By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com Holly Adkins has been involved in the arts her whole life, and now she wants to bring more of it to Woodstock. Growing up in a family of artists, Adkins participated in every art program possible, including theater and painting. “It’s part of who I am,” she said. Her family, before […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com In their last meeting of a tumultuous 2021, members of the Woodstock Arts Commission are looking forward to the projects they hope to accomplish in the new year. There’s the proposed Creative Woodstock concept at the renovated Old Courthouse, artwork for display in the center of traffic roundabouts, and a mural […]
Woodstock’s 22-month-old Arts Commission has canceled more meetings than it’s conducted. In fact, its members have never met face-to-face as a commission. That should change with the appointment of a new chairwoman of the commission through April 30, 2023. The appointment of city Councilwoman Wendy Piersall by Mayor Mike Turner was approved 5-0 by the […]
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