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Genal West

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As a practicing artist, teacher, mother of 2, and wife of a musician, my interests are all over the map. I started my photo habit with a Crime Scene Photography class in an Eastern NC community college just after high school. After moving to Virginia Beach, I spent time developing film in the darkroom at the Visual Arts Center in Portsmouth Virginia before transferring to a digital lab and Photoshop at Old Dominion University, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Art with a double major in Print/Photo Media and Art Education with a teaching license. This was followed by a Masters of Science in Education with a concentration in Educational/Instructional Media from Wilkes University. I have taught Visual Art, AP Art History, and Photography for Kindergarten through 12th-grade students over the last 15 years both in the classroom and online in Virginia and North Carolina. I have settled my family in the middle of the woods in Ashe County to pursue a multitude of artistic endeavors.

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Registration Information

PLEASE NOTE: Most classes meet over multiple weeks. Registration for each class is open until the class fills or until 2 days before the class begins, whichever comes first. If you miss the registration for this session we hope you will consider taking this class the next time it is offered. Please contact Kyndall Bennett at bennettjk@appstate.edu to be added to the mailing list if you would like to be notified when new classes are offered.

If you experience problems completing the registration, contact Kyndall Bennett at 828-262-2744 or email  bennettjk@appstate.edu.

If you need accommodations due to a disability, contact the Office of Disability Services at least two weeks prior to the beginning of your Craft Enrichment class. (828) 262-3056 ods.appstate.edu

Cancellation Policy: You may cancel a craft class up to two weeks before the class begins, with a $30 cancellation fee assessed. No refunds are allowed within two weeks of the start date, nor after the class begins.

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