International Film Festival Returns To Charleston After Multi-Year Hiatus
The festival will screen films Saturday and Sunday at the Park Place Cinemas and the Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema.
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Eastern Panhandle Artist’s Intricate Illustrations Grew From Classroom Interest, Support
Today, Antonia Capriotti's bright, intricate illustrations form entire exhibitions in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. But years ago she was only just discovering her love for art as one of the first two students to receive a specialized curriculum for their Autism in Jefferson County Schools.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Artist Behind 'No Hate In My Holler' Debuts A Mural Featuring A Town’s Legendary Midwife
This conversation originally aired in the August 5, 2022 episode of Inside Appalachia. A mural in Pound, Virgini...
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Dede Styles in North Carolina uses common roadside plants to make natural dyes for fabrics. She teaches the craft, but it’s also part of a bigger mission for Styles. Folkways Reporter Rebecca Williams brings us this story.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Artist Behind 'No Hate In My Holler' Debuts A Mural Featuring A Town’s Legendary Midwife
A mural in Pound, Virginia, depicts Nancy Mullins Shores — a longtime midwife who delivered many of the town’s residents in the 20th century. The mural was designed and painted by Lacy Hale, an eastern Kentucky artist known for painting murals across central Appalachia, including one that garnered controversy for its imagery of an opossum amid pokeweed.
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WVPB Premieres 'Finding David Riffle, West Virginia Artist' Nov. 21
Our newest production explores the life and work of David Riffle. The hour-long television program will air Monday, Nov. 21 at 9 p.m. on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s TV and YouTube channels.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Artist Creates Puzzle To Showcase The State
Ona resident Linda Childers says she hopes to use her art to promote love for West Virginia and encourage people to explore the state for themselves.
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