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About the
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Communities in West Virginia and many parts of the country have demonstrated that a robust arts community can be a strong catalyst for economic development and growth.

A successful arts community provides a rich cultural life for all members of the community and supports a “creative economy” by attracting twenty-first century businesses and the educated work force that comes with them.

A successful arts community provides an environment that supports all kinds of businesses including artists and related businesses, attracts tourism and revenue, and provides income and jobs for artists and artisans.

The common element of successful arts communities is an arts council, an independent, broad-based umbrella organization that supports an organized, active, and broadly cooperative arts community.

In August, 2009, The Berkeley County Arts Council was formed to meet this need. The Berkeley Arts Council will provide unified communication, promotion, support and advocacy for the arts community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.

The Berkeley Arts Council:

  • is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in West Virginia;
  • is an independent entity that works for the benefit of the overall arts community without bias for any one organization;
  • builds communication and interaction among arts organizations and with community organizations by means of various activities such as an Arts Bulletin, a web site, and a Speakers’ Bureau;
  • contributes actively to the success of existing organizations by promoting activities, identifying potential grants or donations, recruiting volunteers, and developing a clearinghouse for resources;
  • supports increased frequency, quality and variety of arts-related events; and facilitate activities that extend arts throughout the community;
  • promotes and advertises Berkeley County arts events locally and within our region;
  • seeks volunteerism, funding and other resources to increase the presence of the arts in the Berkeley County school system;
  • seeks to qualify Berkeley County as a Certified Arts Community by the WV Commission on the Arts;
  • advocates for the arts to local and state government;
  • seeks to open avenues for increased funding for the arts from public and private sources;
  • identifies and develops more and improved resources for the arts, including finances, facilities and expertise.

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This program is presented with financial assistance from the WV Division of Culture and History,
and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts.

WV Division of Culture and History National Endowment for the Arts

The Berkeley Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated
in West Virginia to support the arts in Berkeley County and the surrounding region.

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PO Box 984, Martinsburg, WV 25402
Email: information (at) berkeleyartswv (dot) org