Explore West Virginia’s vibrant arts scene, from traditional Appalachian music and craftsmanship to contemporary galleries, theater, festivals, and the artists shaping the state’s evolving cultural identity.
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The mountains and forests of southern West Virginia have become the setting for a medieval fantasy kingdom in an award-winning independent film scheduled to make its world premiere in Lewisburg in December. The Kingdom of Rexmonte, a $750,000 fantasy comedy written and directed by Rebeccah Crabtree, was filmed partly at the West … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Photographers visiting West Virginia’s state parks, forests, and rail trails this autumn have until November 6 to enter a statewide photography contest for a chance to win a resort stay and other prizes for images that capture the season’s changing colors. The West Virginia State Parks Foundation invites amateur and professional photographers … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Producers of the History Channel’s American Pickers are searching for unusual antiques and private collections in West Virginia ahead of filming planned for November. David Lavender, executive director of the West Virginia Film Office that issued the announcement, said he thinks the series and its audience are drawn to the state’s distinctive culture … Read more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University construction manager who helped restore the holiday lighting at historic Woodburn Hall after more than a decade without it has received a university award for his work. Adam James, a three-time university graduate and construction manager for WVU Planning, Design and Construction, received a WVU Impact Award for … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Films honored at two of the world’s most prestigious international film festivals will be screened in Charleston this November as the West Virginia International Film Festival celebrates its 41st year with eight feature films from six continents. The festival, scheduled for November 12–15, will feature winners from the Cannes Film Festival in … Read more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Long before he won over mid-century audiences with his signature bowl haircut and novelty songs, the big-band entertainer known as Ish Kabibble was a law student at West Virginia University. Born Merwyn Bogue in Erie, Pennsylvania, the future star enrolled at the university in Morgantown in September 1927, choosing it for its … Read more
ELKINS, W.Va. — Filmmaker Daniel Byers grew up in West Virginia, repeatedly transformed by industries seeking the value of its mountains. In his new horror movie, Dark Hollow, that history becomes more literal: a monster emerges from a coal mine. The Elkins-raised writer and director is bringing the movie back to West Virginia for a series … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 40 years ago, a college professor gathered actors and filmmakers in West Virginia and made a strange little horror movie about five people waiting for an overdue bus. Chillers, released in 1988, went far beyond West Virginia. The independently produced anthology horror film found international distribution and became the first feature … Read more
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Before Bob Roach built the famous Mothman statue, he talked with people who said they had seen the mysterious creature decades earlier. Their descriptions helped shape the stainless-steel figure that has stood on Main Street since 2003, according to Roach’s daughter, Kelly Roach Miller, who accompanied her father during some of … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Black bears, brown bats, flying squirrels and a forest predator once eradicated from West Virginia are among the animals featured in the state’s 2027 wildlife calendar. The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources has released its annual West Virginia Wildlife Calendar, pairing original paintings by wildlife artists with hunting and fishing dates, moon … Read more
