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  • Here is the latest ORBI news on the News page:
    • New Accessibility Mini-Grant grant application now available
    • If you need a Fast Track final report form, they are now on the News page.
    • We have funding available for Artist Fast Track grants.  Applications are available on the News page.

    If you require physical accommodation for any ORBI-sponsored event, click here to fill out ORBI's accommodation request form.  You can print out the form and mail it.  Please submit the form two weeks before the event, so that we can do our best to accommodate your request.
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    Updated 4/21/2008
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    New on the site:

    ORBI has a new grant program for arts organizations designed to jump start or try out accessibility innovation.  Go to the ORBI News page to find out details.


    Results of the 2008 ORBI grant program are now posted on the News page along with comments by the Project Director about this year's panel process.

    If you would like to have your events listed on the ORBI Web site, please call the ORBI Project Director at 304-655-8255 to get ORBI's email address.  We only accept calendars and announcements for posting by email.

    Unfortunately, our Email ORBI links throughout this Web site have generated huge amounts of spam.  We are discontinuing all references to the ORBI email address on the site, as well as any references to other email addresses.  The spam situation, and spider programs that constantly search the Internet "harvesting" email addresses from Web site programming, are the new dark side of life on the Web.  We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, but you can still contact ORBI by phone at 304-655-8255 and we will be happy to give you ORBI's current email address if you need to send link or other information.

    The link above for our mailing list form will still take you to that form, but you will have to print and mail it to the address on the form.  You will no longer be able to email your request directly to ORBI from the form.  You can also be added to the mailing list by calling ORBI at 304-655-8255.

    Learn about ORBI's impact on people and communities from the several new stories posted on the ORBI Stories page.

    Check out the new Mural Resources page.  The ORBI Mural Team shares their experience and ideas with you about creating community murals.

    There are new links on the Links page to Web sites created by Wetzel County, WV artist Chris Hoke and Gallia County, OH musicians Kendra West and Bob Bence.


    The ORBI Arts Network is a  communications tool for the arts community in the Ohio River Valley created by the Ohio River Border Initiative.  ORBI is a joint project of the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.

    If you are an artist, musician, craftsperson, community arts activist, civic leader, business person, gallery owner, teacher, or anyone else interested in the arts on the West Virginia/Ohio border, this site is a way for you to help you plan new projects, share resources and find out what others in the region are doing. We have designed this site with minimal graphics to help it run as fast as possible for slower computers and modems. 

    The ORBI Arts Network has sections that you navigate using the buttons on the left. 

    • The ORBI Arts Bulletin Board where you can post ideas, projects and resources. Use the Bulletin Board to find help, locate future partners or tell others about new project ideas.
    • Links to the Ohio Arts Council and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and other Web sites that offer help or useful information for the arts community in the Ohio River region. These links will include Web sites by artists, arts businesses and arts organizations on the Ohio/West Virginia border.
    • ORBI News with information about new ORBI projects and plans
    • ORBI Stories has descriptions of the impact of ORBI-funded programs on people and communities in our region.
    • Grants with information that will be useful to you when you apply for an ORBI grant.
    • A section with answers to some of the Questions about ORBI.
    You can also find out more about ORBI at About ORBI . If you want to know more about ORBI or want to get on the ORBI mailing list, you can find out more or contact the Project Director at 304-655-8255.

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