The purpose of this article is to describe the development, mission, and events of the Festival of the Arts at Southwest Virginia Community College (1995–2018) with special emphasis on community involvement and community enrichment. The festival serves as a tool in fulfilling the cultural enrichment mission and community service function of the college. Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) is a rural community college located in Richlands, VA, with a service area of more than 1,800 square miles, and a service area population of approximately 107,000 people. SWCC acts as the cultural center of its geographically broad service area, which is reflected in the mission of the college and is realized through initiatives such as the Festival of the Arts. After a regional performance by Pavlina Dokovska nearly a decade earlier, Dokovska became more involved in the arts community of Southwest Virginia, and she was instrumental in the official launch of the Festival of the Arts 1995. The Festival continued to evolve to an annual two-week event hosted by the college, bringing in nationally and internationally acclaimed artists for workshops, performances, and multicultural-centered education open to the public.

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西南弗吉尼亚社区学院“艺术节”的历史（1995-2018）：通过音乐提供社区服务

本文的目的是描述西南弗吉尼亚社区学院（1995-2018 年）艺术节的发展、使命和活动，特别强调社区参与和社区丰富。该节日是履行学院丰富文化使命和社区服务功能的工具。西南弗吉尼亚社区学院 (SWCC) 是位于弗吉尼亚州里奇兰兹的一所乡村社区学院，服务面积超过 1,800 平方英里，服务区人口约 107,000 人。SWCC作为其地理广泛服务区的文化中心，这反映在学院的使命中，并通过艺术节等举措实现。在帕夫琳娜·多科夫斯卡 (Pavlina Dokovska) 近十年前的区域表演之后，