Wichita Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners

Mary Davis, first place winner, Drawing (amateur), with “A Summer Storm.”

Wichita Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless juried competition.

“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Amy Watson, life enrichment 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 Wichita Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:

• Best of Show (professional): Henry “Skip” Kreibach, “Churn ‘N Apples”
• Best of Show (amateur): Gary Stahl, “Our New Home”
• People’s Choice: Hope Just, “Yukon Gold Panner”
• Christmas (professional): Nancy Luttrell, “Evening Snow Scene”
• Christmas (amateur): Carol Renshaw, “Hide Away”
• Drawing (professional): Fredric Cowart, II, “Post Rock Country Corner”
• Drawing (amateur): Mary Davis, “A Summer Storm”
• Mixed Media/Crafts (professional): Nancy Wiechman, “American Indian Profile”
• Mixed Media/Crafts (amateur): Brenda Robertson, “Blue Green w/ Silver Pendant”
• Needlework (amateur): Mary Wallingford, “Jesus is Lord”
• Painting (professional): Rita Zaudke, “Varenna Morning”
• Painting (amateur): Marilyn Schmidt, “Cape Blanco Lighthouse”
• Photography (professional): Paulette Mattingly, “Blue Iris”
• Photography (amateur): Jean Stahl, “Garden Solitude”
• Quilting (amateur): Nancy Kreibach, “Glacier Star”
• Sculpture/3-D (amateur): Leland Alexander, “Trophy Shelf-Lodge Pole Pine”

Paulette Mattingly, first place winner, Photography (professional), with “Blue Iris.”

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. 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. The program encourages Wichita 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.