| Joplin - During an awards ceremony held December 8, 2006 at the Spiva Center for the Arts, director Jo Mueller announced that 103 artists had submitted 180 pieces of art for the 59th Annual Membership Show making it the largest membership show in Spiva's history showcasing the work of artists from Joplin, Carthage, and the four-state region.
Artists, supporters, sponsors, and guests packed the Spiva gallery awaiting the announcement of prize winners. The evening was abuzz with activity. Bidders were vying to pencil in the highest amount on the 12x12 Auction that would end that evening and earn $4,775 to support exhibits and programs at the center. Everyone enjoyed food provided by Columbia Traders and the guitar music performed by Tim Snider.
The evening also offered members and guests a preview of "Masters of Illusion," an exhibition by Lee Graham and Everett Underwood. Presented in Spiva’s Regional Focus Gallery, the exhibit is a presentation of architectural models and interior design details rendered in miniature.
Michael S. Bell, owner of Visual Arts Access, was juror of the adult category, and Alice Knepper, adjunct instructor of Missouri Southern State University and Crowder College–Webb City, judged the children’s and youth categories. Together, they were responsible for selecting the winners of awards provided by Spiva, along with $3,000 in cash prizes generously donated by Dr. and Mrs. John C. Windle of Joplin. Budding artists under the age of 16 competed for gift certificates and tuition vouchers.
The winners are:
Adult competitive category for two-dimensional work
- 1st place - Patrick McPheron for his The Make of Beauty, a mixed media triptych of layered glass
- 2nd place - Bill Perry for The Feeling of Pain, a large format photograph
- 3rd place - Jeff Legg for Red Flyer, an oil on panel painting
- merit award - Dustin Miller for Missouri Cardinal, a color pencil piece
- honorable mention - awarded to these 18 artists: Carol Adamec, Karolee Blanchard, Allen Bishop, Diana Bray, Jim Bray, Thomas DeCleene, David Dodson, John Fitzgibbon, Becky Golubski, Gerald A. Johnson, Kim Kissel, Dan McWilliams, Mark Norris, Theresa Rankin, Debbie Reed, Mary Ann Soerries, Linda S. Teeter, and Jeff Youngblood.
Adult competitive category for three-dimensional work
- 1st place - Gregory Krepps of Pittsburg, KS for his White Pinch Pot on Gray Pedestal, a clay piece
- 2nd place - Larry Glaze for an exotic mixed media floor lamp sculpture, unnamed
- 3rd place - Margaret Roach Wheeler for Winter Coat, a textile piece
- merit award - Marv Dahmen for Meltdown, a wall sculpture
- honorable mention - awarded to these 10 artists: Daria Claiborne, Jon Fowler, M. Justin Hale, Wendy Milliman, Rebecca Perry, Frank Pishkur, Jessica Allison Sellers, Jack Sours, Marks S. Woodin, and Randy Wright.
Mr. Bell also honored three artists with the Juror’s Recognition Award: Sandra Parrill, for her beadwork, Mother’s Milk; Russell B. Ryan, for Letters, a box made of exotic woods; and clay artist Brent Skinner for Slim-Jim is Lard, a reduction fired piece. The Barrie Hunt Memorial Award for Outstanding Work by an Emerging Artist in Watermedia went to Brenda Sageng for her watercolor painting, Winged Leaves.
Youth competitive category for ages 12-16
- 1st place - Rylee Stovern (12) for Portals, a photograph
- 2nd place - Alex Moreland (15) for The Envy of a Wingless Soul, an acrylic painting
- 3rd place - Margaret Grills (12) for Snowman, a stoneware piece
- merit award - Carlee Ballard (14) for Running Wild, a pencil drawing of horses
- honorable mention - John McDermid (15) for John Lennon, a pencil portrait.
Donna Gilbreth Memorial Children's Awards for ages 11 and under
- 1st place - Zac Moreland (10) for Under the Eyes of the Sun, an acrylic painting
- 2nd place - Broderick Coursey (8) for Family, a color pencil drawing
- 3rd place - Matt Roberts (8) for The American Eagle, an acrylic painting
- merit award - Melissa Vrooman (11) for Bratz Kid Yazmin, a pencil drawing.
Both the 59th Annual Membership Show and Masters of Illusion continue through January 12, 2007.
Spiva Center for the Arts is located at Third and Wall in downtown Joplin. Spiva galleries and this year’s Great Holiday Gift Bazaar are open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sundays 1–5 p.m., with the following holiday hours observed: Closed Sunday and Monday, Dec. 24 and 25, and Dec. 31, and Jan. 1.
Spiva Center for the Arts is funded through memberships, contributions, and grants. Admission to the Main Gallery is by voluntary contribution.
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