Local schoolchildren selected for Island Book Cover art contest

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The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce recently announced the winners of the 2015-16 Island Book Cover art contest. All 6th graders were invited to submit their creations for this year’s timely theme, “Favorite Island Activity.”

The process of selecting and using the artwork of Island schoolchildren for the book cover is a decades-old tradition, and serves as one of the ways the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce’s commitment to Island children is highlighted.

According to a press release, the imaginative, creative, and colorful artwork challenged the judges with the difficult task of selecting only six entries out of 101. After much deliberation, the following artists were chosen: Kate Howell, Oak Bluffs School; Menasha Leport, West Tisbury School; Ruby Mercier, Edgartown School; Owen Steenkump, West Tisbury School; Wynnie Welles, Edgartown School; Willa Welch, Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.

Each winner will receive his or her artwork, framed, with a copy of the 2015-16 Island Book cover, in addition to having his or her entry appear in the Island Book, a production of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.

This year’s Island Books are available at the Chamber of Commerce, 24 Beach Street, Vineyard Haven, and at more than 25 locations around the Island, including all banks. Anyone needing large amounts of Island Books is encouraged to get them from the chamber office.