Augusta heritage Center

Augusta Summer Sessions Return to Davis & Elkins College Campus

Music, dance and Appalachian artistry will soon fill nearly every corner of the 51ºÚÁÏÍø campus as the Augusta Heritage Center makes a return to in-person summer sessions, July 10-29. The […]

July 8, 2022 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Receives Inaugural Governor’s Folk Arts Award

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø received the first-ever Governor’s Arts Award for Folk Arts Organization in a ceremony at the West Virginia Culture Center. The West Virginia Commission on […]

March 8, 2022 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Heritage Center Selected for National Endowment for the Arts Grant

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support its summer 2022 classes, concerts, dances and cultural sessions. Augusta is […]

January 21, 2022 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Pairs with WV Mine Wars Museum, Blair Centennial to Present Concert

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍøÂ is collaborating with the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum and the Blair Centennial Committee to produce a musical event that remembers and celebrates a critical moment in labor rights […]

August 25, 2021 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Plans Festival in Elkins City Park, Block Party on Kerens Avenue

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø will return to Elkins City Park for its annual festival celebrating dance, craft and music. The event, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]

July 20, 2021 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Awarded State’s Highest Folklife Honor

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø received West Virginia’s highest folklife honor, the Vandalia Award, at a special Vandalia Gathering concert on May 29. Presented by the West Virginia Department […]

June 4, 2021 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Heritage Center Plans In-Person Events, Online Learning This Summer

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø will host a downtown concert series this summer, complete with the return of the Augusta Festival in Elkins City Park on Saturday, July 24. […]

June 1, 2021 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta’s Online Platform Highlighted in Entertainment Panel Discussion

Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø Executive Director Seth Young has been selected as an industry leader by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). Young and a panel of entertainment producers […]

March 2, 2021 D&E Marketing & Communications

Augusta Heritage Center to Receive $20,000 NEA Grant

The Augusta Heritage Center of 51ºÚÁÏÍø has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support their world-renowned traditional arts programming. This project is designed to highlight […]

February 5, 2021 D&E Marketing & Communications