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===Creative & Cultural Class===
[[Image:Larkin Arts.jpg|thumbnail|left|275px|Larkin Arts]] The [[creative class]] of Harrisonburg has grown significantly alongside the revitalization of the downtown district. Formidably contributing to Harrisonburg's cultural capital are a collection of education and art centers, residencies, studios, and artist-facilitated businesses, programs, and collectives.<ref>{{cite news|last=Austin|first=Luanne|title=An Opportunity To Change For The Better|url=http://www.creativeclass.com/rfcgdb/articles/An%20opportunity%20to%20change.pdf|newspaper=DNR Harrisonburg}}</ref> [[Image:Old Furnace Artist Residency.jpg|thumbnail|right|275px|OFAR Founder Jon Henry]]
Examples include Arts Council of the Valley,<ref>http://www.valleyarts.org/about-us</ref> the Darrin-McHone Gallery, Court Square Theater, Larkin Arts, Old Furnace Artist Residency and the Super Gr8 Film Festival.
Some of these programs include: Larkin Arts, a community art center that is owned and operated by Valerie Smith and Scott Whitten.<ref>{{cite web|last=SCCF|title=SCCF OUT & ABOUT: LARKIN ARTS, HARRISONBURG|url=http://stauntonfund.com/2012/09/sccf-out-about-larkin-arts-harrisonburg}}</ref> It opened in 2012 and has “4 symbiotic components: an art supply store, a fine arts gallery, a school comprised of 3 classrooms, and 5 private studio spaces.”.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stacy|first=Sarah|title=Larkin Arts hosts second annual juried art show|url=http://www.dnronline.com/article/20140214larkinarts|newspaper=DNR Harrisonburg}}</ref>
[http://oldfurnace.tumblr.com Old Furnace Artist Residency (OFAR)]<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Open Engagement Program|url=http://openengagement.info/home/program|publisher=Open Engagement}}</ref> and [http://oldfurnace.tumblr.com/slag SLAG Mag]: Artist residency and arts&culture quarterly zine focused on community engagement and social practice projects started in 2013 by activist Jon Henry. Recent resident artists include [http://walkertufts.com Walker Tufts], Amanda Hunt, [http://ollestad.blogspot.com Dana Ollestad], and [http://www.peterchristenson.com Peter Christenson].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jenner|first1=Andrew|title=Visiting With the Old Furnace Artist Residency|url=http://www.oldsouthhigh.com/2014/04/30/visiting-with-the-old-furnace-artist-residency/|website=Old South High|publisher=Old South High|accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref>
The Super Gr8 Film Festival, founded in 2009 by Tim Estep and Paul Somers. The 2013 festival featured more than 50 locally produced films, and all of the films in the festival were shot using vintage cameras and Super 8 film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Jermiah|title=Lurid Pictures + Super Gr8 Film Fest = Awesome Harrisonburg|url=http://www.oldsouthhigh.com/2013/11/18/lurid-pictures-super-gr8-film-fest-awesome-harrisonburg/|publisher=Old South High}}</ref>
[[Image:Harrisonburg's Little Free Library.jpg|thumbnail|left|275px|Little Free Library (437 E. Wolfe St)]]
[[Little Free Library|Little Free Libraries]], a micro-library program that promotes a “take a book, return a book” philosophy where neighbors can share their favorite literature and stories.<ref>{{cite news|last=Durst|first=Kristen|title='Little Free Libraries' Hope For Lending Revolution|url=http://www.npr.org/2012/03/07/148170088/little-free-libraries-hope-to-spark-lending-revolution|newspaper=NPR Online}}</ref>
ACV, Darrin-McHone Gallery, and Court Square Theater, [http://www.valleyarts.org/about-us championing diverse artistic expression and promoting the arts as fundamental to a vibrant community through visual, literary, and performing arts programs, educational opportunities, and grants].<ref>http://www.valleyarts.org/about-us</ref><ref>http://www.valleyarts.org/history</ref>
The Virginia Quilt Museum, established in 1995, is dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and nurturing Virginia's quilting heritage. It features a permanent collection of nearly 300 quilts, a Civil War Gallery, antique and toy sewing machines, and rotating exhibits from across the United States.<ref name="Virginia Quilt Museum">{{cite web|title=Virginia Quilt Museum|url=http://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/|publisher=VQM}}</ref>
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