Senior citizens art show winners recognized

— Victor Potts Best of Show (Amateur) - Kathy Vanderhoof of Scioto County - "Vegetables in a Wooden Bowl" (Oil)

— Victor Potts Best of Show (Professional) - Pat Thompson of Adams County - "Boy in Tophat" (Oil) 

— People's Choice Award - Joyce Holben of Pike County - "The Village" (Quilt)

— Mary Peck Friend of Animals Award - Mary Beaumont of Scioto County - "Frog" (Photography)

— Best Overall Poem - Carolyn Oliver of Jackson County - "Grasndmas Pantry"

— Best Overall Essay - Charles Murray of Gallia County - "Bidwell Porter School Bell" 

Participants age 55 or older were eligible to participate in the show and were invited to a special reception to close out the event where ribbons were presented to winners of the many media categories and sub categories. A list of those winners can be found on the AAA7’s website at www.aaa7.org under “About AAA7” then “Special Events” then “Art Show and Poetry/Essay Contest”.

Examples of art categories that were entered in the Contest included acrylic, oil, pencil, photography, and fabric. Judging themes included animals and birds, floral, landscape, portraits, seascape, and still life. In addition, an essay/poetry category was also available with the entries included as part of the display at the Museum.

Participants in the variety of categories represented the counties served by the AAA7 which include Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton, as well as counties outside the 10-county district.

For more details about the Art Show or to have your name added to the mailing list for 2024, please call the Area Agency on Aging District 7 toll-free at 1-800-582-7277 or e-mail info@aaa7.org.