YOUNG ARTISTS/ RISING TIDES

Tides of Tomorrow: Memorial Arts Contest Winners

Alaina Hedgepeth, Reflection

We’re grateful to the high school artists across Virginia who contributed work to Tides of Tomorrow: Jane Brinkley Thumm Memorial Arts Contest. Together, these submissions brought close attention, imagination, and a strong sense of place to the changing conditions of water across the Commonwealth.

Visual Artwork

1st Place: Kyler Blake, The Final Nesting Tide

2nd Place: Eleanor Sword, Intrusive Fortune

3rd Place: Alaina Hedgepeth, Reflection

Performative Art

1st Place: Kylie Smith, How I Love the Beach

Explore the online gallery to view the winning entries and all student submissions.

Our deepest gratitude to all who applied!