Have you scheduled your audition time yet? There are still spaces available! 

Saturday Night with Sondheim will be directed by Kevin Dean with music direction by Ken Godwin, Jr. and musical staging by Jimmy Corrothers. An orchestra of ten and a cast of fifteen to twenty are expected. Auditions for singers will be held at MAC, 107 High Street, Morgantown, on Saturday, February 25 from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Those interested in auditioning are requested to prepare one or two Sondheim songs (for which he wrote both music and lyrics) demonstrating range and vocal ability, and should make an audition appointment by calling MAC at (304)292-3325, or emailing info@monartscenter.com. Information on obtaining tickets for the concert will be made available soon.

MAC to Produce Benefit Concert, Schedules Auditions

The Monongalia Arts Center is thrilled to announce that it is producing a one-night-only gala benefit concert, Saturday Night with Sondheim, to be held at the Metropolitan Theatre, 369 High Street, Morgantown at 8 pm Saturday, April 7, 2012. The concert will feature a live orchestra and many local performers who will present musical selections from Broadway shows by Stephen Sondheim starting with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, culminating with Assassins, and including everything in between.

According to Ro Brooks, MAC's Executive Director, “This has been a challenging funding environment for MAC. Not only has the economy been difficult for arts organizations, but MAC has also faced cuts in longstanding grant income. With our recent successful production of Closer Than Ever, we hope to begin a regular schedule of theatrical productions at MAC, and this benefit concert will not only assist us in that effort, but more importantly, raise much needed income to support the cost of maintaining the community’s arts and culture center. 

Stephen Sondheim is the greatest Broadway composer of our time, and we could think of nothing more appropriate than saluting his unprecedented body of work. We look forward to an extremely exciting and unique performance on April 7, and ask all citizens of Morgantown and the surrounding area who support community arts programs to make it a point to attend this thrilling and unprecedented theatrical event. You will not want to miss it, and we hope the Metropolitan Theatre completely sells out,” she concluded.

Saturday Night with Sondheim will be directed by Kevin Dean with music direction by Ken Godwin, Jr. and musical staging by Jimmy Corrothers. An orchestra of ten and a cast of fifteen to twenty are expected. Auditions for singers will be held at MAC, 107 High Street, Morgantown, on Saturday, February 25 from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Those interested in auditioning are requested to prepare one or two Sondheim songs (for which he wrote both music and lyrics) demonstrating range and vocal ability, and should make an audition appointment by calling MAC at (304) 292-3325 or emailing info@monartscenter.com. Information on obtaining tickets for the concert will be made available soon.

Allied Artists of West Virginia (AAWV) announces its 68th Biennial Exhibit for visual arts and crafts for 2012.

The deadline for submitting a digital entry is March 1. Artists can download a copy of the online entry prospectus at www.alliedartistswv.com. About $5,000 will be awarded to works chosen by jurors Marilyn Hughey Phyllis of Wheeling and Don Adleta from Ohio University.

Works accepted in the show will be featured in a color catalog. The opening reception and awards ceremony will be from 5:30 – 7:30 pm May 11. The exhibit will be on display at Parkersburg Art Center from May 11 – June 29.

To qualify to enter, artists must be 18 or older and a resident of West Virginia. Entries should have been produced since January 2010 and not have been shown in any previous AAWV or West Virginia juried exhibition. There is an entry fee of $20 fro AAWV member and $30 for non-members. Each artist may submit up to two works.

To receive a prospectus by mail, or for information, call Debbie Sisson at (304)372-8817 or Jerre Watkins at (304)776-5488.

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will host "Arts Day at the State Capitol" from 10 am – 1 pm February 27 at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston.

The event celebrates the vitality of the arts in West Virginia, the impact the arts have on cultural growth, economic development and education, and how the arts bring together artists, arts organizations, and art enthusiasts from across the state.

This year's event will be in the upper and lower rotundas of the State Capitol and will consist of information booths representing arts from across the state as well as performances by West Virginia artists. Individual artists and arts organizations are invited to participate.

Space is still available and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration to participate is required. The deadline to register has been extended to February 1. Entry forms can be accessed at www.wvculture.org/arts.

Crosscurrents 2012 All Media

Exhibition Dates: March 8 – April 12, 2012

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all artists 18 years or older, working in any media, living or maintaining a studio in West Virginia, or within an 80 mile radius of Oglebay Institute's Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV. Artists may submit up to three works completed within the last calendar year which have not been previously exhibited at the Stifel Fine Arts Center.

AWARDS

Monetary prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the juror.

JUROR

To be announced

PROCEDURES AN REQUIREMENTS

1.  All entries must include completed entry form, fee, and SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE (SASE).

2.  A nonrefundable $23 entry fee entitles an artist to submit up to three entries. Checks should be made payable to OGLEBAY INSTITUTE.

3.  All works must be hand-delivered and will be accepted from February 20 - 25, 2012 at the Stifel Fine Arts Center until 4 pm.

4.  Jurors' notification form will be sent out by March 2, 2012.

5.  Entries not accepted for exhibition must be picked up by March 17, 2012* at 5 pm.

6.  Works accepted for the exhibition must be reclaimed by April 28, 2012* at 5 pm.

7.  A 30% commission will be retained on work sold through the exhibition. West Virginia sales tax of 6% will also be charged.

8.  Oversize works (i.e. installations, etc.) which cannot be juried in their entirety should include a slide of the overall installation as part of the entry. Components must be available for viewing by the jury.

9.  Framed works exceeding 24"x30" must be glazed with plexiglass. NO SINGLE-PANE GLASS OVER 24"x30" WILL BE ACCEPTED.

10.  Entries will be subject to reproduction for catalog, newspaper, promotional, and documentational use.

11.  Entries must be structurally sound to withstand the rigors of public presentation. The Stifel Fine Arts Center will not insure entries deemed unstable or unacceptably fragile. Entries in question will be accepted for jurying only if the artist signs an insurance waiver. Other works will be insured while in the possession of the Stifel Fine Arts Center, through the jurying process, inclusive dates of the exhibition, and up to work reclaim dates.

12.  By signing entry form, the artist agrees to the terms of the prospectus.

*Artists who have some works accepted and other not accepted have until April 28, 2012 to reclaim all works.

*Artists who have not picked up their artwork by April 28, 2012 will be subject to a $2/day storage fee.

This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Contact the Stifel Fine Arts Center for entry form:

Stifel Fine Arts Center
1330 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
304.242.7700

The Stifel Fine Arts Center is open M-F, 9 - 5, Sat. 10 - 4 and some evenings (please call). Closed on Sundays.