February 15, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) has unveiled a new exhibit, Historic Buildings and Structures, the second of four in the Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The show is in the Commissioner’s Gallery of the West Virginia State Museum and will remain on display through July. The exhibition is free and the public is invited to come view the show.
The Inspired series of exhibitions was conceived by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith of the WVDCH as a way to commemorate the Mountain State’s sesquicentennial, which culminates in 2013. The series harkens back to the museum’s early days, when artists were asked to focus on a specific theme to help increase the size of the state’s art collection.
The exhibition consists of 34 works by 24 artists in the areas of painting, print/drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts/wall hanging. A complete list of exhibitors, including the award winners is included.
Jeffrey W. Allison, professional working artist and Paul Mellon Collection Educator at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), served as juror for the show. He holds a bachelor’s degree in photography and film and a master’s degree in photography. Allison teaches at VMFA and was a consultant for the five book series, Show Me America, which focused on artists who have shaped the way we see our nation. Most recently, he was consultant on the upcoming Discovery Channel series Ancient Origins of Native Americans and the New York Times Magazine article “Horace Bristol and the Grapes of Wrath.”
For more information about the exhibition Historic Buildings and Structures, contact Charles Morris, director of museums and exhibits manager for the Division, at (304) 558-0220.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Historic Buildings and Structures Exhibitors
Pat Anderson
Ripley
Off the Wall
Painting
Ron Bailey
Beaver
The Ghost of King Coal No. 1 (Thurmond, WV)
Photography
Kathy Boland
Charleston
Greenbrier Clock Parlor
Painting
Frank Ceravalo
Martinsburg
Sites Homestead Panorama
Photography
and
Slice of Autumn
Photography
Tara Chavez
Amigo
Blazing Trails
Photography
Ken Ewing
Beckley
Fayette County Courthouse
Painting
Second Place, $500
and
Historic Pinecrest Dairy Barn
Painting
Susan Feller
Augusta
Winter in West Virginia
Crafts/Wall Hangings
Ron Haeberle
Huntington
Fifth Avenue & Ninth Street
Painting
and
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Painting
Sharon Harms
Charleston
Luna Park 1914 Charleston
Painting
Paul Hartman
Glenville
Gilmer Barn Scene
Photography
Deborah Herndon
Charleston
The Way West
Photography
and
Star Theatre: Patriots
Photography
James Huffman
Tornado
Staat’s Mill Covered Bridge (Jackson Co.)
Painting
Keith Johnson
Charleston
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Painting
Connie Manchester
Lewisburg
Old Stone Church and Cemetery
Photography
and
Glade Creek Grist Mill in Winter
Photography
Brittain McJunkin
Charleston
Security Building, Charleston
Photography
and
State Theater, Charleston
Photography
Best of Show, Purchase Award, $1,000
Laura Moul
Milton
Cass Legacy
Photography
and
Reflection of Time
Photography
Leonard Parker
Sissonville
Quaker State 1
Pen and Ink
and
Quaker State 2
Pen and Ink
Shirlett Phoenix
Cross Lanes
Sunrise Museum
Print/Drawing
and
Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University
Print/Drawing
Pat Roberts
Charleston
National Bank of Thurmond
Painting
and
Beury Company Store
Painting
Debbie Sisson
Ripley
Marshall University, Window Reflections
Painting
Stephen Sisson
Ripley
Court Street, Ripley, WV
Print/Drawing
Sterling Smith
Martinsburg
Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV
Photography
April Waltz
Wheeling
Hess House
Painting
Third Place, $250
Tom Wills
Charleston
Train Depot – White Sulphur Springs, WV
Photography
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