A small town has many opportunities people may not realize especially for artist of different forms. Charleston is a good example of a small town with plenty of potential artists.

Eastern has their own museum, the Tarble Arts Center, and it is accredited by an official museum association so it is on the same level as any big city museum.

Students and other various artists who have had their artwork put on display in Tarble. People from all over the county and some from out of state has come to the museum to see the artwork.

People have made connections that have gotten them farther in life because they were from a small town like Charleston.

Many art students have said in the past if they went to a large art school in a city like Chicago or Seattle, they feel like they would not have the same kind of connections they found while being in a small town.

When it comes to musicians there are plenty of them from our town as well. If anyone as ever visited one of the bars in the Square then they would be able to hear bands play their heart out at night.

At the Starbucks nearby Eastern there is a musician The Daily Eastern News has written about named Jeremy McConnaha.

He is a barista at the coffee shop and is currently working hard to try to make it big with the help of some of the big named people he has gotten the opportunity to meet in the past.

The problem with being in a small town is the assumption people make about there being nothing to do and no one will make something of themselves.

Some people have said you need to be in a big city to make it big, but that is not always the case. McConnaha, for example, lives in Coles County, a place he has said is known for “being more Conservative” but he is still doing what he can to make his dream of being a musician come true.

At Eastern there are even some professors who are a part of the music scene. Bryan Murley, a journalism professor, plays in a band as well. He and the band have played in the Square many times.

We at The Daily Eastern News believe there is more to a small town then people think—that there are people who can do great things with talents they possess.

It does not matter how big or small the town you live in is, it just matters how hard you want to make it as an artist, musician or whatever you chose to be.

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