Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America has announced the winners of its annual, system-wide Art is Ageless® competition, which features entries by artists age 65 and older throughout Kansas and Missouri. The works of more than 50 senior artists will be featured in the 2016 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.
“The Bala Railway Bridge,” professional drawing by Fredric Cowart, Wichita, KS.
The Best in Show – Professional winner is Fredric Cowart with a drawing entry entitled “The Bala Railway Bridge.” Cowart entered the Wichita (Kan.) Presbyterian Manor competition. The Best in Show – Amateur winner is Helen Kripplaben with a needlework entry entitled “Angel’s Lost Wing.” Kripplaben entered the Farmington (Mo.) Presbyterian Manor competition.
The Art is Ageless program includes art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions on PMMA campuses throughout the year.
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 Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.
To be eligible for PMMA’s masterpiece level competition, artists entered a juried competition at one of 18 Presbyterian Manor communities in Kansas and Missouri. The 2016 Art is Ageless calendar and notecard artwork will include amateur and professional entries selected from winning entries in nine categories.
Christmas: “Santa’s Bag,” Wilda Buffo, Arkansas City; “Pretty in Red,” Jo Harris, Wichita.
“Angel’s Lost Wings,” amateur needlework by Helen Kripplaben, Bismark, MO.
Drawing: “Symbols of Old Western Trails,” Ed Duman, Aberdeen Village (Olathe); “Free to Roam,” Carol Rondinelli, Aberdeen Village (Olathe); “Mountain Colors,” Nancy McKinzie, Emporia; “Emmett Kelly ‘The Tramp,’” Patricia Ringle, Parsons; “Good Boy Oso,” Andrea McCarty, Rolla; and “Kansas High Rise,” Elizabeth Corbette, Wichita.
Fiber Arts: “Swedish Weaving,” Ann Heidebrecht, Newton.
Mixed Media/Crafts: “Eska Box,” Hank Heidebrecht, Newton; “Candy Bowl,” Betty Swenty, Rolla; and “Halleluia,” Sophia DeLaat, Rolla.
Needlework: “Peonies and Delphiniums,” Shirley Pfizenmaier, Clay Center; “American Flag,” Dorothy Urban, Clay Center; “Away we Go,” Kathleen Leckband, Salina; and “Little Miss Muffet’s Spider,” Mary Tomlinson, Wichita.
Painting: “Daylilies,” Linda Burgess, Aberdeen Village (Olathe); “Reflections,” John King, Emporia; “Bear-y Interesting,” V. Ruth Horton, Farmington; “Peacock Bob,” Juanitta Wyman, Farmington; “Waiting,” Richard McKinney, Fulton; “Landscape,” Ethel Patterson, Kansas City; “Serenity,” Rick Prosser, Lawrence; “Off to Work,” Mary Anne Hendrix, Manor of the Plains (Dodge City); “Haystack Rock, Oregon Coast,” Mary J. Ford, Manor of the Plains (Dodge City); “Little Arkansas River,” Gene Marsh, Newton; “Poppy Happy,” Marilyn Hope Lake, Newton; “Camilia’s Reflection,” Pat Flickinger, Sterling; and “Friendship is Ageless, too,” Barbara Fuller, Topeka.
Photography: “Autumn on the Meramec,” Emmett Kaelble, Aberdeen Heights (Kirkwood, Mo.); “Summer Whites,” Martha Scott, Fort Scott; “Munching Monarch,” Dottie Daugherty, Lawrence; “Inside the Summer Sun,” Dick McCall, Newton; “Radiant Sunflowers,” Max Voran, Newton; “Waiting for Lunch,” Gary W. Stahl, Wichita; and “Perfect Pair,” Paulette Mattingly, Wichita.
Quilting: “Route 66,” Donna Thompson, Arkansas City; “Sacajawea Quilt,” Dawn Habiger, Manor of the Plains (Dodge City); and “Green Tea Jelly Roll Surprise with Leftovers,” Mary Ann Tanking, Salina.
Sculpture/3-D: “High Maintenance,” Dennis Broocherd, Aberdeen Village (Olathe); “Out to Pasture,” Richard Bennett, Emporia; “Whoa!! There They Go!,” Richard Long, Manor of the Plains (Dodge City); “You are My Sunshine music box,” Sophia DeLaat, Rolla; and “Crappie,” David Butts, Topeka.
Greeting card winners: “Iris Aglow,” Marie Simmons, Wichita; “To Grandma & Grandpa’s for Christmas,” V. Ruth Horton, Farmington; “Santa is Watching You!,” Dixie Lee Haddock, Salina; “Heaven Came Down,” Carol Renshaw, Wichita; “Canna Lilies,” Paul Johnston, Emporia; “Pretty Poppies,” Dixie Lee Haddock, Salina; “Master Painter Clowning Around,” Lyn Kirk, Parsons; “Morning Flight,” Julia Stanley, Salina; “Goin’ South,” Jeannie Hannon, Parsons; “Apple Basket,” Barbara Stanfield, Farmington; and “I’m late for a very important date!,” Janice Miller, Parsons.
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