The Medical Center has announced the award recipients for its 20th annual Women-in-the-Arts Exhibit. The purpose of the exhibit is to recognize and honor the work and talent of area female artists. The 2010 exhibit features 57 artists entering 110 pieces of art.
Jane Ward Kehrt received the Special Purchase Award for her entry, "Kentucky Horses, Barns & Fences." The Special Purchase Award is selected each year by The Medical Center and is added to its existing collection of original art.
Merit Awards were selected by the juror, Mary Pat Turner, who is an art instructor at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Merit Award recipients included: Misha Ambrosia, “The Grain Train at Shaker Tavern”; Roberta W. Clark, “My Wedding Cake”; Lynette Frey Haggbloom, “Road to Fargo II”; Kim Spradlin Hanna, “Sister Oaks”; Kim Jones, “White Noise and Maiden”; Jacqui A. Lubbers, “A Come A Part #10”; Cattie Lou Miller, “The Two Fence Menders”; and Alice Gatewood Waddell, “From the Bottom of the Top of the Hill.”
Honorable Mentions selected by the juror included: Pamm Douglas, “Comfort Zone”; Jane Ward Kehrt, “Fall Into Elkhorn Creek”; Leslie Nichols, “Hope”; Lynn Robertson, “Vineyard II”; and Kirsten Smith, “Hope.”
The Women-in-the-Arts Exhibit is free and open to the public on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in The Medical Center Auditorium. The Special Purchase Award, Merit Awards and Honorable Mention Awards will be displayed at the Ervin G. Houchens Gallery at the Capitol Arts Center from April 26 – May 14.
A majority of the works will be available for purchase. Twenty-five percent of each sale will benefit the Capitol Arts Center’s Visual Arts program.
