Arts Council of Kanawha Valley

I am a proudly born and raised, native West Virginian artist. I am pretty well rounded with my art medians, and have been practicing art my whole life. I am 22 years old and currently attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology for Art and History and was a painting and ceramics student of the late Bob Simile.

The East End Bazaar, a project of Charleston East End Main Street, is an open-air artisan market featuring an eclectic mix of functional and collectible art and hand-crafted goods. It will also feature a full lineup of live, acoustic music and other entertainment each weekend.

I've been an artist as long as I can remember. I was formally trained in Ontario, Canada at Mohawk College as a Commercial Artist. I came to the States in 1984 when I married my husband Jim. I've worked as an artist in a number different jobs including printing both offset and textile. I've owned my own business and traveled around the States as a Textile Stylist. I've been involved in several art organizations over the years. At present I'm the Chair of the Volunteer Committee for The Art Council of Kanawha Valley. I enjoy meeting new people, I am inspired by them.

I earned my Masters of fine Arts degree with a concentration in sculpture from Marshall University in 2007. Since that time, I have been a working artist and have shown extensively throughout West Virginia and Ohio with aspirations in showing more nationally and internationally. I currently reside and work in my studio, Still Maybe Studios, in Nitro WV and am also employed through The Clay Center of Arts and Sciences in Charleston WV as the Assistant Gallery Manager.

The Alban was built in 1938 as a Movie House. It has since been renovated and is now called the Alban Arts and Conference Center. The Alban now seats 206 in its fixed theatre seats and can hold up to 250 people. The Alban has two conference rooms and a full kitchen in addition to the main theater space. The Alban houses community theatre productions, Arts Instruction, an Art Gallery, a full size movie screen and a stocked concession stand. The Alban can be rented for a variety of events including but not limited to parties, conferences, concerts, weddings, pageants and much more.

Robert Loughry earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art and Communications from the University of Charleston, WV. He studied painting, photography, airbrushing, figure drawing and computer graphic design at the American Intercontinental University in London, England and earned his Masters Degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University.