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Effective June 16, 2020
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42nd Elkhart Juried Regional
2020. This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper,
Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash or Whitley counties
in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan. Entries accepted: September 15-26, 2020. Judging: September 27, 2020. Notifications Mailed: September 28, 2020. Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region. An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies.
2019 Award Winners
Tim Ackerson, Edwardsburg, MI Healer, wood Jim Rieckhoff Purchase Award
Eucalyptus Delight, wood Dr. David Regan Purchase Award
Carolyne Andersohn, Edwardsburg, MI The Earth Sustains Us, oil Dr. Malcolm Webber Purchase Award
Tony Bianco, Chesterton, IN The Perch, watercolor Isabell Bassett Purchase Award
Mary Burke, Berrien Springs, MI Pears, acrylic and pencil Best Mixed Media Award
Cynthia Cooper, Middlebury, IN
Sea Turtle, ceramic
Stan & June Disher Purchase Award William & Jeanne Batten Memorial Merit Award for Sculpture
Frances Cox, Michiana Shores, IN
White Bowl with Fruit, oil
Steve & Traci Bollero Purchase Award Best Painting Award
Kimberly DeNolf, South Bend, IN
The Alley Light, oil
Michael & Rebecca Kubacki Purchase Award
Diane Diamantoppulos, Highland, IN Barely Balanced, mixed media John & Sharen Feddersen Purchase Award
Off Kilter, mixed media Brotherson Family Purchase Award
Jerry Ginther, Rochester, IN
Appointments, graphite
Best Drawing Award
Gerrie Govert, Crown Point, IN Fall Rippling Waters, pastel John & Nicole Disher Purchase Award
Sibyl Graber Gerig, Goshen, IN
Rising Mist, fiber
Drs. Dan & Linda Burns Purchase Award
Stand of Pines, fiber
Drs. Wes Mark & Mary Harder Purchase Award
Linda Freel, South Bend, IN True Blue, acrylic Scott & Kristin Mereness Purchase Award
Linda Fritschner, Elkhart, IN
Monday Laundry, acrylic
Warrick & Boyn LLP. Purchase Award
Wayne Harshberger, Goshen, IN
Funky Eyes, alabaster
Connie Fulmer Purchase Award
Ricc Havens, Elkhart, IN The Trilogy, wood
John Follmer Purchase Award
Abner Hershberger, Goshen, IN
Fields with Model D, mixed media
Jack & Karen Cittadine Purchase Award
Douglas Jones, Berrien Springs, MI
Winter Glow, acrylic
Elkhart County Arts Alliance Purchase Award
Bill Kremer, Edwardsburg, MI
Sculptural Vessel #1, stoneware Bill & Mary Kuhn Purchase Award
Marilyn Kruger, Akron, IN
Squirrel Creek Meadow, oil Steve & Jane Poe Purchase Award
Susan Lehman, Elkhart, IN Two Step, paper collage Craig Gibson Purchase Award
Valerie McBride, Grabill, IN Mechanical Music, mixed media Joe & Yohanna Greenlee Purchase Award
John Mishler, Goshen, IN Turning Leaf, painted aluminium Jennifer Abrell & Dr. Gordon Hughes Purchase Award
Marcy Rowe Mitchell, Dowagiac, MI Road to Baraboo, acrylic Rob & Nanci Wirt Purchase Award Jonas Howard Memorial Merit Award for Painting
Ron Monsma, South Bend, IN Midwest Fair, oil Tim & Meg Shelly Purchase Award
Louisa Murzyn, Munster, IN Lancandon Boy with Toy, photograph Mary Feddersen Memorial Purchase Award
John Peterink, Milford, IN Squawkaphone, clay Best Sculpture Award
Gloria Reinke, South Bend, IN
Fire Flower, underglazed stoneware
Best Ceramic Award
Deborah Robinson Miller, Columbia City, IN Apron Strings, mixed media Jack & Karen Cittadine BEST OF SHOW
Justin Rothshank, Goshen, IN
Chun Plum Jar, stoneware with decals
Drs. Terry Bryant & Liz Elliott Purchase Award
Marcia Sindone, La Porte, IN American Zombie Girls, mixed media Ken & Kathy Zienty Mixed Media Award
K.D. Sleeper, Elkhart, IN In Rememberance of Red Owl, wood & stone Robert Weed Corporation Purchase Award
Ron Stec, St. Joseph, MI
Twilight, oil
Dr. Rick & Cindy Burns Purchase Award
Tom Tackett, Stevensville, MI
St. Francis Church, Corner Detail, salt print
Best Photograph Award
Earl Vandygriff, Granger, IN
Arched Gateway, photograph
Cornerstone CPA Group, LLP Purchase Award
Leonor Wangensteen, Granger, IN Spring Flower Vase, ceramic Liz Borger Purchase Award
Judy Wenig-Horswell, Elkhart, IN
Poppy Bugs in an Indiana Jungle, mixed media
Susan & Mark Henshaw Purchase Award
Mona Witt, Granger, IN First Light, cold wax and oil Jon & Meghan Wenger Purchase Award