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SUMMARY:Youth Arts in the Parks ? Art Contest Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Youth Arts in the Parks   Art Contest Exhibit \n\nNew River Gorge Wildflower Exhibit at Tamarack Opens April 1st!\n\n\n\nGlen Jean\, West Virginia\, March 31\, 2014   Flowers are blooming and spring is in the air. Check out how local students celebrate the glories of springtime in Appalachia through art at the Youth Arts in the Parks exhibit at Tamarack throughout April. In partnership with Tamarack and the school systems of Fayette\, Nicholas\, Raleigh\, and Summers counties\, New River Gorge National River sponsored an art contest for area students in grades K   12. Students learned about the region's wildflowers and Appalachian ecology while they created art using watercolors\, oil pastels\, pencils\, clay\, paper\, and more. \n\n\n\nThe creativity and artistic talents of the student participants yielded amazing works inspired by wildflowers of southern West Virginia. Three-hundred eighty-three students from area public and private schools\, homes chools\, and private individuals participated in this year's contest. The top 55 juried pieces are showcased at Tamarack in Beckley from April 1st   28th. The top five contest pieces are featured in Tamarack's David L. Dickirson Fine Art Gallery\, for public sale alongside adult artists in the Natural Wonder: Art Inspired by the World Around Us art show. The works of the other 50 featured youth artists are on exhibit in the vestibules that lead to Tamarack's center courtyard. Tamarack is open daily from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. See the online version of this exhibit at www.nps.gov/neri. \n\n\n\nCommunity members and visitors are all invited to visit Tamarack to see how nature in Appalachia inspires our youth. Don't let your explorations stop there\, as this special exhibit is part to New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend\, a free public event scheduled for Friday\, April 25th through Sunday\, April 27th\, 2014. This fun\, free event celebrates spring in Appalachia and the diverse ecology of our local region\, a public lands partnership between New River Gorge National River\, Babcock State Park\, Hawks Nest State Park\, Little Beaver State Park\, Pipestem Resort State Park\, and Tamarack. The complete event program schedule is available at www.nps.gov/neri\, www.wvstateparks.com\, www.tamarackwv.com\, or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/newrivergorgenps. Better yet\, stop by any of these sites for a visit and celebrate the wonders of springtime in Appalachia!\n\n\n\nIMAGE caption: Dandelion\, 2014 Youth Arts in the Parks Wildflower Art Contest Best in Show\, created on scratchboard by Noah Pack\, a 9th grader from Midland Trail High School in Fayette County.\n\n\n\nPHOTO caption: Youth artist Ethan Sisk\, a 1st grader from Fayetteville\, creates a painting of Carolina silverbells. Photo by Sonya Wood.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt\; vertical-align: middle\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Youth Arts in the Parks &ndash\; Art Contest Exhibit </span></span></strong><br />\n<em><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">New River Gorge Wildflower Exhibit at Tamarack Opens April 1<sup>st</sup>!</span></span></em><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Glen Jean\, West Virginia\, March 31\, 2014 </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">&mdash\; </span></span>Flowers are blooming and spring is in the air. Check out how local students<span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;"> c</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">elebrate the glories of springtime in Appalachia through art at the Youth Arts in the Parks exhibit at Tamarack throughout April. In partnership with Tamarack and the school systems of Fayette\, Nicholas\, Raleigh\, and Summers counties\, New River Gorge National River sponsored an art contest for area students in grades K &ndash\; 12. Students learned about the region&rsquo\;s wildflowers and Appalachian ecology while they created art using watercolors\, oil pastels\, pencils\, clay\, paper\, and more. </span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">The creativity and artistic talents of the student participants yielded amazing works inspired by wildflowers of southern West Virginia. Three-hundred eighty-three students from area public and private schools\, homes chools\, and private individuals participated in this year&rsquo\;s contest. The top 55 juried pieces are showcased at Tamarack in Beckley from April 1<sup>st</sup> &ndash\; 28<sup>th</sup>. The top five contest pieces are featured in Tamarack&rsquo\;s David L. Dickirson Fine Art Gallery\, for public sale alongside adult artists in the <em>Natural Wonder: Art Inspired by the World Around Us</em> art show. The works of the other 50 featured youth artists are on exhibit in the vestibules that lead to Tamarack&rsquo\;s center courtyard. Tamarack is open daily from <span data-term="goog_1795494800" tabindex="0">8:00 am to 8:00 pm</span></span>. See the online version of this exhibit at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/neri" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 102\, 204)\;">www.nps.gov/neri</span></a>. </span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Community members and visitors are all invited to visit Tamarack to see how nature in Appalachia inspires our youth. Don&rsquo\;t let your explorations stop there\, as this special exhibit is part to New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend\, a free public event scheduled for Friday\, April 25<sup>th</sup> through Sunday\, April 27<sup>th</sup>\, 2014. This fun\, free event celebrates spring in Appalachia and the diverse ecology of our local region\, a public lands partnership between New River Gorge National River\, Babcock State Park\, Hawks Nest State Park\, Little Beaver State Park\, Pipestem Resort State Park\, and Tamarack. The complete event program schedule is available at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/neri" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 102\, 204)\;">www.nps.gov/neri</span></a>\, <a href="http://www.wvstateparks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 102\, 204)\;">www.wvstateparks.com</span></a>\, <a href="http://www.tamarackwv.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 102\, 204)\;">www.tamarackwv.com</span></a>\, or Facebook at </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: nps rawlinson\;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/newrivergorgenps" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 102\, 204)\;">http://www.facebook.com/<wbr />newrivergorgenps</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">. Better yet\, stop by any of these sites for a visit and celebrate the wonders of springtime in Appalachia!</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span>IMAGE caption: Dandelion\, 2014 Youth Arts in the Parks Wildflower Art Contest <em>Best in Show</em>\, created on scratchboard by Noah Pack\, a 9<sup>th</sup> grader from Midland Trail High School in Fayette County.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><span>PHOTO caption: Youth artist Ethan Sisk\, a 1<sup>st</sup> grader from Fayetteville\, creates a painting of Carolina silverbells. Photo by Sonya Wood.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
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