Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, January 5, 1993 TAG: 9301050124
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DATELINE: ABINGDON LENGTH: Medium
ARTS CENTER ADDS 2 TO STAFF
The William King Regional Arts Center has filled two newly created artistic staff positions.Carolyn Eyler has been named curator of exhibits and programs, and Sue Harper Pickett is education coordinator.
Eyler, formerly of Richmond, has worked for several years at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as artmobile curator and, most recently, as contact curator for traveling exhibitions. She was chosen for the new job from among applicants from three states.
She is a 1986 graduate in sculpture of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Pickett was a frequent volunteer and art instructor at the William King center. She is a graduate of Mars Hill College near Asheville, N.C., in art history and studio art, and lives in Abingdon.
Betsy White, Arts Center director, said Pickett's "organizational talents, skills in the teaching of art and thorough approach to programs make her an important asset to the Arts Center as it grows as an educational resource in the region."
The law firm of PennStuart has announced a $10,000 pledge for a William A. Stuart Endowment, honoring the firm's founding partner. The endowment provides funding for educational programming at the center.
The center is located in the former William King School building, which has been extensively renovated in recent years as a regional arts center. It will again offer arts courses in 1993.
Eight-week courses for adults and children will start Jan. 20.
Adult courses include drawing, beginning and intermediate watercolor painting, beginning painting and making Egyptian paste jewelry. Classes meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. through March 10. Tuition is $45.
A variety of painting and drawing courses for children will also be offered. Further information is available by contacting the center office (telephone 628-5005).