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Venture beyond gallery walls to private arts studios
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistFast becoming known as an arts destination, Lexington and surrounding Rockbridge County, Virginia will welcome hundreds of guests this spring to the 2nd Annual Lexington Rockbridge Studio Tour, featuring the work of 36 artists and 11 private art studios....Tags: Arts, Travel, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Rockbridge County, Tourism and Leisure
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Lynchburg group opens art gallery to benefit the homeless
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhile they may be hard to find in Lynchburg, homeless people do exist in the city. "You really don't see our homeless out and about in the community, but I can assure you that they are there," said Tracey Dixon. Dixon is Executive Director of The...Tags: Homelessness, Arts, Artspace, Social Issues, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Young artists show their talents in a special exhibit
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistJust in time for National Youth Art Month, the Salem Museum is hosting a special exhibit of student art. Students have entitled this exhibit "mARTch Madness". This display brings the works of members of the school's International Baccalaureate Art...Tags: Museums, Arts, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture
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UPDATE: Taubman Museum of Art introduces Watkins as new executive director
The Taubman Museum of Art introduced Della Watkins as its new executive director at a noon news conference Monday. Watkins has worked at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts since 1997. She most recently served as the director of education. She starts her...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Artists open cooperative gallery space in Bedford
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefArtists have a new place to show off their work in Bedford. A newly formed cooperative is opening a gallery on Depot Street. It's called "The Electric Company Co-Op Gallery." The name comes from the utility company that used to be in the building....Tags: Arts, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture
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Arts Council of the Blue Ridge will close up shop next week
WDBJ7 Reporter/AnchorAfter 34 years of representing artists and the arts in the Roanoke Valley, The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is closing its doors. The council was an advocate for the opera, ballet, private artists, among other groups in the area. The decision to...Tags: Arts, Opera (genre), Fine Artists, Arts and Culture
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Taubman Museum looks to the future with its artist residency program
reporterIt is giving artists a chance to expand their creativity, experiment and push themselves to their limits. Organizers say the Taubman Museum's artist residency program is already achieving what it set out to. The program has had two artists. The...Tags: Arts, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture
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UPDATE: Roanoke's Taubman Museum of Art announces changes, including free admission
Assignment ManagerRoanoke's Taubman Museum of Art announced some big changes Monday morning.Thanks in large part to a $150,000 grant from Advance Auto Parts, the museum now offers free general admission. Advance Auto Parts was founded by the Taubman family. Additionally,...Tags: Museums, Arts, Car Parts, Car Repair, Arts and Culture
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World-renowned artist, Roanoke native Dorothy Gillespie dies at 92
World-renowned artist and Roanoke native Dorothy Gillespie has died. Her family says she passed away in Florida Sunday morning, at age 92. Gillespie graduated from Jefferson High School back in 1937. In a 2004 interview with WDBJ7, she told us...
Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture
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Lynchburg exhibit features American art from an outside perspective
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA new art exhibit in Lynchburg is showing what it's like to be an American, from the eyes of an outsider. The Maier Museum at Randolph College is preparing to open an exhibit called "Bridges Not Walls." It's part of the college's 101st Annual Exhibition...Tags: Museums, Arts, Education, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Colleges and Universities
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Ann Coulter, Tom Brokaw, George Clooney, Walmart
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Roanoke Native Featured in Documentary
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterHer work has been in museums around the world. Now this artist from Roanoke is being featured in a documentary. In the late 1930's Dorothy Gillespie's parents wanted her to be a teacher, but she wanted to head off to New York City to be an artist. Her...Tags: Museums, Arts, Documentary (genre), Rockefeller Center, Amusement and Theme Parks
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