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Gala Exhibit Awards Announced
The Randolph County Community Arts Center announced
the award winners in their Eighth Annual Gala Exhibit at their Gala on the
evening on September 11th.
Thirteen awards were presented to the 34 artists with works on exhibit.
Juror for the exhibit was Bill Vrscak of Pittsburgh. Vrscak, a free-lance artist/illustrator and signature member of the American Watercolor Society. Vrscak noted, "It has been an honor serving as the juror for the 2009 Gala Art Exhibition. I enjoyed the wide variety of subject matter and the serious effort by each artist to inject his or her personal emotions into each individual piece. I was particularly drawn to those pieces that showed a willingness to go beyond the subject matter and present a special vision, unique to the artist."
David Shombert received the Best of Show Award for his Circle Vase of Avodire and Amazakoue woods pictured at left. Betty Neely received the First Place award for her watercolor Glacial Enchantment. Tammy Copeman received the Second Place award for her concrete and marble sculpture Healing Horse. Ruth Blackwell Rogers received the Third Place award for her acrylic and oil pastel Dancing with the Northern Andes. Laurie Goldstein-Warren received the Elkins Regional Convalescent Center Special Award for her watercolor Soup to Nuts #3.
The following artists received honorable mention awards: Lauren Adams for her oil on canvas July 5 - Prickett's Creek; Michael Doig for his oil on canvas The Klines (Harvest Home); Mary Ann Honcharik for her photograph Dolly Road, Cow at Gate; Deborah McHenry for her watercolor with crayon Flow Series - I; Joseph McInroy for his pastel Purple Top; Suzan Morgan for her fiber work Time Flies with Coffee; Derek Overfield for his acrylic on masonite Painting 12; and Linda Walker Roberts for her watercolor Tulip Sunset.
Works accepted into the Eighth Annual Gala Exhibit included: July 5 - Prickett's Creek, oil on canvas, by Lauren Adams; February 7, oil on canvas, by Lauren Adams; Girl in Garden, pastels, by Jo Ann Barlow; Dancing with Samiland, acrylic on canvas, by Ruth Blackwell Rogers; Dancing with the Northern Andes, acrylic and oil pastels on canvas, by Ruth Blackwell Rogers; Jazzman, clay, by Margo Blevin Denton; Older Wiser, charcoal and pencil, by Margo Blevin Denton; Assateague Marsh, oil on canvas, by Kadra Casseday; Goff Carriage House, oil monotype, by Kadra Casseday; Easter Greetings , watercolor, by Carolyn Cavendish; Healing Horse , concrete on Georgia marble, by Tammy Copeman; Passion + Flames , Mahogany, by Tammy Copeman; Shaman's Journey , line etching, by Tammy Copeman ; The Klines (Harvest Home) , oil on canvas, by Michael Doig; Turkey, acrylic, by Ken Ewing; Going Coastal, acrylic, by Patricia Ewing; The Actress , Watercolor, by Laurie Goldstein-Warren; Soup to Nuts #3 , watercolor, by Laurie Goldstein-Warren; Putting on the Ritz , watercolor, by Laurie Goldstein-Warren; Serenity , oil on canvas, by Don Hall ; The Red House , oil on board, by Don Hall; Dolly Road, Cow at Gate , photograph, by Mary Ann Honcharik; View from Pancake Rock , photograph, by Mary Ann Honcharik; Andre new bike 1933 , pastels, by Alain Kieny; 2008 Spring Collection , pastels, by Alain Kieny; Champion At Rest , digital photography, by Carrie Kline; Tobacco Starts , digital photography, by Michael Kline; Resting Farmer , digital photography, by Michael Kline; West's Farm , oil, by Michael Ledden; Dolly Sods , watercolor, by Chet Lowther; Untitled , oil, by Chet Lowther; The Old Kitchen , watercolor, by Judy Mattson Reed; Keyon's Big Boy Hat , pastels, by Carolyn McCauley; Red Canoe , watercolor, by Donell McCoy; Flow Series - I , watercolor and crayon, by Deborah McHenry; Flow Series - III , watercolor, crayon and pencil, by Deborah McHenry; Purple Top , pastels, by Joseph McInroy; We're Not in Kansas , fiber, by Suzan Morgan; Time Flies with Coffee , fiber, by Suzan Morgan; Lichen I , Photograph, by Marjory Moses; Glacial Enchantment , watercolor, by Betty Neely; The Road Less Taken , watercolor, by Betty Neely; Painting 12 , acrylic on masonite, by Derek Overfield; Yellow Trumpets , watercolor, by Janet Rodriguez; mahogany bowl with pearl , wood / Central America, by David Shombert; cherry pot with pearl , wood / Domestic, by David Shombert; circle case of Avodire and Amazakoue , wood / African, by David Shombert; Gladiola , photograph, by Debbie Sorensen; Gardenia , photograph, by Debbie Sorensen, Grove , watercolor, by Kenneth D. Waddell; Fractured , watercolor, by Kenneth D. Waddell; Tulip Sunset , watercolor, by Linda Walker Roberts; Woody , pencil, by Charlie (Mary E) Waters; and, Trees to Elkins , watercolor, by Monica Wilkins.
The Gala Exhibit will be open from 9:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through September 23rd. Also on exhibit in the Maxwell Gallery is the solo exhibition “Trucks and Men” featuring the watercolors and hooked rug artwork of artist June Myles. The Myles Exhibit will be open through October 9th.
The 2009 Gala Exhibit is sponsored by the Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, located on the Beverly Five Lane - South of Elkins. ERCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to nursing home services for both skilled and intermediate care residents.
The Randolph County Community Arts Center, a non-profit organization promoting and supporting the arts in Randolph County and surrounding areas, is located at the corner of Randolph Avenue and Park Street in Elkins. The RCCAC is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the National Endowment of the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. RCCAC is committed to providing accessibility to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact our office in advance. Call the RCCAC office at 637-2355 or log onto www.randolpharts.org for more information.
