Published: June 26, 2008 06:11 pm            

Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition opens July 12

The 64th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition at the Swope Art Museum opens July 12th, underwritten by First Financial Bank, with a free opening reception from 1 to 3 p.m., with awards given at 2 p.m.

The Swope Art Museum is at 25 S. Seventh St. in Terre Haute.

The Wabash Valley Annual, a regional showcase, is one of the oldest juried art exhibits in the state of Indiana; submissions of work are accepted from any living artist who resides within a 150-mile radius of Terre Haute.

This year features 64 artists from Indiana and Illinois.

Judging this year was Margaret Hawkins a Chicago-based writer, art critic and teacher.

The Swope received 360 entries from more than 100 regional artists and 64 artworks of varied styles and media were selected for exhibition. Merit and purchase awards totaling more than $7,000 were bestowed to artists.

The 2008 award sponsors are: Alliance of the Sheldon Swope Art Museum; Danette Angermeier Memorial, Community Foundation; Anonymous; Art Collection Indiana State University; Arts Illiana; Art Collection of Rose-Hulman Institute; Sue Bentrup; Guille and Cindy Cox; Vernon B. Cristee Memorial; Rev. and Mrs. Davis; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dinkel; Mike and Debbie Egy, Body Art Tattoo & piercing Emporium; Jo Anne Forbes; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Francis; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Francis; Mr. and Mrs. John Gedrick; Tri Kappa; Dr. Harriet McNeal; David and Jerry Mitchell; Fred and Nancy Nation; Dr. Robert H. Puckett in memory of Barbara Puckett; St. Mary-of-the-Woods Art Gallery; Rick and Candy Shagley; Mr. and Mrs. Turner; Barbara Vogel; Dan and Barbara Weber; Virginia Wooden in memory of Howard E. Wooden; David and Joan Zaun. Special thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Brentlinger.

This year's top merit award winners are: Barbara Fields Timm, Reelsville; Julia Sermersheim, Santa Claus; and Janet Bloch, Chesterton, IIl.; Other Award winners are: Sandra Batzli, Urbana,Ill.; Matt Carmer, Terre Haute; Tom David, Mattoon, IIl.; John Den Houter, Edwardsville, IIl.; Margaret Gohn, Spencer; Jennifer Herrold, Greencastle; Jenny Hulen, West Lafayette; Brice Johnson, Cloverdale; James Jordan Kellar, Bloomington; Cathy Korinek, Bloomington; Dennis E. Lewis, Champaign, Ill.; Suzanne Keith Loechl, Champaign, Ill.; Mary Ann Michna, Terre Haute; Kathryn Neale, Charleston, IIl.; Nancy Nichols, Terre Haute; Karen Page, Terre Haute; John Puffer, Vincennes; Brent A. Pulliam, Robinson, IIl.; Karla Ries, Indianapolis; Robin Riggs, Champaign, IIl.; Anne P. Robinson, Indianapolis; and Justin Schwab, Terre Haute.

The 64th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition runs July 12 to Sept. 6. The Swope Art Museum is open Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday noon to 5 p.m.

        

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