Eight young artists have been selected as winners in the West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s annual Youth Art Month Exhibition, which is on dislay through mid-April, 2009, in the Art Gallery of the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The exhibition is produced in cooperation with the West Virginia Art Education Association and the West Virginia Department of Education, in celebration of National Youth Art Month.
Each of the eight winners will receive a $50 gift certificate from Dick Blick Art Materials at an awards ceremony at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 14, in the Great Hall of the Cultural Center.
Another three works in the exhibition have been selected to represent West Virginia in the annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students. The Congressional Competition is sponsored by members of the United States Congress and culminates in a summer exhibition at the United States Capitol building.
An additional two $100 awards will be given for Arts and Technology and Watercolor. The juror also picked three Honorable Mention Awards.
All winners were chosen by Joey Elswick of Charleston. She attended Savannah College of Art and Design, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. Currently, she is a designer for Charleston Area Medical Center. In addition, Elswick teaches computer art at West Virginia State University.
The Youth Art Month Exhibition consists of 74 pieces by 72 students, grades K - 12, from 19 West Virginia counties. Artworks in the annual exhibition were selected from a statewide competition.
A list of the winners is enclosed along with a complete list of students whose work is included in the exhibition.
Youth Art Month was established to underscore the importance of including arts experiences in all students’ education. For more information about the Youth Art Month Exhibition, contact Betty Gay, exhibits coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Youth Art Month Exhibition
Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex, Charleston
Through mid-April, 2009
Winners – Youth Art Month Exhibition
Shanna Boyles, Grade 2, Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, Upshur County
Isaac Graham, Grade 10, Tyler Consolidated High School, Tyler County
Tyler Ann Jones, Grade 10, Wirt County High School, Wirt County
Sophia Kayafas, Grade 11, Wheeling Park High School, Ohio County
Joe Midjette, Grade 11, North Marion High School, Marion County
Jordon Patton, Grade 12, Parkersburg South High School, Wood County
Nicole Suptic, Grade 12, Shady Spring High School, Raleigh County
Sonie Weis, Grade 10, St. Marys High School, Pleasants County
Congressional Award Winners
Mallonee Meritt, Grade 12, Woodrow Wilson High School, Raleigh County
Krissy Rustemeyer, Grade 12, Tyler Consolidated High School, Tyler County
Brandon Shade, Grade 12, Musselman High School, Berkeley County
Arts and Technology Award
Bailey Deese, Grade 11, North Marion High School, Marion County
Watercolor Award
Yuliya Pozynich, Grade 12, George Washington High School, Kanawha County
Honorable Mention Awards
Sara Nesbitt, Grade 11, Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Upshur County
Lauren Snyder, Grade 12, Scott High School, Boone County
Carley Starkey, Grade 11, Jefferson High School, Jefferson County
Youth Art Month Participants
Berkeley
Baley Loy, Musselman High School, Grade 10
Amanda Marple, Musselman High School, Grade 10
Brandon Shade, Musselman High School, Grade 12
Boone
Ian Lay, Scott High School, Grade 12
Hunter Lilly, Scott High School, Grade 12
Lauren Snyder, Scott High School, Grade 12
Caleb Vinson, Madison Middle School, Grade 7
Hardy
Emma Baker, East Hardy Early Middle School, Grade 3
Autumn Heavener, Moorefield Middle School, Grade 6
Larry Smith, East Hardy High School, Grade 10
Taylor Stickley, Moorefield High School, Grade 12
Jackson
Natasha Bennett, Ripley High School, Grade 12
Alexander Eare, Ravenswood Elementary School, Grade 5
Ryan Darmagen, Ravenswood High School, Grade 11
Sydney Hinzman, Ripley Middle School, Grade 8
Jefferson
Omaya Abdelkader, Page Jackson Elementary School, Grade 1
Tyler Dunkelberger, T. A. Lowery Elementary School, Grade 2
Austin Ogden, Wildwood Middle School, Grade 7
Carley Starkey, Jefferson High School, Grade 11
Kanawha
Savanah McClung, Alban Elementary School, Grade 5
Maram Moushmoush, George Washington High School, Grade 10
Maggie Ocheltree, Alban Elementary School, Grade 5
Yuliya Pozynich, George Washington High School, Grade 12
Marion
Bailey Deese, North Marion High School, Grade 11
Todd Latocha, North Marion High School, Grade 12
Joe Midjette, North Marion High School, Grade 11
Amber Munn, North Marion High School, Grade 10
Mason
Emmitt Barton, Wahama Junior/Senior High School, Grade 7
Aaron Cundiff, Wahama Junior/Senior High School, Grade 12
Adam Roush, Wahama Junior/Senior High School, Grade 12
Caroline Thompson, Wahama Junior/Senior High School, Grade 8
Morgan
Jeffrey Breeden, Warm Springs Middle School, Grade 6
John Brooks, Warm Springs Middle School, Grade 7
Haleigh Fields, Warm Springs Middle School, Grade 6
Lillian Mills, Warm Springs Intermediate School, Grade 3
Nicholas
Denzil Brooks, Richwood High School, Grade 11
Chad Philips, Richwood Middle School, Grade 8
Xinren Yu, Nicholas County High School, Grade 11
Ohio
Alexandra Burris, Middle Creek Elementary School, Grade 5
Sophia Kayafas, Wheeling Park High School, Grade 11
Alexa Nightengale, Bridge Street Middle School, Grade 8
Erika Scott, Triadelphia Middle School, Grade 8
Pleasants
Dylan Fetty, Pleasants County Middle School, Grade 8
Michael Harris, St. Marys High School, Grade 12
Cierra Miller, St. Marys High School, Grade 10
Sonie Weis, St. Marys High School, Grade 10
Raleigh
Brooke Bowers, Bradley Elementary School, Grade 4
Mallonee Meritt, Woodrow Wilson High School, Grade 12
Nicole Supti, Shady Spring High School, Grade 12
Hunter Warden, Greater Beckley Christian School, Grade 8
Tucker
Shelby Anderson, Tucker County Elementary/Middle School, Grade 8
Benjamin Kines, Davis-Thomas Elementary School, Grade 1
Leah McDowell, Tucker County High School, Grade 12
Alisha Myers, Tucker County High School, Grade 10
Tyler
Isaac Graham, Tyler Consolidated High School, Grade 10
Courtney Gray, Tyler Consolidated High School, Grade 12
McKenzie Rose, Tyler Consolidated High School, Grade 9
Krissy Rustemeyer, Tyler Consolidated High School, Grade 12
Upshur
Shanna Boyles, Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, Grade 2
Desiree Miller, French Creek Elementary School, Grade 5
Sara Nesbitt, Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Grade 11
Nick Williams, Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School, Grade 7
Wirt
Tess Bailey, Wirt County High School, Grade 10
Tyler Ann Jones, Wirt County High School, Grade 10
Sierra Miller, Wirt County High School, Grade 12
Wood County
Lindsay Hammond, Parkersburg South High School, Grade 12
Sadie Kupfner, Parkersburg High School, Grade 12
Ricky Lewis, Parkersburg South High School, Grade 12
Jordon Patton, Parkersburg South High School, Grade 12
Wyoming
Brittany Arndt, Westside High School, Grade 11
Randi Dove, Westside High School, Grade 12
Nathan Lucion, Pineville Middle School, Grade 8
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