Ohio Youth Governor's Art Exhibition State Winner
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Ohio Youth Governor's Art Exhibition State Winner
The Ohio Youth Governor's Art Exhibition took place on March 7th, 2026. There were 5,787 entries from high school students grades 9-12 from across the state with 1167 regional winners. Our region had 420 entries and 82 artworks were selected as regional winners . Congratulations to Bella Glorius, Mariah Huerte, Garrett O'Quin, and Kennedy Howard for being selected as Regional Winners. Their artwork advanced to state judging.
State judging occurred on March 14th. Regional winners were judged again and state winners were selected for three different art exhibitions, the Top 250, the Top 25, and the Cameo Show. Congratulations to Kennedy Howard for being selected as a state winner in the top 250 artworks with her artwork, Scraping Away.