LEWISBURG, W.Va. (WVDN – Carnegie Hall invites the community to attend the upcoming Carnegie Hall Artwalk on Friday, May 8, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This free event offers visitors a chance to explore original works by local and regional artists in a world-class historical venue. Guests will enjoy live music by John Maddy, complimentary light refreshments, and a cash bar while immersing themselves in the arts. Each Artwalk features four gallery spaces filled with creative collaborations and diverse mediums, ranging from contemporary oil portraits to heirloom-level craft arts.
Nevada Tribble is a fiber and papermaking artist from Elkins, West Virginia, whose work blends handmade paper, sewing, weaving, and foraged natural materials to explore themes of place, community, and connection to the Appalachian landscape. Her work will be shown in the Old Stone Room. A 2020 Tamarack Foundation Emerging Artist Fellow and graduate of Shepherd University, she is known for her innovative bicycle‑powered sewing machine, which allows her to “draw with thread” outdoors as she creates work directly in the environments that inspire her. Her pieces have been exhibited regionally and nationally, and she continues to develop site‑responsive artworks that reflect the textures, ecology, and stories of the mountains she calls home.
Showing in the Lobby Gallery is Pat Cross, a West Virginia–born painter whose work has appeared in more than 200 fine art exhibitions, including Realism New York, the Bosque Art Classic, and Salon International. Her paintings—collected throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, and beyond—have been featured in publications including International Artist Magazine, Oxford University, and West Virginia Living. Her show at Carnegie will feature 30 works of art from her popular series of florals, waterways and of people engaging the outdoors.
Holly Lei Cole’s work will be displayed in the Museum Gallery. She is a Virginia‑based fiber and art‑quilt artist whose work blends drawing, painting, sewing, and mixed‑media techniques to explore themes of endangered species, animal‑human relationships, and social commentary. After a long career as a costume and set designer—working for Broadway, the Muppets, Ringling Bros. Circus, regional theaters, and multiple universities—Cole transitioned to art quilting in 2016, channeling her storytelling background into richly layered textile works that create characters, evoke emotion, and highlight the fragility and resilience of wildlife.
The Board Room will feature the work of Tom Ott, a versatile multidisciplinary artist whose work spans vivid acrylic painting, intricately designed jewelry, and expertly crafted glass art. A graduate of West Liberty University with a Bachelor of Arts and West Virginia University with a master’s degree, he brings strong academic foundations to his lifelong dedication to the arts. His commitment to high‑quality, West Virginia–made craftsmanship earned him recognition as a Tamarack artist, and his work has been showcased in notable venues including the Butler Institute of American Art, the Parkersburg Art Association, the Hoyt, and the Trumbull Art Gallery.
The exhibits run through the end of June and are free and open to the public, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, please visit carnegiehallwv.org, call (304) 645-7917, or stop by the Hall at 611 Church Street, Lewisburg, WV.
Carnegie Hall programs are presented with financial assistance through a grant from the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
