The RCDA is the lead economic development organization for Randolph County. Our purpose is to promote, develop, and advance business prosperity and economic welfare in Randolph County, support existing business, and provide maximum opportunities for employment to our citizens. The RCDA also operates the WV Wood Technology Center which provides workforce development training, opportunities to entrepreneurs through affordable access to industrial equipment and incubation, and computer, woodworker, and safety training to private individuals and hobbyists. Find the RCDA at: 10 Eleventh Street, Elkins, WV 26241 Contact RCDA at: 304-637-0803 or kris@randolphwv.com To learn more visit: randolphwv.com or wvwoodtech.com

ArtSpring is a 501c (3) non profit organization that operates year-round in Tucker County to connect artists, businesses, visitors, and community members. The organization was first founded as a committee of Alpine Heritage Preservation in 2010 and is headquartered at Cottrill’s Opera House in Thomas. It is ArtSpring’s mission to be a steward of Tucker County arts. We support learning, emerging, and established artists across the spectrum of contemporary and traditional creative arts. We offer direct support to artists, promote Tucker County as an arts destination, act as the gateway to the arts of Tucker County and facilitate the engagement between the creative community and the public. Each year during memorial day weekend, ArtSpring presents ArtSpring Festival–A Tour of Tucker County Arts. The Festival aims to encourage arts-based tourism through county-wide programming and events. ArtSpring Festival has grown each year and has most recently been enjoyed by approximately 2,000 participants – good for the arts, good for business and good for Tucker County.

Realistic watercolor paintings and whimsical pottery

While the mediums Seth works with vary greatly, the majority of his work hinges on illustration and storytelling.

Art and Craft Classes Mission: Educate and promote artistic techniques and marketing.

Jewelry, Multi-Media, Hand Carved Antler

Artist’s Co-op in Buckhannon West Virginia, located on Main Street and featuring the work of several artists and craftspeople. Find their events on the Events Calendar, and see their work, register for classes and more at artistryonmain.com.  

Mill Whistle Arts Co-op is a part of the Richwood Heritage Center & Mill Whistle Arts, operated by dedicated, local artisans.

Alice-Gervais was born in Miami, and raised in Fla., NYC, and WV. After finishing high school in Clarksburg, she attended oil pastel classes by WV Artist Beth Crowder, then went on to attend the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1983 and transferred to the Art Institute of Ft Lauderdale in 1985. Due to family obligations, she moved to St. Petersburg and attended Pinellas County Community College studying commercial and fine art. While in Florida, she began working as a grade school Art Teacher in St. Petersburg, then on to a private grade school in Ashville, NC.  Once back in West Virginia she attended master oil painting classes at Glenville State College and held a two-man show at the Clarksburg Library. Alice-Gervais has worked as an artist and teacher for over 35 years, and has worked as a freelance sign painter, logo designer, and brochure artist. Many of her independent pieces are in private collections and have been published in magazines such as the Galactic Crossroads  and Easy  Riders. Alice-Gervais illustrated “The Pioneer Index of Randolph County” with 24 pen and Ink drawings of places of interest in the Randolph County area. In 1996, she won best of show in the […]

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Although she describes herself primarily as a landscape painter, Kylie explores a variety of different medias for creative expression.

“Living slowly,foraging,cooking,canning,hunting and fishing our way through Appalachia.”

Madalyn Humphrey was born and raised in Elkins, WV.  She is a D&E graduate and former VISTA worker. Madalyn is currently the Director of Elkins Main Street, where she uses her skills to build community and develop the downtown economy. Her passion has been dance, more specifically, Irish dancing, since she was a child.  Currently, she, along with Lori Goux, is a Dance Director for the Appalachian Ensemble. She also has been the choreographer for performances at the Old Brick Playhouse.

Certified Professional Photographer Master Photographer Photographic Craftsman Past President Professional Photographers of West Virginia

As an artist, my goal is to set up systems of logic. I hold that painting and drawing are, unlike other forms, some of the purest repositories of simulation. The viewer, in seeing the image, accepts the rules, problems, etc. of the image, and submits to a sort of tyranny in the process, a temporary aesthetic domination (if you will). Using this position, I use the logic of the picture plane in order to disassemble the logic of the simulations and narratives that surround us, and rebuild them in order to produce syzygys, paradoxes, and contradictions, snipping away the fabric of the veneer surrounding us, and making paper dolls. Find Patrick Facemire’s work at: PatrickFacemire.wixsite.com Tamarack, Beckley, WV