SALINA, KS. — Salina Presbyterian Manor 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 Amanda Randolph, senior living sales 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.
Salina Presbyterian Manor hosted a reception for the winning artists listed here:
- Best of Show amateur: Jean Fritz, “Batiked Bouquet”
- Best of Show professional: Janie Tubbs, “‘Double Dozen Plus,’ Egg Basket”
- People’s Choice amateur: Carol Keeler, “Am I Fabulous, or What?”
- People’s Choice professional: Glenn Knak, “Wait For Lights”
- Judge’s Choice amateur: Judy Diehl, “Autumness”
- Judge’s Choice professional: Robert Peck, “Turbulence in Yellow”
- Christmas amateur: Tim Rowe, “Christmas Box”
- Christmas professional: Stan Lauer, “Nativity Lantern”
- Drawing amateur: Marie Robinson, “A Woman of Age!”
- Drawing professional: Judith Greenwood, “Drawing is Fun”
- Fiber Arts amateur: Sue Holmgren, “Ski Boots Slippers”
- Fiber Arts professional: Janie Tubbs, “‘Double Dozen Plus,’ Egg Basket”
- Mixed Media/Crafts amateur: Donald Schroeder, “SPMP (A Salmon Fishing Fly)”
- Mixed Media/Crafts professional: Judith Greenwood, “Fun With Cut and Paste”
- Needlework amateur: Phyllis Johnson, “Friendship is the Harvest”
- Painting amateur: Marie Robinson, “Kitchen Blues”
- Painting professional: Debra Stovall, “Cloud Shadows, Ottawa County I”
- Photography amateur: Ruth Ascher, “Nurturing”
- Quilting amateur: Kathy Cassel, “Dresden Bloom”
- Quilting professional: Barbara Walker, “Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt”
- Sculpture/3-D amateur: Steve Cassel, “On the Square”
- Sculpture/3-D professional: Glenn Knak, “Wait For Lights”
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 Salina Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition.
For more information about Salina Presbyterian Manor, 2601 E. Crawford, contact Amanda Randolph at 785-825-1366, or arandolph@pmma.org.