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The Medical Center Announces Women-in-the-Arts Award Recipients 4/3/2009
The Medical Center has announced the award recipients for its 19th annual Women-in-the-Arts Exhibit. The purpose of the exhibit is to recognize and honor the work and talent of area female artists. The 2009 exhibit features 64 artists entering 125 pieces of art.
Lynn Robertson received the Special Purchase Award for her entry, "McGregor’s Meadow." The Special Purchase Award is selected each year by The Medical Center and is added to its existing collection of original art.
Merit Awards were selected by the juror, Christine Kuhn, who is an instructor at the University of Kentucky Fine Arts Institute in Lexington, Ky. Merit Award recipients included: Robin Collins, “For generations”; Monica Crawford, “Internal Revelation”; Helen Crocker, “Mother Love”; Pamm Douglas, “An Apple it Ain’t”; Cattie Lou Miller, “Twilight on Barren”; Alice Gatewood Waddell, “Love Land”; and Margaret P. York, “Cumberland Falls.”
Honorable Mentions selected by the juror included: Cynthia Cline, “Resting”; Karen Fetterman, “All That Glitters”; Karen Genter, “5 Cars Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo TX.”; Angela Kuprion, “Capitol Lobbyist”; Sandy Novosel, “Autumnal Gathering”; and Mary Katheryn White, “Nascentes Morimur.”
The Women-in-the-Arts Exhibit is free and open to the public on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 5 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in The Medical Center Auditorium. The Special Purchase Award, Merit Awards and Honorable Mention Awards will be displayed at the Ervin G. Houchens Gallery at the Capitol Arts Center from April 13 - 28.
A majority of the works will be available for purchase. Twenty-five percent of each sale will benefit the Capitol Arts Center’s Visual Arts programs.
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