“Bricks”
First Place in Acrylic Painting
Marcie Latham, Wakefield
Degree Seeking Division

“Confusion”
Third Place in Drawing
Sara Farmer, Claflin
Degree Seeking Division

"Hands," photography
Best of Show
Petr Grigorev, Vladivostok, Russia
Degree Seeking Division

“Midnight Fades Away”
First Place in Oil Painting
Ashley Carter, Russell
Degree Seeking Division

“Old Dependable”
First Place in Watercolor
Diane Engle, Great Bend
Non-Degree-Seeking Division

For more information, contact Megan Benitz, 620-792-9342.

April 29, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Story by: Linda Jerke
                                                                                                        
Barton Students Earn Recognition in Juried Art Exhibition at Shafer Gallery
           
The Barton County Community College Student Juried Art Exhibition opened April 20 with a reception honoring the artists in the college’s Shafer Gallery. The exhibit will continue through May 4.

The art work was divided into two divisions this year – one for degree-seeking students, the other for students not seeking a degree in art. Juror for the show was Linda Ganstrom, professor of art at Fort Hays State University, who is a former Barton art instructor.
Following is a complete list of award recipients in Barton’s student exhibition:

Degree-Seeking Division
            Best of Show – Petr Grigorev, Vladivostok, Russia, “Hands,” photography.

Photography – Petr Grigorev, Vladivostok, Russia, “Hands,” first place, $75 cash award from Shafer Gallery  and $25 savings bond from Credit Union of America; Susan Jensen, Odin, “Spring Flowers,” second; Eric Hein, Great Bend, “Woody Woodpecker,” third; Kelly R. Stenzel, Bazine, “I Wanna Play,” honorable mention.

Ceramics – Margaret Gabelmann, Great Bend, “Bubbling Cauldron,” first, $50 savings bond from Farmers Bank and Trust; Amanda Doonan, Great Bend, “Sunny Night Skies,” second; Audrey Carter, Russell, “Love,” third.

Oil Painting – Ashley Carter, Russell, “Midnight Fades Away,” first, $50 savings bond from American State Bank; Herbert Harms, Great Bend, untitled, second; Julietha Jones, Great Bend, “Mysterious Lady,” third; Evann Stueder, Great Bend, “Colors of Spring,” honorable mention; Nicole Schneider, Hoisington, “Two Worlds,” honorable mention.

Drawing – Petr Grigorev, Vladivostok, Russia, untitled, first, $25 cash prize from Shafer Gallery; Brandan Maser, Great Bend, “Tribal,” second; Sara Farmer, Claflin, “Confusion,” third.

Watercolor – Phisut Khiawsawat, St. John, “Sunset Work,” first, $25 cash prize from Shafer Gallery; Nicole Schneider, Hoisington, “Ascension,” second; Herbert Harms, Great Bend, “Roses,” third; Michelle Younker, Ellinwood, “Golden Pears,” honorable mention.

Acrylic Painting – Marcie Latham, Wakefield, “Bricks,” first, $25 savings bond from Credit Union of America; Le Nguyen Thuy Trang, Vietnam, “Colorful,” second; Meliviar Besnoin, Redondo Beach, Calif., “Sunflower Seduction,” third.

Non-Degree Seeking Division
            Best of Show – Renee Miller, Dodge City, “Elements,” ceramics, $100 cash prize from Don and Catherine Brening.

            Director’s Awards – Rose Dudek, Great Bend, “Landscape” and “Facing West,” also receiving a $50 cash prize from Robert Feldt; and Vicki Richardson, Great Bend, “Poison Dart Frog,” also receiving $50 cash prize from Pat and Marion’s Shoppe Inc.

Ceramics – Liz Bowman, Great Bend, “Organic Vase No. 6,” first, $50 cash prize from Dale D. Shaner; Renee Miller, Dodge City, “Current,” second; Esther Maher, Great Bend, “Planter With Leaves,” third; Mary Jeroue, Hoisington, “Tree Trunk With Gold Leaves,” honorable mention; Delores Baker, Great Bend, “Trailing Bubbles,” honorable mention.

Watercolor – Diane Engle, Great Bend, “Old Dependable,” first, $50 cash prize from Great Bend Tribune; Bart Hoar, Ellinwood, “Cannis,” second; Karen Shaner, Great Bend, “Orange Fox,” third.
Oil and Acrylic Painting – Karen La Pierre, Great Bend, “Abstract Flowers,” first, $50 cash prize from Richard Wade; Rose Dudek, Great Bend, “Landscape,” second; Mary Jeroue, Hoisington, “Black-Eyes Susans,” third; Joyce Barker, Great Bend, “Lilly,” honorable mention.

Photography – Karen Shaner, Great Bend, “Free Rides,” first, $50 cash prize from Don and Barbara Beahm; Rose Dudek, Great Bend, “Facing West,” second; Dale Shaner, Great Bend, “Woods Have Eyes,” third; Diane Engle, Great Bend, “Curtiss Helldiver Bomber WW II,” honorable mention.