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Department of Arts, Culture & History seeks entries for ‘Inspired: West Virginia Wildlife’ juried art exhibition

A mountain lion at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in 2023. (Photo by Brian Bergstrom / My Buckhannon)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) will begin accepting submissions for the third installation of Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. This installation of the exhibit will feature West Virginia wildlife. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

The exhibit will open Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at 2 p.m. with an awards ceremony and reception at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston and will be displayed through mid-May 2025.

Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions is a four-part series in honor of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, highlighting visual representations of West Virginia themes. The final installation will feature West Virginia Historic Figures. Previous shows have focused on landscapes, as well as historic buildings and structures. All parts of the series will be displayed in the Commissioner’s Gallery of the Culture Center.

Artists must be current West Virginia residents and may enter up to two pieces in each of the four exhibitions. Entries should be made within the past two years and not exceed 7 feet in any dimension. Film/video works are not eligible for this exhibit.

Prospectus and entry information can be found on our website at https://wvculture.org/agencies/museums/.

For more information, please contact WVDACH Exhibits Coordinator Sidney Duncan at (304) 558-0220 ext. 175 or Sidney.L.Duncan@wv.gov.

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