Best of show Samantha Love, Oak Glen HIGH SCHOOL, “Crimson Peek”

The 33rd annual Regional Student Art Exhibition is on display at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling through Feb. 26.

The free exhibit provides high school students the opportunity to display their artwork in a professional gallery, see what other students are doing in the world of art and collaborate and get feedback from art teachers, college professors and other students from throughout the region. The show is part of Oglebay Institute’s art exhibition season, which is sponsored by United Bank.

The Regional Student Art Exhibition is in its 33rd year. More than 250 pieces were submitted and 75 were selected for the exhibit after being juried by Andrew Heisey, chair of the fine arts department at Waynesburg University.

The annual Regional Student Art Exhibition is open to students in grades 9-12 within a 50-mile radius of Wheeling. Prizes were awarded for Best of Show and to the top three students in five categories – painting, photography, drawing, sculpture/3D and mixed media. Four students received merit awards.

Award winners are as follows:

Best of Show: Samantha Love, Oak Glen High School, for her mixed media work “Crimson Peek.”

Drawing: First Place, Sierra Scott, Union Local; Second Place, Rachel Edinger, Linsly; and Third Place, Cheyenne Fillipovich, Union Local.

Painting: First Place, MacKenzie McFarland, Martins Ferry; Second Place, Jada Pugh, Bellaire; and Third Place, Kalleigh Stoner, Union Local.

Photography: First Place, Heather Bennington, Bellaire; Second Place, Donovan Stevens, Bellaire; and Emma Sroka, Union Local.

Mixed media: First Place, Brendan Miller, St. Clairsville; Second Place, Athena Merola, Wheeling Park; and Third Place, Christa Nicola, Bridgeport.

3D and sculpture: First Place, Hailey Romshak, Union Local; Second Place, Veronica Mann, Brooke; and Third Place, Jenna Miller, Bellaire.

Merit Awards: Samantha Love, Oak Glen; Morgan Doan, Union Local; Alyssa Hadorn, Martins Ferry; and Mackenzie McFarland, Martins Ferry.

The show can be viewed free of charge at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center, 1330 National Road, Wheeling. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Evening hours are dependent on classes and special events taking place.

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