The Best of West Virginia art exhibit features a variety of creations

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) – The 14th annual “Best of West Virginia” jury exhibit opened today, June 25, at the Tamarack.

Today they held their awards ceremony and gallery opening for all local artists.

This is Tamarack’s only exhibition open to all artists in the state of West Virginia. You don’t need to be a juror or a professional artist to present your art at this exhibition.

This exhibition also has no age limit.

The first three winners were announced at 3 p.m. today.

Best of Show	2nd place	3rd place
Jamey Biggs	Fred Hays	Brian Fencl
Hemisphere with nails and bulldozer	young woman with baby	The shepherds became confused
Mercer County, West Virginia	Kanawha County, West Virginia	Ohio County, West Virginia

“Art for me and just for us here at Tamarack is a great way to express ourselves and let out some of those emotions, thoughts or feelings that we might not be able to express verbally in our everyday lives. “, said Mandy. Lash, Gallery Director, Tamarack.

The ‘People’s Choice’ winner will be announced on August 15th and voting is also open until then, so head over to Tamarack and vote for your favorite piece of art.

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