Quilts on display at this year's Art is Ageless competition.

Farmington Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners

Quilts on display at this year's Art is Ageless competition.

Quilts on display at this year’s Art is Ageless competition.

Artists from Festus to Cape Girardeau submitted an impressive 80 entries for this year’s Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit at Farmington Presbyterian Manor.

The winning artists were announced at a reception in February. Top honors went to painter Juanita Rapp Wyman, who took the Best of Show ribbon plus first place finishes in two other categories. Verla Ruth Horton received the People’s Choice award, and Vada Galvan took the Judges’ Choice award.

“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Heidi Beyer, 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 Farmington Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:

  • Best of Show: Juanita Rapp Wyman, “Farmer and His Vintage Combine”
  • People’s Choice: Verla Ruth Horton, “Playful Kittens”
  • Judges’ Choice: Vada Galvan, “Odd Man In”
  • Christmas: Amanda Redman, “Conversation”
  • Drawing (amateur): Jacque Jessen Brillos, “Quiet Place”
  • Drawing (professional): Marty Riley, “Experimental Garden”
  • Fiber Arts: Dianne Dickerson, “Seashells from the Beach”
  • Mixed Media/Crafts (amateur): June Yoder, “Lela’s Shadow Box”
  • Mixed Media/Crafts (professional ): Betty Wood, “Galaxy Jewelry Display”
  • Needlework: Catherine M. Mallery, “Cardinals on Sled”
  • Painting (amateur): Wanda Webb, “The Teachers Apple”
  • Painting (professional): Juanita Rapp Wyman, “Grandpa and His G-Granddaughters Feeding the Horses”
  • Photography: Juanita Rapp Wyman, “Fall Colors at Hawn State Park”
  • Quilting: Alpha Barnes, “Sugarloaf”
  • Sculpture/3-D (amateur): Ed Yoder Sr., “Brownie, The Hound Dog”
  • Sculpture/3-D (professional): Rita Drochelman, “Covered Bowl from Indian Clay”

They 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.

“The thing I like best about this event is that, in each of the pieces of art, I can see the spirit and zest for life of the artist,” Beyer said. “That tells me they are truly living in this world and not just existing, which is the essence of Art is Ageless.”

For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. The Art is Ageless program encourages Farmington 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.

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.

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