ON HOLD DUE TO KY MUSEUM BEING CLOSED – US Bank Celebration of the Arts announces award winners

BEST OF SHOW

Yvonne Petkis

Persistence

Sponsored by Ellis-Walker Gallery

MERIT AWARD

Allison Denny

(Un)Locked Potential

Sponsored by World’s Greatest Studio Tour

PURCHASE AWARD

Leslie Nichols

Remnants

Sponsored by Bowling Green Birthday Club, in memory of Craig Cunningham; and Bente Swenson, Ryan and Bonnie Hannibal Reed, and Wendy Hannibal Astell, in memory of Richard Hannibal; and Dr. Bruce and Donna Schulte

1^ST CERAMICS & GLASS – AMATEUR

Betsy Shoenfelt

Bluegill

Sponsored by Nancy Baird

2^ND CERAMICS & GLASS – AMATEUR

Bernadette Rivete

Papi’s Rose

Sponsored by Brent & Holly Oglesbee

1^ST FIBER ART – AMATEUR

Myra Neff

Entrance to Mammoth Cave

Sponsored by David and Laura Lee

1^st MIXED MEDIA – AMATEUR

Abigail Coffell

Flora

Sponsored by Kristina Arnold and Charles Hurst

2^ND CERAMICS & GLASS – AMATEUR

Bernadette Rivete

Papi’s Rose

Sponsored by Brent & Holly Oglesbee

2^ND MIXED MEDIA – AMATEUR

Rhonda Pryor

Old Friends

Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

1^ST PAINTING – AMATEUR

Tammy Oberhausen-Rastoder

Mammy’s Birthday

Sponsored by McWhorter Chiropractic LLC

2^ND PAINTING – AMATEUR

Kim Spradlin Hanna

Cat in Box

Sponsored by Jerry E. Baker Foundation

3^RD PAINTING – AMATEUR

William Schlinker

Snow Play

Sponsored by George and Laurie Kwok

1^ST PHOTOGRAPHY – AMATEUR

Tonya Parsons

Untitled

Sponsored by Nancy Baird

2^ND PHOTOGRAPHY – AMATEUR

George Gootee

Reflections of the Soul

Sponsored by Nicole and Michael Talley

3^RD PHOTOGRAPHY – AMATEUR

Christopher Bratton

All the Foreign Suns

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke

1^st SCULPTURE – AMATEUR

Robert Goodwin

Little Blue Heron

Sponsored by Kentucky Forge Council

2^ND SCULPTURE – AMATEUR

Amanda Singhiser

A Light in Darkness

Sponsored by Brent & Holly Oglesbee

3^RD SCULPTURE – AMATEUR

Steve Haggbloom

RescueBot#2

Sponsored by David and Laura Lee

1^st WATERCOLOR – AMATEUR

Betsy Patel

Blue Hour at Barren River Lake

Sponsored by Bente Swenson, Ryan and Bonnie Hannibal Reed, and Wendy Hannibal Astell, in memory of Richard Hannibal

1^ST WORKS ON PAPER – AMATEUR

Holly Oglesbee

Where It’s At

Sponsored by Marilyn Anderson

2^ND WORKS ON PAPER – AMATEUR

John Grismore

Conception

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

1^ST CERAMICS & GLASS – PROFESSIONAL

Greg Strange

Breaking Away

Sponsored by Ray Buckberry

2^ND CERAMICS & GLASS – PROFESSIONAL

Lynette Haggbloom

Con-Cav Lascaux

Sponsored by ArtWorks, Inc.

3^RD CERAMICS & GLASS – PROFESSIONAL

Donna Schulte

Starting Over

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke

1^st FIBER ART – PROFESSIONAL

Colleen Hathaway

Tarangire Safari

Sponsored by David and Laura Lee

2^nd FIBER ART – PROFESSIONAL

Rebecca Nimo

Inheritance Manifest

Sponsored by David and Laura Lee

3^RD FIBER ART – PROFESSIONAL

Zoe Caswell

Transmuted Depressive Waves

Sponsored by David and Laura Lee

1^ST MIXED MEDIA – PROFESSIONAL

Kim Jones

Hybrid #3

Sponsored by Art Matters Studio and Gallery

2^ND MIXED MEDIA – PROFESSIONAL

Matt Simone

Siri, Do We Have a Future?

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke

3^RD MIXED MEDIA – PROFESSIONAL

Leslie Nichols

Remnants

Sponsored by Drs. Sam and Mary Evans

1^ST PAINTING – PROFESSIONAL

Yvonne Petkis

Persistence

Sponsored by Jerry E. Baker Foundation

2^nd PAINTING – PROFESSIONAL

Alan Vance

Untitled

Sponsored by The World’s Greatest Studio Tour

3^RD PAINTING – PROFESSIONAL

Todd Fife

The Pagan

Sponsored by James and Anna Jo Johnson

1^ST PHOTOGRAPHY – PROFESSIONAL

Michael Ingram

Untitled

Sponsored by Craig and Deborah Browning

2^ND PHOTOGRAPHY – PROFESSIONAL

Jenny Morehead

Mystic Deer

Sponsored by ArtWorks, Inc.

3^RD PHOTOGRAPHY – PROFESSIONAL

Margaret Crowder

Untitled

Sponsored by Drs. Sam and Mary Evans

1^ST SCULPTURE – PROFESSIONAL

Allison Denny

(Un)Locked Potential

Sponsored by WKU League of Sculptors

2^ND SCULPTURE – PROFESSIONAL

Frank Lyne

Reach

Sponsored by Marcia Brown

3^RD SCULPTURE – PROFESSIONAL

Brent Oglesbee

Disconnect

Sponsored by Joe and Amy Ross

1^ST WATERCOLOR – PROFESSIONAL

Steve Clay

On a Higher Plane

Sponsored by Connie and Tom Foster, in memory of Virginia “Ginny” Miller

2^ND WATERCOLOR – PROFESSIONAL

Jay Dougherty

A Quiet Place for Erebus

Sponsored by Marcia Brown

3^RD WATERCOLOR – PROFESSIONAL

Suzanne Menck

Flatiron

Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

1^ST WORKS ON PAPER – PROFESSIONAL

Marlee Jones

Cactuc Pears Raining in the Desert

Sponsored by Kate Hudepohl

2^ND WORKS ON PAPER – PROFESSIONAL

Judith E. Gray

The Skyward Particles of a Sacred Fire

Sponsored by David and Laura Lee

3^RD WORKS ON PAPER – PROFESSIONAL

Neli Ouzounova

Connections 1

Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

-submitted by Kentucky Museum