Indiana Heritage Arts 32nd annual Exhibition and Sale

Ken Bucklew Receives First Prize at 2010 Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibition 

The Brown County Art Gallery, located in Nashville, Indiana, hosted the 32nd Annual Indiana Heritage Arts (IHA) show and sale on June 12th through June 26th, 2010. The IHA show drew an estimated 1,500 visitors to view the 129 paintings juried into the show by this year’s judge,  Wylie, Texas artist John Pototschnik.  John received his art training at Wichita State University, specializing in advertising design and illustration.  He also studied at the Art Center College in Los Angles, Ca.  Over the years, John worked at several major advertising agencies and companies in Dallas, TX, then began painting professionally in 1982.  John took on the challenge of awarding prizes for the vast selection of paintings entered into the competition. Ken Bucklew of Spencer, In. took the Gold Award (First Prize) for a landscape oil painting titled “Overlook Near Freedom,” receiving $5,000 for first prize. The IHA Board of Directors purchased the painting for $15,000 to add to the IHA permanent collection. Also, Ken won the People’s Choice Award for an additional $500, and according to the IHA, it may be the most awarded painting in the organization's 32-year history.

The Silver Award (Second Prize) went to Seymour artist Judith Lewis for an oil painting titled “Sweet Serenade.” A very well done still life receiving the award of $3000.

The Bronze Award (Third Prize)  of $2000 was awarded to John Michael Carter for a painting titled “Lana.”

The $1000 Award of Excellence and an IHA Ribbon went to four Indiana Artists:

Jerry Smith for a painting titled “Ground Level.”
Todd Reifers for a painting titled "Martins Garden."
Timothy Greatbatch for a painting titled "April Remembered."
Fred Deloresco for a painting titled "Haying."

The $250 Award of Merit went to:

Dan Woodson for a painting titled "Cows Drinking."
Tom Woodson for a painting titled "End of Water."
Charlene George, for a painting titled "Path Through the Popular's."
Ronald Mack for a painting titled "Nashville's First Light."
James Oblack for a painting titled "Tired Iron."
William Borden for a Painting titled "Geyman Hill Farm."
Joel Knapp for a painting titled "Day is Done."
Dale Popovich for a painting titled "Winters White Blanket."
Lawrence Rudolech for a painting titled "Streamed."
Thomas Himsel for a painting titled "The Other Side of the Hill."

Bill Inman was awarded the $300 John "ABE" Eyed Memorial Award for his painting titled "Sun Kissed."
The $300 Carl Graf Memorial Award went to Chris Newland for an oil titled "Sow Again."
Norene Mara won the John Rudd $300 Memorial Award for "Winter Woodland," and Hattie Stanton took the Magaret Colglazer Memorial Award for "Scenic View winning $250.
The V. J. Cariani Memorial Award went to Thom Robinson. Luke Buck to the Floyd Hopper Memorial Award for his Watercolor titled "Hoosier Barn" with $250 in prize money. Andrea Bojrab won the $250 Indiana Plein Air Painters Award for a painting called "Dustin Nature Preserve."