2022 West Virginia Arts in Our Communities Conference

Join us for the 2022 Arts in Our Communities Conference!

Conference Schedule:

Additional presenters will be added in the coming days.

9:00 a.m. - Welcome

• Curator Randall Reid-Smith & Guests

10:30 a.m. - Breakout sessions:

Defining and Reaching Underserved Populations (panel discussion)

• Leslie Barker, Youth Museum of Southern WV, Raleigh County
• Missy McCollum, Old Brick Playhouse, Randolph County
• Ursulette Ward, Unlimited Futures, Cabell County

Creative Youth Development (panel discussion)

• Tijah Bumgarner, Marshall University, Cabell County
• Dylan Collins, WVU School of Art and Design, Monongalia County
• Jo Nelson, AmeriCorps/North Elementary School, Monongalia County
• Mollie Toppe, WVU Extension Services, Wetzel County

Folk Art and Appalachia (panel discussion)

• Adam Booth, Storyteller, Jefferson County
• Stuart Frazier, Playwright, Kanawha County
• Kayla Wilhite, The River House, Hampshire County
• Jennie Williams, State Folklorist, WV Humanities Council

11:30 a.m. - Lunch and networking activity

12:30 p.m. - Plenary Session: Reports from lunch activity

1:45 p.m. - Grant Writing Workshops:

Mid Atlantic Arts Grant Opportunities

• Emily Hilliard, Program Officer - Folk and Traditional Arts

National Endowment for the Arts Grant Opportunities

• Nancy Daugherty, Arts Education Specialist, National Endowment for the Arts

State Arts Office (SAO) Grant Opportunities

• Jenna Green, Cultural Facilities Coordinator, SAO
• Elizabeth Yeager, Individual Artist Coordinator, SAO

State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Grant Opportunities & Historic Tax Credits

• Meredith Dreistadt, Tax Credit - Certified Local Government Coordinator, SHPO
• Christy Moore, Grants Coordinator, SHPO
• Susan Pierce, Director, SHPO

3:15 p.m. - Breakout Session/Art Making Opportunity

Arts Educator Introductions

• Adam Booth, Storyteller, Jefferson County
• Geoffrey Fleming, Huntington Museum of Art, Cabell County
• Betty King, WV Symphony Orchestra, Kanawha County
• Michael Lipton, WV Music Hall of Fame, Kanawha County
• Danielle McCracken, Oglebay Institute, Ohio County
• Megan Newbanks, Artsbridge, Wood County
• Cathy Rennard, Carnegie Hall, Greenbrier County
• Kylie Proudfoot-Payne, WV Professional Dance Company, Raleigh County
• John Shirley, Vintage Theater Company, Harrison County

Self Portrait Painting Workshop for the Martin Luther King, Jr. mural in Charleston

• Jeff Pierson, Office of Public Art - Charleston, WV, Kanawha County

5:30 p.m. - Governor's Arts Awards Reception begins

6:00 p.m. - Governor's Arts Awards

Nominate an artist or arts organization from your area!

• Nomination packet: https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Governors-Arts-Award-Nomination-2022.pdf

All day events:

Free headshots - have a free headshot taken by professional photographer, Steve Brightwell

Resource table - bring flyers, business cards, or other resources to share with fellow attendees

Online grant application assistance - have your GoApply questions answered by Grants Coordinator, Barbie Smoot

9:00 a.m. - Plenary Session: Creative Placemaking (panel discussion)

• Chuck Hamsher, Downtown Charleston Association, Kanawha County
• David McCauley, City of Buckhannon, Upshur County
• Lori McKinney, RiffRaff Arts Collective, Mercer County

10:30 a.m. - Breakout Sessions

Succession Planning for Arts Organizations (panel discussion)

• Matthew Campbell, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Greenbrier County
• Peggy McKowen, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Jefferson County
• Cathey Sawyer, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Greenbrier County

Youth and the Opioid Crisis

• Ella Jennings, Mustard Seed Mountain, Ohio County
• Gabrielle Marshall, MoJo Center for Resilient Communities, Ohio County

Marketing and Pricing Your Artwork (panel discussion)

• Christine Keller, Jewelry artist, Upshur County
• Key to Adam, Musicians, Upshur County
• Kelsie Tyson, Visual artist, Greenbrier County

11:30 a.m. - Lunch and networking activity

12:30 p.m. - Plenary Session: Reports from lunch activity

1:45 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

Virtual Programming (panel discussion)

• Bryan Braunlich, Wheeling Symphony, Ohio County
• Jason Young, Vintage Theater Company, Harrison County
• Seth Young, Augusta Heritage, Randolph County

Teaching the Literary Arts

Artist Statement Writing Workshop

• Angelica Armstrong Gilleran, StrongRapport, Kanawha County

3:15 p.m. - Plenary Session: Arts Advocacy

• Curator Randall Reid-Smith & Guests

All day events:

Free headshots - have a free headshot taken by professional photographer, Steve Brightwell

Resource table - bring flyers, business cards, or other resources to share with fellow attendees

Online grant application assistance - have your GoApply questions answered by Grants Coordinator, Barbie Smoot

Are you planning to attend Arts Day at the Legislature on Thursday, March 3? Reserve your exhibitor space here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmxsTHw4A8s8fpg0bhw7_eUGJXB3h7omWriSbXPkczGDTTjQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Host or Publisher West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History