Leading professionals and educators in the arts will be on the lookout for the next van Gogh or Mozart when 81 young artists converge on the West Virginia University campus June 15-July 5 for the Governors School for the Arts.
The three-week residential programbeing held this year and next at the College of Creative Artsis for exceptional arts students from West Virginia who have completed their sophomore year of high school. An interdisciplinary faculty of artists and educators will provide individual and in-depth group instruction in dance, theater, music and visual art. Support for the school comes from the West Virginia Department of Education and the WVU provosts office.
“The Governors School for the Arts has proven to be a vital step in the development of some of the most creative young minds in West Virginia, and faculty members in the College of Creative Arts are honored to be involved,”said William Winsor, director of the school and associate dean of the college.”Participating students will get a collective social experience and an intensive artistic experience by discipline. They will leave enriched by these experiences.”
Courses will be held in WVU s Creative Arts Center, the states only educational facility solely dedicated to the instruction and performance of all visual and performing arts. Students will stay at Fieldcrest, WVU s newly acquired residence hall formerly known as Madison House.
Activities get under way with a 3 p.m. opening ceremony Sunday, June 15, in the Mountainlair Ballroom. WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr. and a representative of the governors office will join School for the Arts faculty in welcoming the students.
Each day students will undergo intensive instruction in their chosen artistic genre. Classes include ceramics, printmaking, electronic media, studio arts, instrumental music, voice, world music, jazz, music theory and history, theatre arts, acting and performance, theatre history, dramatic literature and criticism, scenic costume and lighting design, dance, and computer-assisted design for the stage.
There will also be daily performances or presentations by WVU faculty and guest artists, a trip to Pittsburgh for a matinee performance of”Miss Saigon”and a visit to Washington, D.C., for a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra.
The program concludes Saturday, July 5, when students showcase the projects they have been working on during the three-week period.
For more information about the Governors School for the Arts, contact Winsor at 304-293-4841, ext. 3110 or visit the schools Web site at http://www.wvgovschools.org/gsa/index.html .
Below is a list of students attending the Governors School for the Arts, along with their hometowns and high schools.
- Mary Adams, Triadelphia, Wheeling Park
- Tiffany Alastanos, Bridgeport, Bridgeport
- Alyssa Aliff, Prosperity, Woodrow Wilson
- Morgan Ames, Tanner, Gilmer County
- Tashina Angus, Ravenswood, Ravenswood
- Caitlyn Barry, Moundsville, John Marshall
- Allison Bennett, Parkersburg, Parkersburg
- Jessica Berquist, Huntington, Spring Valley
- Scotty Blevins, Holden, Logan
- Nicholas Blood, Fairmont, Fairmont Senior
- Amilee Bobbin, Daniels, Woodrow Wilson
- Jean Brizendine, Huntington, Cabell Midland
- Kathryn Brubaker, Wheeling, Linsly School
- Kellsye Carnill, Shepherdstown, Jefferson
- Jeewon Choi, Alderson, Greenbrier East
- Sheena Chopra, Weirton, Madonna
- Leah Cunningham, Core, Morgantown
- Nathan Dailey, Parkersburg, Parkersburg
- Jessica Dawson, Philippi, Phillip Barbour
- Courey DeGeorge, Morgantown, University
- Nicholas DiCarlo, Charleston, George Washington
- Kennette Dilley, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Hannah Drennon, Parkersburg, Parkersburg
- Rebecca Eerenberg, Hinton, Summers County
- Daniel Facemire, Fairmont, Fairmont Senior
- Anna Fedders, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Clint Fisher, Hacker Valley, Webster County
- Kathleen Gallaher, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Thad Garrett, Moorefield, Moorefield
- Justin Giesey, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Holly Glick, Renick, Greenbrier East
- Ashley Goddard, New Martinsville, Magnolia
- Amy Governor, Charleston, Capitol
- Shea-Mikal Green, Green Spring, Hampshire
- Rachelle Hizer, Paden City, Paden City
- Julie Holeczy, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Jessica Houser, Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson
- Joel Innes, Chester, Oak Glen
- Sarah Kelley, Morgantown, University
- Mitchell Kosowski, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Sean Laishley, Huntington, Spring Valley
- Tiffany Lee, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Kristin Lemaster, Martinsburg, Martinsburg
- Tony Lombardo, Logan, Logan
- Jordan McCutcheon, Bridgeport, Bridgeport
- Mady McNemar, Stonewood, Robert C. Byrd
- Gina Michalec, Mannington, North Marion
- Katrina Milnes, Bridgeport, Bridgeport
- Bryan Minnich, Keyser, Keyser
- Aarzu Moghal, Charleston, George Washington
- Paul Morris, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Elizabeth Morrison, Clarksburg, Notre Dame
- Tiffany Ngan, Morgantown, Morgantown
- Tiffany Nichols, Fairmont, East Fairmont
- Sonal Parmar, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Chelsea Patthoff, Martinsburg, Martinsburg
- Brittany Payne, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Julie Petersen, Fayetteville, Oak Hill
- Kimberly Pierce, Logan, Logan
- Kara Postlewait, Parkersburg, Parkesburg
- Emma Prillaman, Middleway, Jefferson
- Diane Proud, Lewisburg, Greenbrier East
- Jessica Rees, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Jaime Richmond, Roncerverte, Greenbrier East
- Rachel Romero, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Tyler Scherer, Morgantown, Trinity
- Padmavati Seward, Moundsville, John Marshall
- Douglas Sgroi, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Gary Shaw, Fairmont, Fairmont Senior
- Kathryn Shelton, Oak Hill, Oak Hill
- Katherine Smith, Elkins, Elkins
- Nathan Strasser, Wheeling, Wheeling Park
- Nathan Swearingen, Valley Grove, Wheeling Park
- Katherine Tabor, St. Albans, Capitol
- Tambra Wayne, Spencer, Roane County
- Caitlyn Webster, Chester, Oak Glen
- Amy White, Martinsburg, Martinsburg
- Megan Whiteley, Mt. Lookout, Nicholas County
- Dana Wrubleski, Williamstown, Williamstown
- Nicholas Yurick, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
- Alexandra Zsoldos, Beckley, Woodrow Wilson
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