Randolph County Community Arts Center - RCCAC

RCCAC Gala Juried Art Exhibition winners named

Award winners were announced and more than $1,500 in prize money was presented at the Randolph County Community Arts Center’s ninth annual Gala celebration Sept. 10 in Elkins.

Juror Jo Gaston chose the winners from the work of 30 artists displayed in the annual Gala Juried Art Exhibition, which will run through Sept. 29.

	Best of Show, and a cash prize of $500, was awarded to Chet Lowther for his untitled acrylic work.
	First Place, and $300, was awarded to Michael Doig for his oil painting “Ramp Digger”.
	Second Place, and $200, was awarded to Monica Wilkins for her watercolor “One Cow Walking”.
	Third Place, and $100, was awarded to Karen Ward for her oil on canvas “Bluemont”.
	The Elkins Regional Convalescent Center Award, and $250, was awarded to Deborah McHenry for her watercolor and crayon work “Morning Arrives”.
Eight honorable mention awards for $25 each were presented to:
	Ruth Blackwell Rogers for her acrylic on canvas collage “Dancing with the Gulf of Mexico”;
	Paul Bonnes for his wood and steel sculpture “Halley”;
	Liza Brenner for her oil and latex on panel “The Rabbit Affair”;
	Alain Kieny for his pastel “Lucy on the Rug with Sunshine”;
	Ken McCoy for his photograph “Antelope Canyon”;
	Ruth Ann McLaughlin for her pastel “Ready for Winter”;
	Lisbet Okun for her textile work “Simple Twist of Fate”;
	and David Shombert for his “Lidded Box” of Hickory, Amazakoue, and Ebony.

Gaston has been an art educator for more than 20 years and is a member of both the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and the National Watercolor Society (NWS).

The exhibit will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also on display is a solo exhibition by Elkins artist Margo Blevin Denton in the Maxwell Gallery. Denton’s exhibit will be on display through Nov. 17.

This year’s Gala Exhibit is sponsored by the Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, located on the Beverly Five Lane - South of Elkins. ERCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to nursing home services for both skilled
and intermediate care residents.

The RCCAC, a non-profit organization promoting and supporting the arts in Randolph County and the surrounding areas, is located at the corner of Randolph Avenue and Park Street in Elkins. The RCCAC is supported by the National Endowment of the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Call the RCCAC office at 637-2355 for information on its arts education classes, exhibits, concert series, and children’s concert series.

RCCAC is committed to providing accessibility to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact our office in advance. Call the RCCAC office at 637-2355 for more information.