2018 Indiana Heritage Arts 40th Exhibition and Sale

The 40th Annual Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibition kicked off the summer art season in Nashville, Indiana on June 9th, 2018. This year's judge, Nationally known artist Stapleton Kerns was tasked with determining which artist would compete for prize money totaling $30,000. Approximately 300 paintings were submitted for review with only 100 paintings receiving the stamp of approval by Mr. Kerns.  Stapleton Kerns studied at the Atelier of R. H. Ives Gammell (1893 - 1981) and lived and honed his artistic skills in Rockport Massachusetts during the early years of his career. He lives in New England teaching and creating his art. According to Mr. Kerns "As a Juror, I tried to choose those works that were technically sound, well designed and held together as a unified whole. I looked for paintings that made a strong visual statement, were confidently executed and were individual and original, even if they showed the influence of historical artists or were of familiar subjects. I am more concerned with "how it is a picture of" than "what it is a picture of"."

List of Artists Receiving Awards

IHA GOLD AWARD · $5000

First prize went to Beth Schwier for a painting titled “Rainy Day Peonies.”

IHA SILVER AWARD · $3000

Second prize went to C.W. Mundy for a painting titled “The Angelique, Nocturne.”

IHA BRONZE AWARD · $2000

Third prize went to Jerry Smith for a painting titled “Basic Ingredients.”

DIRECTORS PURCHASE AWARD

Libby Whipple for a painting titled “Hoosier Lesson.”

AWARDs OF EXCELLENCE  $1000

Todd Reifers for a painting titled “Warren Beach, Dunes State Park.”
Ken Bucklew for a painting titled On the Wind Over Redfish Pass
Marilyn Witt for a painting titled “A Bow to Summer’s End.”
Abby Laux for a painting titled “Lamar Valley.”

MEMORIAL AWARDS $500

Luke Buck for a painting titled "Greasy Creek Bottom Farm."
Tim Greatbatch for a painting titled "Blossoms at Yellowwood."
Libby Whipple for a painting titled "Hoosier Lesson."
Jeanne McLeish. for a painting titled "Devil’s Backbone, Pine Hills."

MEMORIAL AWARDs $300

Patricia Rhoden for a painting titled "Winter Retreat."
David Dale for a painting titled "Cream Run Creek."

MEMORIAL AWARDs $250

Fred Doloresco for a painting titled "Morning Fog."
Jerry Smith for a painting titled "Autumn Chord."
Mark Burkett for a painting titled "Granite Coast."
Fred Doloresco for a painting titled "Harvest Moon."
Karen Graeser . for a painting titled "Storm Clouds Passing."
Karen Graeser for a painting titled "Too Soon Gone."

MERIT AWARD  $500

Mark Ratzlaff for a painting titled "Goodbye Bloomington"

MERIT AWARD $250

Carol Strock Wasson for a painting titled "Soft Winter Light"

List of Artists Juried into the Exhibition

B

Anne-Karine Bley, Rhonda Bontrager, Roy Boswell, Charlene Brown, Char Beth Brown, Luke, Buck, Ken Bucklew, Dan Bulleit,, Ron Burgess, Mark Burkett, Jo Anne Burkhard, Susie Byerley

C

Carol Cammack, Wayne Campbell, Kathryn Clark

D

David Dale, Mary Ann Davis, Steve Dodge, Fred Doloresco

E

Stephen Edwards

F

Jacalyn Fagan, Jodie Friend

G

Karen Graeser, Tim Greatbatch

H

Ryan Heacock, Tricia Hillenburg, Thomas Himsel, Corrine Hull

I

Bill Inman

J

Brian Johnson

K

John Kelty, Mary Carol Kenney, Jeff Klinker

L

Abby Laux, Wyatt LeGrand, Diane Lyon

M

Jeanne McLeish, CW Mundy

N

Janak Narayan, Pamela Newell, Chris Newlund

O

James Oblack

P

Lisa Pfenninger, Dale Popovich

R

Maggie Rapp, Mark Ratzlaff, Todd Reifers, Patricia Rhoden, Thom Robinson, Lawrence Rudolech,, Cheryle Rol, Douglas Runyan

S

Martha Sando, Terri Schultz, Beth Schwier,  Nancy Shake, Donna Shortt, Jerry Smith, Carol Strock, Wasson

T

Ginny Takacs

W

Libby Whipple, Marilyn Witt, Dan Woodson, Tom Woodson


Sources

Indiana Heritage Arts
Brown County Art Gallery