WICHITA, KS. — Wichita 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 Amy Watson, 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.
Wichita Presbyterian Manor hosted a reception for the winning artists listed here:
- Best of Show amateur: Karen Funcheon, “Jamala from Jamaica”
- Best of Show professional: Skip Kreibach, “Mums in the Sun”
- People’s Choice overall: Phyllis Provost-Saas, “Not Alone”
- Christmas amateur: Carolyn Stahl, “Christmas at the Farm”
- Christmas professional: Nancy Luttrell, “Sorry Santa”
- Drawing professional: Pam Hayes, “Kitty and His Mouse”
- Fiber Arts amateur: Liz Hicks, “Frosted Cookie”
- Fiber Arts professional: Donna Bates, “Mountain Paradise”
- Mixed Media/Crafts amateur: Val Young, “Behind the Waterfall”
- Mixed Media/Crafts professional: Carol Stibal, “Grand Old Flag”
- Needlework amateur: Donna Walter, “Easter Fashion”
- Needlework professional: Carol Stibal, “Cactus Garden”
- Painting amateur: Richard Haden, “Peaceful Meadow”
- Painting professional: Phyllis Provost-Saas, “Not Alone”
- Photography amateur: Philip Lupton, “God’s Blessing of the Harvest”
- Photography professional: LaVerne Klassen, “Rusty Rake”
- Quilting amateur: Karen Funcheon, “Happy Little Triangles”
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 Wichita Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition.
For more information about Wichita Presbyterian Manor, 4700 W. 13th St., N., contact Lisa Fetter, senior living sales director, at 316-942-7456, or llfetter@pmma.org.