Director Alison Helm won a Governor's Award for her piece "Northern Lights Nano Dust,” made of painted wood and resin. 

Alumna Lindsay Toney won a Governor's Award for the mixed media piece “Urinary Frequency” while alumnus John Michael Barone received a Merit Award for “Beckoning Death: Infinite Boss Level.”

Alumnus Mark Harrison Cline participated in the exhibition with oil on masonite piece, “Greenbrier Autumn.” Molly Davis, a sculpture graduate student, created “Stack” of concrete, steel and plastic shopping bags.

Eighty West Virginia artists were selected for the exhibit, which features 110 pieces, including painting, drawing, mixed media, craft, photography, digital art, sculpture and print. Twenty-five counties are represented in the show. The exhibit will remain at the Culture Center until Feb. 19, 2022. 

Governor’s Award winners received $5,000 for their work and the art will become part of the West Virginia State Museum’s permanent contemporary art collection. The exhibition will encompass all three Culture Center galleries, to include the Balcony Gallery, the Great Hall Gallery, and the Commissioner's Gallery.