2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS
WATER ..AGRICULTURE’S LIFE BLOOD
1st Place
Elizabeth Fife
Valley Springs
Water Water Everywhere
Acrylic
2nd Place
Kathleen Mattox
Sanger
Irrigation By Design, Too
Watercolor, Acrylic Paint, Stencils, Pen
Honorable Mention
Carol Hoover
Fresno
Home Delivery
Watercolor
Honorable Mention
Darlene Jaeger
Coarsegold
Optimism
Pastel
Honorable Mention
June Livingston
Fresno
Keeping It Flowing
Charcoal
CALIFORNIA CROPS
1st Place
Roberta Davis
Clovis
Twilight At The Pumpkin Farm
Watercolor, Pen, Paper
2nd Place
Becky Matli
Madera
Autumn Vineyards
Oil
Honorable Mention
Linda Abbott
Merced
Littler Brother From Another Mother??!
Oil
Honorable Mention
Abigail Anderson-Shine
Madera
Oh Nuts, It’s The Pits
Mixed Media, Fiber Art
Honorable Mention
Vivian Helena Aumond-Capone
Coarsegold
Colorful Cauliflower
Multimedia
Honorable Mention
Maia Ballis
Fresno
Peachy View
Watercolor
Honorable Mention
Margaret Eldred
Davis
Wheat Stubble Along Road 102, Yolo County
Acrylic
FARM MACHINERY AND STRUCTURES
1st Place
Sarkis Manavazian
Madera
Everything
Photography
2nd Place
James Quaschnick
Fresno
Stormy Madera Irrigation
Photography
Honorable Mention
Wendy Alexander
Fresno
Retired Rusty
Photography
Honorable Mention
Joseph “Danny” Silva
Madera
Still Standing
Photography
Honorable Mention
Karen Tillison
Clovis
Old Farm Truck
Photography
CELEBRATE AGRICULTURE ….THE HUMAN FACTOR
1st Place
Dixie Salazar
Fresno
Ballad Of The San Joaquin With Glass Of Water
Oil
2nd Place
Jose Jesus Elias
Madera
The Farmworkers
Mixed Media
Honorable Mention
Maggui Ledbetter
Chowchilla
Jesse’s Pomegranate Pickers
Watercolor
Honorable Mention
Sandy Myers
Raymond
The Vaccinator
Colored Pencil
OUR FARM & RANCH FRIENDS
BEST OF SHOW
Marilyn Wear
Turlock
Welcome Guest
Watercolor
1st Place
Mike McMullen
Squaw Valley
Crossing The Kings
Sculpture
2nd Place
Kathleen Mattox
Sanger
Kitty Karetakers
Watercolor, Pen & Collage
Honorable Mention
Wendy Alexander
Fresno
Feeding Time
Photography
Honorable Mention
Lynette Ballis
Saner
Pollination Dance
Oil
Honorable Mention
Sandra Lee Scott
Coarsegold
Slow SLO Cows
Pastel
CELEBRATE AGRICULTURE WITH THE ARTS ~ JURIED EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
September 30 – November 21, 2015 December 2015 – Select Pieces on Tour
Circle Gallery* CMAC – Community Media Access Collaborative
1653 N Schnoor, Suite 113 1555 Van Ness Ave, Fresno, CA 93721
Madera, CA 93637 (559) 266-2622
(559) 661 – 7005
Gallery Hours Studio Hours: http://cmac.tv/contact/
Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 4 pm Monday – Friday 10 am – 9 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm Friday 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday – Monday: Closed Saturday 1 – 6pm / Sunday: Closed
*Artwork available for purchase.
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By Dr. Jim Glynn, Director MCAC
Arts Council Celebrates Agriculture
It was 1993, and Nancy Clute had an idea, the realization of which became legendary. Nancy was one of the founders of the Madera County Arts Council and served as its executive director until her death in 2002. Her concept was to combine her passion for and love of art with this area’s primary industry — agriculture. The result was the inaugural exhibition of “Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts” in 1994.
The show was so successful that the following year the Arts Council established the show and exhibition as an annual event. This year, the Arts Council will present the twenty-second observance of the popular program with a reception at the Circle Gallery in the North Pointe Shopping Center, 1653 N. Schnoor,, Suite 113, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Although 120 entries were submitted, because of space limitation, they were juried down to 79 exhibits that will be on display until Nov. 21. Before the reception, the pieces will be judged by professional artist Paul Buxman of Kingsburg. Categories include “California Crops,” “Farm Machinery and Structures,” “Our Farm and Ranch Friends,” “The Human Factor,” and “Water… Agricultures’ Lifeblood.” Submissions in the latter category must include work that demonstrates the importance of water or, because of the sustained drought in our state, the problems caused by lack of water.
Artwork has been submitted from all parts of Central California, from Bakersfield to San Jose and Sonora. The media of various paints, pastels, and charcoals will be represented. There are also some wonderful pieces of sculpture (both lost-wax bronze and metalwork pieces), jewelry, and photography (both color and black and white). The exhibition is financially supported by the agricultural industry of California and by patrons of the artsHors d’oeuvres and beverages will be available during the evening, and there will be a special performance by Brett Moglia, who plays the saxophone with the popular band, “The Yard Dogs” and his tenth-grade students Ayami Sappington and Emily Anderson, guitarists and vocalists, from his singer-songwriter class at Minarets High School.
Admission to the reception is free. For more information, please contact the Madera County Arts Council at (559) 661-7005 or atwww.maderaarts.org. The Circle Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Saturday from 10 – 2 pm and evenings by appointment.