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News & Facts ARTS DAY AT THE WV LEGISLATURE The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will host “Arts Day at the State Capitol” at the State Capitol Complex, Charleston, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. - 3 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 lower rotunda of the State Capitol. Several arts groups will present live performances including vocal and instrumental music, poetry readings and dance and theatrical performances. For more information about “Arts Day at the State Capitol,” contact Rose McDonough, cultural facilities and accessibility coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 152. --- NATIONAL ARTS ADVOCACY DAY Make your plans now to attend Arts Advocacy Day activities in Washington, D.C. on March 31 - April 1. Sponsored annually by Americans for the Arts, this event includes workshops on arts lobbying and important legislative issues facing artists and arts organizations. Representatives from AAWV plan to meet with members of West Virginia's congressional delegation on Tuesday morning, April 1st. If you'd like to participate email David Wohl at dwohl@wvstateu.edu. --- W.Va. State Arts Plan for Review & Comment The state arts plan for 2008-10 has been developed for the three-year partnership grant proposal submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts by the West Virginia Commission on the Arts. It was approved by the commission on Sept. 13, 2006, and is being posted here for review and comment by the arts community. Click on one of the following links to view the plan in either .pdf format or Word .doc format. Please make comments to: Jeanne Mozier, chair WVCA planning committee. at star@starwv.com. --- FINAL REPORT --WEST VIRGINIA ARTS ASSEMBLY 2006
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"Arts Advocacy of West Virginia believes strongly that resources directed at organizations and activities that enhance and contribute to the educational, artistic and cultural welfare of the citizens of West Virginia constitute a real investment in the future of our state," Gov. Joe Manchin III said in a proclamation issued at the opening session of the April 3-4, 2006, Arts Assembly in Charleston. Click here for more details.
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Jeanne
Mozier, Arts Assembly program chair, has prepared a final report
on the April 2006 Arts Assemby in Charleston. "The Arts Assembly
was a success," she writes. "143 registrants from 26 different
counties in every region of the state. Approximately 60% of the
registrants identified themselves as artists connected equally with
an organization or business; 23% identified themselves as organization
representatives only; 17% as artist only. Using evaluations returned
from working artist panels, we can determine that the average career
time as artist is about 18 years. Scholarships were awarded to 66
individuals, many of them working artists who, based on their responses,
would not have otherwise attended." For her complete report,
