2023 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts

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March 4 to April 14, 2023

Closed March 13 to 18 for Spring Break

The Kentucky Museum presents their annual juried art exhibit, which is truly a celebration of this region’s art. Generously sponsored by Abound Credit Union, 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 created within the last two years. Monetary awards were given in ten categories as well as for Best of Show, the Purchase Award, the World's Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award, and the Artworks Merit Award.

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Award Winners

 

 

Ceramics and Glass

First Place - Stream of Consciousness by Lynette Haggbloom

Second Place - Untitled by Greg Strange

 

Drawing and Illustration

First Place - Untitled by Matthew Simone

Second Place - Heart Education by Cassidy Given

Third Place - A Garden Beautiful Like You by Elizabeth Hoffman

 

Fiber Arts

First Place - Viola Davis by Colleen Hathaway

Second Place - Moons and Stars by Jean Lucas

 

Graphic Design and Digital Art

First Place - Kentucky Native Plants (series) by Cassie Bays

Second Place - Flowing Into Tranquility by Jessica Bosse

 

Mixed Media

First Place - Artist Book #17 by Sheila Flener

Second Place - Rough Skinned News (Cascadia IV) by Laura Delancey

Third Place - Rhapsody by Rhonda Pryor

 

Painting

First Place - Keep an Ear to the Ground by Christina Scott

Second Place - Dark Housewife by C. David Jones

Third Place - Connections by Myra Dwyer

 

Photography 

First Place - Thermal Imaging #1 by Darren Mason

Second Place - For Sale Cows, Calves and Bulls by Jim Atkins

Third Place - empyreal being by Elvan Penny

 

Printmaking

First Place - Ruction by Abby Robinson

Second Place - Malignant Mushrooms by Samantha Cox

 

Sculpture

First Place - Mobile with 16 Pieces by Lynne Ferguson

Second Place - Mockingbird by Robert Goodwin

Third Place - Repercussions of Men by Gracie Silvia

 

Watercolor

First Place - Oculus Malus by Jay Dougherty

Second Place - Travis by Steven Clay

Third Place - Of Saints, Sinners, Beggars and Walls by Samuel Hunt

 

 

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