Family Contra Dance on Sunday, December 6th from 3-5pm

Give the gift of membership this holiday season!

Give the gift of an ARTS/West membership to your fellow art lover this holiday season. (We also have Judy t-shirts available to go with a membership!) For more information, please visit the Membership Page or call 740-592-4315! 

SATB Choir Concert - Dec. 12th at 7pm - benefitting Athens County Historical Society

Thai Paradise and ARTS/West have joined up to bring social good.

For 40 days, you are able to purchase a gift card to local restaurant, Thai Paradise, on myrise.com and 12% of your purchase goes to ARTS/West! 

For more information, please visit:

http://myrise.com/projects/thai-paradise-rising-for-arts-west-athens/

ARTS/West will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

ARTS/West will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th.

Rhythm and Dance: A Foray into African Movement and Drumming

Sunday, November 22, 2015 

5:30-7:30pm

We will be learning Yankadi and Macru, dances from western Africa. These dances are usually done together on the full moon. Yankadi is a slower exciting dance with a swinging drum beat. Macru picks up the tempo up a little and finishes the dance leaving you full of energy. These classes are great for beginners and those that have taken classes before. Dancing is great for your mind, body and soul. This event will allow you to meet others in the drum and dance community of Southern Ohio. It will also shed some light on cultural traditions from Africa's golden past. 

$15/adult, $10/student

Instructors: Dance - C C Ruchti, Drum - Lawrence R Greene 

Questions? Call Lawrence Greene at 740-444-1407

CALL FOR STORYTELLERS!

ARTS/West will be presenting the 1st Annual Evening with Holiday Storytellers.  We are sending out a call for local people to submit a true story of the holidays to be shared at the event at ARTS/West on December 6th.  The only parameters are that it must be a true story, must not contain bad language, be family friendly, and be no longer than 10 minutes.  We are asking for a 40 work synopsis of the story - 8 stories will be chosen to be shared on December 6th.  

ARTS/West is asking that interested local storytellers contact us via email at artswestathens@gmail.com or call 740/592-4315 or stop by our offices 10 am – 4 pm, Monday through Thursday, to receive a copy of the submission form.  Submissions are due by November 23rd.

Many Moons Exotic Market is back! This weekend!

Front & Center this Saturday - with Local Band - Sundown Garage Time!

UNFORTUNATELY "A Night of Zombie Mania" has been CANCELLED

Art Opening on Thursday, November 5th

On Thursday, November 5th from 6:30-8:30pm, ARTS/West will host the opening reception for the exhibit, Through the Eyes of Magical Realism, that will hang in the ARTS/West gallery space, 132 W. State St. Athens, OH, November 4 – 30, 2015, business hours 10 am – 4 pm, Monday – Thursday; call first for extended hours 740/592-4315. 

“The gods of my childhood were fierce and fantastic and stirred my imagination to no end. Myth, ritual, stories, songs, symbolism, Indians, and conquistadores shaped my imaginings. I grew up through the eyes of magical realism.” Laura Serna-Maytorena 

Each month a new exhibit is on display in the ARTS/West gallery space and features either an individual artist or a group show. The opening for each exhibit is a FREE event, with refreshments served.

Contra Dance presented by ARTS/West and SEOTDS