“Two Glass Birds,” painting by Velera Adams.
Newton Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. The exhibit remains open daily through March 25.
“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Noelle Dickinson, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.”
Winners in the Newton Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:
- Best of Show: Two Glass Birds, painting by Velera Adams, Hutchinson
- Sculpture/3D: Judges Choice, Wire Tree by Lois Hamilton, Newton; 2nd Place, Front End Loader by Verne M. Goering, Moundridge; 3rd Place, Steamer Trunk by Hank Heidebrecht, Newton, and Honorable Mention, Men’s Heads by Nancy Periolat, Newton.
- Photography: Judges Choice, Float Boat by Dick McCall, Newton
- Needlework: Judges Choice, Fresh Snow by Clorene Smith, North Newton and Honorable Mention, Poinsettia Blooms by Donna Linn, Newton
- Christmas (professional): Judges Choice, Winter on the Farm by Clorene Smith, North Newton
Christmas (amateur): Judges Choice, Christmas Love by Dick McCall, Newton - Quilting: Judges Choice, Fading Baskets by L. Deane Frey, Newton, and Honorable Mentions, Baby Quilt by Ann Heidebrecht, Newton and Cowley County Bridge by Wilma Schmidt, Walton.
- Mixed Media/Crafts (professional): Judges Choice, Flower Dream by Peggy M. Wambold, Newton
- Mixed Media/Crafts (amateur): Judges Choice — 8-sided Origami Boxes by Eleanore Myers
- Painting (professional): Judges Choice, Schotzy and Shadows by Velera Adams, Hutchinson; Honorable Mention, Isobel by Gene Marsh, Halstead, Flowers from the Garden by Peggy M. Wambold, Newton, and This Old House Wintertime by Virgil A. Penner, North Newton
- Painting (amateur): Judges Choice, Somewhere in Rome by Rachel M. Poling, Newton; 2nd Place, Place of Wannabe by Rosie Goering Brandt, North Newton; 3rd Place, Kansas Sunset by Hulda Schrag, North Newton; Honorable Mention, Meadowlark on a Post by Arlys Schwabauer, Newton, and Evening in the Snow by Coke Smith, Newton.
A People’s Choice Award will be named on March 25 based on the votes of guests to the exhibit. Local competition winners will join winners from 17 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level may be selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards.
Art is Ageless is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s Art is Ageless program encourages Newton Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.
For more information about Newton Presbyterian Manor, 1200 E. Seventh St., Newton, contact Dickinson at 316-281-4363 or send us a message.
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