Title Sponsor
Media Sponsor
WNKY 40
Arts Champions
Barbara and John Grider
Mike and Julie Hinson
Greenwell Chisholm Printing Company
Arts Patrons
Nancy Baird
Ray Buckberry, Jr.
Sharon Kreke
Tom and Portia Pennington
Arts Allies
Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council
McWhorter Chiropractic LLC
James and Anna Jo Johnson
Brent and Holly Oglesbee
Award Sponsors
Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council
Ann Ferrell and Brent Bjorkman
Art Matters The New School
Artworks, Inc.
Brent and Holly Oglesbee
Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle
Connie and Tom Foster, in memory of Virginia "Ginny" Miller
Craig and Deborah Browning
David and Laura Lee
Dorothy Grider Art Exhibit Fund
Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Donna Schulte
Drs. Sam and Mary Evans
Ellis-Walker Gallery
George and Laurie Kwok
Greenwell Chisholm Printing Company
Greg and Lisa Basham
Jack LeSieur and Brent Cardin, in memory of Bryan LeSieur
James and Anna Jo Johnson,
in memory of Ann T. Travelstead
Joe and Amy Ross
Kentucky Forge Council
Kristina Arnold and Charles Hurst
Marcia Brown
Marilyn Anderson
Mary Lynn Claycomb
in memory of Donald Claycomb and Joseph Grant
Mary Lynn Claycomb
in memory of Bill and Fannie Mae Irwin, and Virgil and Mary Claycomb
McWhorter Chiropractic LLC
Mike and Leslie Nichols
in memory of Jacqui Lubbers
Ms. Cheryl Kirby-Stokes and Dr. Michael Stokes
Nancy Baird
in memory of Tom
Nicole and Michael Talley
Richard and Leslie Weigel
Ron "Da Bear" and Cathy Rhoades
Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester
Sharon Kreke
The World's Greatest Studio Tour
Yvonne Petkus and CJ Johansen
2022 Celebration of the Arts Exhibit
The Kentucky Museum presents their annual juried art exhibit, which is truly a celebration of this region’s art. Any Kentucky resident over the age of 18 and living within 65 miles of Bowling Green was eligible to enter a piece of their original artwork. Michelle Burton, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Head of Photography at Centre College, served as the judge for this year's show. Monetary awards were given in ten amateur and professional categories as well as for Best of Show, the Purchase Award, the World's Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award, and the Artworks Merit Award.
Thank you to the 177 artists who made work during the challenges offered by the past year and entered it in the 2022 Celebration of the Arts. This year’s show includes 48 amateur and 129 professional works, with 11 WKU alumni, 15 WKU faculty and staff, and 38 WKU students entering their works. The remaining 113 works are from artists in Bowling Green and the surrounding area.
The pickup window for artwork in this year's show is 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, April 9.
Take a flickr tour of the exhibit.
Special Awards
Best of Show
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
Todd Fife
World's Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award
Queen Mother
Tatum Bratcher
Artworks Merit Award
Slice
Sadie Seymour
Kentucky Museum Purchase Award
Here I'm Happy
Elizabeth Hoffman
"Blessed are the Cheesemakers" by Todd Fife
"Here I'm Happy" by Elizabeth Hoffman
"Queen Mother" by Tatum Bratcher
"Slice" by Sadie Seymour
US Bank Show attendees tour the hallway exhibit
Viewing Purchase Award Winner, "Here I'm Happy" by Elizabeth Hoffman
A proud artist
US Bank Show visitor
President Caboni shaking hands with artist, (insert name here - not sure who)
Amateur
1st Ceramics and Glass
Stairway to Heaven
Sherrie Ellen Godbey
2nd Ceramics and Glass
Superbloom
Bernadette Rivette
1st Drawing/Illustration
Red Fox
Charlie Barman
2nd Drawing/Illustration
Santa Bob
Jeff Purvis
1st Fiber Arts
Living Water
Myrna Neff
2nd Fiber Arts
Aboriginal Cats
Jean Lucas
3rd Fiber Arts
Poinsettia with Bling
Pam Coe
1st Mixed Media
Granny Made the News
Rhonda Pryor
2nd Mixed Media
Cascadia III
Laura DeLancey
3rd Mixed Media
Johnny B. Goode
Tammy Oberhausen-Rastoder
1st Painting
Maskless Dusk
Jenny Lowe
2nd Painting
Velta Rose
Eric Moore
3rd Painting
Rooted
Priestly Combs
1st Photography
Her Bark Is Worse Than Her Bite
Jeffrey Sweeney
2nd Photography
Barred Owl in Fall Color
Julie Barrick
3rd Photography
The Light
Paul Fischer
1st Sculpture
Nature's Beauty Spalted Maple
Kevin Herndon
2nd Sculpture
Reddish Egret 8
Robert Goodwin
3rd Sculpture
Spider-Moon
Brandon Flowers
1st Watercolor
Llama
Ann Smith
2nd Watercolor
Frozen Assets
Terry Wilson
3rd Watercolor
Scarlet Macaw
Pamela Schmaltz
Professional
1st Ceramics and Glass
Monochrome
Jessica Strange
2nd Ceramics and Glass
Les Quatre
Lynette Frey Hagbloom
3rd Ceramics and Glass
Border Watch
Bob Brigl
1st Drawing/Illustration
Here I'm Happy
Elizabeth Hoffman
2nd Drawing/Illustration
Nature's Beech
Chandra Carter
3rd Drawing/Illustration
Cloud Series 2021
Clayton Miller
1st Fiber Arts
Moss-grown Kentucky
Sarah Edmundson
2nd Fiber Arts
Turbulent
Cindy Houston
3rd Fiber Arts
Parts Basket
Scott Gilbert
1st Digital Art/Graphic Design
Untitled
Trey Harvell
2nd Digital Art/Graphic Design
We All Have The Same Emotions
Stephanie Ramsey
1st Mixed Media
Artist Book #1
Sheila Flener
2nd Mixed Media
Treeangle
Chris Blanz
3rd Mixed Media
Spanish Lace
Samuel Hunt
1st Painting
Melon Calling
C. David Jones
2nd Painting
Untitled
Alan Vance
3rd Painting
Colossus
Yvonne Petkus
1st Photography
Hidden Structures, Untitled 5
Kira Danziger
2nd Photography
Ephemeral
Sienna Wilson
3rd Photography
The Sentry
Alan Reeves
1st Printmaking
Untitled
Trini Morales
2nd Printmaking
The Anxiety of Time (Triptych)
Cierra Pegg
3rd Printmaking
Grandfather of Sheep
Avery Harlow
1st Sculpture
Honey pot
Jared Weaver
2nd Sculpture
Enforce
Frank Lyne
3rd Sculpture
Queen Beech
Frank Lyne
1st Watercolor
The House of Spirits, liquid and other less savory tenants
Jay Dougherty
2nd Watercolor
The Once-over
Margaret Johnston
3rd Watercolor
Son of Sol
Brenna Polston
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