New and Exciting Happenings with ArtBerkeley!

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

At our board meeting, Heritage Craft Center came and made a proposal.  They would like to explore the possibility of partnering with ArtBerkeley and The Berkeley Arts Council to find a physical location that we could share and would meet the needs of all our groups.

The board motioned and passed that one board member and one member of ArtBerkeley would meet with the HCC and BAC representatives and form a joint coalition with the sole purpose to explore this possibility.  Paul Berryhill, our president has volunteered from the board, but we need one more member to also volunteer.  The first meeting of this coalition needs to be before the end of January, but the exact date is to be determined by the coalition members.  Please email Paul at paulberryhill-at-yaho-dot-com if you are interested in working on this new and exciting project.

Thank you,

The Board

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REMINDER: Arts in Education (AIE) Program

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

One more reminder about this awesome program for our Berkeley County Schools.  Please note that the deadline for your application is Jan. 13, 2012.

The Berkeley Arts Council is pleased to invite artists to participate in our Arts in Education (AIE) Program for the second year.  If you would like to become a teaching artist (TA) in residence at a Berkeley County School during the 2012-2013 school year (which is a paid position), please review the attached information.  Attached you will find:

1. Becoming a Teaching Artist Brochure
2. Call for Artists for AIE 2012
3. TA Resource List
4. Teaching Artist Application and form

This information can be downloaded from our website www.berkeleyartswv.org or you may pick up copies at the Holiday Art and Craft Market at 115 S. Queen Street, Martinsburg WV.

The Teaching Artist Application and form are due January 13, 2012.  This is due to the fact that this program is supported by state and local grants that must be written by March 1, 2012 in order to fund the 2012-2013 school year. The other documents are provided to you to help plan your residency.  If you have questions about any of these documents or the program, please contact Leia Wood at leia -dot-wood-at-gmail-dot-com, or Paula Frank at fiscalsister1-at-gmail-dot-com .

Mail applications to PO Box 984, Martinsburg, WV 25402.

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Call for Artists: Second Annual Art and Earth Juried Art Exhibit.

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

The Berkeley Arts Council and The Arts Centre are again joining forces to bring a juried art exhibit to The Arts Centre gallery in Martinsburg, WV. The exhibit will be held April 20 – May 20, 2012.

The exhibit, which will be produced by the Berkeley Arts Council, will have 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.

Entries for the exhibit will be accepted starting January 3, 2012 and the deadline for submission is February 20, 2012.

Details, including entry forms and the full schedule are posted on the Berkeley Arts Council web site (http://www.berkeleyartswv.org/juried_exhibit.php). For more information contact Rip Smith at 304-596-0873 or email berkeleyartswv@gmail.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  (http://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.

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Berkeley Arts Council
PO Box 894
Martinsburg, WV 25402

http://www.berkeleyartswv.org

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Apollo Theatre Exihibition Opportunity

Posted on November 12, 2011 by
A few weeks ago new moulding was installed in the Apollo Theatre and they are now looking for one or more artists to show their work there. The space is immediately available and they would like to have work with a winter/holiday/christmas theme to go along with the Apollo’s musical production of A Christmas Carol. They would need to have the work installed no later than the opening date of the show on December 9, but the space is available as soon as the artwork can be assembled.
They have room for 10-12 pieces depending on size and they can work with a group of artists if there are enough people who are interested.  Jocelyn Lowans will be coordinating this exhibit so please contact her directly to express your interest. Her email address is:EuterpesPleasure at gmail dot com
This is a good opportunity to get more artwork out in front of the public. Let’s take advantage of it!
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Can You Help?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Hi all,

I need a few volunteers to help out on Friday (11/11) night from 6-9pm and Saturday (11/12) morning from 9am-12pm to stand/sit inside the Bon Ton doors and help sell the $5 booklets.  Please remember that this is our only current fundraiser and we need to do it in order to pay our organizational responsibilities.  If you can only work one hour, please tell me.  If you can work all three, please tell me that too.

Thanks so much!
Leia

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Call for Artists:Jean Heiler Gallery

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Artists interested in displaying their art at the Jean Heiler Gallery, The Old Opera House in Charles Town, during 2012 season are invited to contact Kat Cimaglio at kat (at) katstudioart (dot) com for information.

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News, Updates and Volunteers Needed!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

Hi Everyone!

I hope that you are all doing well and are gearing up for the holidays.  I know that I can’t believe that they are almost here!

A few things:

1.  The Bon Ton Community Day is fast approaching.  We are planning to participate and sell the Bon Ton booklets at the doors of the Bon Ton on Nov. 11 and 12.  If you have time either of those days and would like to help, please email me the time you would prefer and I will put a schedule together.  We can sell the booklets before too, each booklet is a $5 donation to us.  You can bring them to church or office and help the group out.   Please remember that this is our only current fundraiser as both of our other ones have fallen through this year.  So its all hands on deck!  The community day website is http://www.communitydayevent.com/

2.  The board has approved a Meet and Greet Christmas Dinner this year.  We will be holding it at Shoney’s in Martinsburg on December 9th at 6:30.  Please put it on your calenders now and save the date.  All current paid members will be free, all other attendees (like children and spouses) are welcome, however you will be responsible for their dinner.  If you would like to bring a small piece of art with you to share or Artist Trading Cards, please do.  We would love to see those too.  We will send out more information about this dinner closer to the date.

3. Don’t forget about the Holiday Art Market.  If you need information about it, please visit www.berkeleyartswv.org.

That’s all for now!
Thanks,
Leia

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