STATE OF THE ARTS written by Ashley Wilson Fellers How Roanoke is leveraging creativity to build stronger communities ... and to tackle tough conversations. Maggie Perrin-Key, the 2023 Emerging Artist for Roanoke's Open Studios tour, is shown here in her downtown studio. " I never thought Roanoke would be a place I could have a career in art, " she admits. " But I'm doing it. " 28 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 TheRoanoker.com ASHLEY WILSON FELLERShttp://www.TheRoanoker.com