'S SELFIE STATION A SMASH HIT, GREENBRIER EAST'S NEELY SEAMS PERFORMS AT NATIONAL POETRY OUT LOUD CONTEST, 'ADRIFT' PREMIERE A COLLABORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTS, ART HELPS HIGH ROCKS GIRLS REACH NEW HEIGHTS, BARTER THEATRE'S PROJECT REAL IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, MILLIONS IN ARTS GRANTS SUPPORT HISTORIC THEATERS ON WEST VIRGINIA TRAIL, HUNTINGTON'S HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM 7 VILLAGE BECOMES WEST VIRGINIA'S FIRST TO PARTNER WITH SMITHSONIAN, HOSTS NEEDED FOR ANNUAL LISTENING TOUR, WEST VIRGINIA AUTHOR SELECTED FOR CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP, ENTRIES FOR WVDCH'S 19TH BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBIT DUE AUGUST 7, STUDENT COMPETITION LINKS ART, SCIENCES, PANELISTS SOUGHT FOR GRANT REVIEWS, NEA: TELL US YOUR STORY!, BILL HOWLEY 1952-2015
Spring 2015
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN SCIENCE THROUGH THEIR SENSES, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, HOSTS NEEDED FOR ANNUAL LISTENING TOUR, WVDCH’S 19TH BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBIT OFFERS $33,000 IN AWARDS, WVDCH SEEKS VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON GRANT REVIEW PANELS, WV WRITERS’ SUMMER CONFERENCE SET FOR JUNE 12-14, 2015 POETRY OUT LOUD CONTEST SHOWCASES WEST VIRGINIA TALENT, GRAVE CREEK MOUND FEATURES LOCAL ARTISTS IN ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, RISING ARTIST BLACKSMITH LUCAS WARNER FORGES BRIGHT FUTURE WITH MASTER JEFF FETTY, PEER ASSISTANCE NETWORK OFFERS VALUABLE HELP TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS CAN SEEK NEA GRANTS FOR ART CREATION, EXPERIENCES, WEST VIRGINIA Department of Arts, Culture and History OFFERS FREE COLLECTIONS-MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS, USARTISTS INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES FUNDING TO PERFORMERS, TAMARACK: THE BEST OF WEST VIRGINIA, NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEADS EFFORTS TO ‘STEP IT UP ANOTHER NOTCH,’ WV COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, Department of Arts, Culture and History AWARD $32,000-PLUS IN GRANTS TO ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE MISSION STATEMENT, 5 THINGS TO AVOID IN A MISSION STATEMENT, PEER ADVISE ON MISSION STATEMENTS, ARTS DAY AT THE CAPITOL 2015
Winter 2015
ARTISTS ENCOURAGED TO ENTER WVDCH JURIED EXHIBIT, APPLICATIONS DUE FEB. 2 FOR SCHOOL PROGRAM AWARDS, ARTS DAY AT THE CAPITOL SET FOR FEBRUARY 26, HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS, RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES ARTS ROLE IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE, DANCERS OF ALL ABILITIES EXPRESS ART THROUGH MOVEMENT, WEST VIRGINIA DANCE FESTIVAL SET FOR APRIL 17-19 AT THE CULTURE CENTER IN CHARLESTON, HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE ARTIST STATEMENT, THE CAPITOL THEATRE: THE HEARTBEAT OF WHEELING, HUNTINGTON BECOMES WEST VIRGINIA'S 9TH CERTIFIED ARTS COMMUNITY, PASSION DRIVES WEST VIRGINIA POET LAUREATE TO SHARE TALENTS WITH STUDENTS, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REFLECT ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARTS, 5 WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTS NAMED FINALISTS FOR PRESTIGIOUS 2015 NICHE AWARDS, BOOK AWARDS PROGRAM HONORS MOUNDSVILLE AUTHOR ANDY FRAENKEL, 4 WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTS WIN FELLOWSHIPS, 7 ARTS GROUPS SHARE IN NEARLY $547,000 IN CULTURAL FACILITIES AND CAPITAL RESOURCES GRANTS, 2 RESIDENCIES AVAILABLE THROUGH MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION, MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION OFFERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PRESENTERS OF FEATURED ARTISTS FROM ROSTER, GRANT-WRITING TIPS RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT ART COLLECTION
Fall 2014
THE MORGAN ARTS COUNCIL CELEBRATES 'OVERNIGHT SUCCESS', GRANTS TOTALING $1.26 MILLION AWARDED, COMMISSIONER RANDALL REID-SMITH CREATES MARCHING BAND INVITATIONAL, PARKERSBURG WOODWORKER JESS MANCINI CRAFTS ORNAMENTS FOR GOVERNOR'S MANSION'S ARTISTREE, WVSU MEDIA CENTER OFFERS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC INVITED TO COMMENT ON ARTS PLAN, CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERS FREE TECHNICAL HELP, FIRST LADY'S FESTIVAL CELEBRATES HOLIDAY IN SONG, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REFLECT ON THE ARTS, NEW FUNDING CYCLE ADDED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, ORBI FAST TRACK GRANTS HELP ARTISTS
Summer 2014
WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTS AND ARTS SUPPORTERS RECOGNIZED DURING GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARDS, RENEE MARGOCEE NAMED NEW ARTS DIRECTOR, LEGISLATORS HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS, SUTTON ARTIST TIERA FLOYD WINS JURIED EXHIBITION, CHARLESTON QUILTER CHARLI FULTON CREATES WINNING QUILTS, THE CLAY CENTER'S AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INTEGRATES ARTS AND SCIENCES WITH EXPLORE AND SOAR, WEST VIRGINIA'S STATE CHAMPION PLACED NEAR THE TOP IN THE NATIONAL POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION, YOUNG WEST VIRGINIA ARTISTS' WORK ON DISPLAY IN U.S. CAPITOL, ACCOMMODATING COGNITIVE DISABILITIES
Summer 2012 (Adobe Acrobat, 3M download)
HADDY BRINGS A NEW FACE TO SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTS, HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART: DOODLING FOR GOOGLE,  A SIGN OF THE TIMES, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REFLECT ON INFLUENCE OF THE ARTS         
FILMING IN WEST VIRGINIA, A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID SELBY, LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE, MY FIRST INSTRUMENT, CEDAR LAKES CRAFT CENTER: A LEGACY OF CRAFT, SEVEN QUESTIONS WITH ARTIST ROB CLELAND, WEST VIRGINIA IS MOVING FULL STEAM AHEAD!                 

Spring 2012 (Adobe Acrobat, 3M download)
LANDAU EUGENE MURPHY, JR HOMEGROWN TALENT, RESTORING COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESERVATIO, WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARDS, MOVING TOWARD ARTS INTEGRATION POETRY OUT LOUD 2012 WEST VIRGINIA STATE FINALS, WEST VIRGINIA PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES, EXHIBITION GIVES STAGE TO MUSEUM'S GROWING CONTEMPOARARY CERAMIC COLLECTION, MY FIRST INSTRUMENT, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT, ALDERSON PRISON CAMP, SEVEN QUESTIONS: TARA ROUSH IN HARMONY WITH THE SCHOOL OF HARMONY, WEST VIRGINIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME: CLASS OF 2011
Fall 2011 (Adobe Acrobat, 3M download)
COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES, A NOTE FROM THE FIRST LADY, THE ARTS MUST BE A PART OF 21ST CENTURY LEARNING, DAMIENNE DIBBLE, SAVING THE MUSIC, FIVE QUESTIONS WITH KATHY MATTEA, A LIFE IN THE ARTS, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, BASKETMAKER'S CONFERENCE, TUNE TRAVELERS TAKES STUDENTS AROUD A MUSICAL WORLD, 2012 WVCA GRANT AWARDS, LEADING THE WAY
Summer 2011 (Adobe Acrobat, 744kb download)
STRING FEVER, HANK KEELIN, GROWING INTO AN ARTISTIC CAREER, POETRY OUT LOUD, CORIANNE CARVER: THE UNSHAKABLE POWER OF ART, BOB THOMPSON, SASSAFRAS JUNCTION CONCERT AS CATALYST, GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARDS LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARDS, THE WEST VIRGINIA MOON
Spring 2011 (Adobe Acrobat, 2M download)
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL, RON HINKLE GLASS, WRITERS RETREAT, REMEMBERING BYRD, CHALLENGE AMERICA: FESTIVALL, FACEBOOK AND ARTISTS, SEVEN QUESTIONS WITH VASILIA SCOURAS, ADA NOTES, POETRY OUT LOUD
Fall 2010 (Adobe Acrobat, 2M download)
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL, RON HINKLE GLASS, WRITERS RETREAT, REMEMBERING BYRD, CHALLENGE AMERICA: FESTIVALL, FACEBOOK AND ARTISTS, SEVEN QUESTIONS WITH VASILIA SCOURAS, ADA NOTES, POETRY OUT LOUD
Fall 2008 (Adobe Acrobat, 2M download)
Poetry Out Loud, dancer Daniel Nagrin, Governor's Arts Awards, glassmaker Fred Wilkerson, Jr., Squonk Opera, My Life as an Artist
Fall/Winter 2007 (Adobe Acrobat 1MB download)
Jake Krack, Jesse Reed, ROMPP exhibition, artist retreats, grant news and tips, WV Juried Exhibition
Summer 2007 (Adobe Acrobat 2MB download)
Beth McVey, Water Gap Retreat, Delectable Mountain Quilts Guild, West Virginia Blues Society, 9th Very Special Arts Festival, Arts Alive, 2007 Fellowships
Spring 2007 (Adobe Acrobat 3MB download)
Dollmaker Joanne Gelin, tribute to June Kilgore, communities LinkUP!, Fellowship winners Matthew LaRose and Caryl Toth, West Virginia Dance Company
Winter 2006 (Adobe Acrobat 2MB download)
Three men and a navy, Barbara Nissman, PATHs artist showcase, meet the Commission members, Elaine Wine, Volkmar Wentzel, Tom Donlon, Bob Gates
Fall 2006 (Adobe Acrobat 1.75MB download)
Pete Ballard profile, poet Crystal Good, WV Youth Symphony European tour, Martinsburg audio studio, interviews with Stanley Sporny and Kevin Oderman
Summer 2006 (Adobe Acrobat PDF 1.9MB download)
Distinguished Arts award for David Wohl, interviews with Susan Petryszak and Pete Ambrose, legacy of Dr. Ellie Mannette
Spring 2006 (Adobe Acrobat PDF 1.9MB download)
Improvising Comedy, MountainMade Studios, Earl Dotter interview, NewSong Festival, Arts in Education Summit
Winter 2005 (Adobe Acrobat PDF 995K download)
Marc and Cheryl Harshman, Stae of the Arts survey results, saving money as a self-employed artist, Certified Arts Communities, Gallery 11, accessibility retreat, Artist Showcase at PATHS
Fall 2005 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 880K download)
The musical Kessingers, literary landscape of West Virginia, Roberta Morgan, an artist on active duty, "Born into Brothels" documentary
Summer 2005 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 744K download)
Pam Parziale, Governor's Arts Awards, a chat with Morgan Spurlock, service animals, Cal Price documentary
Spring 2005 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 600K download)
Kanawha Players and ARC, AIE in Action, SCAMPERS, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Claudia O'Keefe
Winter 2004 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 750K download):
Dance at West Virginia Weslyan, Lost River Artist Cooperative, PennPAT, Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability conference
Summer 2003:
Denise Giardina interview, becoming accessible, printmakers and potters, Barbara Marsh Wilson, Mark Wolfe, fiber artists
Spring 2003:
Textile artist Michael Davis, reading quilts, potter Jane Omlor, No Child Left Behind, First Day, MAAF update
Winter 2002-03:
Mullens mural painter,Meredith Sue Willis, following the dream, new arts curriculum, getting into print
Fall 2002:
WV native wins Tony, Arts Action! resource kit, haiku, Eileen Kramer, Sara Pritchard
Summer 2002:
quality arts education, radio series on writers, The Griffin and the Minor Canon, mentoring
Spring 2002:
accessibility, a writer's journey, fellowship winners, student filmmaker
Winter 2002:
accessibility, WV Filmmakers Festival, grantwriting, storytelling
Fall 2001:
accessibility, Hazel Dickens, Bill Ivey, writing children's books, making a student film