The Kentucky Museum and our sponsors are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts. Generously sponsored by Abound Credit Union, any Kentucky resident over the age of 18 and living within 65 miles of Bowling Green is eligible to enter a piece of their original artwork created within the last two years. Monetary awards were given in ten categories as well as for Best of Show, the Purchase Award, the Student Purchase Award, the World’s Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award, and the Artworks Merit Award.
The award winners were announced at a public ceremony and reception on March 1, with comments provided by WKU President Timothy Caboni, Abound Credit Union’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jake Darabos, and Kentucky Museum Director Brent Bjorkman.
The exhibition remains open to the public through April 12, 2024.
The winners of the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts are:
Best in Show
Gracie Silvia
Blooming
Sponsored by Ellis-Walker Gallery
Kentucky Museum Purchase Award
Davonne Souza
Untitled
Sponsored by David and Laura Harper Lee
Student Purchase Award
Trini Morales
The Tale of Two Suns
Sponsored by Abound Credit Union
Artworks Merit Award
Sheila Flener
Artist Book #35
Sponsored by ArtWorks, Inc.
The World’s Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award
Jean Lucas
Fripp Island Spring
Sponsored by The World’s Greatest Studio Tour
First Place, Ceramics and Glass
Jessica Strange
Harmony
Sponsored by Nancy Baird, in memory of Tom
Second Place, Ceramics and Glass
Tayla Wright
Bubbles
Sponsored by Brent and Holly Oglesbee
Third Place, Ceramics and Glass
Norma Strange
One Body Many Parts
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson
First Place, Drawing/Illustration
Leslie Nichols
Lindsay (Morgan 1970)
Sponsored by Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle
Second Place, Drawing/Illustration
Julie Ellis
The Scene Unseen
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson
Third Place, Drawing/Illustration
Benjamin Brown
City on a hill
Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends
First Place, Fiber Arts
Eleanor Davidson
Terra Incognita #3
Sponsored by The Basket Maker’s Catalog
Second Place, Fiber Arts
Marsha Holm
Another Holm-made Basket
Sponsored by Mike and Leslie Nichols, in memory of Jacqui Lubbers
Third Place, Fiber Arts
Cindy Houston
Untitled
Sponsored by Brent Bjorkman and Ann Ferrell
First Place, Graphic Design/Digital Art
Clinton Lewis
The Commons
Sponsored by Sharon Kreke, in memory of Sharon Wassom
Second Place, Graphic Design/Digital Art
Jessica Bosse
Self Portrait
Sponsored by Cheryl Kirby-Stokes and Michael Stokes
Third Place, Graphic Design/Digital Art
Robert Ewing
A Hand-Bound Diary
Sponsored by Bruce and Donna Schulte
First Place, Mixed Media
Davonne Souza
Untitled
Sponsored by Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council
Second Place, Mixed Media
Nellie Lutzwolf
Hey Barbie!
Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends
Third Place, Mixed Media
Alla Gilbert
Leaving Debrovah Ukraine
Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends
First Place, Painting
Yvonne Petkus
Terra Cognita
Sponsored by Ray Buckberry Jr.
Second Place, Painting
Holly Oglesbee
Foliage in Black and White
Sponsored by James and Anna Jo Johnson, in memory of Ann T. Travelstead
Third Place, Painting
Stone Pfeiffer
Unloading…
Sponsored by Kentucky Museum Friends
First Place, Photography
Scott Gilbert
Scout’s View
Sponsored by Connie and Tom Foster
Second Place, Photography
Melissa Taylor
Cosmic Reign
Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington
Third Place, Photography
Julie Barrick
Circle of Life Yellowstone National Park
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson
First Place, Printmaking
Kendall Gott
Fates of the Ego
Sponsored by Scott Gilbert and Beth Hester
Second Place, Printmaking
Trini Morales
The Tale of Two Suns
Sponsored by Tom and Portia Pennington
Third Place, Printmaking
Samantha Cox
Unseelie Eyes Never Blink
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson
First Place, Sculpture
Ethan Justice
You Were a Home I Wanted to Grow Old In
Sponsored by WKU League of Sculptors
Second Place, Sculpture
Chris Radus
Tough Angel 2
Sponsored by Yvonne Petkus and CJ Johanson
Third Place, Sculpture
Robert Hall
Untitled
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Hinson
First Place, Watercolor
Samuel Hunt
Boghetto Shade
Sponsored by Drs. Sam and Mary Evans
Second Place, Watercolor
Alexander Sylvi
Uiscefhuaraithe
Sponsored by Richard and Leslie Weigel
Third Place, Watercolor
Tom Poole
Bison Herd in Yellowstone
Sponsored by Professor Ron and Mrs. Cathy Rhoades