Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.

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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas, Oct. 01, 2025

Warhol Exhibit Comes To Charleston

The Juliet Art Museum at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV has just opened an exhibit called "Good Business: Andy Warhol’s Screenprints" to the public. It will remain on display through March 29, 2026.

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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 28, 2023

WVU Community, Affected By Cuts, Puts On Art Show

More than 40 university faculty, students and alumni from the ceramics, prints and sculpture departments are coming together at a local art gallery to put on an exhibition of their work titled “Deep Cuts.”

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 28, 2023

New Art Exhibit Reflects Loss From Recent Academic Cuts At WVU, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Education Reporter Chris Schulz sat down with WVU professor and owner of Morgantown art gallery Galactic Panther, Eli Pollard to discuss the exhibit and the impacts of the university’s cuts.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Apr. 15, 2022

Morgantown Art Exhibit Aims to Celebrate, Humanize Unhoused Neighbors

Issues of housing and homelessness can be very complex. A group called Humans of Morgantown is using art created by unhoused citizens to bring a humanizing perspective to the discussion.Chris Schulz spoke with Corbin Mills and Jordan Stosic about the group’s “Neighbors Beyond Neighborhoods” exhibit.

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WVPB News Caitlin Tan, May. 22, 2019

Art Exhibit Explores Appalachia's Connection to Wales

Across the Atlantic Ocean -- 3,586 miles away from West Virginia -- you will find Wales, which is part of the United Kingdom. The western side of Wales is…

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