Elkhart Juried Regional
This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben or Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.
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.
Click here for the 2018 prospectus (interactive PDF).
**Please take careful note that the entry form is now 5 pages. This should allow for easy readability and better understanding. You must fill out all pages and bring them with your entries during regular museum hours along with a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Exhibition sponsored by the Elkhart County Conventions & Visitors Bureau.
39th Elkhart Juried Regional Award Recipients
Tim Ackerson, Edwardsburg, MI
“Earth, Wind, & Fire”, wood
Jack & Karen Cittadine Purchase Award
“Coal Blossom”, wood
Jennifer Abrell & Gordon Hughes Purchase Award
Mary Amador, Goshen, IN
“Where Moth & Rust Destroy”, color pencil & acrylic on wood
Ken & Kathy Zienty Mixed Media Award
Stephen Beck, Elkhart, IN
“The Shallows”, digital color photograph
Mary Feddersen Memorial Purchase Award for Photography donated by Susan Lehman & Connie Minzey
Tony Bianco, Chesterton, IN
“East Chicago Mills”, watercolor
Warrick & Boyn Purchase Award
Laurie Schirmer Carpenter, Valparaiso, IN
“White Barn in Autumn”, oil
Drs. Daniel & Linda Burns Purchase Award
John K. Cassady, Sturgis, MI
“Comes a Dawn”, oil on masonite
Jonas Howard Memorial Merit Award for Painting
Sharon Chupp, Elkhart, IN
“River Lane, Elkhart, IN”, acrylic
Bill & Mary Kuhn Purchase Award
Frances Cox, Michiana Shores, IN
“Two White Vases”, oil
Drs. Terry Bryant & Liz Elliott Purchase Award
“Blue Vase”, oil
Steve & Traci Bollero Purchase Award
Kaylee Dalton, Elkhart, IN
“Dark Lush (Landscape)”, mixed media
Best Drawing Award
Lea Goldman, South Bend, IN
“Circus Bear”, oil
Susan & Mark Henshaw Purchase Award
“Time Goes By”, mixed media
Best Painting Award
Ricc Havens, Elkhart, IN
“The Butterfly”, wood
Connie Fulmer Purchase Award
Jerry Ginther, Rochester, IN
“Looking Back”, graphite
Jack & Karen Cittadine BEST of SHOW
Todd Hoover, South Bend, IN
“Quaternary #1”, digital b&w photographs
Ronald Miazga Mem. Purchase Award for Photo
Judy Wenig-Horswell, Elkhart, IN
“Nest”, pit-fired ceramic
Stan & June Disher Purchase Award
“Poppy Bugs in the Jungle”, cast bronze & ink
John & Sharon Feddersen Purchase Award
Susan Johnston, Stevensville, MI
“St. Simons Island”, digital photo w/ goldleaf
Rob & Nanci Wirt Purchase Award
Natalie Klein, South Bend, IN
“Red Hills”, acrylic
Jon & Meghan Wenger Purchase Award
Bill Kremer, Edwardsburg, MI
“Sculptural Vessel #1”, soda-fired stoneware
Steve & Jane Poe Purchase Award
Robert Kuntz, South Bend, IN
“Earth Mother”, wood
Dr. Rick & Cynthia Burns Purchase Award
Dick Lehman, Goshen, IN
“Northern Lights”, stoneware
Dr. Brian & Summer King Purchase Award
Jeff Longenbaugh, Elkhart, IN
“Family – 2016”, digital black & white photo
Best Photography Award
Kathy Los-Rathburn, Griffith, IN
“Laden with Snow”, watercolor
Trudy Basquin Memorial Purchase Award
Sunday Mahaja, Goshen, IN
“Royal Highness”, welded steel
Scott & Kristin Mereness Purchase Award
Julie Manfredi, Elkhart, IN
“Puzzle Pieces of My Mind”, acrylic
James Rieckhoff Purchase Award
Cynthia H. Marks, Elkhart, IN
“Circles & Leaves”, stoneware
Jack & Angie Welter Purchase Award
David Marks, Elkhart, IN
“M-22 Barn”, digital color photograph
Dr. David Regan Purchase Award
Tom Meuninck, Walkerton, IN
“Hellelujah”, porcelain
Best Ceramic Award
Drs. Wesley Mark & Mary Harder Purchase Award
Bonnie Rock, Plymouth, IN
“In a Little Town Called Plymouth”, mixed media
Best Mixed Media Award
Justin Rothshank, Goshen, IN
“Swamp Jar,” ceramic
Robert Weed Plywood Corporation Purchase Award
Susie Russell, Granger, IN
“O Canada!” oil
Rex & Alice A. Martin Purchase Award
Katharine Schmidt, Elkhart, IN
“Baby Gaia”, ceramic
Best Sculpture Award
Marcia Sindone, LaPorte, IN
“Orphan Train”, mixed media
William & Jeanne Batten Mem. Merit Award for Sculpture
Diane Tesler, Kewanna, IN
“East of Rochester”, oil
Craig Gibson Purchase Award
Mark Vander Vinne, Porter, IN
“Woods Shadow Play”, oil
Joe & Yohanna Greenlee Purchase Award
Mona Witt, Granger, IN
“First Light”, cold wax oil
Cornerstone CPA Group LLP Purchase Award
Thomas Zuber, Osceola, IN
“Refracted Souls”, acrylic
Michael & Rebecca Kubacki Purchase Award