Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts

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March 2 to April 12, 2024

Closed March 18 to 23 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 Student 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

Jessica Strange

Harmony

Sponsored by Nancy Baird, in memory of Tom

 

Second Place

Tayla Wright

Bubbles

Sponsored by Brent and Holly Oglesbee

 

Third Place

Norma Strange

One Body Many Parts

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Drawing and Illustration

First Place

Leslie Nichols

Lindsay (Morgan 1970)

Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

 

Second Place

Julie Ellis

The Scene Unseen

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Third Place

Benjamin Brown

City on a hill

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

 

Fiber Arts

First Place

Eleanor Davidson

Terra Incognita #3

Sponsored by The Basket Maker's Catalog

 

Second Place

Marsha Holm

Another Holm-made Basket

Sponsored by Mike and Leslie Nichols, in memory of Jacqui Lubbers

 

Third Place

Cindy Houston

Untitled

Sponsored by Brent Bjorkman and Ann Ferrell

 

Graphic Design and Digital Art

First Place

Clinton Lewis

The Commons

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke, in memory of Sharon Wassom

 

Second Place

Jessica Bosse

Self Portrait

Sponsored by Cheryl Kirby-Stokes and Michael Stokes

 

Third Place

Robert Ewing

A Hand-Bound Diary

Sponsored by Bruce and Donna Schulte

 

Mixed Media

First Place

Davonne Souza

Untitled

Sponsored by Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council

 

Second Place

Nellie Lutzwolf

Hey Barbie!

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

 

Third Place

Alla Gilbert

Leaving Debrovah Ukraine

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

 

Painting

First Place

Yvonne Petkus

Terra Cognita

Sponsored by Ray Buckberry Jr.

 

Second Place

Holly Oglesbee

Foliage in Black and White

Sponsored by James and Anna Jo Johnson, in memory of Ann T. Travelstead

 

Third Place

Stone Pfeiffer

Unloading…

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

 

Photography 

First Place

Scott Gilbert

Scout's View

Sponsored by Connie and Tom Foster

 

Second Place

Melissa Taylor

Cosmic Reign

Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington

 

Third Place

Julie Barrick

Circle of Life Yellowstone National Park

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Printmaking

First Place

Kendall Gott

Fates of the Ego

Sponsored by Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester

 

Second Place

Trini Morales

The Tale of Two Suns

Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington

 

Third Place

Samantha Cox

Unseelie Eyes Never Blink

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Sculpture

First Place

Ethan Justice

You Were a Home I Wanted to Grow Old In

Sponsored by WKU League of Sculptors

 

Second Place

Chris Radus

Tough Angel 2

Sponsored by Yvonne Petkus and CJ Johanson

 

Third Place

Robert Hall

Untitled

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Watercolor

First Place

Samuel Hunt

Boghetto Shade

Sponsored by Drs. Sam and Mary Evans

 

Second Place

Alexander Sylvi

Uiscefhuaraithe

Sponsored by Richard and Leslie Weigel

 

Third Place

Tom Poole

Bison Herd in Yellowstone

Sponsored by Professor Ron and Mrs. Cathy Rhoades

 

 

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