The Membership Show is Spivas most anticipated exhibit of the year. The variety of work and the enormous amount of talent represented is exciting and inspiring, Mueller said.
Spiva member/artists entered one original artwork for either display or competitive judging. Dr. John Windle, longtime supporter of regional artists and Spiva Center for the Arts, funded awards in all categories.
Awards are as follows:
Adult Competitive 3-D
- 1st Place: Gaylon Pugh, Joplin, for Frozen in Time, concrete, acid stain, clear coat
- 2nd Place: Rachel Wilson, Reeds, for Meow, wood
- 3rd Place: Melody Knowles, Carthage, for I Am Left Gasping, clay
- Merit Award: Steve Doerr, Joplin, for Starry Starry Night, wood from Joplin High School oak tree destroyed in tornado
- Honorable Mention: M. Justin Hale, Joplin, for Equus, juniper
- Jurors Recognition: William E. Fowks Jr., Joplin, for Marthas Boot, leather
Adult Competitive 2-D
- 1st Place: Ellen W. Wolf, Kansas City, Mo., for Down the Rabbit Hole, acrylic, mixed media
- 2nd Place: Frank Young, Joplin, for Roof Dancers, oil
- 3rd Place: Todd Yeager, Brooklyn, N. Y., for Sam, oil on Masonite
- Merit Award: Chandler Curtis, Lamar, for Heart of America,pencil/colored pencil
- Honorable Mention: Craig Calnan, Joplin, for Egypt, graphite on paper
- Honorable Mention: Brenda Molesworth Sageng, Carthage, for Featherfall, tinted graphite
- Jurors Recognition: Mary Ann Soerries, Joplin, for Seeing With New Eyes, photography, no computer manipulation
- The Barrie Hunt Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Water Media: Donna Roberts, Joplin, for Domestic Unity, watercolor
Childrens Competitive Age 11 and under
- Best Representation of Nature: Brennan Carey, Carl Junction, for Waterfall of Rocks, acrylic
- Best use of Perspective and Vision: Dalton Carey, Carl Junction, for Farming Landscape, oils
- Loveliest Splash of Color: Adelaide Davidson, Joplin, for Cute Flowers, tempera
- Best Use of Motion and Expression: Olivia Mintert, Joplin, for Earth Colors, watercolor
- Best Use of Contour and Line: Hayley Neighmond, Joplin, for Long, pencil
- Jurors Choice for Wiggling Line: Truman Oaks, Webb City, for Something in My Mind, pencil
- Jurors Choice for Best Animal Kingdom Acrylic: Sadie Skaggs, Gravette, AR for The Pretty Horse, acrylic
- Jurors Choice for Design: Chadan Tomlin, Carterville, for Trois Pots, acrylic
- Jurors Choice for Imagination: Macy Tomlin, Carterville for I want to paint the world! acrylic
Youth Competitive Ages 12-16
- Jurors Choice for Pencil capture of pensive moment: Brent R. Cosby Jr., Pittsburg, KS for Einstein, pencil
- Jurors Choice for Colored Pencil capture of spontaneous moment: Brody Coursey, Joplin, for Untitled, colored pencil
- Jurors Choice for Mixed Media capture of hidden message and story told: Summer Dean, Joplin, for In the Forest of Time, metal, paper
- Jurors Choice for Sculpture capture of the fierce & funny: Ruth Gentile, Joplin, for Piranha, sculpture
- Jurors Choice for Acrylic capture of tolerance of current situation: McKayla Tomlin, Carterville, for Retro 1960s Fashion, acrylic
Serving as jurors were: Stephanie Leedy, executive board member, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City,for entries in the adult competitive category and Dr. Elaina Edman, artist and Joplin Schools principal, for the Donna Gilbreth Memorial Childrens Awards for children ages 11 and under and youth awards for ages 12-16.
Admission to the galleries is by voluntary contribution, with a suggested donation of $2 per adult and $1 for school aged children. The Center is open to the public TuesdaysSaturdays, 10 a.m.5 p.m., and Sundays, 15 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays, including the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week.
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