Public Art Gallery | Mountain Arts District

Welcome to The Mountain Arts District Exhibition on Public Art!

The Mountain Arts District of West Virginia has an abundance of public art. Scroll through our gallery below to see some of what our area offers, and click on the image to find out more about each piece. You can also use the search tool at right to find art in particular counties.

Go out and find art! We are always looking for undiscovered pieces, and if you know of one we’ve missed, let us know about it! You can email us more information at mtnartsdistrict@gmail.com.

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C.C.C Worker

38.1029735,-80.1540226 4800 Watoga Park Rd. — Watoga State Park Headquarters Installed in 1999 To honor and commemorate the hard work and accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps, established on March […]
Elkins City Mural

Elkins Highschool Art Department 15-16
Forest Service

Sycamore St., Elkins — Forest Service Building Steven Donahos, 1939 This mural was painted as part of a compromise for the “Mining Village” mural to be placed in the Forestry […]
The Davis Mill

39.1275052,-79.4698191 Williams Ave., Davis Gary Miller, 2016 Davis became a well know and boisterous lumber town in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The plateau area was locally known as […]
Peace Paintings

39.147203,-80.035673 S. Main St., Philippi These peace-themed paintings, along with Philippi’s Peace Lamp, adorn the retaining wall coming into downtown Philippi. Back to the Gallery
Children’s Art at Glendale Park

Glendale Park These are scans of paintings printed on metal with an anti UV coating. They were unveiled Oct. 12, 2019 with the youth artists and their families present. The […]
Mill Point: Past Visions

38.2214956,-80.0933535 4th St., Marlinton — Marlinton Post Office Edwin Dorsey Doniphan, 1939 “Mill Point: Past Visions” presents a pastoral scene from Mill Point, as a horse and rider pass the McNeel […]
Mingo Confederate Statue

38.482109,-80.05319 Mingo Flats Rd., Valley Head Inscription Reads: To the memory of the Confederate soldiers of Randolph County and vicinity. This includes all soldiers who died on Valley Mountain in 1861 […]
Sarge

Mike Lee
Smile! You’re Alive

Kenneth Talbott, 1976-77
Old Brick Playhouse Doors

38.926264,-79.8499954 4th St., Elkins For the past 25 years, the Old Brick Playhouse has been providing educational arts programming and regular, community-led performances. During the summer, the Old Brick also […]
Crow & Acorn Statue

38.9278958,-79.8483646 Seneca Trail, Elkins
Blackwater Falls

39.1288951,-79.4618475 371 Williams Ave., Davis — Inside Shop n’ Save Elkins High School, 2016 Blackwater Falls is located along the Blackwater River, which runs through Davis. It is a true blackwater […]
Veterans Memorial Wall

39.0963251,-79.6811557 1st St. and Main St., Parsons Dedicated 2004 Two battlefield crosses stand at Parson’s Veterans Memorial Wall to honor the lives and service of Tucker County veterans. This project […]
Buckhannon City Seal

38.993922,-80.231856 Main St. and Locust St., Buckhannon Debra Dorland, 2006 The Buckhannon seal depicts an imagined meeting between the great Delaware chief Buckhongahelas (after whom this city is reputedly named) […]
Mining Village

38.928575,-79.844123 Sycamore St., Elkins — Forest Service Building Steven Donahos, 1939 The mural was slated to be installed in the Huntingdon post office but the locals deemed it too depressing. […]
Bulldog Mural

38.726635,-79.9716711 Rt. 219, Mill Creek — Tygarts Valley High School Lindsay Fincham The bulldog is the school mascot for the Tygarts Valley High School. This particular bulldog mural was designed and […]
Children’s Art at Elkins City Park

38.927313, -79.846817 Elkins City Park, on Church Lane Children from Elkins Middle School, Highland Adventist School, and the Harman School, 2018 These are scans of paintings printed on metal with […]
Over Bonnie

38.224068,-80.0956327 Corner of 1st st. and 8th st., Marlinton Molly Must This mural is inspired by the writings of G.D. McNeill, author of The Last Forest, and the poetry of his daughter, […]
Evening Star

38.9940474,-80.2306545 Main St. and Kanawa St., Buckhannon Chuck Olsen Artist Statement: “‘Evening Star’ expresses the forces of nature and reveals movements in wind, rock, water, and light in conditions of […]
Thomas Mural

Buxton St. and 3rd. St., Thomas
Sharp’s Country Store

Sharp’s Country Store
St. Brendan the Navigator

38.9016541,-79.8431396 Rt. 219/30, Elkins — St. Brendan’s Catholic Church Timothy P. Schmalz, 2000 This sculpture was chosen by St. Brendan’s to portray their Parish Patron Saint in 2000. St. Brendan is […]
John Wesley 1703-1791

Julian Hoke Harris, 1967
Synergism

38.9921942,-80.2192578 West Virginia Wesleyan College Ellen Mueller Artist’s Statement: “With this series of intimately-scaled sculptures, I am exploring the proliferation of organizational structures in our everyday lives. These sculptures consist […]
Trader’s Alley Sky Tapestry

38.993689,-80.228599 Trader’s Alley (just off of Main St.), Buckhannon Gretchen VanNostrand Artist’s Statement: “Like a volunteer flower which has sprung up from the abandoned cracks of a concrete sidewalk, this […]
Sun & Moon Mural

Elkins High School, 2015
Cock A Doodle Dude

38.994117,-80.2299 16 E. Main St., Buckhannon Ginger Danz Created for ART26201’s Art in Public Places program, this installation was inspired by a friend of Danz’s heirloom chickens with vibrant colors […]
Heritage Quilt Blocks in Downtown Elkins

Throughout Downtown Elkins Elkins Main Street, 2016 These heritage quilt blocks were designed by Elkins Main Street and completed with the help of volunteer organizations including Generation Randolph and Appalachian […]
Our Lady of Grace

Holy Rosary Church
The Future

38.221553,-80.093514 4th St., Marlinton — Marlinton Post Office Edwin Dorsey Doniphan, 1939 The Future depicts a farmer working a field overlooking Marlinton and its industrial tannery. The Marlinton Post Office murals […]
Barbour County War Memorial

39.152452,-80.039618 N. Main St., Philippi — on the Courthouse lawn Inscription reads: Erected by Barbour County Post No. 44, The American Legion, and the Citizens of This County The Soldiers’ […]
Henry Gassaway Davis

Louis Saint-Lanne, 1927
Parsons QuiltWalks

Parsons Revitalization Organization “Paint the Town,” 2015
George Ward Children’s Art

GPS Coordinates: 38-43-48 N,-79-58-10 W Children’s’ Art Dedicated at George Ward School in Mill Creek An installation of four pieces of art done by local youth was presented to […]
Minnehaha

Frank Ours, Signs by Ours, 1983
Butt-A-Saurus

C.J. Rylands
Tire Minions

875 Industrial Park Rd., Elkins
Buckongahelas and His Son Mahonegon

38.992726,-80.227815 Jawbone Park, Buckhannon Ross Straight, 2000 Inscription reads: Chief Buckongahelas, known as the Washington of the Delaware, holds his son, killed by Captain White in 1773. The Buckhannon River […]
Apollo

39.1583178,-80.0508491 Alderson-Broaddus University, Philippi Mark Warner, 1968 Inscription reads: Warner’s idea came from Sir Isaac Newton’s “I stand on the shoulders of giants.” He named the statue Apollo in appreciation […]
Student

39.158176, -80.047226 Alderson-Broaddus University Celeste Turley Weekly, 1984 Inscription reads: In loving memory of her parents George Frederick & Arizona Jordan Turley and her husband William George Weekly.
ArtsBank Panels

ArtsBank Classes
Newspaper Sculpture

38.726635,-79.9716711 Rt. 219, Mill Creek — Tygarts Valley High School Tygarts Valley High School Art Club, 2016 This sculpture was designed to celebrate Earth Day, and the idea was that it […]
Quilt Trail of Pocahontas County

County-wide trail Artist(s): Lois Young, David Young, Gerry Moiser, Rene White, Laronia Cohrs, Chip Atkins, and Karen Friel The patterns you’ll find along this trail connect with the region’s strong […]
Barbour County Veterans Vietnam Era Memorial

39.152791,-80.042118 Location: Veterans Memorial Park, Philippi Artists: Melissa Riffle, Elizabeth Wentz, Lily Williams, Lisa Peters, Ashley Mathney, and Edina Kahn.
ArtSpring Student Pieces

39.128584,-79.461636 Rt. 32, Davis — On the side of the Shop N’ Save Tucker County Students, 2014 Displayed pieces are the winners of a mural design contest in Works Progress Administration […]
French Creek Freddie Statue

38.9924954,-80.2283211 Jawbone Park S Florida St, Buckhannon, WV 26201 Placed 2018 Put in place at Buckhannon’s Jawbone Park and officially unveiled on Mar. 20, 2018, the famous groundhog now […]
26201 Monkey Mural

38.993689,-80.2285132 Trader’s Alley (just off of Main St.), Buckhannon Liza Brenner Artist’s Statement: “My favorite time of year in Buckhannon is spring and summer. In this mural, I wanted to […]
Mingo Indian

Erected by S.H. Wood, 1920
Civil War

38.220903,-80.091124 Corner of Rt. 39E and 6th, Marlinton Molly Must This mural is about the hometown strife of wartime. Women were left alone to tend farms & businesses, and defend […]
St. John Bosco

Catholic Convention Center
Elkins Dumpsters

38.9245237,-79.849121 Mary’s Alley, Seneca Mall Parking Lot, Elkins Lisa Armstrong and Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy These three pieces of pop-up art in Elkins represent three different styles and periods of art. […]