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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: Artists, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Rockbridge County, Arts and Culture
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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: Artists, Museums, Arts and Culture, Arts
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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: Artists, Arts and Culture, Arts
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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: Artists, Arts and Culture, Opera (genre), Arts
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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: Artists, Arts and Culture, Arts
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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...
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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: Education, Museums, Artists, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture
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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: Social Issues, Christian Bale, Jesse Eisenberg, Television Industry, Mark Twain
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Artist paints giant American flag on Martinsville building to honor injured Marine
An artist is honoring an injured Marine from Ararat by painting an American flag on a building. Artist Scott Lobaido is painting a giant American flag on the side of the Black Box Theatre in Martinsville. He's doing it as a thank-you to injured Marine...
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Local Artist's Auto Art seen Worldwide
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterOne local artist's passion has "DRIVEN" her and now her art is on walls all over the world. Sue Steele Thomas knows alot about people and their relationship with their cars. "People love their cars," said Sue Steele Thomas. "Haven't you ever ridden...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Artists, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Volkswagen
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