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The Kentucky Museum and our sponsors are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts. 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.

The award winners were announced at a public ceremony and reception on March 10, with comments provided by WKU Provost Robert Fischer, Abound Credit Union's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jake Darabos, and Kentucky Museum Director Brent Bjorkman. 

The exhibition remains open to the public through April 14, 2023. 

The winners of the 2023 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts are:

BEST OF SHOW

Dissipation/Syncopation

Yvonne Petkus

Sponsored by: Ellis-Walker Gallery

 

PURCHASE AWARD

Connections

Myra Dwyer

Sponsored by: Dr. David and Mrs. Laura Lee

 

ARTWORKS MERIT AWARD

What Are You Looking At?

Tony Murray

Sponsored by: ArtWorks, Inc.

 

THE WORLD’S GREATEST STUDIO TOUR MERIT AWARD

Chlese (Hurston, 1937)

Leslie Nichols

Sponsored by: The World's Greatest Studio Tour

 

FIRST PLACE, CERAMICS AND GLASS

Stream of Consciousness

Lynette Haggbloom

Sponsored by: Nancy Baird, in memory of Tom

 

SECOND PLACE, CERAMICS AND GLASS

Untitled

Greg Strange

Sponsored by: Brent and Holly Oglesbee

 

FIRST PLACE, DRAWING/ILLUSTRATION

Untitled

Matthew Simone

Sponsored by: Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

 

SECOND PLACE, DRAWING/ILLUSTRATION

Heart Education

Cassidy Given

Sponsored by: Tom and Portia Pennington

 

THIRD PLACE, DRAWING/ILLUSTRATION

A Garden Beautiful Like You

Elizabeth Hoffman

Sponsored by: Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council

 

FIRST PLACE, FIBER ARTS

Viola Davis

Colleen Hathaway

Sponsored by: Drs. Sam and Mary Evans

 

SECOND PLACE, FIBER ARTS

Moons and Stars

Jean Lucas

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

 

FIRST PLACE, GRAPHIC DESIGN/DIGITAL ART

Kentucky Native Plants (series)

Cassie Bays

Sponsored by: Sharon Kreke, in memory of Sharon Wassom

 

SECOND PLACE, GRAPHIC DESIGN/DIGITAL ART

Flowing Into Tranquility

Jessica Bosse

Sponsored by: Cheryl Kirby-Stokes and Dr. Michael Stokes

 

FIRST PLACE, MIXED MEDIA

Artist Book #17

Sheila Flener

Sponsored by: Art Matters The New School

 

SECOND PLACE, MIXED MEDIA

Rough Skinned News (Cascadia IV)

Laura Delancey

Sponsored by: Tom and Portia Pennington

 

THIRD PLACE, MIXED MEDIA

Rhapsody

Rhonda Pryor

Sponsored by: Patricia C. Dykstra, Kristine Jensen, and Pam L. Smith, in memory of Sharon Wassom

 

FIRST PLACE, PAINTING

Keep an Ear to the Ground

Christina Scott

Sponsored by: Karen and David Scott

 

SECOND PLACE, PAINTING

Dark Housewife

C. David Jones

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

 

THIRD PLACE, PAINTING

Connections

Myra Dwyer

Sponsored by: Natalie White Fones, Linda R. Pulsinelli, and Gary Allen, in memory of Sharon Wassom

 

FIRST PLACE, PHOTOGRAPHY

Thermal Imaging #1

Darren Mason

Sponsored by: Connie and Tom Foster

 

SECOND PLACE, PHOTOGRAPHY

For Sale Cows, Calves and Bulls

Jim Atkins

Sponsored by: Ray Buckberry Jr.

 

THIRD PLACE, PHOTOGRAPHY

empyreal being

Elvan Penny

Sponsored by: Mike and Julie Hinson

 

FIRST PLACE, PRINTMAKING

Ruction

Abby Robinson

Sponsored by: Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester

 

SECOND PLACE, PRINTMAKING

Malignant Mushrooms

Samantha Cox

Sponsored by: Karen and David Scott

 

FIRST PLACE, SCULPTURE

Mobile with 16 Pieces

Lynne Ferguson

Sponsored by: WKU League of Sculptors

 

SECOND PLACE, SCULPTURE

Mocking Bird

Robert Goodwin

Sponsored by: Karen and David Scott

 

THIRD PLACE, SCULPTURE

Repercussions of Men

Gracie Silvia

Sponsored by: Brent Bjorkman and Ann Ferrell

 

FIRST PLACE, WATERCOLOR

Oculus Malus

Jay Dougherty

Sponsored by: The Basket Maker's Catalog

 

SECOND PLACE, WATERCOLOR

Travis

Steven Clay

Sponsored by: Richard and Leslie Weigel

 

THIRD PLACE, WATERCOLOR

Of Saints, Sinners, Beggars and Walls

Samuel Hunt

Sponsored by: Yvonne Petkus and CJ Johanson