Artists’ Exhibit and Sale winners

By Hope Wallace

The 23^rd Annual Artists’ Exhibit and Sale is up and running and we are pleased to announce the award winners. The winner of the Mary McVay Worthington Memorial Award is Carole Macklin of Decatur, Ind.. for her reductive woodcut print, “The Family.” The Van Wert County Foundation Award went to Carolyn Stachera of Fort Wayne, Ind., for her oil painting “Allen County Morning.” The Douglas Koch Memorial Award was awarded to David Schumm of Bryan for his acrylic painting “San Antonio Nights.” William John Jr. of Lima received the Director’s Award for his painting of “Secretariat” and the Gertrude Sluterbeck Memorial Award was given to Pat Pancake of Van Wert for her mixed media piece, “The Glass Vase.” Erin McMillan of Van Wert, won the Clyde O’Dillon Wallace Memorial Award with her hand-blown glass piece, “Bubblesflower.” The Van Wert County Hospital Sponsor Award went to Carolyn Stachera for “Eagle Marsh.”

Four Merit Awards were presented in the following order First Place: Pat Rayman of Ohio City for “Just Before Dark;” Second Place: Carolyn Stachera, “Quiet Morning;” Third Place to Christelle Bowerman of Lima for “Downtown Corner” and Fourth Place also went to Bowerman for “Particle Strikes with Planetary Loop.”

Honorable Mentions went to Ralph Stuckman of Celina, Ursula Thiel of Angola, Ind., Kim Purmort of Van Wert, Kay Sluterbeck of Van Wert, Pat Rayman, Carole Macklin, Elgarda McGee of Van Wert and Pete Temple of Celina.

We wish to thank and congratulate all of our artist members who submitted their work for this exhibit, which is our largest show with over 260 pieces entered. Stop by and shop for a special gift this season, hand-crafted by some of our regions finest. This exhibit, which runs through Dec. 15, is kindly brought to you by the Van Wert County Hospital. Shopping hours are Tuesdays through Sundays 1-5 p.m.

We are extending our popular morning Classic Watercolor class to the first three Tuesdays in December! If you would like to sign up for this continuation, give us a call. From the amount of giggling and lively conversation it sounds and looks like these people are having a great time!

We hope to see you during the YWCA Holiday Home Tour this weekend, Nov. 30, 5-9 p.m. and Dec. 1, 9-1 p.m. This building, our current location, is the original home of our benefactor, Charles Wassenberg.  This may be one of the last times people can tour the house before we move to the Van Wert Armory sometime in 2013. We will serve light refreshments and feature a video and literature of the proposed updates to the Armory. See how you can become involved in this creative place-making opportunity that will benefit the whole community in the years to come.

The Wassenberg Art Center’s hours during exhibits are: Tuesday through Sunday 1-5 p.m. Contact the art center by phone at 419.238.6837, by email at info@wassenbergartcenter.org or via our website at wassenbergartcenter.org. 
The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 S. Washington St. in Van Wert.