Join Brew House Arts in welcoming Solar Ant Arts Collective member Wilhelmina McWhorter in discussing her work.

This is a virtual artist talk. Registration is required to receive the Zoom meeting link. Register through Eventbrite. Tickets available on a sliding scale from $0-$20.

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Wilhelmina (Willa) McWhorter is an eighth generation West Virginian born and raised in Elkins. She studied Acting, English Literature and Poetry at WVU then later earned a Physical Theatre Certification from Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake California. Her life has taken her down many paths, working in improv all over the United States, mask work and traditional theatrics in South America, and traditional commedia and circus performance in Europe. Her work has led her to many communities and experiences. She eventually forged her way back to the mountains in search of her next adventure and it was through this metamorphosis that she discovered her own passions in painting.

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Based in the heart of the Monongahela National Forest in Elkins, West Virginia, the Solar Ant Arts Collective is gaining recognition as a model for creating change in their communities. Members join from across the region working in a variety of mediums from professional artists to hobbyists. In Our Appalachia, curated by Griffin Nordstrom, eleven artists from the collective are highlighted to negotiate various themes in their work including environmental issues, identity, placemaking, and what it means to be Appalachian.