What marks this occasion is the Carnegie’s 30th Anniversary Show. The exhibit is a juried and judged exhibit. This year 97 pieces were entered by artists from Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. Out of those entered, 72 pieces were accepted with a total of 41 featured artists. There are seven different media categories that artists can enter their work into. The seven media categories include: Oil and Acrylic Painting; Watercolor Painting; Mixed Media; Three-Dimensional; Pastel, Pencil, and Ink; Photography; and Youth. The pieces were judged by artist and Studio 7 owner, Yelena Khanevskya. Mrs. Khanevskya teaches a wide range of media subjects at WNCC in their art department. Khanevskya was asked to select First Place, Second Place, and Honorable Mentions in all 7 media categories. She was also asked to select Best of Show.
In the Three-Dimensional category, First Place went to Ned Day for his piece “Hope.” Second Place in 3D was awarded to Ned Day for “Ascending Figure.” Honorable Mentions in 3D went to Jean Ann Curry-Hess for “Born Free” and Ned Day for “Reclining Figure.” In the Mixed Media Category First Place went to Becci Thomas for “All the World’s a Stage.” Second Place Mixed Media went to Mary Sue Suit for “Untitled.” Honorable Mentions in Mixed Media were awarded to Sue Oliver Dowse for “Crane” and Traci Wilkes’ “Life is an Open Book.” In the Oil and Acrylic category First Place went to Ben Darling for “Dry Winter Town Draw.” Second Place in Oil and Acrylic went to Rick Yusten’s “The Old Home Place.” Honorable Mentions in Oil and Acrylic went to Robert Peltz for “Oasis” and Rick Yusten’s “Prairie Sunset.” In the Pastel, Pencil, and Ink category, First Place went to Rachel Brownlee for “Velvet Hills.” Second Place in Pastel, Pencil, and Ink went to Gretchen Peters for “Hydrangea Come Fall.” Honorable Mentions in Pastel, Pencil, and Ink went to Mary Ellen Neff’s “Arboretum” and Gretchen Peter’s “Tack and Old Saddle.” In the Photography category, First Place went to Audrey Powles’ “Cows in Hats Series-Velma.”
Second Place in Photography went to Joe Lucas for “Sprague Lake- Blue Sunrise.” Honorable Mentions in Photography went to Audrey Powles’ “Cows in Hats Series- What to Wear” and Selah Strand’s “Watch the Skies.” In the Watercolor Category First Place went to Clarice Hynes for “California Super Bloom.” Second Place in Watercolor went to Clarice Hynes for “Winter Flicker.” Honorable Mention went to Sue Oliver Dowse for “You Rained on My Parade.” First Place in Youth Category went to Olive Radice’s “The Curious Burning of Ms. Dorothy.” Second Place went to Carver Hauptman’s “Summertime Hues.” Honorable Mentions went to Carver Hauptman’s “It’s Not All Black and White” and Olive Radice’s “Mona Garfielda.” Last but certainly not least, Best of Show was awarded to David Dorsey for “Girl with Red Umbrella.” Please stop by to check out the amazing collection of artist works on display until May 13. We also invite the public to join us for our special 30th Anniversary Show artist reception May 13 from 5-7 p.m.