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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Eight young artists have been selected as winners in the annual Congressional Art Competition, which is on display in the Balcony Gallery of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston through April 8. The exhibition is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH). On Friday, Feb. 19, Deputy Commissioner Caryn Gresham of the WVDCH welcomed guests, and Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin of Education and the Arts, Jessica Parker, representing Congressman Alex Mooney and Chad R. Story representing Congressman Evan Jenkins presented first-place awards to Erin Huffman, Lincoln High School, Harrison County; Kayla Barbazette, Capital High School, Kanawha County; and Dakota Sanders, Spring Valley High School, Wayne County. The first-place winners received a $100 gift certificate from Dick Blick Art Materials, and their work will represent West Virginia in the annual Congressional Art Competition for art students. An additional five second-place winners received awards including Julie Bott, Lincoln High School, Harrison County; Olivia Roby, Robert C. Byrd High School, Harrison County; Kayla Barbazette, Capital High School, Kanawha County; Chrystal Carrier, Capital High School, Kanawha County; and Natalie Daugherty, Spring Valley High School, Wayne County. Second-place winners received a $50 gift certificate from Dick Blick Art Materials. The Congressional Art Exhibition consists of 111 pieces by 97 students, grades 9-12, from 17 West Virginia counties. All winners were selected by Nancy-Louise Mottesheard of Charleston. She enjoys teaching and jurying art exhibitions. Mottesheard is a member of Allied Artists of West Virginia and has won awards in exhibitions including the WVDCH West Virginia Juried Exhibition. Her work can be found at universities, private homes, businesses and state collections around the country. Mottesheard led a blind-contour drawing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. Fifty-eight students attended and had the option of drawing four different still-life settings to learn visualization techniques. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual-art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. The competition is sponsored by members of the United States Congress and culminates in a year-long exhibition at the United States Capitol building. A complete list of students whose work is included in the exhibition is below. For more information, contact Cailin Howe, exhibits coordinator for the division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128, or email her at cailin.a.howe@wv.gov. 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. 2016 Congressional Art Competition Participants BOONE COUNTY Casey Belcher (Grade 9) Sydney Bourne (Grade 9) CABELL COUNTY Taylor Bush (Grade 12) Austin Manley (Grade 12) Megan Matt (Grade 11) Elizabeth Nillel (Grade 11) Halle Pack (Grade 11) Emily Stoll (Grade 10) Terrance Tate (Grade 12) HARRISON COUNTY Julie Bott (Grade 10) Erin Huffman (Grade 11) Ashley McCullough (Grade 9) Brooke Shull (Grade 12) Hannah Swiger (Grade 10) ROBERT C. BYRD HIGH SCHOOL Cheyenne Coffman (Grade 12) Halie Hendershot (Grade 11) Olivia Roby (Grade 11) Peyton Romig (Grade 12) Madisen Smith (Grade 11) Mariah Vu (Grade 12) JACKSON COUNTY Kylie Anderson (Grade 12) Brooke King (Grade 12) Darrel Shamblin (Grade 9) Katrina Stalnaker (Grade 12) KANAWHA COUNTY Hailey Adams (Grade 11) Bethany Ansel (Grade 12) Manuel Antonio Toloza Alvarez (Grade 10) Kayla Barbazette (Grade 12) Ben Bradley (Grade 12) Chrystal Carrier (Grade 12) Kayla Cerdena (Grade 12) Raigan Hagerman (Grade 10) Emily Harrell (Grade 12) Destiny Johnson (Grade 11) Chloe Murphy (Grade 12) Sarah Naegeve (Grade 12) Markeisha Ross (Grade 12) Anastasia Swinson (Grade 12) Kathryn Mae Zuckett (Grade 12) Art Teacher: Sarah Weekley Ashley Godbey (Grade 9) Cayce Murphy (Grade 11) NITRO HIGH SCHOOL Tiasiah Cline (Grade 10) Peyton Dolin (Grade 12) Natalie Farley (Grade 12) Rachel Fisher (Grade 11) Claire Hemme (Grade 12) Savannah Hunter (Grade 12) Kegan Moore (Grade 12) Hannah Willey (Grade 12) LINCOLN COUNTY Holly Adkins (Grade 12) Julia Beckett (Grade 10) Madison Bowman (Grade 10) Patience Brumfield (Grade 12) Zane Cummings (Grade 9) Timothy Allen Gore (Grade 10) Danielle Hannah (Grade 9) Alyssa Fraser (Grade 9) Garett Linville (Grade 10) Kat Messinger (Grade 12) Terry Moore II (Grade 9) Tyler Redman (Grade 11) Blaze Scraggs (Grade 9) Mallory Stanley (Grade 9) LOGAN COUNTY Abigail Triplett (Grade 10) Alicia Walker (Grade 11) MASON COUNTY Reese Roush (Grade 9) MINGO COUNTY Jessica Sturgell (Grade 12) PUTNAM COUNTY Asia Davis (Grade 10) RANDOLPH COUNTY Mikaela DeMotto (Grade 12) Christine Zurbuch (Grade 11) RITCHIE COUNTY Brianna Moss (Grade 11) TAYLOR COUNTY Brandy Cathell (Grade 12) Lita Chocky (Grade 11) Abigail Montgomery (Grade 11) Carrie Watkins (Grade 11) Victoria Willett (Grade 12) TYLER COUNTY Damara Winfrey (Grade 12) WAYNE COUNTY Paige Holland (Grade 11) Baylie Kearns (Grade 11) Liging (Shirley) Ma (Grade 12) Allison Peters (Grade 12) Kerrigan Phelps (Grade 11) Hannah Ray (Grade 12) Elizabeth Rickman (Grade 12) Dakota Sanders (Grade 11) Michael Smith (Grade 11) Emily Rose Thompson (Grade 11) Natalie Daugherty (Grade 10) Erin Ferry (Grade 11) Elizabeth Mitchell (Grade 11) Micayla Runyon (Grade 10) WIRT COUNTY Breellen Fleming (Grade 11) WOOD COUNTY Ashley Casto (Grade 11) Alyssa Hackett (Grade 12) Jennifer Reed (Grade 11) Danielle Steed (Grade 12) -30- |
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