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The Mountain
Valley Arts Council and the Guntersville Museum and Cultural Center are pleased
to announce the winners in the Winterfest 2002 Fine Arts Exhibit and
Competition.
Winterfest is an annual competition and exhibition presented by the MVAC and the
Museum. It has been financially supported by the Marshall County
Foundation for Fine Arts, The Sand Mountain Reporter and the Marshall County
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Winterfest 2002 has been made possible by
a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment
for the Arts.
Judges selected awards in five categories. In each category, a first, second and third place award was chosen. Honorable mentions were given at the judges' discretion. The Best of Show award is selected from all entries. Winterfest 2002 winners were:
Best of Show was awarded to Linda Kiousis of Cleveland, Ohio, for "Theatricali Tea."
Category One-Works on
Canvas
First Place-Debbie McBride of Grant, Ala., for
"Cassie"
Second Place-Don Davis of Huntsville, Ala., for "Eggs and
Wildflowers"
Third Place-Nelly Duarte of Lacey's Spring, Ala., for
"Colombian Garden"
Category Two-Works on
Paper
First Place-Debbie McBride of Grant, Ala., for "We
sing you a song for a Dolla"
Second Place-Judi Betts of Baton Rouge, La., for "Porches and
Palms"
Third Place-Linda Morton of Madison, Ala., for "Dockside"
Category
Three-Mixed Media
First Place-Nancy Hughes of Huntsville, Ala., for "The
House is Gone'
Second Place-Patricia Eldridge of Huntsville, Ala., for "The
Letter"
Third Place-Nancy Hughes of Huntsville, Ala., for
"Friendship"
Category
Four-Photographic Methods
First Place-Ron S. Mellott of Bloomfield, Ind., for "Waterlily"
Second Place-Art Hodge of Harvest, Ala., for "Cabin
Window"
Third Place-Pamelia Nelson of Huntsville, Ala., for "Farmer's
Market"
Category
Five-Three-dimensional Fine Arts
First Place-Sandra Rice of Lake View, Ala., for
"Hugging Female Form"
Second Place-Lynette Hesser and Steve Loucks of Wellington, Ala.,
for "Geometrically Carved Bowl"
Third Place-David Hammock of Guntersville, Ala., for "Spring
Chicken"
Honorable
Mentions
Don Davis of Huntsville, Ala., for "Wash Day in
Moontown"
John Gattis of Huntsville, Ala., for "Reflections II"
Becky Kennedy of Albertville, Ala., for "Untitled"
Berta Selah of Huntsville, Ala., for "Thistle"
Stan Tankersley of Cullman, Ala., for "Homeland Standard"
Monica Martin of Huntsville, Ala., for "Old Homestead #2"
Jim Morris of Tuscaloosa, Ala., for "Autumn Street
Shadows"
Brother Whitaker of Guntersville, Ala., for "Red Mill"
Bentley Gray of Boaz, Ala., for "Jackson"
Lynard Stroud of Scottsboro, Ala., for "Triple Cross"
Anne Armentrout of Arab, Ala., for "Origami Quilt: Navajo"
Tena Z. Payne of Leeds, Ala., for "Crystalline Geod, Blue"
Rita Winters of Guntersville, Ala., for "Handwoven Ruana and
Skirt"
Juanita Crowson of Pell City, Ala., for "'Hapi' Coat"
Sherman Barnes of Madison, Ala., for "Docklines"
Judges for Winterfest 2002 were Dr. Clifton Pearson, Randy Shoults and Kathryn Lansing Vaughn. Visitors to the exhibit can vote for the People's Choice Award. Ballots will be handed to visitors to the Museum.
Winterfest 2002 is on display through Feb. 16 at the Guntersville Museum located on the corner of DeBow Street and O'Brig Avenue. Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 1-4 p.m. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, call the Mountain Valley Arts Council at (256) 582-1454, toll free at 866-808-2215 or e-mail artscouncil@mindspring.com. Anyone interested in viewing the exhibit may call the Museum at (256) 571-7597.
Photos
courtesy of Mountain Valley Arts Council
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