July Issue 2001
The Results of Several Current or Past Juried Exhibitions
Every once and awhile we received a number of results of juried exhibitions taking place in the Carolinas. This includes: who the winners were of the awards; how many people entered and from where they come; where and when the exhibitions took place; who the jurors of the exhibition and awards were; and how much the awards were in hard, cold, cash. We might not always get all that information, but most of what we receive, we turn over to our readers.
We have the results of several exhibitions
which have taken place or are still going on - several Piccolo
Spoleto Festival related shows, the North Charleston Arts Festival,
and the Southern Watercolor Society exhibition.
The 24th Annual Exhibition of the Southern Watercolor Society,
held at the McKissick Museum, at the University of South
Carolina in Columbia, SC, began Apr. 29. The exhibition will
be on view through July 29. There were 614 paintings entered by
338 artists. The show is comprised of 90 artists' work representing
17 southern states. The juror for the exhibition and awards was
Gerald F. Brommer, artists, teacher, author, and national juror.
The exhibition was organized by Toni M. Elkins of Columbia, SC.
The award recipients are as follows: Southern Watercolor Society/Best-of-Show Award ($3000) went to H.C. (Helen) Dodd of Houston, TX, for A Penumbra; Southern Watercolor Society Gold Award/1st Place ($2000) was awarded to Billie Sumner of Mt. Pleasant, SC, for Windows of Life; Southern Watercolor Society Silver Award/2nd Place ($1000) was given to Pat Cook of Waynesboro, VA, for Conversation XXVII; Southern Watercolor Society Bronze Award/3rd Place ($800) was given to Alex Powers of Myrtle Beach, SC, for The Arts; George Shook Award of Excellence (to signature members only) ($600) was awarded to Marilyn H. Phillis of Wheeling, WV, for Revelations; and the Southern Watercolor Society Award of Excellence ($600) went to Barbara Edwards of Jasper, GA, for City Dwellers. There were five Southern Watercolor Society Awards of Distinction ($500 each) given to: Jonathan Knight of Edwardsville, KS, for Study of Woman VI; Annette Rogers of Raleigh, NC, for Evening; Dean Mitchell of Overland Park, KS, for Pepperhill Youth; Robert Lamell Oklahoma City, OK, for Gigue; and Carole Pickle Emmauso, PA, for Gray Series XX. The Georgia Watercolor Society Award went to Angela Bradburn of Columbia, SC, for End of Day; South Carolina Southern Watercolor Society Award ($200) was given to Eleanor Clarke of Plantation, FL, for Wreathed Moon; Trenholm Artist Guild Award ($200) was awarded to Jerry Seagle of Austin, TX, for A Cloud Forms; Mr. & Mrs. John Kohler Award ($200) went to Mari M. Conneen Melbourne Beach, FL, for Pearaphanaila; Leroy Springs Artists Award ($200) was awarded to James Brantley of Opelika, AL, for Purple Heart; Potomac Valley Watercolorists Award ($200) was given to Frances Ashley Hall of Austin, TX, for Three Persimmons in a Row; Louisiana Watercolor Society Award in Honor of Mary Jane Cox ($100) was awarded to Purnell H. Pettyjohn of Lynchburg, VA, for Lexington, Virginia-Main Street; Kentucky Watercolor Society Award($100) went to Bill James of Miami, FL, for Cornucopia Dancers; Tallahassee Watercolor Society Award ($100) was given to Steve Jordan of Mt. Pleasant, SC, for Etch and Draw Bridge; Watercolor Society of Alabama Award ($100) was awarded to Janet Powers of Brunswick, GA, for Shadow of a Tree; Florida Watercolor Society Award ($100) was given to Miles Batt of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Speechless - Tonguetied; and Virginia Watercolor Society Award ($100) went to Patricia Harrington of Lynchburg, VA, for Layered Landscape.
Merchandise Awards included: Watercolor-Online Year's Membership Award ($250) was awarded to Ann Hardy of Colleyville, TX, for River Runs Through; Dick Blick Award ($200) went to Z.L. Feng of Radford, VA, for Temple Light; and DaVinci Paint Co., Inc. ($100) was given to Doris Buchanan of Cary, NC, for Harbor.
For further information about the Southern Watercolor Society check them out on the web at (http://southernwatercolorsociety.org).
The North Charleston Arts Festival took place from May 4-12, 2001, throughout North Charleston, SC, and at the North Charleston Performing Arts & Convention Center Complex. Several exhibitions are part of the arts festival and here are some of the results.
2001 was the first year of the new South Carolina Palmetto Hands State-wide Juried Fine Craft Competition, co-sponsored by the North Charleston Cultural Arts Program and the South Carolina Artisans Center in Walterboro, SC. We do not have information about the cash awards or who the juror was but the winners are as follows: Best of Show went to Elizabeth Mazyck of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Outstanding Merit Awards were given to Michael DuBois, Ladson, SC and Sallie Youmans, Edisto Island, SC. Honorable Mentions went to Elizabeth Keller, Conway, SC; Stanley Smith, Charleston, SC; Tom Boozer, Yonges Island, SC; Michele Blank, Mt. Pleasant, SC; Dennis Zabawa, Ladson, SC; Denise Crislip, Plum Branch, SC; Amy Ann Adams, Myrtle Beach, SC; Paula Brown, Aiken, SC; Carole Burton, Charleston, SC; and Michael Dubois, Ladson, SC.
Thirty pieces were selected for a Traveling Exhibition to be toured through the SC State Museum's Traveling Exhibitions Programs. The exhibit will be shown at the SC Artisans Center in Walterboro over the summer months and then continue on throughout the state.
The 2001 North Charleston Arts Festival Annual Juried Art Exhibition and Competition received 123 entries from artists from the Lowcountry of SC. The Best of Show award went to Bob Graham of Mt. Pleasant. Purchase Awards were given to Lorrie Gunn of Mt. Pleasant and Anita Blewer of North Charleston. The People's Choice Award was won by Bob Graham of Mt. Pleasant.
In the Oils Category: 1st Place was awarded to George Mueller of Hilton Head; 2nd Place went to Tami Cardnella of Mt. Pleasant; and 3rd Place was given to Ray E. Goodbred of Charleston. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Richard Rose, Mt. Pleasant; Nancy Davidson, Mt. Pleasant; and Anita Blewer, N. Charleston.
In the Watercolor Category: 1st Place went to Charles Parnelle, Charleston; 2nd Place was awarded to Caroline Street Trickey, Charleston; and 3rd Place was given to Bruce Chandler, Georgetown. Honorable mentions went to Lu Hook, Georgetown; Bette L. Bentley, Summerville; and Bob Graham, Mt. Pleasant.
In the Acrylics Category: 1st Place went to
Dana Coleman, Mt. Pleasant; 2nd Place went to Kem Welch, Hanahan;
and 3rd Place was awarded to Bruce Chandler, Georgetown. Honorable
Mentions were given to Sabine Avcalade, Summerville; Kaytee Bell,
Charleston; and George Mueller, Hilton Head.
The Mixed Media Category: 1st Place went to Anita Blewer, N. Charleston;
2nd Place went to Dian Hammett, Georgetown; and 3rd Place was
given to Deborah Neal, Kiawah Island. Honorable Mentions went
to Katherine DuTremble, Mt. Pleasant and Sandra Hilton, Camden.
In the Drawing/Pastel Category: 1st Place went to Lorrie Gunn, Mt. Pleasant; 2nd Place was awarded to Dian Hammett, Georgetown; and 3rd Place went to Patricia Brinson, Moncks Corner. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Anita Blewer, N. Charleston; Lorrie Gunn, Mt. Pleasant; and Peggy Howe, Mt. Pleasant.
The 2001 Photography Exhibition and Competition received 156 entried from artists living in the Lowcountry of SC.
In the Color Photography Professional or Advanced Amateur Division I: 1st Place was awarded to Olivia Smith, N. Charleston; 2nd Place went to Kenny McKeithan, Charleston; and 3rd Place was given to Ken Aikin, N. Charleston. Honorable Mentions went to Blaine Tronoski, N. Charleston and Olivia Smith, N. Charleston.
In the Monochrome Professional or Advanced Amateur Division I: 1st Place was given to Susan Lloyd, Charleston; 2nd Place was awarded to Doug DeLong, N. Charleston; and 3rd Place went to Susan Lloyd, Charleston. Honorable Mentions went to Blaine Tronoski, N. Charleston and Olivia Smith, N. Charleston.
In the Color Category Amateur Division II: 1st Place went to Jennifer Johnson, Charleston; 2nd Place went to Janet Cornish, Folly Beach; and 3rd Place was given to Tom Botchie, N. Charleston. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Ralph Schuman, N. Charleston and Tom Botchie, N. Charleston.
In the Monochrome Category Amateur Division II: 1st Place was given to Patten Dew, Charleston: 2nd Place went to Terry Hughes, Hanahan; and 3rd Place was given to Jennifer Johnson, Charleston. Honorable Mentions went to Cindy Waterlander, Goose Creek and Jennifer Justice, Mt. Pleasant.
The annual Youth Art Exhibition and Competition
had a total of 498 entries from students from schools in the Lowcountry
of SC.
In the High School Division (Grades 9-12): 1st Place went to Lauren
Murphy, Stratford HS; 2nd Place went to Amanda McSwain, Stratford
HS; and 3rd Place went to Marvis Myers, Timberland HS. Honorable
Mentions were awarded to Nicholas Bolden, Hanahan HS; Polina Ivanova,
Charleston Co. School of the Arts; Kendall Heider, West Ashley
HS; and Shea Stafford, Stratford HS.
In the Middle School Division (Grades 6-8): 1st Place went to Trey Williams, Charleston Co. School of the arts; 2nd Place went to Lisa Burk, Rollings Middle School of the Arts; and 3rd Place went to Johnny Knight, Charleston Co. School of the Arts. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Stacey Roddick, Alston MS; Kelsey Lamber, Rollings Middle School of the Arts; and Sam McMasters, Charleston Co. School of the Arts.
In the Elementary School Division (Grades 1-5): 1st Place went to Padan Starnes-Swinimer, Myrtle Beach; 2nd Place went to Maxwell Blank, Mt. Pleasant; and 3rd Place went to Blaed Bailey, Goose Creek. Honorable Mentions were given to Tacama McKie, E.A. Burnes ES; Jacquelyn Jordan, Sedgefield Intermediate; and Frankee Choice, Marrington ES.
For further information about this competition and exhibition call the North Charleston Cultural Arts Program at 843/745-1087.
The results of the 2001 Piccolo Spoleto
Outdoor Art Show, which takes place during the Piccolo Spoleto
Festival each year in May and June. The annual Outdoor Art
Show took place "this year" from May 25 - June 3,
at Washington Square Park in Charleston, SC. (Next year back at
Marion Square Park for the full 17 days of the Festival.) The
exhibition features the work of about 80 artists from throughout
South Carolina. The show is coordinated by Billie Sumner and Victoria
Platt Ellis, in conjunction with the City of Charleston's Office
of Cultural Affairs. The juror for this year's show was Harry
DeLorme of the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, GA. The results
are as follows:
The Mayor's Purchase Choice Award went to Chris Ritsch; 1st Place
was awarded to Anita Blewer; 2nd Place was given to Karen Vournakis;
and 3rd Place went to Susan Colwell. Merit Awards were given to
Jennifer Smith, Zernie Smith, Richard Johnson, John Michaels and
John Jones. Honorable Mentions went to Tammy Papa, Elaine Berlin,
Dixie Dugan, Jeanette Nicholson and Daryl Knox.
For further infomation contact Billie Sumner at 843/884-8850 or Victoria Platt Ellis at 843/875-7500.
Charleston Crafts in Charleston, SC, proudly announces the award winners from the two Fine Craft shows, a part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival, held in Charleston, SC, May 25-27, 2001 and June 1-3, 2001. Both shows were a resounding success with some attendance records being set. Stephanie Lewis-Robertson of Indianapolis, IN and Robben McAdam of Charleston, SC, juried the shows respectively, selecting from the 142 artisans' pieces. The coordinators, Vicki Vigneault, Susan Manchester, and Dorinda Harmon, appreciated the efforts of the artisans who came from fourteen states to present their works.
The events are produced by Charleston Crafts,
Inc., a cooperative organization of South Carolina fine craft
artists, in cooperation with the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. The
Festival is co-produced by the City of Charleston, Office of Cultural
Affairs, and the College of Charleston, School of the Arts.
The awards given for the weekend of May 25-27 were as follows:
the Mayor's Purchase Award ($525) went to Jam and Raja Piel, wood,
Canton, GA; First Place ($400) was awarded to David and Debbie
Owen, jewelry, Buckhannon, WV; Second Place ($300) went to Nancy
Kubale, mixed media, Rutherfordton, NC; and Third Place ($200)
was given to Ignatius Creegan & Rod Givens, fiber, Richmond
VA. There were five Honorable Mention ($100) awards given to Rachel
Weiss, jewelry, Charleston, SC; Danny Finney, folk art, Richmond,
VA; Richard Gallager, glass, Harmony, WV; and Jeannie Holland,
clay, Atlanta, GA. The Exhibitor's Choice Award ($200) went to
Nancy Kubale, mixed media, Rutherfordton, NC. Purchase Awards
were given as follows: ($300) Judy Goskey, jewelry, Burton, OH;
($300) Morris Johnson, folk art, St. Petersburg, FL; ($200) Charles
Cecil, jewelry, High Point, NC; ($200) Charles Cecil, jewelry,
High Point, NC; ($100) David and Debbie Owen, jewelry, Buckhannon,
WV; and ($100) Sally Leydic, glass, Isle of Palms SC.
The awards given the weekend of June 1-3 were as follows: First Place ($400) went to Peter and Susan MacDougal, clay, Round Pond, ME; Second Place ($300) was given to Kim Kniest, metal, Wadmalaw Island, SC; Third Place ($200) was awarded to Wendy Newman, jewelry, Newport News, VA. Two Honorable Mention ($100) were given to Candy Caldwell, jewelry, Johns Island, SC and Annie Van-Every, clay, Seabrook Island, SC. The Exhibitor's Choice Award ($200) went to Peter and Susan MacDougal, clay, Round Pond, ME. The Slide Juror's Choice ($125) was awarded to Peter and Susan MacDougal, clay, Round Pond, ME. A Purchase Award ($100) was given to Gena VanDyke, clay, Charlotte, NC.
For further information/application to next year's shows, write to Charleston Crafts, P0 Box 22152, Charleston, SC 29413-2152, call 843/723-2938, or see their web site at (http://www.charlestoncrafts.org).
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