Welcome to Art is Ageless, a program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
“Memories” by Virginia Ball Virginia Ball had been quilting for more than 20 years and had never entered her work into any contests when her mother—and Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident—Elsie Tipton, convinced her to submit one of her pieces i ...
"Crazy Daisies" “Crazy Daisies” by Joan Vogel of Cimarron was awarded “Judge’s Choice” in the local Manor of the Plains Art is Ageless® juried art competition and was selected at the PMMA® masterpiece level to be featured on the May spread of the 2022 ...
Dorothy Jeffries More than four years ago, Dorothy Jeffries moved from Oswego, Kan., to Topeka. But she left a stained-glass legacy behind. For 30 years, Dorothy worked as a stained-glass artist and teacher there. Her late husband, Jack, was her pa ...
A photograph of “Ave Maria” is featured as part of the month of June in the 2022 Art Is Ageless calendar. It won first place in the sculpture/3D (professional) category in the 2021 local competition. “One of the premises that has governed all my striv ...
Joan Hampton with her mixed-media piece, “Cards to Share,” that’s featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar. Farmington Presbyterian Manor resident Joan Hampton recently had one of her works of art selected as a local winner in the 2021 Art is Agel ...
Juicy Fruit With the publication of the 2022 Art is Ageless® calendar, work by Parsons artist Jane Parish will be featured for the second year in a row. “Juicy Fruit,” a collection of nine individual paintings in a gridded frame, will be included i ...
Helen Nuzum with her husband Over the years, Helen Nuzum reckons she’s crafted hundreds of quilts. “I sew all the time,” she said. “It’s very rare that I don’t sew every day since I was about seven or eight years old. I’m 83 now.” Helen said she ...
Janice Hale For the second straight year, the work of Arkansas City artist Janice Hale has been selected as a masterpiece-level winner in PMMA’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition. The piece appears in the 2022 calendar. “Indian Woman” by Jani ...
Eldon Eastman Arkansas City resident Eldon Eastman was awarded first place in the amateur painting division of Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor's Art is Ageless® juried art competition last spring. His painting, “Resting” – which depicts a bear loungi ...
Carol Rondinelli It took Carol Rondinelli about 30 hours to sketch out her best-of-show piece, “Just Me and Teddy in a Strange New World,” but the story behind the work and the reasons why she drew it developed over a lifetime. “My husband died thr ...
