Manor of the Plains announces Art is Ageless® winners

Best of Show Winner: Charles O. Bowling, “Hand-tooled Leather Saddle.”

Manor of the Plains recently held a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition.

“We feel privileged to not only exhibit artwork from our talented residents, but also to include artwork from the region’s most talented artists,” said Joelle Freeland, marketing director.  “The diversity of entries is as exciting the quality of the artwork itself.”[clear]

Winners in the Manor of the Plains Art is Ageless juried competition were:

• Best of Show (professional): Sandra J. Hastings, “My Pig”
• Best of Show (amateur): Charles O. Bowling, “Hand-tooled Leather Saddle”
• Honorable Mention (professional): Patricia Ann Herndon, “Wool Gathering in Cattle Country”

Professional:

• Drawing: Sandra J. Hastings, “My Pig”
• Mixed Media/Craft: Sandra J. Hastings, “My Panda”
• Painting: Patricia Ann Herndon, “Wool Gathering in Cattle Country”

Amateur:

• Christmas: Gwen Long, “Christmas Mail”
• Drawing: Joanne Clark, “Mt. Rushmore”
• Fiber Arts: Alma Duncan, “Crochet Easter Bonnet”
• Mixed Media/Crafts: Charles O. Bowling, “Hand-tooled Leather Saddle”
• Painting: Mary Ford, “Favorite Lighthouse”
• Photography: Jerry Erickson, “Old Red Barn”
• Needlework: Alverna Cantrell, “V Stitch Baby Blanket”
• Quilting: Kae Bryant, “Through the Seasons”
• Sculpture/3D: Ron Hamm, “Pen Collection”

Local competition winners will be featured on Manor of the Plains’ website, ManorofthePlains.org, and 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, open exclusively to people age 65 and older, is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. Artists not interested in competition were invited to enter the Art is Ageless exhibit only.

Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s Art is Ageless program encourages Manor of the Plains 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. Residents and friends of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s Art is Ageless program are proving that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.