{"id":154,"date":"2025-12-11T01:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:40:02","slug":"the-aurora-project-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aurora Project homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Aurora Project, Aurora, West Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-link-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keeping the Arts Alive in Appalachia for 25 years!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61589829996283\"><strong>Visit our Facebook page for the latest on events and exhibitions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1855\" height=\"1236\" src=\"https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lewis-Stemple-Oakland-exhibit-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lewis-Stemple-Oakland-exhibit-8.jpg 1855w, https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lewis-Stemple-Oakland-exhibit-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lewis-Stemple-Oakland-exhibit-8-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lewis-Stemple-Oakland-exhibit-8-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/auroraprojectwv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lewis-Stemple-Oakland-exhibit-8-770x513.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1855px) 100vw, 1855px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laura Frye, niece of the late Lewis Stemple, talks about her uncle&#8217;s work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gallery located at 23976 George Washington Highway (Route 50), Aurora, W.Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-link-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Next event: Opening Reception of Lewis Stemple oil paintings,<br>5 to 7 p.m., September 13, General Store Gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Lewis Stemple Exhibit YT\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Hae6daG28I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aurora Project, Aurora, West Virginia Keeping the Arts Alive in Appalachia for 25 years! 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