For July: Art Student Continuing improvement Workshop

Art Student Continuing improvement Workshop

Thursdays, 1-4 PM. July 14, 21, August 4, 19 (Four Weeks)*
Instructor: Judith Becker (About Judith Becker)

Judith Becker Teaching at the Berkeley Art Works
Judith Becker Teaching at the Berkeley Art Works

Unstructured workshop for art students who want to continue working on their art projects under the guidance of art instructor, Judith Becker.  Casual and laid back painting time among company of others who also want to improve their art abilities.  Participants are free to paint with any medium.  Great way to keep one’s skills sharp during the summer months.

* (Make-up dates July 22 and August 26)

Supplies: Any art materials needed in order to paint whatever one is working on.

Tuition $90 for four weeks (12 hours)
Pre-registration required

Click here to Register

Call for Artists: Fourth Annual Eastern West Virginia Juried Art Exhibit.

2015 Eastern West Virginia Juried Exhibit Award Winners
2015 Eastern West Virginia Juried Exhibit Award Winners

The Berkeley Arts Council in Martinsburg, West Virginia announces the Fourth Annual Eastern West Virginia Juried Exhibit, to be displayed in the Berkeley Art Works Gallery, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg. The exhibition will be on display October 5 – November 5, 2016.

The exhibit is open to artists in all media who reside in one of the eight counties that compose what is known as the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Those counties are Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Hampshire, Hardy, Grant, Mineral, and Pendleton. The theme for the exhibit is open.

The juror for the exhibit is Judith Dieruf, Professor, Painting and Drawing, at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland.

Deadline for entries is August 24. All entries must be submitted using the online entry system. Details and the online entry system is on the web at http://artworks.berkeleyartswv.org/ewvexhibit/.

The Berkeley Art Works, a project of the Berkeley Arts Council, is the realization of the long-held dream of the arts community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County West Virginia: to have a community-based arts facility that supports local and regional artists, brings quality arts experiences for the members of the public, and provides a wide range of arts learning experiences for local residents, artists, and artisans. The Berkeley Arts Council is on the Web at www.berkeleyartswv.org.

 

Call for Artists: Juried Railroad Art Exhibit

"Heavy Metal" Title Image

The Berkeley Arts Council in Martinsburg, West Virginia announces the Call for Entries for “Heavy Metal”, a juried exhibit of railroad art to be on display from August 31 through October 1, 2016 in the special exhibit gallery space at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg.

The exhibit is open nationally to all visual artists over the age of 18 in all media. We seek to present an exhibit of artworks in a wide range of media and techniques that celebrates the diverse rail heritage in the United States. The juror for the exhibit is Michael Doig, Assistant Professor of Art at Davis & Elkins college in Elkins, West Virginia.

The exhibit is being produced in association with the Center for Railroad Tourism at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV.

Entries for the “Heavy Metal” exhibit must be submitted as digital images for jurying. For details and the full prospectus, visit

http://artworks.berkeleyartswv.org/hmetal/.
The deadline for entries is July 18, 2016.

The Berkeley Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization incorporated in West Virginia working to ensure that Berkeley County has a vibrant, vital arts environment by promoting awareness, understanding and appreciation of the literary, visual and performing arts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The Berkeley Arts Council is on the Web at www.berkeleyartswv.org.