 Pikeville Elementary's 8th annual art fair concluded Monday after a weekend of visits from parents and students. Monday, Mountaintop spoke with art teacher Paula Pugh about the show. I always wanted to display the children's art because that gives it more value when you have an exhibit where they can all come through and see from kindergarten all the way through sixth grade and also a lot for their families and friends to be able to come and see what we've been doing. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual show was canceled for the last two years. However, Pugh says the turnout was successful for the show's return. Fourth grade student Ryland Barney talks about his experience with the fair. I say I did about 30 pieces and each one was unique and some of them were based on other paintings that other people did and it's just, I thought it was very fun to just draw and paint them. We are Pikeville Medical Center and we are an amazing place to work. Healthcare heroes of all types work here. All who deserve great rewards. So while our heroes are working hard to take care of our patients and visitors, we are taking care of them with top-tier benefits, higher pay rates, and great sign-on bonuses. So join our team today. So what are you waiting for? Apply today! With the goal of learning about art and its many styles, Pugh selected pieces based on his specific criteria. Pugh mentions some of the styles students learned. They learn a lot about just the basic skills, procedures, techniques, how to use your paintbrush correctly and how to create things like collage and how they use their lines to create shapes that eventually create their subject or their artwork. It all goes back to that. And while students were excited to share pieces with one another, Pugh says she's excited to give students the fair experience. It's a great experience for them. It gives credibility to their artwork, to the program and it increases their value, I guess. I always tell them that they can frame it when they take it home and have it in their house to display. For Mountain Top News, I'm Joel Hodgell.