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Artists invited to participate in Arts Day at the Legislature on Feb. 14

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will host Arts Day at the Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 14. The event will take place at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.      

Exhibitors representing artists and arts organizations from across the Mountain State will be set up in the upper rotunda of the State Capitol. The event is free and open to the public. Individual artists and arts organizations are invited to participate.

Arts Day at the Legislature is a great opportunity for artists and arts organizations to network, as well as schedule appointments with their elected representatives.

For more information about Arts Day or how to become an exhibitor, contact Jenna Green, cultural facilities and accessibility coordinator for the WVDACH, at Jenna.R.Green@wv.gov or (304) 558-0240 ext. 725.

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