Heartwood is above all a school of the arts. We are situated in such a pristine rural setting that we are able to incorporate nature into our overall curriculum. The regular class program consists of two twelve-week sessions, in the spring and the fall. Classes are offered each session, in dance, movement for health, exercise for seniors, anatomy study, theatre, music, conservation education, and the visual arts. Typically 40 students enroll in about 80 class slots each program.
Located on Lovada Road, north of Grantsville, W.Va. off Route 16 N
Contact: Jude Binder
229 Heartwood Lane
Big Bend,WV 26147
Vary, depending upon class schedule.
Vary, scholarships are available.
In 1973, Jude Binder moved to Calhoun County, West Virginia with the dream of establishing a school for the arts in the heart of the country. The school she envisioned would provide an under-served rural population with an environment for learning, healing, personal growth, and community building. Heartwood in the Hills is the realization of Jude’s dream. It provides child and adult students, ages 5 through 75, from at least nine counties with the opportunities and resources to develop cognitive and creative skills, self-confidence, and self-expression through the arts.
Directions from Grantsville: Go north on Route 16 from Grantsville about 6 miles. You will come to Five Forks.
There will be a small gas station and general store on your right.
Just past the store, there are signs for Nobe Road on your
right and Lovada Road on your left.
TAKE A LEFT onto LOVADA road.
Go about 1 mile. The road forks. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK.
Go to the second mailbox on the left.
It's big and green and says "Heartwood" on it.
Take a left on the gravel drive just past the mailbox to the
end of the road.
