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Department of Arts, Culture and History announces new juried art exhibit opening from Inspired Series

File photo of a wolf at the West Virginia Wildlife Center (Brian Bergstrom / My Buckhannon)

The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History will open a new exhibition at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston on January 26, 2025, at 2 p.m. with a reception and awards ceremony.

This exhibit, titled West Virginia Wildlife, is the third installation of Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions, featuring four different West Virginia themes. Twenty-six West Virginia artists, representing 15 counties, were selected for the West Virginia Wildlife show, which features thirty-two pieces, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, digital illustration and mixed media. The exhibit will remain on display in the Lower Lobby and Commissioner’s Gallery at the Culture Center until May 9, 2025.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Sidney Duncan, Exhibits Coordinator for the department, at (304) 558-0220 or Sidney.L.Duncan@wv.gov.

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