KIRKWOOD, MO. — Aberdeen Heights is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit.
“We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to exhibit and judge their wonderful works,” said Kim Stecher, life enrichment director. “Art is Ageless is unique because it only features the works of artists who are 65 and over.” Our artists prove it’s never too late to create art, in any form.
- Aberdeen Heights hosted a reception for the winning artists listed here:
- Best of Show amateur: Alan Ritter, “Grand Mosque, Bukhara Uzbekistan”
- Best of Show professional: Barbara Martin Smith, “Regatta”
- Drawing amateur: Rodger Musgraves, “Abandoned Cabin”
- Fiber Arts amateur: Diane Hootman, “Kept Me in Stitches”
- Mixed Media/Crafts amateur: Thomas Mitchell, “Cello Player in the Maner of Cezanne”
- Painting amateur: Cynthia Brodersen, “Journey On An Autumn Trail”
- Painting professional: Barbara Martin Smith, “Regatta”
- Photography amateur: Alan Ritter, “Grand Mosque, Bukhara Uzbekistan”
- Sculpture/3-D amateur: David Marshall, “Walking Stick”
Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®) senior living communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level are selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards.
Art is Ageless is a copyrighted program of PMMA®. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of PMMA’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social, and spiritual health. The program encourages Aberdeen Heights residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition.
For more information about Aberdeen Heights, 575 Couch Ave., Beatriz Quinn, senior living sales director, at 314-909-6000, or bquinn@pmma.org.