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ART--Change the Word and Change the World: Lee Chichester at TEDxFloyd

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Lee has been a freelance writer for 30 years, with most of her bylines in the construction trade magazine arena, and two books to her credit. She and her husband, Jack Russell, moved to Floyd in 1989, and Lee was among the founders of The Jacksonville Center for the Arts in 1995. She served on its board for ten years. In the late 90s she elected to recycle elderly rejection letters from editors and learned how to make paper from paper. In 2006 she was one of three recipients of the prestigious Perry Kendig Award for significant contributions to the arts in the region, and in 2008 she served as regional coordinator for the Governor's Awards for the Arts. Today, she continues to write and edit for a variety of clients, including grant applications for the Jacksonville Center. She has expanded her interests into digital media production, is a Master Falconer, and teaches papermaking and outdoors education classes. Lee volunteers for a variety of cultural tourism initiatives in the region including `Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network and Blue Ridge Heritage, Inc., and serves as a director and officer of the Virginia Falconers' Association.

Anne Armistead, Scott Smith, and Stu Maxey--video; Stu Maxey--video editing; Ed Cohn--audio.

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