January 11, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will sponsor “Arts Day at the Legislature” at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, on Monday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event celebrates the vitality of the arts in West Virginia; the impact the arts has on cultural growth, economic development and education; and how the arts brings together artists, arts organizations and art enthusiasts from across the state.
This year’s event will be held in the upper rotunda of the State Capitol and will consist of information booths and artists’ demonstrations. A list of participants is attached.
For more information about “Arts Day at the State Legislature,” contact Renee Margocee, individual artist coordinator or Rose McDonough, cultural facilities and accessibility coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0240.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Arts Day at the Legislature Participants
Carnegie Hall, WV (Lewisburg)
West Virginia Division of Tourism
Randolph County Community Arts Center (Elkins)
Chuck Mathena Center (Princeton)
Tamarack Foundation
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (Charleston)
Center for Excellence in Disabilities (Morgantown)
West Virginia Dance Company (Beckley)
River City Youth Ballet (Charleston)
West Virginia Writers
Huntington Museum of Art (Huntington)
West Virginia Public Theatre (Morgantown)
Theatre West Virginia (Beckley)
Arts Advocacy of West Virginia
Appalachian Education Initiative (Morgantown)
Greenbrier Valley Theatre (Lewisburg)
Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation (Fairmont)
Oglebay Institute (Wheeling)
New Mystics Arts (Fairmont)
FestivAll Charleston (Charleston)
Children’s Theatre of Charleston (Charleston)
Rhododendron Arts & Crafts Festival (Cross Lanes)
Horace Mann Middle School String Quartet (Charleston)
Arts Resources for the Tri-State (Huntington)
Augusta Heritage Center (Elkins)
Beckley Art Group (Beckley)
Charleston Stage Company (Charleston)
Arts Council of the Kanawha Valley (Charleston)
Allied Artists of West Virginia
Huntington Dance Theatre (Huntington)
West Virginia Music Hall of Fame
Cathy Moss, Artist (Tornado)
The Charleston Ballet (Charleston)
Danny Keyser, Jr., Artist (Logan)
Curtis Simpson, Artist (Logan)
Art in the Park (Lewisburg)
West Virginia Thespians (Martinsburg)
West Virginia Music Educators (Elkins)
West Virginia Coalition for Arts Education (Charleston)
West Virginia Secondary Dance Alliance (Charleston)
West Virginia Theatre Conference (Inwood)
Wastelandic Paradise (Beckley)
The Renaissance Art Gallery (Huntington)
Berkeley Arts Council (Martinsburg)
The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences (Charleston)
Fred Harvey, Folk Artist (Culloden)
Charlie Bradley, Folk Artist (Culloden)
Arts Council of Preston County
Heritage Craft Center of the Eastern Panhandle (Martinsburg)
The Old Brick Playhouse (Elkins)
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