23rd Annual Art Around Town
February 19-28, 2024
Artwork by area elementary students will take the spotlight during the 23rd annual Art Around Town exhibit. The event is set for March 19-28 on the mezzanine at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St., in West Plains. It is sponsored by Missouri State University-West Plains’ University/Community Programs (U/CP) Department and the West Plains Council on the Arts.
This free event will feature two- and three-dimensional pieces by children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. The artists will represent the following school districts: Alton, Bakersfield, Dora, Fairview, Gainesville, Glenwood, Howell Valley, Junction Hill, Koshkonong, Lutie, Mtn. View-Birch Tree, Richards, Thayer, West Plains and Willow Springs. Each school can display up to 30 pieces of artwork in the exhibit, organizers said.
The exhibition also will include an awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, in the civic center lobby, followed by a reception to honor the artists. Artwork will be available for viewing on the mezzanine level. The works will be juried by artists from the region, organizers said.
Area residents are invited to view the pieces during regular civic center hours, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information about Art Around Town, call the U/CP Department at 417-255-7966 or visit wp.missouristate.edu/ucp/theater.htm.
Caption for Photo: Rose Reeves, a student at West Plains Middle School, won best of show honors for this piece at the 2023 Art Around Town exhibit at the West Plains Civic Center.
Winners in the 2024 Art Around Town Exhibition
2-D
K-2
3rd Tinsley Bowen Glenwood
2nd Remington Donaldson Junction Hill
1st Keera Honerkamp Willow Springs
3-4
3rd Adelyn Dhillon Willow Springs
2nd Kinsley Carter Thayer
1st Beatrix Miller Thayer
5-6
3rd Riley Collins Koshkonong
2nd Makenzie McPherson Thayer
1st Aubrey Parker WPMS\
7-8
3rd Ocyrus Godina WPMS
2nd Ayla Casteneda Mountain View-Birch Tree
1st Ava Campbell WPMS
3D
K-2
3rd Makayla Downen Fairview
2nd Delaney Collins Thayer
1st Hattie Komm Thayer
3-4
3rd Nash Otter Thayer
2nd Andrew Blankenship Thayer
1st Kenya Harrison-Mateo Fairview
5-6
3rd Aubrie Ziegler Thayer
2nd Mya Lawrence Thayer
1st Tinley Bonham Glenwood
7-8
3rd Makenna Squires Glenwood
2nd Chevelle Davis WPMS
1st Kimber Stuart Junction Hill
Best Of Show Porter Casey Willow Springs
Group Award Glenwood 7/8 Glenwood
Dakotan Brigman
Kaylee Brotherton
Adilee Joyner
Khloe Cinton
Alexis Clarkson
Jennie Stock
Mariah Blagg
Payton Rodgers
Ella Roberts
Makenna Squires
Macy Randall
Chloe Carper
Charlotte Fite
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