Residents and guests enjoy the Art is Ageless Exhibit at Newton Presbyterian Manor.

Newton Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners

Art is AgelessNewton Presbyterian Manor hosted a reception in March for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition.

“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:

Sculpture/3D

  • Judges Choice: Lois Hamilton, “Wire Tree”
  • 2nd: Verne M. Goering, “Hummer”
  • Honorable Mentions: Hank Heidebrecht, “Flag Box,” and Dick Alumbaugh, “Covered Bridge”

Drawing (amateur)

  • Judges Choice: Walter S. Friesen, “Sand Creek (Meade Co. KS)”

Drawing (professional)

  • Judges Choice: Dana F. Johnson, “Roadside Tree.”

Photography (amateur)

  • Judges Choice: Richard R. (Dick) McCall, “Prepare to Dance”
  • 2nd: Roma Schmidt, “Bent’s Old Fort”
  • Honorable Mention – Mary Lee, “Kansas Clouds”

Photography (professional)

  • Judges Choice: Max Voran, “Flint Hills – Kansas Treasure”

Christmas (amateur)

  • Judges Choice: Rosie Goering, “One Fine Christmas Morning”

Christmas (professional)

  • Judges Choice: Virgil Penner, “Christmas at Grandma’s House”

Fiber Arts

  • Judges Choice: Colin Bailey, “Busy Fingers”
  • Honorable Mention: Carol Schrag, “Never too old…to teach! (baby afghan)”

Quilting

  • Judges Choice: L. Deane Frey, “Flying South”

Mixed Media/Crafts (amateur)

  • Judges Choice: Carol M. Friesen, “Pressed Flower Note Cards:
  • Honorable Mention: Irene Isaac, “Birthday Cards”

Mixed Media/Crafts (professional)

  • Judges Choice – Peggy Wambold, “Kansas Winter Sunset”

Painting (amateur)

  • Judges Choice: Hulda Schrag, “Mother’s Day Memories”
  • 2nd – Rachel Poling, “Incident at the Hokkaido Power Plant”
  • 3rd – Walter S. Friesen, “Kansas Skies over Old Santa Fe Trail”
  • Honorable Mention – Marie Regehr, “Pink and White Blooms;” Mary Alice Davidson, “Autumn Night;” and Rita Patterson, “Just a Memory.”

Painting (professional)

  • Judges Choice – Constance Gehring, “Marigold Delight”
  • 2nd – Velera Adams, “Reflections”
  • 3rd – R. Allan Lister, “Golden Shroud”
  • Honorable Mention – Gene Marsh, “Victim of Greed,” and Joe Flask, “Sunsets West”
Residents and guests enjoy the Art is Ageless Exhibit at Newton Presbyterian Manor.

Residents and guests enjoy the Art is Ageless Exhibit at Newton Presbyterian Manor.

A People’s Choice Award will be named after the exhibit closes in late March. All who visit the exhibit may vote for their favorite piece in 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 PMMA’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.

The 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.

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