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Paint it Black 5: Branding & Sales Strategies

Robert Villamagna, mixed-media artist, WV Tinman   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders August 18th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Branding and Sales Strategies make your travel worth it, connect ...

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Paint it Black 4: Tax Essentials for Artists

Dr. Elaine Groghan Luttrell, CPA-PFS, AFC   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders July 21st, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Tax Essentials for Artists Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online with ...

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Paint it Black 3: Copyright, Contracts, and Creatives

Angela Kniery, attorney at law & photographer   Tena Crites, Woodlands Community Lenders June 23rd, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Copyright, Contracts, and Creatives Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online ...

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Paint it Black 2: Building a Content Strategy for Artists

Angelica Gilleran, StrongRapport   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders May 19th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Building a Content Strategy for Artists: Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online with Strategy ...

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Paint it Black 1: Galleries, Pricing, & Framing

Cecil Ybanez, Bloomfield Gallery, Richwood, WV  Talbott’s Frame shop, Elkins, WV       Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders April 28th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Cecil Ybanez and David Ward ...

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New Artist Business Development Seminar Series Coming Soon: Paint it Black

We are excited to announce the second phase of our Lost Towns project: a seminar series designed to encourage and support artists in turning their craft into successful businesses. ...

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Mon Forest Towns Initiative Awarded $1.89 ARC POWER Grant

Elkins, West Virginia, October 16, 2024 — Woodlands Community Lender, on behalf of the Mon Forest Towns Partnership, has been awarded $1,897,136 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to ...

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Do Unto Others: Belington’s Historic Building Rises Again

The 120-year-old building survived a 20-year vacancy, fires, weatherization challenges, and the test of time to rise again as a centerpiece, economic driver, and community space in the heart ...

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Tygart Hotel Artwork to Honor Lost Towns of the Monongahela National Forest

We are excited to announce “Lost Towns/Lost Communities” a collaboration with West Virginia artists to create artwork for the Tygart Hotel exploring five ghost towns in the Monongahela National ...

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Call for Artists: Lost Towns of the Mon RFQ

Woodlands Development Group (Woodlands), is seeking professional artists to design and create original artwork for a Lost Towns of the Mon permanent art collection in the newly-rehabilitated Tygart Hotel ...

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