Group of people looking at artwork in the Great Hall Gallery at RCCAC.

Enriching our community, encouraging creativity, and empowering artists.

RCCAC, EST. 2001

The mission of The Arts Center is to enhance the cultural and economic life of our region by providing facilities and arts programming that will entertain, educate and inspire all of our citizens.


We achieve this by providing quality arts programming through tuition-based art classes, quality exhibitions, concerts/performances and community events. Our Arts Center is a sanctuary where everyone is encouraged to create and discover the value of art!

 

Upcoming Events; Gather with us!

  • Treasure on the Mountain- Fundraiser

    August 2nd, 2025

    We're teaming up with the Snowshoe Foundation to sell tickets for the upcoming #TreasureonTheMountain event on August 2, 2025!

    🖼️ Choose “Randolph Co Arts Center” when you secure your tickets online to purchase through us.

    ✔️For every ticket sold, $15 comes back to our organization! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get involved🎟️

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  • BowlFest

    July 26th, starting at 11AM. $25

    B-b-b-bowl Fest is back for another year! We shook things up this year by inviting professional potters to create the pottery, but don’t worry - you still get delicious Asian-inspired noodles and a refreshment with your purchase.

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  • July Brown Bag: JB Stalnaker

    July 16th, from 12-1PM. FREE

    Gather with us in the Great Hall to experience the musical stylings of the one and only, JB Stalnaker. Bring your lunch, grab your friends, and meet us at noon! Thank you, Davis Trust Company, for sponsoring this concert series.

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🤩 1 week until our July Brown Bag Concert🤩 This month's Brown Bag is featuring JB Stalnaker, a local musician who enjoys playing a variety of songs and genres. We can't wait to hear him live! Tell your friends, grab your lunch, and gather with us
🤩 1 week until our July Brown Bag Concert🤩 This month's Brown Bag is featuring JB Stalnaker, a local musician who enjoys playing a variety of songs and genres. We can't wait to hear him live! Tell your friends, grab your lunch, and gather with us in the Great Hall. 📆 July 16th / ⏲️ 12-1PM / 💸 FREE / 📍2 Park Street, Elkins, WV. 📌 This concert series is sponsored by @davistrustco. Thank you, Davis Trust! #artselkins #freeconcert #lunchandashow #jbstalnaker #localmusician #brownbagconcert #theartsofelkins #community #randolphcowv #funinelkins #wvarts #wvmusician #songwriting #guitar
🍷 You've stained your pants and stained your hands... now try to stain some glass!😜 ✨ Join glass instructor Stella Athena for a (or a couple) guided workshops. Students will learn the Tiffany Technique, proper glass cutting, grinding and solderin
🍷 You've stained your pants and stained your hands... now try to stain some glass!😜 ✨ Join glass instructor Stella Athena for a (or a couple) guided workshops. Students will learn the Tiffany Technique, proper glass cutting, grinding and soldering; you will walk away from EACH workshop with a beautiful piece to display in your window! 🪟 ✨ 🚨 IMPORTANT things to remember:🚨 * Students must fill out a waiver for Stained-Glass workshops. *Workshops 1+2 are PREREQUISITES for Workshops 3+4. Students MUST complete either workshop 1, or workshop 2, before advancing to workshops 3+4. *Registration for reach class closes a WEEK prior to start date. *Close toed shoes MUST be worn at all times during the workshop. *Absolutely NO dangle-y jewelry. *Long hair MUST be pulled back (or wear a ball cap). *Safety glasses and gloves provided. 😁 To register, visit the "Art Classes" link in our bio, or call 304.637.2355 and speak with Rachel. #artselkins #stainedglass #stainedglassworkshop #elkinswv #artscenter #stellaathena #randolphcowv #thingstodoinelkins #appalachia #appalachianart #summerfun #wv #artgallery #artsclass #artclasses #communityfocus #exciting #getcreative #becreative #trysomethingnew
👀 A potter and a potter walk into a pottery studio... to help us make some bowls for BowlFest! 🍜 🥰 Thank you, Jennifer & Kevin Boyle, Desire Watson, Paula Kaufman, Macie Higgins, and Kristen Medlock for hanging out with us in the studio! Yo
👀 A potter and a potter walk into a pottery studio... to help us make some bowls for BowlFest! 🍜 🥰 Thank you, Jennifer & Kevin Boyle, Desire Watson, Paula Kaufman, Macie Higgins, and Kristen Medlock for hanging out with us in the studio! Your support means the world to us, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon! Next step: trimming! 😅 🚨 BowlFest details🚨: July 26th, starting at 11 AM, located at the back of the Arts Center at 2 Park Street, Elkins, WV. In collaboration with the Augusta Heritage "Art in the Park" Festival- be sure to check it out! #potterparty #localpotters #elkinswv #communitybuilding #randolphcowv #artselkins #theartsofelkins #artscenter #fundraiserprep #ceramicbowls #bowlfest #potteryfundriaser #potterystudio #thankyou #funtimes #goodmemories #goals
🍜Food meets Art; mark your calendars for our annual BowlFest! 🍜 BowlFest is back for another year! If you're wondering, "what the heck is BowlFest?," let us fill you in 👇 BowlFest is a fundraiser that helps us cover our supplies, utili
🍜Food meets Art; mark your calendars for our annual BowlFest! 🍜 BowlFest is back for another year! If you're wondering, "what the heck is BowlFest?," let us fill you in 👇 BowlFest is a fundraiser that helps us cover our supplies, utilities, and other costs for our Pottery Studio at 1 Park Street Studios. This fundraiser helps us combat the rising costs of, well, everything, and helps us adhere to our mission of keeping our arts classes accessible for community members. We switched it up a litttttle bit this year. We invited professional potters to join us for an evening of sculpting the bowls; so, all of the bowls are professional quality. All bowls made in the studio are glazed with FOOD SAFE glazes. 😜 For $25, you can pick your favorite ceramic bowl, fill it with Asian-inspired noodles, and wash it down with a refreshment. Bowl selection is a first-come, first-serve (purchase) basis. We will start at 11AM and finish when the bowls are gone! We hope to see you there. 📆 July 26th / ⏲️ 11AM - 'til the bowls run out / 💲$25 (noodles+ceramic bowl+drink). 📌 2 Park Street, Elkins, WV 26241 💛 BowlFest is in collaboration with the Augusta Heritage "Art in the Park" Festival. Be sure to head over to the city park to see wonderful artwork, handmade by vendors.💚 #artselkins #fundraiser #BowlFest #professionalpottery #asiannoodles #communityfun #artinthepark #supportthearts #wvarts #wvartcenter #randolphwv #stufftodoinwv #communitybuilding #potterparty #pottery #ceramicpottery #wheelspun #handbuilding #goodtimes #summerinelkins
☀️🎨It’s gonna be a long-hot-busy-summer here at The Arts Center in Elkins, WV 🎨☀️ Our summer programming schedule is PACKED with events, classes, exhibits, and more for the whole family to enjoy! 🖼️Recomposition Exhibit: displaying June 13th - July 31st. 🪴Clay is a Canvas Exhibit: displaying June 13th - July 31st. 🚨Our Gallery hours are 10-5:30, Mon-Thurs. 🎨ALL class info can found at the ART CLASSES link in our bio. 🎤July Brown Bag Concert- July 16th, from 12-1PM, FREE, featuring JB Stalnaker. 🍜BowlFest- July 26th, starting at 11AM, $25. In collboration with the Augusta Heritage “Art in the Park” Festival. 🚨More info for classes, events, and exhibitions can be found on our website; linked in our bio! #artselkins #artsofelkins #elkinswv #randolphcowv #getcreative #supportthearts #explorethearts #wv #appalachia #artgallery #artstudios #artsprogramming #funinthesun #summerprogramming #summertime
👀 This exhibition has changed our perception of what "trash" is. 🗑️♻️ Is trash stuff that is no longer useful? Or is it easier for us to throw it away and not find a use for it? The masterminds behind this exhibition have proven just how
👀 This exhibition has changed our perception of what "trash" is. 🗑️♻️ Is trash stuff that is no longer useful? Or is it easier for us to throw it away and not find a use for it? The masterminds behind this exhibition have proven just how USEFUL "trash" can be! If there is a will, there is a surely a way. How's that saying go again? "One person's trash is another person's treasure?" This exhibition is that quote personified. 🎨 Art Piece Details: 🎨 "The Road is Long, Make it Pretty (1)," by Rosalie Haizlett. Hubcap from ditch in Otter Creek Wilderness, paper, acrylic paint, and yarn, Available for sale: yes, $200. "Ribbons Revived" by Nevada Tribble. (@nevada.wv) Yarn and ribbon Available for sale: yes, $300. ✨ Recomposition will be displaying in the Great Hall until July 31st. ✨ #artselkins #recomposition #collaborativeart #upcycledart #creativeingenuity #elkinswv #randolphwv #artgallery #artscenter #artexhibit #artexhibition #teamwork #weaving #painting #funtimes #localartists #wvartists #wvart #supportthearts #artsmatter
🎨🎶 art class, all I ever wanted, art class, had to register today🎶🎨 Summer 2025 arts education classes are 💥 NOW LIVE 💥 on our website (link in bio). Lots of new and exciting offerings taught by NEW (to us) instructors! Help us welcome them to
🎨🎶 art class, all I ever wanted, art class, had to register today🎶🎨 Summer 2025 arts education classes are 💥 NOW LIVE 💥 on our website (link in bio). Lots of new and exciting offerings taught by NEW (to us) instructors! Help us welcome them to the Arts Center! ✨ Barbara Byers✨ is a multidisciplinary artist, performer and composer. She has written and staged two full length operas and participated in numerous multi-media collaborative projects from San Diego to Southeast Asia. Dance has been a significant driver of her creative work since 2006, when she discovered Contemporary Dance and Contact Improvisation at Bates College. ✨ Stellathena Vartheyanyos Gregory✨ is a native and life-long resident of Braxton County WV. She has been doing this art for almost 30 years. Her work has appeared in juried art and craft venues such as Tamarack the Best of West Virginia, Augusta Festival in Elkins WV, Mountain State Arts and Craft Fair, Ripley and many others. She does custom work. She makes stained glass panels, doorway transoms, stained glass for kitchen cabinets, interior sliding barn door murals in glass or paint,3-D pieces such as terrariums, kaleidoscopes, boxes and lamps, Christmas villages and more. Her motto is: I do windows and much more. You dream it, I can do it in stained glass. She also paints portraits in oil. 👀 You can read more about Barbara & Stella on our Artist Registry page on our website (under the Arts tab ((link in bio)))! ✨ To register for classes, please visit randolpharts.org/artclass, or call 304.637.2355 and talk to Rachel, or stop by in-person! If you have any questions, please call the office or email Rachel at rachel@randolpharts.org. ✨ 🚨 PLEASE NOTE: Registration closes 1 week prior to the start date of class.🚨 #artselkins #artclass #artseducation #stainedglass #salvageart #potterywheel #elkinswv #randolphwv #funinelkins #goodtimes #newinstructors #newclasses #artsprogramming #artscenter #artgallery #supportthearts #everyonesanartist #trysomethingnew #exciting #summertime
🎉 Not bad for 162 years old! Happy birthday West Virginia! 🎉 Enjoy these pictures of WV that our staff has compiled throughout the years. Most pictures were taken in Randolph & Tucker County- just a hop, skip & jump outside of Elkins! 💛💙
🎉 Not bad for 162 years old! Happy birthday West Virginia! 🎉 Enjoy these pictures of WV that our staff has compiled throughout the years. Most pictures were taken in Randolph & Tucker County- just a hop, skip & jump outside of Elkins! 💛💙 Fun Facts about WV: 💛💙 ✨ West Virginia remained the only state to split from a Confederate State amidst the Civil War. ✨ Chuck Yeager, born in WV, was the first person in the world to break the sound barrier. Charleston's Yeager Airport is named after Chuck. ✨ Mother's Day was first celebrated in Grafton, WV. The celebrations took place on May 10th, 1908, and the rest of the world followed suit. ✨ The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, is home to the world's largest steerable radio telescope. What is everyone doing today to celebrate the Mountain State? Let us know in the comments! 👀 📌 Source: Staff, Editorial. “68 Interesting Facts about West Virginia.” The Fact File, 21 Dec. 2023, thefactfile.org/west-virginia-facts/. #westvirginia #bestvirginia #mountainstate #photography #nature #appalachianmountains #appalachia #162yearsold #elkinswv #randolphwv
🎶 🤩 Living like the Romans: Lunch & a Show! 🎶 🤩 Our June Brown Bag was a blast! Thank you to everyone who ventured out in the rain to enjoy The Ginsangers performance! Thanks Connie & Dave for joining our concert series; we look forward to having you all again in the future! ❤️Thank you to Davis Trust Company for sponsoring this concert series. See everyone at our next Brown Bag on July 16th, featuring JB Stalnaker! #artselkins #brownbagconcert #theginsangers #freeconcert #artscenter #elkinswv #randolphwv #funthingsinelkins #wvartists #wvmusicians
🪻 🏵️ Art grows in Elkins, WV. 🐝 🐛 We are blown away by all of the community members who came out to celebrate with local artists and the Arts Center! & thank you to Nanette for exhibiting with us. It has been an absolute joy working with her (and Isaac🐶). Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of Nanette Seligman's "Clay is a Canvas" solo exhibition. Everyone's joy made this night a success! 🥰 ✨ "Clay is a Canvas" will be on display until July 31st. ✨ 🎨 Most works are available for purchase; chat with The Arts Center staff if you're interested in purchasing. #artselkins #elkinswv #randolphwv #openingreception #soloartshow #clayisacanvas #ceramicartshow #artgallery #supportthearts #localartist #localpotter #painting #pottery #ceramics #funtimes #artinelkins #artgrowshere
👀 What do you get when you mix a sustainable art show with an active art-loving community? 🤩 An AMAZING opening reception🤩 "Recomposition," a collaborative body of work by artists Willa Mcwhorter, Rosalie Haizlett, Nevada Tribble, and Domenica Queen, opened with a BANG! ✨ Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the arts in Elkins! & thank you to this incredibly talented group of artists for exhibiting with The Arts Center.✨ 🎨 Some pieces are still available for purchase, just chat with staff about purchasing. 🎨 #artselkins #artgallery #artshow #openingreception #randolphwv #elkinswv #artsinelkins #localartists #collaborativeartshow #sustainableart #trashisasocialconstruct #funtimes #artscenter #ruralartscenter #recomposition
😆1 week away!😆 Our Brown Bag Concert Series is back for another wonderful performance; this month's show features The Ginsangers. 🎤 The local duo members, Connie Townsend and Dave Parker, have been performing for many years. They formed "T
😆1 week away!😆 Our Brown Bag Concert Series is back for another wonderful performance; this month's show features The Ginsangers. 🎤 The local duo members, Connie Townsend and Dave Parker, have been performing for many years. They formed "The Ginsangers" about 20 years ago. Under this name, they have performed in trios and with their big band. Connie's vocals and their songwriting have received numerous awards, including national awards and recognition. The Ginsangers have appeared on Mountain Stage, Merlefest, and venues ranging from Maine to Louisiana. Their songs have aired on Sirius XM, Public Radio, and other outlets. Their mix of blues, classic country, gospel, and Americana reflect on the wide range of influences in their musical life. Their own songs are STRAIGHT-UP original! 🤩 Join us next Wednesday, June 18th, from 12-1PM, to hear the Ginsangers live! Don't forget to grab your buddy and pack your lunch! Thank you, @davistrustco, for sponsoring this concert series! #artselkins #lunchtimeconcert #theginsangers #concertseries #liveperformance #freeconcert #elkinswv #randolphcowv #artscenter #localmusicians #communitybuilding #supportlocalarts #supportthearts
🎨 Clay... is a Canvas? 👩‍🎨 Sure is, just as Nanette Seligman (@nanetteseligman), a painter and potter, who no longer takes breaks from pottery to do paintings or vice versa; Clay is now her canvas. 🪴 Nanette works out her studio/gallery, l
🎨 Clay... is a Canvas? 👩‍🎨 Sure is, just as Nanette Seligman (@nanetteseligman), a painter and potter, who no longer takes breaks from pottery to do paintings or vice versa; Clay is now her canvas. 🪴 Nanette works out her studio/gallery, located at 533 Fairfax Avenue in Davis, WV with a view overlooking the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Why does she prefer clay as her canvas? We'll let Nanette answer that: "I think many potters will tell you that clay chose them. I talk to other potters that were first painters. They say once they touched clay they were hooked. The technical aspect of clay is a wonderful challenge. The idea that I make my canvas (pottery) to paint on is exciting. I am making, refining, and participating in every aspect of my craft from constructing the form, decorating, glazing, and firing the work. I use porcelain because unlike earthenware or stoneware it is a pure gleaming white. Porcelain clays are unforgiving to work with. It shrinks, it warps, and it cracks - - - but all of ceramics is a challenge whether it be the quirks of glaze, clays or temperature of the kiln. Because I am building up the colors for the image, the pots are fired in the kiln four or five times before they have their final glaze firing. That means sometimes they have been fired for a total of fifty hours!" 📌 To read more about Nanette's exhibtion, visit our website: https://www.randolpharts.org/events-calendar/2025/6/13/clay-is-a-canvas-nanette-seligman-solo-exhibition 🤩 The Opening Reception for "Clay is a Canvas" is on June 13th, from 5-7PM. We hope to you see there! Don't forget to check out the "Recomposition" exhibit opening/displaying at the same time as Nanette's. 🤩 Displaying from June 13th to July 31st in the Maxwell Gallery. #artselkins #soloexhibit #clayisacanvas #pottery #potter #paintingpottery #ceramics #foodsafepottery #decorativepottery #elkinswv #daviswv #randolphcowv #artsinelkins #artgallery #artexhibition #openingreception #localpotter #supportthearts #supportartists #communityfun #gatheraroundthearts
🎹 🎨 Art... made from "trash"? 🛒 🪴 That's right! "Recomposition", a collaborative body of work examining the idea of trash as a social construct, and the creative potential of discarded objects... you DON'T want to miss this!
🎹 🎨 Art... made from "trash"? 🛒 🪴 That's right! "Recomposition", a collaborative body of work examining the idea of trash as a social construct, and the creative potential of discarded objects... you DON'T want to miss this! Featured artists include Willa McWhorter (@wilhelminamcartist), Nevada Tribble (@nevada.wv), Rosalie Haizlett (@rosaliehaizlett), and Domenica Queen (@madartsci). 🤩 Opening June 13th, from 5-7PM, join us for an evening full of creative ingenuity! 👗 Dress code for the evening is ABC: Anything But Clothes (NO birthday suits) OR wear your wackiest outfit! Put on your best trash, or your wackiest pieces of wardrobe and head on over to the Arts Center! 📌 This exhibition will display from June 13th - July 31st. Opening and displaying alongside this exhibit is Nanette Seligman's, "Clay is a Canvas" solo exhibition in the Maxwell Gallery. See you all there! #artselkins #randolphcowv #newexhibit #recompositionartexhibit #artexhibition #localgallery #localartists #creativeingenuity #openingreception #becreative #bebold #supportthearts #elkinswv #collaborativeexhibit #theartsmatter #youmatter #goodtimes #dresscode
🖼️😜Kids need art! 😜🖼️ Third Ward Elementary Students, along with their parents & teachers, came to visit us this Thursday! The kids were very interested in all of the art on the walls, and when asked to pick out their favorite piece, many r
🖼️😜Kids need art! 😜🖼️ Third Ward Elementary Students, along with their parents & teachers, came to visit us this Thursday! The kids were very interested in all of the art on the walls, and when asked to pick out their favorite piece, many replied “ALL OF THEM!” 🤩 When talking to the students, we asked what their interests were, and to our surprise, one little girl had a love for cats! So, we let her know that in Michael Doig’s solo show, there are beautiful cats to admire! 🤔Sometimes, kids may not be interested in art until they can connect it with another interest they already have. It’s all about meeting them where they’re at! Thank you to the dedicated teachers & parents for taking the time out of your busy schedules to bring the kiddos over! We hope to see you all again soon! 😎💖 #kidsneedart #fieldtrip #artselkins #randolphcowv #elkinswv #funtimes #corememories #supportthearts
🎤May Brown Bag Concert: Elkins Legends Gerry Milnes & Mike Miller 🎻 Despite some technical difficulties, the show went on & everyone had a blast! 🤩Thank you to Gerry & Mike for taking the time to play for our community! 🤩Thank you t
🎤May Brown Bag Concert: Elkins Legends Gerry Milnes & Mike Miller 🎻 Despite some technical difficulties, the show went on & everyone had a blast! 🤩Thank you to Gerry & Mike for taking the time to play for our community! 🤩Thank you to @davistrustco for making this concert series possible! We’ll see y’all at the next one on June 18th, performance by the Gingsangers! 🙂‍↕️😎 #artselkins #brownbagconcertseries #elkinsrandolph #elkinswv #randolphcowv #artinelkins #visitus #artgallery #artshow #localartists #concertseries #lunchtime
🫵 You voted; we LISTENED! 🤗 🤩 Ladies, gentlemen, and gentle-thems, your 2025 People's Choice Award winner: "Rooted #4" by the incredibly talented, Pamela Snyder! *roaring applause from the crowd* Thank you, Pamela, for participating
🫵 You voted; we LISTENED! 🤗 🤩 Ladies, gentlemen, and gentle-thems, your 2025 People's Choice Award winner: "Rooted #4" by the incredibly talented, Pamela Snyder! *roaring applause from the crowd* Thank you, Pamela, for participating in our 2025 Gala Juried Arts Exhibition! & thanks to everyone who took the time to stop in and vote. 🥰 🤔 What if we did a "People's Choice Award" for each exhibit? Let us know what you think in the comments! 👇 #artselkins #galaexhibition #juriedexhibition #artshow #artgallery #pamelasnyder #peopleschoice #elkinsrandolph #westvirginia #bestvirginia #randolphcowv #elkinswv #artists #localarts #supportthearts
🎨 After School Art students have been working diligently on their creative skills!🤩 Natasha has instilled in them a love, and fierce curiosity for the arts! While each project focused on different artistic practices, students have enjoyed expandi
🎨 After School Art students have been working diligently on their creative skills!🤩 Natasha has instilled in them a love, and fierce curiosity for the arts! While each project focused on different artistic practices, students have enjoyed expanding their arts knowledge week after week. They come off the school bus excited and ready to learn about the next project Natasha has in store for them. May is the last month of ASA, and we could not be more thankful for all the parents, community members, the Snowshoe Foundation, and of course, Natasha Evans, who ALL helped make this year's After School Art program a success. We're looking forward to doing it all again next school year! #artselkins #kidsart #afterschoolart #artsprogramming #funprojects #artislife #kidsneedart #whatablast #elkinswv #artscenterelkins #randolphcowv #becreative #getcreative #explorethearts #supportthearts
🌎 ✨ 🎨 Discover a world you never knew through Michael Doig's "Souvenirs" Solo Exhibition 🌎 ✨ 🎨 "My hope is that these paintings can offer the viewer a chance to think about the fragmentary moments that pass us by with little notice and yet become important to us with the passage of time, as each painting references the past and offers a meditation on our place in the world. I don’t seek to hide the painting process, which allows the images to be recognized as self-conscious attempts to create an experience which references history, geology, mythology, and the nature of artistic expression" - Michael Doig. "Souvenirs" will be displaying in the Maxwell Gallery until June 6th, at the Arts Center in Elkins. 📍 Location: 2 Park Street, Elkins, WV ⌛ Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-5, and by appointment on Fridays. #artselkins #soloexhibit #localartist #artscenter #oilpainting #supportthearts #elkinswv #acrylicpainting #michaeldoig #artsmatter #community #connection
📢 Now announcing... our next Brown Bag Concert, featuring Gerry Milnes and Mike Miller! 🪕🎻 Every third Wednesday, we invite our community to connect with the arts through live music performances. Come experience Gerry & Mike perform live!
📢 Now announcing... our next Brown Bag Concert, featuring Gerry Milnes and Mike Miller! 🪕🎻 Every third Wednesday, we invite our community to connect with the arts through live music performances. Come experience Gerry & Mike perform live! "Gerry Milnes is a traditional string musician who has toured widely and garnered top awards for instrumental performance, with first place honors at The Vandalia Gathering, WV State Folk Festival, and Appalachian String Band Music Festival at Clifftop. He served as the Folk Art Coordinator at the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College for twenty-five years. He taught fiddle, banjo, and folklore workshops and classes at the Center from 1976 through the present and directed the Appalachian music program for sixteen years. He produced twenty-six audio recordings of Appalachian music and sixteen films about West Virginia traditional life. Gerry was the recipient of the West Virginia Governor’s Arts Award, the Vandalia Award, the Robert C. Byrd Fiddling Award, the Footbridge Award, and the West Virginia Film Maker of the Year, among other honors. As a writer his traditional music and folklore books are published by Alfred Knopf/Random House, August House Press, University of Tennessee Press, and the University Press of Kentucky. He writes about traditional music and folklore for Goldenseal Magazine, West Virginia’s publication of traditional life." 📆 May 21st, 2025 ⌛ 12-1PM 📍 2 Park Street, Elkins, WV. In the Great Hall. Thank you @davistrustco for sponsoring this concert series! Bio credit: Gerry Milnes. #artselkins #gerrymilnes #mikemiller #traditionalstringmusic #stringmusic #lunchtimeconcert #freeconcert #livemusic #elkinswv #randolphcowv #wvwildandwonderful #connect #community #communitybuilding
🤩 1 week until our July Brown Bag Concert🤩 This month's Brown Bag is featuring JB Stalnaker, a local musician who enjoys playing a variety of songs and genres. We can't wait to hear him live! Tell your friends, grab your lunch, and gather with us 🍷 You've stained your pants and stained your hands... now try to stain some glass!😜 ✨ Join glass instructor Stella Athena for a (or a couple) guided workshops. Students will learn the Tiffany Technique, proper glass cutting, grinding and solderin 👀 A potter and a potter walk into a pottery studio... to help us make some bowls for BowlFest! 🍜 🥰 Thank you, Jennifer & Kevin Boyle, Desire Watson, Paula Kaufman, Macie Higgins, and Kristen Medlock for hanging out with us in the studio! Yo 🍜Food meets Art; mark your calendars for our annual BowlFest! 🍜 BowlFest is back for another year! If you're wondering, "what the heck is BowlFest?," let us fill you in 👇 BowlFest is a fundraiser that helps us cover our supplies, utili
☀️🎨It’s gonna be a long-hot-busy-summer here at The Arts Center in Elkins, WV 🎨☀️ Our summer programming schedule is PACKED with events, classes, exhibits, and more for the whole family to enjoy! 🖼️Recomposition Exhibit: displaying June 13t
👀 This exhibition has changed our perception of what "trash" is. 🗑️♻️ Is trash stuff that is no longer useful? Or is it easier for us to throw it away and not find a use for it? The masterminds behind this exhibition have proven just how 🎨🎶 art class, all I ever wanted, art class, had to register today🎶🎨 Summer 2025 arts education classes are 💥 NOW LIVE 💥 on our website (link in bio). Lots of new and exciting offerings taught by NEW (to us) instructors! Help us welcome them to 🎉 Not bad for 162 years old! Happy birthday West Virginia! 🎉 Enjoy these pictures of WV that our staff has compiled throughout the years. Most pictures were taken in Randolph & Tucker County- just a hop, skip & jump outside of Elkins! 💛💙
🎶 🤩 Living like the Romans: Lunch & a Show! 🎶 🤩 Our June Brown Bag was a blast! Thank you to everyone who ventured out in the rain to enjoy The Ginsangers performance! Thanks Connie & Dave for joining our concert series; we look forward
🪻 🏵️ Art grows in Elkins, WV. 🐝 🐛 We are blown away by all of the community members who came out to celebrate with local artists and the Arts Center! & thank you to Nanette for exhibiting with us. It has been an absolute joy working with he
👀 What do you get when you mix a sustainable art show with an active art-loving community? 🤩 An AMAZING opening reception🤩 "Recomposition," a collaborative body of work by artists Willa Mcwhorter, Rosalie Haizlett, Nevada Tribble, and
😆1 week away!😆 Our Brown Bag Concert Series is back for another wonderful performance; this month's show features The Ginsangers. 🎤 The local duo members, Connie Townsend and Dave Parker, have been performing for many years. They formed "T 🎨 Clay... is a Canvas? 👩‍🎨 Sure is, just as Nanette Seligman (@nanetteseligman), a painter and potter, who no longer takes breaks from pottery to do paintings or vice versa; Clay is now her canvas. 🪴 Nanette works out her studio/gallery, l 🎹 🎨 Art... made from "trash"? 🛒 🪴 That's right! "Recomposition", a collaborative body of work examining the idea of trash as a social construct, and the creative potential of discarded objects... you DON'T want to miss this! 🖼️😜Kids need art! 😜🖼️ Third Ward Elementary Students, along with their parents & teachers, came to visit us this Thursday! The kids were very interested in all of the art on the walls, and when asked to pick out their favorite piece, many r 🎤May Brown Bag Concert: Elkins Legends Gerry Milnes & Mike Miller 🎻 Despite some technical difficulties, the show went on & everyone had a blast! 🤩Thank you to Gerry & Mike for taking the time to play for our community! 🤩Thank you t 🫵 You voted; we LISTENED! 🤗 🤩 Ladies, gentlemen, and gentle-thems, your 2025 People's Choice Award winner: "Rooted #4" by the incredibly talented, Pamela Snyder! *roaring applause from the crowd* Thank you, Pamela, for participating 🎨 After School Art students have been working diligently on their creative skills!🤩 Natasha has instilled in them a love, and fierce curiosity for the arts! While each project focused on different artistic practices, students have enjoyed expandi
🌎 ✨ 🎨 Discover a world you never knew through Michael Doig's "Souvenirs" Solo Exhibition 🌎 ✨ 🎨 "My hope is that these paintings can offer the viewer a chance to think about the fragmentary moments that pass us by with little notic
📢 Now announcing... our next Brown Bag Concert, featuring Gerry Milnes and Mike Miller! 🪕🎻 Every third Wednesday, we invite our community to connect with the arts through live music performances. Come experience Gerry & Mike perform live!

Testimonials

  • "As both a private citizen and the principal of a small private school in our area, I highly value the role of the Arts Center in our community. Having grown up in university towns, as a child I was accustomed to having access to various fine art events and activities. I want the same for my students, but unfortunately at a small school such as ours, we are not able to staff a fine arts department. For this and many other reasons, the Arts Center is of great value to our school and community.

    - Cheryl Jacko, Principal of Highland Adventist School.

  • “The Randolph County Community Arts Center has woven itself into the fabric of our family’s life over the years. From summer camps to after-school art classes, both of my children have blossomed there—nurtured by creativity, fueled by imagination, and inspired by the magic of artistic expression. As an adult, I’ve also found my own creativity within its walls—whether shaping clay in pottery classes or crafting delicate ornaments. There truly is something for everyone. And what makes this place truly special? It’s the dedicated staff, woven seamlessly into our community, who consistently go the extra mile to ignite passion and kindle the flames of creativity in people of all ages."

    - Kate Reed, Co-Founder and CEO of Wonder and Grow.

  • “The Randolph Arts Center holds a special place in my heart. Through their diverse programs and welcoming environment, I've discovered new mediums, interacted with local Creatives and formed lasting connections with those that appreciate the arts. As Pablo Picasso once said, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." This quote resonates deeply with me, as the center has been a sanctuary where I can escape the noise of the world and enjoy the many works displayed in it’s numerous exhibitions throughout the year. The Staff is amazingly focused on its core mission of providing both a civic and community hub for open conversation and artistic expression. From amazing art workshops (many for children) to exciting gallery exhibitions, rousing concerts, exhilarating dance programs and monthly recitals, each experience at the Randolph Arts Center has enriched my life in ways I couldn't have imagined. I'm truly grateful for the endless inspiration and support it provides. All this is only possible through the graciousness and kind Patrons that support and enrich the Randolph Arts Center."

    - David E. Clark

  • "Although I am involved in visual arts, I am aware of the variety of programs offered in music, children’s programs and more. As an artist, I have enjoyed participating in juried arts exhibits. The friendships made, the competition and the encouragement to continue to grow as an artist have been invaluable to me. Most recently I was able to display my paintings in the Maxwell Gallery in the fall of 2023. I had never had a solo exhibit and the Executive Director (Dani Cade) spent a lot of time helping me with everything from using the display system to providing advertising for the exhibit. A wonderful bonus was receiving the Best in Show Award in the Forest Festival Juried Exhibition. The Arts Center can provide generous monetary awards and qualified judges through their association with local businesses. For these reasons, more artists are participating from outside the local area in recent years. I was encouraged to enter my winning painting at the next level of completion online. My painting was awarded second place from five hundred and eighty international entries in the Dakota Pastels Quarterly Contest. It is the most prestigious award I have won and I owe that honor in large part to the Randolph County Arts Center."

    - Teresa Mason, Artist.

  • "I have always enjoyed working with the Randolph County Arts Center here in Elkins. They have provided a great place for our student body to have Art Shows, Receptions, and a place where students in the elementary levels can get Art Classes provided when there is not Elementary Art in Schools. They welcome all and enjoy everyone's creativity as I have enjoyed teaching classes and taking classes there. I will continue to work with the Randolph County Arts Center now and look forward to teaching more there when I get older and have more free time to create my own works of art!"

    -Ashley Richardson, Art Instructor at Elkins High School

  • "I feel that it’s important to have a place where the community can come together, participate in activities, and create friendships. That’s why I appreciate The Arts Center. It has provided a welcoming space where I can share my passion for all things art. I feel that the arts classroom is an integral part of community bonding which fosters positive community interaction, emotional support, and the exchange of community information. The bonds of friendship developed in the center build a strong, safe, and inclusive community."

    -Jennifer Boyle, Art Instructor, Artist, Owner of Appalachian Glass