TOPEKA, KS. — Topeka 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 Carol Maynard, 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.
Topeka Presbyterian Manor hosted a reception for the winning artists listed here:
- Best of Show amateur: Collene Tucker, “Wheel of Color”
- Best of Show professional: Charles Moore, “#47 Topeka”
- People’s Choice amateur: Diana Allen, “Quilt for Grandma”
- People’s Choice professional: Charles Moore, “#47 Topeka”
- Judge’s Choice amateur: Sally Kuno, “Rewarding”
- Judge’s Choice professional: Charles Moore, “#47 Topeka”
- Christmas professional: Charles Moore, “Birth of Jesus”
- Drawing amateur: Dennis Chadwick, “Beta”
- Fiber Arts amateur: Nellie Goepfert, “Blue Latch Hook Rug”
- Mixed Media/Crafts amateur: Collene Tucker, “Wheel of Color”
- Mixed Media/Crafts professional: J. Melody Duncan, “Tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev”
- Needlework amateur: Tammy Strathman, “Garden of Threads”
- Quilting amateur: Tammy Strathman, “Cowboy Dreams for my Grandson”
- Sculpture/3-D professional: Charles Moore, “#47 Topeka”
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 Topeka Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition.
For more information about Topeka Presbyterian Manor, 4712 SW 6th Ave., contact us at 785-272-6510.