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» Artist Opportunities in the Healing Arts at Carilion Clinic
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The arts and humanities are doing important work in wellness and healthcare, and there are avenues for artist involvement. Locally Carilion Clinic’s ongoing Healing Arts Program has several opportunities. Artists with ties to Virginia are invited to create an interactive healing sculpture that can travel to Carilion healthcare sites in…
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» On the Podcast: Heather Marshall and Practices of Mind in the Studio
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As a realist, artist Heather Marshall observes the world around her through her painting. She also teaches studio practice to high school students. In doing so, she shares the Eight Studio Practices of Mind, concepts elucidated in Studio Thinking 2: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education by Hetland et al. “You’ll…
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» RCPS Elementary Students say WE ARE ART
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Roanoke City Public Schools students have created works of art inspired by a recent Roanoke City Libraries and the Roanoke Arts Commission video. In person and virtual art students chose lyrics from the WE ARE ART Rap Cypher that resonated with them and sparked their imaginations to create unique artworks. Students chose to…
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» Keeley Healing Arts seeks healing sculpture
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The Carilion Clinic Foundation invites artists to submit a proposal for a portable sculpture/vessel to be utilized as a focus for ceremonies of healing in various healthcare and community settings. The sculpture must be interactive, durable, and one-of-a-kind. The chosen work will be of a scale and material suitable for…
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» Recovering Together documentary features Roanoke’s arts community
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“After one year of out-of-the-box ideas, reflection, and resilience,” writes Penn State broadcast journalism senior Callaway Turner, “the arts community in the Roanoke Valley has survived.” As her senior thesis in the Schreyer Honors College, Turner completed a short documentary film featuring a look at the pandemic shifts and recovery…
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» Fostering the Future with Roanoke Cultural Endowment’s Katherine Fralin
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On the podcast: Join the Roanoke Cultural Endowment Board Secretary Katherine Fralin for a conversation on the arts, the future, and investing in what’s possible. “Roanoke’s culture per capita is off the charts,” says Fralin. As the founding director of the Batten Leadership Institute at Hollins University, Katherine is thoughtful…
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» Roanoke Valley Gives: Give Today
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Give to one of your many favorite arts and cultural organizations today during Roanoke Valley Gives. The annual event of the Community Foundation of Western Virginia offers a community wide push for donations and even awards nearly 40 monetary prizes to organizations based the level, timing, and character of gifts.…
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» Melrose Avenue Bus Shelters
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Two covered bus shelters that incorporate public art are included in the streetscape improvements along Melrose Avenue. The shelters, dedicated on August 5, were a collaborative partnership between the Roanoke Arts Commission, Valley Metro, HUD Community Resources and residents and stakeholders of MOTA. These shelters were designed by local artist Daniel Kuehl…
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» Equity Planning for Arts & Culture
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The Roanoke Arts Commission is charged with overseeing arts and cultural planning in the community. With the 2011 Arts & Cultural Plan.about 80% accomplished, the community has changed much since coming together to develop it. While it’s important to develop the next plan, in the next 18 months, we’ll operate…
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» Safer Neighborhoods team seeks artist
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Safer Neighborhoods, a sub-committee of Roanoke City’s Task Force to Reduce Gun Violence, seeks an artist to serve on the committee to help guide its vision for a public art project. The committee’s primary purpose is to address the root causes that contribute to acts of violence and to create…