"Spotlight on Marsh Fork" press release

Press release

For immediate release - August 29, 2006

Spotlight on Marsh Fork

A Traces installation in studio 124 at the Jacksonville Center, Floyd, Virginia USA.

From September 1 to 30, 2006, there will be an installation of artwork, photography, reading materials and found objects at studio 124 in Floyd, Virginia. This exhibit is designed to raise awareness about Marsh Fork Elementary and the “Pennies of Promise” campaign.

Marsh Fork is an elementary school near Sundial, West Virginia located directly in the flood-path of approximately 2 billion gallons of coal sludge. The “Pennies of Promise” campaign is focused on raising funds for a new school for the 230 children who attend Marsh Fork Elementary.

Exhibit items being displayed in studio 124 for this exhibit include:

- Coal samples from the old Hoge Mine in Montgomery County, Virginia

- Aerial photography of the Shumate sludge dam and Marsh Fork Elementary

- Work by area artists & activists, including Jeff Chapman Crane, Bo Webb, and Suzy Nees

- Reading materials related to the conservation of culture and resources

- Information on retired coal miner Ed Wiley’s walk to Washington, DC from Charleston, WV

This installation is being sponsored by the Traces Library for Creative Literacy, an ambient library and public art project focused on the ideals of democracy and compassionate, sustainable living. Web coverage for this exhibit is being provided by ideapark.org.

The Jacksonville Center is located on route 8 in Floyd, Virginia, just ½ a mile south of the stoplight. To learn more about this exhibit, please call 540.745.2784 or visit ideapark.org > news.

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