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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Three young artists will represent West Virginia in the 2014 Congressional Art Exhibit at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin of the Department of Education and the Arts, Mary Elizabeth Eckerson representing Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, and Charleston artist Amanda Short presented first-place awards Wednesday, March 5, to Allison McIntyre of Lincoln High School, Harrison County; Kaylee Icenhower of Ravenswood High School, Jackson County; and McKayla Meade of Mingo Central High School, Mingo County. The presentation took place in the Great Hall of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, Charleston. Second place winners include Kayla Davis of Spring Valley High School, Wayne County; Hailey Miller of Ravenswood High School, Jackson County; Brooklynn Lilly of Pikeview High School, Mercer County; Chesney Hudson of Ravenswood High School, Jackson County; and Peyton Dolin of Nitro High School, Kanawha County. 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. Students submitted entries to the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston, and exhibition juror Amanda Short selected the winning entries. Forty-one students have artwork on display in the Balcony Gallery of the Culture Center. The exhibition will remain on display through April 10 in honor of Youth Art Month, and the district winners will be on display for one year at the U.S. Capitol. A complete list of participants is attached. Short, a stained-glass artist, conducted a workshop for students prior to the awards presentation at the Culture Center to encourage and inspire young artists to enter the field of glassmaking. Short earned a bachelor of arts degree from West Virginia State University in 2002 and has sold her work to Tamarack and private residents. In 2007 she opened her studio, Amanda’s Art Glass, in Charleston. For more information, contact Deputy Commissioner Caryn Gresham at (304) 558-0220, ext. 120, or email her at caryn.s.gresham@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. Congressional Art Competition Participants FAYETTE COUNTY Dakota Gonzalez (Grade 11) Alyssa Jones (Grade 8) Keith Keblesh (Grade 10) Savannah Kincaid (Grade 8) Danielle Leftwich (Grade 10) Jessica Renee Neal (Grade 12) Brandi N. Richmond (Grade 12) Marcus Sheppard (Grade 11) MIDLAND TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL Alicia Jones (Grade 12) Caitlin Welch (Grade 12) HARRISON COUNTY LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL Allison McIntyre (Grade 9) JACKSON COUNTY Chesney Hudson (Grade 9) Kaylee Icenhower (Grade 12) Elias McKown (Grade 12) Hailey Miller (Grade 11) Michelle Riffle (Grade 12) KANAWHA COUNTY Peyton Dolin (Grade 10) ST. ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL Katelyn Caplinger (Grade 9) LOGAN COUNTY Christopher Tyler Brewster (Grade 12) Caitlin Elkins (Grade 11) Miranda Shadd (Grade 12) MARION COUNTY Matthew Powell (Grade 12) MASON COUNTY Shalyn Greer (Grade 11) MERCER COUNTY Brooklynn Lilly (Grade 11) MINGO COUNTY McKayla Meade (Grade 12) Randalyn Tiller (Grade 12) TYLER COUNTY Damara Faith Winfrey (Grade 10) WAYNE COUNTY Katie Christian (Grade 11) Megan Curry (Grade 12) Kayla Davis (Grade 12) Victoria Dashazer (Grade 11) Erin Ferry (Grade 9) Cameron Lasater (Grade 12) Shirley Ma (Grade 10) Shannon Marshall (Grade 12) Kyle O’Neal (Grade 12) Allison Peters (Grade 10) Mandie Ronk (Grade 10) Cassidy Sullivan (Grade 11) Chloe Webb (Grade 11 ) WOOD COUNTY Alyssa Erin Armour (Grade 12) – 30 – |
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