{"id":13110,"date":"2011-09-07T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=13110"},"modified":"2011-09-08T01:31:08","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T06:31:08","slug":"county-fair-art-exhibit-spotlights-local-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/09\/07\/county-fair-art-exhibit-spotlights-local-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair art exhibit spotlights local artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Hope Wallace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jens Svendsen, Van Wert County Fair exhibit juror. (Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanks to all of the artists and photographers who contributed to the exhibit at the Van Wert County Fair! The art exhibit was judged by, Jens Svendsen of Hamler. Jens has taught art at Bowling Green State University, has a Masters of Art in Fine Art and an R.N. in psychiatric nursing. Originally hailing from Denmark, Jens has a broad appreciation for visual art.<\/p>\n

In his juror\u2019s statement, Jens says, \u201cI would like to take some time to thank the Van Wert County Foundation for inviting me as juror for this fine arts show, and to share my reflections about the works presented. An annual County Fair is all about people and the community they belong to — a place where pride merges with fun and all the best such a community has to offer. This is also the case for a County Fair Fine Arts Show where one can come across the unexpected and the originally vibrant.\u00a0 As juror of the Van Wert County Fair I was delighted to experience work of such diverse nature. The work awarded had that extra nerve and appeal that makes for a work out of the ordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that art exhibits can be challenging to jury because of their subjective nature and it should be of little consequence whether or not an award was given, \u201cbecause the overall presence of affirmation of life and joy was immediate and moving. My own contribution to this show is to encourage everyone to \u2018keep at it\u2019 and continue to be the life force at these events.\u201d<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t agree more. Van Wert was fortunate to have Jens\u2019 input and we can look forward to an exhibit of work by him and his wife, Mille Guldbeck in 2012. Like Jens, Mille teaches at Bowling Green and is represented many galleries throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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Val Sluterbeck, winner of Best of Show, with his painting "Eyeball Tree." (Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Best of Show went to Val Sluterbeck of Van Wert for his watercolor painting, \u201cEyeball Tree.\u201d Second best of show went to Kylene Murphy of Mendon, with Third Best of Show winner being Danielle Bradford of Van Wert.\u00a0 Others who placed were: Oil or Acrylic: first place — Janet Ravas of Scotia, New York; second place –Val Sluterbeck; third place \u2013 Kay Sluterbeck of Van Wert.\u00a0 Watercolor: first place \u2013 Val Sluterbeck; second place \u2013 Kay Sluterbeck; \u2013 third place \u2013 Janet Ravas.\u00a0 Drawing:\u00a0 first place \u2013 Danielle Bradford; second place \u2013 Jackie Brandt; third place \u2013 Kylene Murphy.\u00a0 Pastel:\u00a0 first place \u2013 Deborah Steinmetz; second place \u2013 Deborah Steinmetz; third place \u2013 Kylene Murphy.\u00a0 Mixed Media:\u00a0 first place \u2013 Pat Rayman of Ohio City; second place \u2013 Pat Rayman; third place \u2013 Kay Sluterbeck.\u00a0 Ink:\u00a0 first place \u2013 Kylene Murphy; second place \u2013 Kylene Murphy; third place \u2013 John Lianez.\u00a0\u00a0 New this year was the \u201cDirector\u2019s Choice Award\u201d. In painting it went to John Lianez\u00a0 and for photography, Josh Hattery.<\/p>\n

Tuesday night our art classes began with \u201cDrawing in Your Right Mind.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m writing this Tuesday morning and I can\u2019t wait. Please check out our schedule or give us a call to find out to find out what class interests you! The line-up of classes includes: \u201cDrawing in your Right Mind,\u201d \u201cLandscape Oil Painting with Sally Geething, \u201cWatercolor and Mixed Media,\u201d \u201cDynamic Acrylic Painting,\u201d \u201cAnime\/Manga\u201d, \u201cBeginning Drawing,\u201d \u201cClaymation,\u201d \u201cMedieval Multimedia\u201d and \u201cInitial Line Art.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Instructor Matt Temple has been working with the art center\u2019s printmaking equipment and bringing it back to life, so stay tuned for more offerings soon!<\/p>\n

Contact the art center at 419.238.6837 or wassenberg@embarqmail.com<\/a> for further information or to register.\u00a0 Class size is limited, and preregistration is required.\u00a0 The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 S. Washington Street in Van Wert, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Annie wins shootout and gentleman\u2019s heart<\/h2>\n

By Kay Sluterbeck<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Continued from last week:\u00a0 To save money, 10-year-old Annie Moses was sent by her mother to live with a farmer and his wife who promised her a good life with plenty of time to hunt and fish.\u00a0 However, they beat her and\u00a0 treated her like a slave.)<\/p>\n

After two years of abuse, Annie ran away.\u00a0 She went to the Edingtons, at the Darke County Infirmary where she had previously worked, for help.\u00a0 After the Edingtons saw the welts and scars on her back from the beatings, they told the 12-year-old to stay with them.\u00a0 When the farmer came looking for her, they refused to let him take Annie back.<\/p>\n

When she was 14 or 15, Annie returned to live with her family.\u00a0 Her mother had married again, and the family bought land near North Star, Ohio.\u00a0 The mortgage was high, so Annie began hunting in earnest.\u00a0 Whatever game the family couldn’t eat, she sold to the grocer in Greenville, who then sold it to hotels in Cincinnati.\u00a0 Each mail day she sent hampers of quail done up in bunches of sixes or twelves. “I was not \u2026a game hog,” she recalled.\u00a0 “There was plenty, and I just had to help pay for the new home.”<\/p>\n

When Annie went to visit her married sister in Cincinnati, she met the owner of a hotel that had bought some of her game.\u00a0 He asked if she would be interested in having a shooting match with an expert marksman who was then appearing in the city.\u00a0 The prize was $50.\u00a0 Annie accepted with great hopes of winning.<\/p>\n

Annie was still so young that she was not yet wearing long dresses.\u00a0 The marksman, Frank Butler, an adventurous man in his mid-20s, had no idea who he would be competing against.\u00a0 “I almost dropped dead when a little slim girl in short dresses stepped out to the mark with me,” he said later.\u00a0 Each shooter was to try to shoot 25 live pigeons as they flew out of traps one at a time.\u00a0 Each contestant shot perfectly until Frank missed his 25th bird — and Annie shot hers.\u00a0 She won the match and Frank’s heart at the same time.\u00a0 They married in 1876.<\/p>\n

At first Frank continued to travel with the Sells Brothers Circus, performing shooting exhibitions with his partner, and Annie stayed behind to help her family.\u00a0 In 1882 the team was to appear in Springfield, Ohio, but Frank’s partner got sick and Frank asked Annie to help him by holding the objects as he shot.\u00a0 “Or so he thought,” she said, “But I rebelled.”<\/p>\n

That evening Annie insisted on taking every other shot.\u00a0 The crowd went wild every time she hit the mark.\u00a0 Frank, no fool, knew a star when he saw one.\u00a0 “She outclassed me,” he wrote later.\u00a0 Frank made Annie his new shooting partner, taught her many of his trick shots, and gradually made her the focus of the act. She chose “Annie Oakley” as her stage name.\u00a0 No one is sure where the name “Oakley” came from; it is thought it may have been the name of a man who helped her when she ran away from the farmer who had abused her.<\/p>\n

The team of Butler and Oakley performed in theaters and skating rinks all around the Midwest.\u00a0 Frank managed the act, and Annie designed and sewed her own costumes.\u00a0 In March 1884 after a show in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Sioux chief Sitting Bull, who was in the audience, asked to meet her.\u00a0 Annie was tired, so she politely refused.<\/p>\n

But Sitting Bull, whose army had defeated Custer’s troops at the Battle of Little Bighorn, was persistent.\u00a0 He kept sending messages to Annie.\u00a0 Finally she went to visit him.\u00a0 It turned out that the little markswoman with long, dark hair strongly reminded the chief of his beloved daughter, who had died some years earlier.\u00a0 He gave Annie the moccasins (made by his daughter) that he had worn in the 1876 battle.\u00a0 And, although official papers were never filed, Sitting Bull adopted Annie, giving her an Indian name, “Watanya Cecila,” or “Little Sure Shot.”<\/p>\n

(To be continued)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Hope Wallace Thanks to all of the artists and photographers who contributed to the exhibit at the Van Wert County Fair! The art exhibit was judged by, Jens Svendsen of Hamler. Jens has taught art at Bowling Green State University, has a Masters of Art in Fine Art and an R.N. in psychiatric nursing. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wassenberg"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-05 13:09:46","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}