Reception: Friday, June 28, 2024, from 5 to 7 pm

The Art of Fellowship exhibition is a celebration of the TFA Fellowship artists throughout the years and TFA’s commitment to combat isolation by connecting our state’s artists. We hope the group show will inspire others to join the TFA mission and to showcase the work and talent that our community relies on to thrive.

Tamarack Foundation for the Arts' mission is to nurture a vibrant and prosperous arts community, foster artistic excellence, and bring people together for powerful shared experiences that inspire a creative exchange of ideas. TFA works statewide with artists, arts institutions and communities to amplify the Arts in WV.

Tamarack Foundation for the Arts (TFA) has Tamarack Foundation Fellowship’s Emerging Artist and Creative Entrepreneur. This exhibition opening will kick off our Fellows Gathering in Elkins, WV.  For details on participating, please contact Robby Moore at 304-237-8509 or via email at robby@tamarackfoundation.org

My new show is “Faith , Family and Friends.”  I started with faith because it is a very important part of my life. Not second to that, but equally important are my family and friends.

I had the idea to do this series when I was going through a box of old black and white photos of my family. Many were my older relatives, some whom I have never known.  They  each have indirectly shaped me as a person and as an artist, so I wanted to honor them by painting some of my favorite images.

I have a love of the outdoors, and each image I chose included people interacting outside with others or animals.

Today in this fast-paced,  anxiety filled world most people spend so much of their time glued to their phones or computers, I think I am longing for the times I remember growing up . Back then family and friends got together often and connected in real time.  Unconsciously,  I chose images that show human connection and the enjoyment of being outside in the fresh air. 

The artists that have most influenced my work are Matisse and Marc Chagall, but most recently as I have been working more in egg tempera, I have been influenced by the work of Robert Vickery and Andrew Wyeth. I admire all of them for their use of figures and the sense of narrative in their work. Matisse and Chagall have influenced my color palette, in the use vivid color. Occasionally I try to tone down the colors in my work , but inevitably it returns and I am embracing it.

Holly Hinkle, Artist

The Arts Center celebrates 23 years of providing successful arts programming to our community. We celebrate with artists by showcasing their art with a juried exhibition. Juried and Judged by Sandra Reed. Check out her bio Pam Roberts, Scene & Unseen, will be featured in our Maxwell Gallery.
Artist Reception for both exhibitions: Thursday, May 23, from 5 to 7 pm. Free entry for the community.
The Annual Gala Exhibition will display from April 26 to June 19.
In addition to our Annual Exhibition to celebrate the arts, we also host a fundraiser benefit. This is a ticketed event. Live music with Electric Blue! Check out the Mad Hatter Party. Tickets are selling fast. Truly a wonderful time with live music, artists, dinner and more!

Scene & Unseen is a solo exhibition by Pam Roberts.
Artist Reception: Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 5 to 7 pm, free and open to the community and coincides with the Gala Juried Exhibition Reception.
Read more about Pam Roberts.
Artist Statement: I create with alcohol ink. I drop bright, vibrant colors onto an 99% alcohol painted polypropylene substrate. The ink moves in the direction it wants and with a little coaxing, it can be blown in a direction or with the force of gravity, it can drip and roll right off the page.

I compare painting with alcohol ink to carving. In carving, the foreground or main point of interest is left intact, while the edges and background are carved away. When painting with alcohol ink, I visualize something in the shapes formed by the ink, and then I darken in around the shape to bring the point of interest to the foreground. Using the concept of negative space brings the positive space into view. I find this a fulfilling and creative experience while letting ideas in my subconscious come to light.

During 2020, and in the few years that followed, I focused on abstract alcohol ink paintings. They ranged from A Spiky Virus, Seeing 2020, to A Black Hole, Worldly Imaginings, and other space related ideas. I traced stencils and then applied ink to make kaleidoscope-like designs in some paintings as well. Of course, painting would not be visually stimulating without the use of color. I like using the bright, intense colors that alcohol inks provide.

Watercolor is another medium that I enjoy working with. The wet in wet technique is especially fun and creates a loose, dreamy appearance. Building from light to dark in a painting is sometimes challenging, but solving problems is the task that I find interesting when painting.

How to Join our team: https://runsignup.com/artselkins
Join our team! You can walk, or run in person, OR register as a virtual racer! You are supporting our team, just by joining as a virtual racer! If it is just not your thing, consider a donation to support the Team or even sponsor one of our Team Mates! The purpose of Run 4 It is to raise awareness and support for non profits, civic organizations and other charities, throughout many counties. The Tucker Community Foundation challenges participants to raise team support for the community cause of their choice during the Run For It 2024 campaign and then run or walk for that cause. The event raises funds and awareness for community organizations, projects, nonprofit agencies, educational activities, and charities located within the Foundation’s service area. At its heart, RUN FOR IT has two goals:
1. To encourage participation in a healthy activity (running & walking).
2. To leverage funds for area causes. Entry fee proceeds, team sponsor support, and cash awards benefit the racer's favorite: * Non-profit organization-Randolph Co Comm. Arts Council, your local arts hub in Elkins!

Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Elkins
Reception is Friday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm
Celebrate Youth Art Month with art students in Randolph County!
In conjunction with the Randolph Co Student Art Show, the After School Art Program will have a solo exhibit in the Maxwell Gallery.
This exhibit display until April 17. Art Pickup for Teachers is April 22, 2024

This exhibition showcases exuberant works of art by youth in PK through 12th in Randolph County from private, public and homeschooled students. Work is submitted by instructors in Randolph County.
Youth Art Month is observed nationally each March to emphasize the value of art education for children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. Youth Art Month is endorsed by The National Art Education Association.

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts. The National Art Education Association recognizes art as a necessity during the developmental years with direct attention to the value of art education. The Arts Center is committed to encouraging arts awareness to our community, and local business in hopes to increase community understanding and interests in the arts through art education, art exhibits, workshops, and other creative adventures.

Revisiting Penpoctura a solo exhibition by Kevin Woodcock

Art Reception is Friday, February 2, 2024, from 5 to 7 pm.

“I created these paintings and prints based on places I have visited in the area known to a few as Penpoctura. Penpoctura is a place made up of the four counties of Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker and Randolph. These counties contain some of the Monongahela National Forests most treasured areas such as; Spruce Knob, Seneca Rocks, Canaan Valley, Dolly Sods Wilderness, Cranberry Wilderness and my personal favorite, Otter Creek Wilderness. I often seek refuge from the daily world’s turmoil and troubles to be at peace in these places. I can focus on the simple joys of watching fish swim in a clear brook , looking at a waterfall or witnessing the sun light make the leaves glow green, red, yellow or orange. Penpoctura is a place to go to recharge your mental and internal battery so to speak. This place has given me so much inspiration to create artwork.”

The Art Department at D&E College present the work of art students from the current school year.

Art Reception is Friday, February 2, 2024, from 5 to 7 pm.

More than 39 Davis & Elkins College students will display close to 90 pieces of their creative works. The work is that of student art majors, minors and other non art majors taking general art elective classes. This exhibition features a variety of mediums. “All of our students work very hard to create what they see in their mind when they start working on their artwork. The process of making art involves creative thinking, daily observation and many practice drawings to work out the final outline of their idea. Sometimes that idea changes in the course of creating, and the students must figure out how to make their work adapt to those changes. Creating artwork involves lots of trouble shooting on the part of the creator to get it right,” Woodcock says. The Creative Art Program at D&E provides a basic background in art, problem solving and the creative process to all students. Students develop an understanding of complex and sophisticated visual language, and are prepared for a professional career in art, teaching art and/or graduate study. “ Kevin Woodcock