“Among her greatest joys was her 33 years of involvement with Young Audiences of Virginia! She served on the Board of Directors for numerous years and as President. She loved Young Audiences’ creative offerings annually to involve children in the arts.” Obituary for Jean Hogge Shackelford Arts for Learning mourns the loss while celebrating the […]

About Me
Master storyteller Sheila Arnold has provided storytelling, character interpretation, and professional development programs at schools, churches, libraries, professional organizations, and museums in 41 states since 2003. Ms. Sheila, as she’s known, is a member of the Virginia Storytelling Alliance and has been a featured storyteller at many storytelling festivals. She was honored as Arts for Learning’s Artist of the Year in 2010. In January 2020, Ms. Sheila was a George Washington’s Mount Vernon Research Fellow where she deepened her knowledge of many details of the historical characters she portrays.