Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts

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March 8 to April 18, 2025

Closed March 17 to 22 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

will be announced at our Opening Reception on March 7 from 6 to 8 pm

 

Ceramics and Glass

First Place

Sophia Holland

Earthy & Ivory

Sponsored by Nancy Baird, in memory of Tom

 

Second Place

Casey Strange

Groovy Baby

Sponsored by Brent and Holly Oglesbee

 

Third Place

Lynette Haggbloom

Star Gazer

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Drawing and Illustration

First Place

Matt Simone

The Incredible Mr. Fingers

Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

 

Second Place

Emma Durham

Contemplation of the Self in Another Dimension

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Third Place

Steven Clay

East Mitten, Monument Valley

Sponsored by Alla Gilbert, in memory of Christopher and David Gilbert

 

Fiber Arts

First Place

Cindy Houston

Gift from the Fibershed

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

 

Second Place

Scott Gilbert

Reproduction of a Cherokee Lidded Basket

Sponsored by Ann Ferrell and Brent Bjorkman

 

Third Place

Colleen Hathaway

Central Park Musicians

Sponsored by Lyda Astrove

 

Graphic Design and Digital Art

First Place

Natalie Tyree

Darling, I'm a Nightmare Dressed Like a Daydream

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke

 

Second Place

Glen Zimmerman

Oh, I Didn't Hear You Come In

Sponsored by Cheryl Kirby-Stokes and Michael Stokes

 

Third Place

Noah Hernandez

There's a Moon Out Tonight

Sponsored by Rick and Carol DuBose

 

Mixed Media

First Place

Sheila Flener

Artist Book #51

Sponsored by Brent and Holly Oglesbee

 

Second Place

Marilee Salvator

Worn and Carved: From Gorge to Mesa

Sponsored by Crystal Bohlander

 

Third Place

Kim Jones

Out of Darkness

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke

 

Painting

First Place

C. David Jones

Appalachian Thanksgiving 1951

Sponsored by Ray Buckberry Jr.

 

Second Place

Lora Gill

Petina

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

 

Third Place

Moksha Sommer

The Monkey in the Crown

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke

 

Photography 

First Place

Cheryl Kirby-Stokes

Hair a' la Tebogo and Tumelo

Sponsored by Connie and Tom Foster

 

Second Place

Stuart A. Foster

Relic Grain Elevator, Franklin, Kentucky

Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington

 

Third Place

Jeff Sweeney

Four Generations of Love

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Printmaking

First Place

Trini Morales

Lela Marias

Sponsored by Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester

 

Second Place

Samantha Cox

He's a Little Squirmy

Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington

 

Third Place

Nika Harrington

Where the Birds Rest

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Sculpture

First Place

Tony Murray

Tribute: In Honor of the Greatest Man Never Born

Sponsored by WKU League of Sculptors

 

Second Place

Robert Goodwin

Untitled

Sponsored by Yvonne Petkus and CJ Johanson

 

Third Place

Steve Haggbloom

If Picasso Had a Bandsaw #3

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Watercolor

First Place

Jon Adams

Untitled

Sponsored by Drs. Sam and Mary Evans

 

Second Place

Jay Dougherty

Pushing Up Daisies, Spring In

Sponsored by Richard and Leslie Weigel

 

Third Place

Ann Smith

Alma Mater Alley

Sponsored by Professor Ron and Mrs. Cathy Rhoades

 

 

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Student Scholarship Sponsors

Anna Jo Johnson, in memory of Ann T. Travelstead and Dr. Jim Johson

Brent and Holly Oglesbee

Donna Lile

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Linda Pulsinelli, in memory of Sharon Wassom

Ellis-Walker Gallery

George and Laurie Kwok

Marilyn Anderson

McWhorter Chiropractic, LLC

Mike and Julie Hinson

Print Media, Inc.

Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester

Sharon Kreke

Tom and Portia Pennington

Yvonne Petkus and C.J. Johanson