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And the winners are . . .
The Riverside Art Center in Wapakoneta, Ohio held their first annual show. Allen Miller took Best in Show and the following awards by category went to:
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas: 1st place: Lyn Dysinger; 2nd Place: Marcia Maas; 3rd Place: Deb Sommerville; and Honorable Mention: Mike Elsass, John Rausch
Watercolor & Acrylic on Paper: 1st place: Barb Sailor
2nd Place: Deb Henkener; 3rd Place: Marge Stienecker; and Honorable Mention: Marge Brandt, Marcia Maas.
Drawing: 1st Place: Deb Henkener; 2nd Place: Leslie Walton; 3rd Place: John Rausch; and Honorable Mention: Ann Boulis, Dick Chenoweth.
3D: 1st place: Angie Elshoff; 2nd Place: Gary Hovey;
3rd PLace: Cindy Staples; and Honorable Mention: Katherine Brown, Jodi Knoch.
Photography: 1st Place: Alice Schneider; 2nd Place: Jodi Knoch; 3rd place: Cameo Francis; and Honorable Mention: Jim Stroh, Melanie Norman.
Pastels & Colored Pencil: 1st place: Mage Stienecker; 2nd Place: Marcia Maas; 3rd place: Allen Miller; and Honorable Mention: Miriam Phillips, Deb Sommerville.
Youth: 1st Place: Karrie Platfoot; 2nd Place: Karrie Platfoot; 3rd Place Courtney Earls; and Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Lammers, Megan Althaus.
ALLEN MILLER [left] is receving the Wapakoneta Foundation Award from Jim Stroh.
New public sculptures landscapes downtown
The completed second phase of Layfette, Indiana's downtown streetscaping, this nearly $1 million project which began in April and completed October 15, more than a month early, was dedicated Monday, November 17.
"The results are amazing," Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski said. "Engineers and contractors dealt with some challenging issues underground, kept traffic flowing during the construction, and brought the job in under budget and well before our deadline. What we see today is a safer, more aesthetically pleasing downtown, enhanced by two sculptures that add interest and appeal."
The project also included new concrete sidewalks, decorative pavers, gutters, sewer modifications, street resurfacing and installation of three chicanes, curb extensions that make the area more pedestrian friendly by reducing the length of the walk to cross the street. Several sidewalk corners were sloped to street level to meet the American with Disabilities Act. While the city had to replace 13 trees, 20 new trees were planted and grates and access to electric power added.
The two sculptures were chosen by a city citizen committee through a review process, said Dennis Carson of the Redevelopment Department and the Lafayette Urban Enterprise Association. "As we enhance our downtown, we are acquiring public art that will encourage residents and visitors to stroll along our city's streets, to stop and contemplate and
even prompt discussion. We're adding to the ambience and sense of community."
The artwork on Main Street, which cannot have a live tree because it is over a basement, is a cast and fabricated bronze tree, standing 12 feet high and 2.5 feet by 2.5 feet wide and titled, "Anatomy Vessel" (sapling). It was created by Indianapolis artist Eric Nordgulen, a professor at the Herron School of Art at Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis.
"This work reflects my ongoing investigation of our ideas and attitudes relating to the environment," Nordgulen said. "Industry and technology have become the dominant feature of our natural world. I look to find forms and combine elements to create hybrid images that encourage questions and suggest a more sympathetic relationship for the future."
The sculpture on Third Street, titled: "Transcend" was created by Don Lawler of Stephensport, Kentucky, a full-time sculptor carved it from a single block of Indiana limestone weighing about 1,500 pounds and measuring 6-feet, 6-inches high and 2-feet, 2-inches deep. "It's my wish that this sculpture that has now found a home in Lafayette will be enjoyable and thought-provoking for successive generations, far into the future," said Lawler.
The city's early streetscape work on Columbia Street between Third and Fourth streets included acquisition and a May 2008 installation of the sculpture, "Envisioning Tomorrow," a 19-foot stainless piece by Dave Caudill of Louisville, Kentucky. A fourth piece for the Courthouse Square will be added when sidewalk work is done on Fourth Street between Main and Columbia streets.
Photo show to open
Fort Wayne Photographers, a biennial exhibition of work by over 60 area photographers, opens on Friday, December 12 with a reception from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Artlink in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Cara Lee Wade, Assistant Professor of Photography from the University of Saint Francis, will walk through the exhibit with viewers and discuss photographic processes on display. Wade will begin the walk-through at 6:00 pm.
The exhibition includes recent work by commercial photographers and photojournalists, university and high school photography instructors, and fine art photographers. “The breadth of talented photographers in the region is amazing. This show should be one of the best photography exhibits of the year,” said Deb Washler of Artlink.
Also opening in the Hallway Gallery is “The Postcard Art Show”. Artists from across the nation were asked to create an original work of art on a postcard and mail it to the gallery. These authentic, postmarked works of art will be for sale with all proceeds benefiting Artlink’s exhibition programming.
For more information, call 260-424-7195.
Two confirmed to serve on National Council on the Arts
Conductor JoAnn Falletta and country songwriter and singer Lee Greenwood have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Falletta serves as the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. She has made more than 100 guest conducting appearances with both international and North American orchestras, from the Orchestra National de Belgique to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. The recipient of many prestigious conducting awards, an ardent champion of contemporary music and Falletta has introduced more than 400 works by American composers.
Country music artist Lee Greenwood is best known for his anthemic, crossover single "God Bless the USA," which received the Country Music Association Song of the Year honor in 1985. A Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum entertainer, he has charted seven number one country music songs, including 1980’s hits "Somebody’s Gonna Love You" and "Dixie Road."
"Our new Council members will bring wide-ranging expertise to their role on the National Council on the Arts," said NEA Chairman Dana Gioia. "We welcome their participation and counsel."
In the exhibition are photojournalists: Ellie Bogue, Cathie Rowand and Sam Hoffman. Photography teachers are: Nicole Croy, Jim Gabbard, Al Jacquay II and Cara Lee Wade. Among the best regional artists are: Dixie Landis Bradley, Christopher Crawford, Maria Davis of Angola, Dan Dienelt, Ellen England, Palermo Galindo, Matt Kelly, Michael Mettler, Lucyna Nicklin, Holly and Shane Perfect, Stephen Perfect, Sue Sells, Dan Swartz and Jason Swisher. Top commercial photographers: Robert Borel, Bill Christie, Jeffrey Crane, John Escosa, Tom Galliher, Bill Nichols, Ron Patton and Patrick Roberts.
Color expert is 'thankful' . . .
and the Art-to-Art Palette is also thankful for the opportunity to share its eyes about this Ohio 'Mountain Climber' in its 20th year anniversary print journal edition.
