Lyn Kirk with “Four Chimneys Farm,”
the People’s Choice.
Parsons Presbyterian Manor 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 regions most talented artists,” said Terry Lillie, marketing director. “The diversity of entries is as exciting the quality of the artwork itself.”[clear]
Winners in the Parsons Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:
- Best of Show: Mary Koogle, “Mother’s Chair”
- People’s Choice: Lyn Kirk, “Four Chimneys Farm”
- Drawing (amateur): Jan Kirk, “Lincoln”
- Mixed Media (professional): Dorothy Jeffries, “Victorian Tulips”
- Mixed Media (amateur): Clara Boulware, “Stain Glass Lantern”
- Painting (professional): Lyn Kirk, “Lonely Barn”
- Painting (amateur): Mary Koogle, “No!”
- Photography (amateur): Jeannie Hannon, “Painted Lady
Local competition winners will be featured on Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s website, ParsonsPresbyterianManor.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.
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.
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