2011 Winners Judging for the 31st annual
Marion Popcorn Festival juried Fine Arts Show was held September
7, 2011 at Marion City Hall.
The Fine Arts Show was successful in
recruiting well qualified judges to handle the honor of choosing
the winners of the event.
The first judge, an art teacher for the last 34 years, Kris Hyland Kolb currently enjoys
teaching photography, graphic design, and jewelry at Marion
Harding High School and is also the district art coordinator for
the Marion City Schools. She has taken photography courses at
Bowling Green State University, Ohio Wesleyan University,
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Savannah College of Art and
Design, and the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. Kris’s
artwork has been displayed in galleries and shows throughout
Ohio and she was commissioned to have a piece in the permanent
collection of the White House. Her photography has won numerous
awards in the central Ohio area.
Our second judge, Diane Watson, has been involved with
the advertising and marketing arena for over 30 years. Her
professional career included layout and design for
advertisements, marketing pieces, web sites, 3-d pieces and
more. She continues to use her talents to promote Marion County
as a destination as Executive Director for the Marion Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Rounding out the judging panel is James M. Fleeson, owner
of Cellar Studios Ink, LLC in downtown Mt.
Gilead. After
starting his studies in architecture, followed by thirty years
in the computer field, he returned to a career in art.
Mr. Fleeson has also judged for the Ohio State Fair Youth
Art Competition, the Morrow County High School Art Competition,
the Morrow County Development Office, Photograph contests, and
the Popcorn Festive Art Competition.
Winning the coveted Best of Show was
William Obenour with “Sunlight Dancing” done in acrylic.
Joseph Howard received the Mid-Ohio Fine Art Society
Award for “Tranquility” in oil. Winners in the Painting category
included: First Place:
Virginia Duffey-“Uncle Leon”-pastel Second Place:
Lannette Davis-“Green Apples”-oil Third Place:
Pam Skora-“Illuminated”-gouache Merit:
Walt Conte- “Heliopsis”-oil Merit:
Barbara Fitzgerald-“She’s Our Mother”-acrylic Winners in the Drawing category: First Place:
Betty Newcomer-“Steve”-scratchboard Second Place:
David Breeding-“Frog + Tire Swing”-ink/colored pencil Third Place: William Obenour-“Wake Up”-graphite Merit:
Jeremiah Caudill-“Relaxed Lady”-charcoal Merit:
Pam Skora-“Zentangle”-ink Winners in the Other – Two Dimensional
category were: First Place:
Jim Hill-“The Cloud”-photography Second Place:
Jim Hill-“Hocking Hill Mist”-photograph Third Place: Nancy Earl-“Spring Ballet”-photography Merit:
Nasha Namahoya-“Untitled”-quilt Merit:
Nancy Earl-“California Dreaming”-photography Winners in the Other – Three Dimensional
category were: First Place:
Steve Rosenberry-“Space Rock”-sculpture Second Place:
Ken Hildebrand-“Beach”-mixed media Third Place:
Steve Rosenberry-“Trophy”-wire Merit:
Bill Bowers-“Easter Isl. Monolith”-mixed media Merit:
Betty Dutt-“My Flower Garden”-paper quilling The Marion Popcorn Festival Fine Arts Show
is sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Fine Art Society and the City of
Marion.
The Marion Popcorn
Festival Fine Arts Juried Show and Sale will be held September
8, 9, and 10, 2011 in Marion City Hall on West Center Street.
Artists may enter their work in advance by calling Tim Gorenflo
at 740/361-0148 after 6:00 p.m., or by e-mailing him at
zzzfineart@hotmail.com.
This event is sponsored in part by the Mid-Ohio Fine Art
Society. The Marion Popcorn Festival Fine Arts Show is sponsored in part by the Mid-Ohio Fine Art Society. |
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