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The Kentucky Museum and our sponsors are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts. Generously sponsored by Abound Credit Union, any Kentucky resident over the age of 18 and living within 65 miles of Bowling Green was eligible to enter a piece of their original artwork created within the last two years. Monetary awards were given in ten categories as well as for Best of Show, the Purchase Award, the Student Purchase Award, the World's Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award, and the Artworks Merit Award.

The award winners were announced at a public ceremony and reception on March 1, with comments provided by WKU President Timothy Caboni, Abound Credit Union's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jake Darabos, and Kentucky Museum Director Brent Bjorkman. 

The exhibition remains open to the public through April 12, 2024. 

The winners of the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Place, Ceramics and Glass

Jessica Strange

Harmony

Sponsored by Nancy Baird, in memory of Tom

 

Second Place, Ceramics and Glass

Tayla Wright

Bubbles

Sponsored by Brent and Holly Oglesbee

 

Third Place, Ceramics and Glass

Norma Strange

One Body Many Parts

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

First Place, Drawing/Illustration

Leslie Nichols

Lindsay (Morgan 1970)

Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle

 

Second Place, Drawing/Illustration

Julie Ellis

The Scene Unseen

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

Third Place, Drawing/Illustration

Benjamin Brown

City on a hill

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

First Place, Fiber Arts

Eleanor Davidson

Terra Incognita #3

Sponsored by The Basket Maker's Catalog

 

Second Place, Fiber Arts

Marsha Holm

Another Holm-made Basket

Sponsored by Mike and Leslie Nichols, in memory of Jacqui Lubbers

 

Third Place, Fiber Arts

Cindy Houston

Untitled

Sponsored by Brent Bjorkman and Ann Ferrell

 

First Place, Graphic Design/Digital Art

Clinton Lewis

The Commons

Sponsored by Sharon Kreke, in memory of Sharon Wassom

 

Second Place, Graphic Design/Digital Art

Jessica Bosse

Self Portrait

Sponsored by Cheryl Kirby-Stokes and Michael Stokes

 

Third Place, Graphic Design/Digital Art

Robert Ewing

A Hand-Bound Diary

Sponsored by Bruce and Donna Schulte

First Place, Mixed Media

Davonne Souza

Untitled

Sponsored by Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council

 

Second Place, Mixed Media

Nellie Lutzwolf

Hey Barbie!

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

 

Third Place, Mixed Media

Alla Gilbert

Leaving Debrovah Ukraine

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

 

First Place, Painting

Yvonne Petkus

Terra Cognita

Sponsored by Ray Buckberry Jr.

 

Second Place, Painting

Holly Oglesbee

Foliage in Black and White

Sponsored by James and Anna Jo Johnson, in memory of Ann T. Travelstead

 

Third Place, Painting

Stone Pfeiffer

Unloading…

Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends

First Place, Photography

Scott Gilbert

Scout's View

Sponsored by Connie and Tom Foster

 

Second Place, Photography

Melissa Taylor

Cosmic Reign

Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington

 

Third Place, Photography

Julie Barrick

Circle of Life Yellowstone National Park

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

First Place, Printmaking

Kendall Gott

Fates of the Ego

Sponsored by Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester

 

Second Place, Printmaking

Trini Morales

The Tale of Two Suns

Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington

 

Third Place, Printmaking

Samantha Cox

Unseelie Eyes Never Blink

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

First Place, Sculpture

Ethan Justice

You Were a Home I Wanted to Grow Old In

Sponsored by WKU League of Sculptors

 

Second Place,  Sculpture

Chris Radus

Tough Angel 2

Sponsored by Yvonne Petkus and CJ Johanson

 

Third Place, Sculpture

Robert Hall

Untitled

Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson

 

First Place, Watercolor

Samuel Hunt

Boghetto Shade

Sponsored by Drs. Sam and Mary Evans

 

Second Place, Watercolor

Alexander Sylvi

Uiscefhuaraithe

Sponsored by Richard and Leslie Weigel

 

Third Place, Watercolor

Tom Poole

Bison Herd in Yellowstone

Sponsored by Professor Ron and Mrs. Cathy Rhoades