By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Karen Vroman, Erie, received Honorable Mention for her “Chickens in the Cornfield” entry in RutabagA’s Second Fine Art Exhibit held May 4 at The Cellar, Geneseo. Entries in the exhibit are on display through May 28 at RutabagA Art Gallery & Studio at 108 North State St., downtown Geneseo. The Gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Additional entries also are on display at The Cellar Restaurant in downtown Geneseo during their regular hours which are Wednesday through Sunday. There were 97 entries in this year’s competition. Tom Hempel, art instructor at Black Hawk College in Moline, judged the entries.
Sunny Roberts, Seaton, captured Honorable Mention II for her entry, “Milky Way at Midnight.”
Jackson Parchert, Rock Island, left; was awarded Youth Honorable Mention I for his entry, “The Blessing of Davion,” in the Fine Art Exhibit; and Joyce Mattan, Geneseo, also received Honorable Mention 1 for her entry, “Moon Over the Barn.”
Marinn Cisna, at right; Galva, received Best of Show with her entry titled “Bringing Her Home;” Lexi Gordon, Geneseo, won third place which is the Dick Carlson Memorial Award, for her entry, “Still Life;” and Aryanna Stahr, Andalusia, was awarded Youth Excellence II, for “Made in U.S.A.”
Other winners in RutabagA’s Fine Arts Exhibit are, Tessa Wilebski, left, Geneseo, second place – Shirley Burnett Memorial Award for “A Neighboring Castle;” and Serina Nimrick, Geneseo, Youth Excellence I for her entry of “Spring Blooms.”
Other winners in the competition, but who were not available for photos, include Kathy Williams, Waterloo, Iowa; for her photograph entry, “Daddy /Daughter Dance-Age 4;” Mike Lawrence, Rock Island, 3-Dimensional, “Box of Antiquities,” (wood); and Rick Lodmell, Wilton, Iowa, Honorable Mention III, for his entry titled, “Stark.”
