Students participate in Youth Art Exhibition
Published 4:40 pm Thursday, May 7, 2026
Each spring, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts sponsors the annual Area Youth Art Exhibition. The exhibition features work from numerous students from surrounding counties, including public, private and home schools.
Counties involved included Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward. Community members are invited to celebrate the creativity of the young artists by attending the opening reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., June 7.
The Cumberland students participating in the art exhibition were recognized at the April 9 meeting of the school board.
The students participating include the following:
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pre-K3: June Stevens, Bear Hug: A Woodland Collage
Pre-K4, Emmy Borgerding, Fox in the Forest: A Collage Study; and Ethan Winbush, Birch Trees: A Nature Collage
Kindergarten: Chase Little, Penguin in Warm & Cool Colors; Liberty Colvin, Autumn Colors in Nature; and Sekani Sutton, Cardinal Among Cherry Blossoms
First grade: Antonio Mealy, Whimsical Fox; Khadja Qureshi, Wonderful Owl; and Logan Eure, Space Traveler: A Mixed Media Adventure
Second grade: Georgia Weaver, Snow Angel: A Winter Self-Portrait
Third grade: Gabriella Derome, Pumpkin Perspectives: A Study in Form and Depth; and Michael Burruss, The Wise Old Owl
Fourth grade: Ja’Ona Johnson, Stellar Dreamer: Reaching for the Stars; Landon Raby, Cosmic Explorer: Journey Through Space; London Gutierrez, A Spooky Surprise; and Vivian Overstreet, Charlotte’s Web: Illustrated Book Cover Design
CUMBERLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Fifth grade: Marshawn Brown; Tre’onna Henderson; Jamie Joplin; Haley Ortiz; and Savannah Paras
Sixth grade: Mia Moore; Juan Mendez-Gonzalez; Isaac Stone; and Anna Fleenor
Seventh grade: Alana Coleman; Myles Birkitt; and Talaya Glover
Eighth grade: Alula Selby; Nevaeh Fernandez; Emilee Leake; and Ava Overstreet
