Appalachian Artmaking at the Museum

Works of art. Left to right. Justina Hart. Path of Light n.d. Oil on Canvas. Grace Martin Taylor. Summer Resort, 1969. Oil on Paper

^{Image: Justina Hart - Path of Light, n.d. - Oil on canvas. Gift from the artist.
Grace Martin Taylor - Summer Resort, 1969 - Oil on paper. Gift from Mrs. Lucie
Mellert.}

Nov. 5 | Art Museum of WVU | 5 p.m - 7 p.m.

The Art Museum of WVU is hosting a Mountaineer Week event inspired by Appalachian artmaking through the ages! You can make basket crafts inspired by traditional folk art of the region and abstract art in the style of the home-grown artists on display in our “Evolving Visions: A Century of Women Artists Working in Abstraction” exhibit.

5:30 p.m. | Guided tour to explore Appalachian artists’ role in modern art movements.

Craft. Baskets made from chenille stems.

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