Several Revere High School students participated in The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, which displays artwork from high school students all across Ohio.

Revere put forth 33 regional winners. Photography teacher Paulette Colantone described the workings of The Ohio Governor’s Show.

“Every year students that are interested in making it into the Governor’s show will enter their pieces of work through their teachers. There are about twelve schools that judge over one thousand pieces at the regional school and are selected as a regional winner from the judges. Those go to [the show] and only three hundred and fifty are selected for exhibit,” Colantone said.

Art teacher Robert Pierson explained the judging process used when the judges examine a piece of artwork.

“If you were a judge you look at [the artwork and ask] ‘which is more complex?’ ‘which tells more?’ I’ve judged before and I always look to see what is more difficult for an artist to achieve,” Pierson said.

Pierson, who has attended the show in years past, also talked about the quality of the artwork that he has seen at the Ohio Governor’s Show.

“Any professional artist would know that the work is as good as theirs. There is never a weak piece in that show and they are beautifully displayed,” Pierson said.

Senior artist Caroline Edwards conveyed what it meant to be a regional winner for The Ohio Governor’s Show.

“I am honored . . . . The show selects 350 works from over 11,000 works throughout the state. I am proud that nine of those pieces came from Revere. This demonstrates the excellence of our art program,” she said.

The Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition was held in Columbus and also allows students to earn scholarships from many different art schools.