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Sculptor turning 15 tons of sand into art in Roanoke park
WDBJ7 Intern ReporterMany people think of playing in the sand as something fun for kids, but Carl Jara has made a career of it. Jara is in Roanoke creating a large sand sculpture for Festival in the Park. There are many ways of creating sand sculptures but Jara uses a...Tags: Sculpture, Arts and Culture
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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: Arts and Culture, Artists, Museums, New York City, Rockefeller Center
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Roanoke art gallery wants folks to know art is within all of us
When you think of art, you may think of a canvas. But one local art gallery wants you to know art is within all of us. The One Block East Gallery in Roanoke partnered with Fashionista Roanoke for "Art in Bloom". The event featured designs from Terrisa...
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Roanoke gallery hosts Art In Bloom
ReporterWhen you think of art, you may think of a canvas. But one local art gallery wants you to know art is within all of us. The One Block East Gallery in Roanoke partnered with Fashionista Roanoke for "Art in Bloom". The event featured designs from...Tags: Arts and Culture, Artists
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A Roanoke family sharing its sacred collection of "Faberge"
Multimedia JournalistA Roanoke family is sharing its most beautiful and sacred pieces of art and now you can have a peek at Faberge. The Hodges Family Collection will be shown at the Taubman Museum of Art starting Friday, May 4th. More than one-hundred pieces of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums
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UPDATED: State police say it's too early to say whether fire at the Haunted Monster Museum is suspicious
Firefighters are still working to contain the brush fire that spread from a roadside attraction in Rockbridge County. The Natural Bridge Haunted Monster Museum caught fire Monday evening. The main building was heavily damaged and flames spread to the...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Arts and Culture, Museums, Arson
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City of Roanoke wants to turn trash into art
ReporterCan trash be art? The City of Roanoke hopes so. The city is seeking artists to design vinyl wraps for its big belly solar trash units. The bins use the evergy from the sun to compress the trash like a kitchen compactor. City leaders hope the art...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Arts and Culture
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Lynchburg museum officials investigate damage to Monument Terrace statue
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefAn important piece is missing from an iconic hometown landmark. Someone has broken the bayonet off the "Doughboy" statue in downtown Lynchburg. The bronze figure has stood at the base of Monument Terrace for more than 80 years. It's a tribute to the...Tags: Sculpture, Arts and Culture, Museums, World War I (1914-1918), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Danville business closing less than a year after opening
WDBJ7 ReporterIt opened just 10 months ago, now Danville's first downtown art gallery is already closing. Owners at Dan River Art Works say they weren't making enough sales. But a poor economy wasn't the only factor in making the decision. Last fall the business...Tags: Arts and Culture
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A Snapshot: How one Cave Spring Teen is Helping a Cause
WDBJFifteen thousand children are diagnosed with it every year and there is no cure. One Cave Spring teenager knows what it's like. Olivia Kiser was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at just nine months old. Kiser is a rising senior at Cave Spring High...Tags: Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Photography, Caves and Caverns
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Nearly 150 years after their deaths, faces of two USS Monitor crew members reconstructed
ReporterOutside the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, a wreath honored all of the sailors who served on the USS Monitor. Inside, the faces of two men were the center of attention. Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled...Tags: Sculpture, Human Body, Arts and Culture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hampton Roads
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Faces of civil war sailors to aid in search for their identities
ReporterOutside the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, a wreath honored all of the sailors who served on the USS Monitor. Inside, the faces of two men were the center of attention. Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled...Tags: Human Body, Sculpture, Arts and Culture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Human Interest
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