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Image: 2023 Grand Prize Winner In Full Bloom, 16x20, Watercolor by Daniela Werneck
2023 Annual Online Juried Show
We were thrilled to have 435 artists enter the show with 1,250 pieces for consideration. 155 pieces were chosen for the show and 23 were award winners. The beautiful exhibition is available online and the recorded awards presentation can be viewed on YouTube. Thank You and Congratulations to everyone who participated!
Christine Graefe Drewyer, AWA President and Master Signature member to fund two AWA President’s Awards
Angela Mia & Family to fund the Kathleen J. Smith Humanity in Art Award
Katherine Leach to fund the Power of the Feminine Award
General Award Support
$500
David Terrio
René Porter
$300
Anonymous
$250
Lisa Gleim
Diane & Bob Mason
Jeanne Reavis
$200
Lucy Dickens
$100
Winifred Booth Karen Hitt Anne Laddon Jeanne Leemon Arline Mann Rebecca Nelson Pokey Park Gina Ward Hayden Wilson
$50
Katy Bishop Andrina Carey Linda Heath Clark Elaine Crockett Bronle Crosby Maryann DellaRocco Patricia Duncan Lillian Forziat Carla Hefley Susan Jarvis Anna Kasabian Anne Nielson Krista Oremus Wo Schiffman Sandy Shuster Rosalinda Taymor Angela Thomas Leslie Pratt-Thomas
Image: Small Goddess, 15x12x10, Sculpture by Betty Branch
New AWA Board Members
AWA is happy to announce that three new nominees were voted on to the Board of Directors and will begin serving their first term officially in November. Many thanks to all of the talented candidates who expressed interest in supporting AWA through this service. The Nominating Committee had a challenging process of material review and interviews to finalize nominations for the Board vote! The new Board members are:
May Klisch May is an Associate with Distinction member of AWA who currently lives in Wisconsin. She enjoyed a career in business before her current full-time focus on art. Originally from Singapore, she has traveled extensively and lived in other locations including Hawaii and San Francisco. May has served as Exhibit Chair for the League of Milwaukee Artists and on the Executive Committee of the Shorewood Artists Guild. Her background and degree in business, experience as a professional artist and with AWA, and service as a nonprofit board member will support the needs of the AWA Board well.
Sally is a Master Signature member of AWA. A native of Illinois who now lives in Texas, she has been working with scratchboard for over 50 years and is one of only 12 Master Scratchboard artists in the world. Sally has focused on diverse aspects of the business of being an artist beyond selling her original work through production of scratchboard kits with Ampersand Art Materials and owning a gallery. She has also worked with other nonprofits and previously served on the AWA Master Signature selection committee. AWA will benefit from Sally's professional experience and passion for AWA.
Angela is a Master Signature member of AWA living in Texas. An award-winning sculptor, Angela is an elected Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and was named a Living Master by the Art Renewal Center (ARC). Angela has focused on art as business with marketing and selling her sculpture and a custom jewelry line. A graduate of Clarion University, Angela cofounded the nonprofit FLITE that helps artists help those in need. Angela has served AWA through committee work, award sponsorship, and attendance at exhibitions for years. AWA will benefit from having even more of Angela's time and focus on our mission.
Mary Millicent Rodgers: Glamorous Patroness
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member
On the blog, Jann shares the story of Millicent Rodgers, who influenced the world of fashion, with exhibitions of her design aesthetic in museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and her trend-setting presence in Vogue and other fashion circles.
Jann would love your feedback on her article, please email her at: jhgilmoreART@aol.com
Image: Millicent Rogers in Tyrolean Clothing, Bachrach, p. 58, A Life in Full, Millicent Rogers
Upcoming AWA Exhibitions
2024 Tubac Center of the Arts- Tubac, Arizona Master Signature & Heritage Members Only Opening Reception & Awards March 1 March 1- April 14, 2024 Submission Period: December 15 - January 19, 2024
2024 The Loveland Museum - Loveland, Colorado Opening Reception & Awards September 13 September 14 - November 10, 2024 Application Period: May 1- June 10, 2024
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