FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 6/14/10
Morgan Arts Council - Berkeley Springs, WV
304-258-2300 • www.macicehouse.org
Press Contact only: Jeanne Mozier 304-258-4248



PUBLIC INVITED TO ICE HOUSE PRESENTATION

Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito is presenting a check for $200,000 
in federal development funds to the Morgan Arts Council (MAC) on 
Monday, June 21 at 2pm at the Ice House. The funds which come from 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development are targeted for 
continued renovation of the former cold storage building into an art 
and education center. The public is invited to join MAC members for 
the presentation.

"These funds are being matched by a West Virginia Cultural Facilities 
grant and revenues from the Art and Elegance fundraiser,," said Bob 
Marggraf, chair of the Ice House Building Committee. "They will allow 
us to make some dramatic advances in work on the building." Marggraf 
listed elements on all four floors including bathrooms, stairs and 
heating/air conditioning systems.

In addition to Capito's presentation, the brief event also launches 
MAC's program for naming opportunities at the structure. "We'll 
announce our first major naming at the event," said Jeanne Mozier, 
Fundraising Committee chair and manager of the naming program. "This 
method of fundraising allows MAC to thank major donors forever."

Recognition of Dr. William Lands and his FAST foundation for a 
donation of computer equipment is another part of the event. "The 
computers are used in MAC's video training program," said Mozier, "and 
underline the importance of the Ice House and its programs for 
economic development. Learning to use technology to create art is 
useful work training."

The economic development value of the Ice House has proven itself in 
the years since MAC acquired the structure from U.S. Silica in 1996 
according to Mozier. "It's also obvious in the floor plans that will 
be unveiled on Monday," she said. "There are thousands of square feet 
marked for art retail, classrooms and studios."

For more information about naming opportunities and to see the Ice 
House floor plans, visit the MAC website at www.macicehouse.org.