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September Issue 2002
We have the Results of the 57th Juried Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina - Here!
The 57th Juried Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina (WSNC) was held at Art 1 Art Center in Gastonia, NC, from July 14 through Aug. 23, 2002. The WSNC has more than 200 members located throughout North Carolina. This year's competition received just under 200 entries by slide. The juror for this year's show was Tom Francesconi from Homewood, IL, just outside of Chicago. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. Formerly in the graphic arts, Francesconi is now a full time artist and instructor.
The results of the jurying were as follows: First Place went to Richard Siegel for Blue Ridge Lower Falls; Second Place was awarded to Martha Smith Brooks for the work Shades of Summer; Third Place went to Nancy Taylor for Chivalry; Fourth Place was given to Karol Tucker for the work I'm Gonna Make It; Fifth Place, the Edwin H. Voorhees Memorial Award, sponsored by Mildred Voorhees & Family, was given to Kristen Dill for the work, Orchid Cadence.
The Past Presidents Award 2002, sponsored by past WSNC presidents: Pat Holscher, Martha Smith Brooks, Dixie Browning, and Missie Dickens, was given to David Stickel for Gilded Grandeur; the Georgia A. Newton Memorial Award, sponsored by Geoffrey Newton & Family, went to Darlene Redfoot for Not a Good Day for Cotton Candy; the Alice Johnson Laroque Stott Memorial Award, sponsored by Charles Stott & Family was awarded to Mary Crutchfield for the work entitled Trilogy; the Jean Pendergraft "Creative Spirit" Award, sponsored by Ann Hoffman, Ann Wetmore, Louis Howard, Nancy Taylor, Jane Hanck, Anna Moore, Kristen Dill, Dave and Jane Dickmander was given to Jane Hanck for Aftermath 9/11; the Brom Memorial Award sponsored by Joseph & Nancy Handlan and Martha Smith Brooks went to Jean Pendergraft for After the Storm; and the A. Stuffer Myers Memorial Award, sponsored by Riverwood Hall LLC, went ot Jeffrey Jakub for 1911 Embraces 2002.
A group of special Merit Awards were given to Jane Carter for Pub Lunch; Lilian Parks for Behind the Scenes; Dee Standish for Trinity; and Nancy Handlan for Wacky House.
The Colson Printing Award of Excellence sponsored by Colson Printing Company was given to Rodney Moser for Summer Night on Franklin; the Jack Richeson Award Certificate went to Sue Byrne Russell for Scene I; the Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Merchandise Award Certificate was awarded to Pat Holscher for Eyeing the Catch; the Wainscott Frame & Gallery Award Certificate went to Dianne Rodwell for She's Not Here; and the Daler-Rowney USA Award Certificate was given to Laurie Taylor for Peaceful Repose.
The Strathmore Artists Papers Merchandise Award went to Danie Janov for Oma's Soup Spoon; the Dick Blick Merchandise Award was awarded to Jeffrey Jakub for 1911 Embraces 2001; the Golden Artist Colors Award Certificate was given to Dixie Leibert for the work entitled Enchanted by Harry; the Winsor & Newton Merchandise Award went to Mildred Voorhees for Beauty and the Bath; the H.K. Holbein Merchandise Award was given to Peggy Bryan for History Barn; and the Canson Inc. Merchandise Award went to Anne Godfrey for Tea Time.
The Da Vinci Paint Co. Award Certificate was awarded to William Ward Mosely for Wet Shopping: the Impact Images Certificate Award went to Phyllis Burns for Time in the Woodshed; the Jerry's Artarama Award Certificate was given to John Sweemer for Tools of the Trade; and the St. Cuthberts Mill Award Certificate went to Judy Rider for Seen Better Days.
A few Purchase Awards were also made during the exhibition, they are as follows: Robert Goins purchased Joy Miller Johnson's work entitled Daddy's Helper; and for the Timberlake Art in the Schools program, sponsored by Bob & Kay Timberlake, Forestview High School will receive the works Enchanted by Harry by Dixie Leibert and Symphony by Susan Schumacher.
The Watercolor Society of North Carolina, Inc. (WSNC) is a non-profit art organization founded to encourage and recognize professional and artistic excellence through competitions and by elevating standards in watermedia to increase the visibility and stature of watercolor as an artistic medium. WSNC strives to strengthen and promote watercolor throughout the state by hosting workshops featuring nationally recognized artists, by sponsoring juried exhibitions, and by educating artists, collectors, art enthusiasts, and the people of North Carolina through informational programs. Programs and activities provide stimulating interaction and technical information to watercolor artists from the novice to the professional.
A charter meeting to form the organization was called by A. Stuffer Myers, an artist and businessman from Lexington, NC, for Aug. 19, 1972. Eighteen charter artists showed up for that first meeting and in Sept. 1972, Dixie Browning, a Winston-Salem, NC, artist became the Society's first President.
For further info contact the WSNC on their website at (www.ncwatercolor.net).
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