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Invites all West Virginians to view virtual gallery of winning pieces and other featured artwork from students across the state
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CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice, along with the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, today announced the winners of the fourth annual Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition.
Awards were given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in three divisions: Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. Winners will receive Blick Art Materials gift cards in the amounts of $100, $50, and $25, respectively.
Designed to showcase student creativity and the arts, this year’s exhibition called for one-of-a-kind postcard designs, depicting the theme: “What does America's newest national park – the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve – mean to you?”
Selected postcard artwork will be used by the Department of Tourism to personally invite travelers to Almost Heaven, West Virginia.
An exhibition of the winning pieces and other selected entries is now on display outside the Governor’s Office at the State Capitol in Charleston. The exhibit features 275 pieces from students in 12 counties.
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2022 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition winners
(Click any of the pieces of art shown below to view a high-resolution version)
Elementary School Division
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1st Place
“The Heart and Flow of WV” by The Kinder Crew
Grandview Elementary School, Charleston, Kanawha County
*Best of Show Winner*
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2nd Place
“Nature’s Gift” by Carter Chapman
Skyview Elementary School, Morgantown, Monongalia County
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3rd Place
“New River Gorge” by Lydia Anderson
Skyview Elementary School, Morgantown, Monongalia County
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1st Place
“New River Gorge Bridge - Hidden Shapes in the Clouds” by Natalie Garrett
Braxton County Middle School, Sutton, Braxton County
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2nd Place
“Bridge Over the Mountains” by Peyton Hamrick
Lincoln Middle School, Shinnston, Harrison County
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3rd Place
“Winter at New River Gorge” by Rayley Cochran
Lincoln Middle School, Shinnston, Harrison County
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1st Place
“Unknown” by Makenna Poling
Grafton High School, Grafton, Taylor County
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2nd Place
“Fall Bridge” by Sophie Wolfe
Huntington High School, Huntington, Cabell County
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3rd Place
“Gorge-ous Fall” by Krysten Holly Jarrell
Spring Valley High School, Huntington, Wayne County
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Additional images of gallery
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