Welcome to ArtBerkeley! We are an organization of artists — encompassing fine artists, craft artists, musicians, dramatic artists, writers, poets, and more — for artists. Hey, even if you aren’t an artist yourself, but want to support the artists here in our area (and elsewhere, too), we welcome you!
Please, wander about our site. Read the posts and pages, make comments, and find out more about the artists in here in Berkeley County, WV and what they are doing. 
Main Street Martinsburg 2nd annual Festival of Banners 2012 is almost here. First, Main Street Martinsburg appreciates your stalwart support of last’s year’s Festival of Banners. Your artistry on the canvas have been loved and viewed by hundreds of local residents and visitors to our fair city. Ever mindful of keeping things vibrant and alive, it been decided to continue on with the Festival of Banners……
This multi-media project debuts Memorial Day weekend at the Wine & Arts Festival; from there the banners will be moved to the streets of downtown for the remainder of the summer……
Banner application, Guidelines, Artwork template and artist release forms can be found on the Main Street Martinsburg Events page — click here.
Submission are due: March 1st
One week after application are received artwork will be juried. If chosen you will be notified by Main Street Martinsburg to pick up canvas. Finished Canvas are due by Friday, May 18th
Drop off or mail application/forms to: Main Street Martinsburg;142 N. Queen Street; Martinsburg, WV 25401
Artists, performers and instructors will be featured at the Berkeley Arts Council’s second Arts Expo, scheduled this year for November 10.
To be considered as part of the grant application, please reply by email by February 14th with a description of your proposed activity.
The Berkeley Arts Council will be submitting a grant application to fund this project, which includes a stipend and expense reimbursement for participating artists.
Once we receive your proposal, we need your submission and contract with the paperwork in hand (or in printable form, by email) by February 21st. We will have to complete the application before going to Charleston on Feb. 27 for Arts Day at the Capitol.
Your challenge is to come up with a creative activity that kids five and up, teens or adults can participate in. Spontaneity encouraged! Hands-on skills are one option; music, dance and theater offer good possibilities for small groups. Performances and demonstrations can be part of the mix.
More information (including a video and photos from last year’s Expo), a submission form and contract can be downloaded from the Arts Expo page of the http://www.berkeleyartswv.org site.
We want to Amplify the Arts and encourage everyone to find satisfaction in a creative activity. Please let us hear your ideas!
Jocelynne Lowans has booked the conference room at the Daily Grind here in Martinsburg for the Global Art Project meeting. The time is set for 6:30pm. Anyone not able to make it but interested in participating please email Jocelynne at EuterpesPleasure-at-gmail-dot-com — she will send you summery of the discussion.
Also, everyone planning to attend please RSVP by emailing her ASAP at the above email address; she says she is more than happy to reschedule to accommodate as many as possible.
The deadline for submission to the Second Art and Earth Juried Art Exhibit is less than a month away. The deadline for submission is February 20, 2012.
The Berkeley Arts Council has announced a preliminary prize fund of $600. Additional cash prizes may be offered depending on entries.
The exhibit, which will be produced by the Berkeley Arts Council in collaboration with The Arts Centre in Martinsburg, WV, has the theme “Art and Earth: My Art – My World.” Artists in all media are invited to submit works that express their feelings about nature and the environment.
The Juror for the exhibit will be Laura Amussen, Director of Exhibitions and Art Collection Coordinator at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.
The exhibit will run April 20 through May 20, 2012 at The Arts Centre gallery, 300 West King Street in Martinsburg. An opening reception and awards presentation will be Friday, April 20 from 5-7pm
Details, including entry forms and the full schedule are posted on the Berkeley Arts Council web site (www.berkeleyartswv.org). For more information email berkeleyartswv-at-gmail-dot-com.
The Berkeley Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization incorporated in West Virginia working to ensure that Berkeley County has a vibrant, vital arts environment by promoting awareness, understanding and appreciation of the literary, visual and performing arts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
The Arts Centre (www.theartscentre.org), a 501(c)(3) organization located in the historic Federal Building in Martinsburg, WV, continues an over 20 year commitment to providing educational experiences in the arts for children and adults in the Eastern Panhandle and Quad-state region.
Jocelynne Lowans, CEO/Artist of Euterpe’s Pleasure writes:
“Calling artists! A project is in the works and I’m looking for
members of Art Berkeley (and any other creative types) to participate
in the Global Art Project for Peace! Below you will find the link to
their web site, but here is a quick run down:
“The Goal- To create and display art speaking to a culture of world
peace. This creation would be permanently exchanged with another
group/individual.
“How it Works- We register with the project and they sign us up with an
exchange partner. They maybe in another state or country.
“We can create individual works of art, each individual registers for
$15, or create a group piece, registering for $20. After that the
cost shipping falls on the artist or group.
“As for display, the plan is to find a location that would accommodate
the artists involved and would be willing to display our work and the
work we receive from the exchange (two shows in all). I want to get a
head count and a decision of creating one group piece or individual
pieces or both before approaching possible venues.
“To express your interest please email EuterpesPleasure-at-gmail-dot-com .
The first meeting is tentatively scheduled for Friday, February 10th
at 6:00pm (registration due by February 29th and an be done on line).”
For more information regarding the Global Art Project for Peace, click here.
CALL FOR ARTISTS~North Mountain Arts (NMA) in Hedgesville is hosting the 6th annual North Mountain Arts Festival, June 2, 2012. This is a juried show and photos or disks must accompany your application. If you have participated before only an application is needed. Contact NMA via FaceBook, or at northmountainarts-at-frontier-dot-com.
The Berkeley Arts Council is pleased to announce a Watercolor Workshop with renowned watercolorist and instructor Tom Lynch on July 10-13, 2012 at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg, WV. This is the first time in several years that Tom Lynch has held a workshop on the East Coast. The BAC is very excited to bring this opportunity to our regional artists and to invite artists from outside our area to join us for this excellent workshop.
The cost for the four-day workshop is $400 plus food and lodging. Reduced room rates are available to workshop participants at the Holiday Inn. Space is limited and participant registration is on a first come, first served basis. For more information or reserve a space in the workshop, please go to the Berkeley Arts Council website at http://www.berkeleyartswv.org/workshops.
Tom Lynch brings to his class the same enthusiasm and energy as seen on his nationally known TV series “Fun with Watercolor” that has been on PBS for the last 20 years. The objectives of this workshop are to show the vast range and flexibility of watercolor. This includes how to put emotion and conviction into painting by exploring, experimenting, and developing the creativity of each individual. Tom makes the process of painting fun, along with sharing his enthusiasm and demonstrating new techniques in an atmosphere that makes the intermediate and advanced painter feel welcome!
The Berkeley Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization incorporated in West Virginia working to ensure that Berkeley County has a vibrant, vital arts environment by promoting awareness, understanding and appreciation of the literary, visual and performing arts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
