A Malden art teacher has won Best of Show in the 65th Annual Poplar Bluff Artists' Guild Regional Juried Art Exhibit.
Yevgeny Sokolov's watercolor, "Tired," was selected from nearly 80 entries, said Steve Whitworth, director of the Margaret Harwell Art Museum, which hosts the event. Yevgeny is a past exhibitor of the museum, Whitworth said. Originally from Russia, Yevgeny also played basketball for Three Rivers College.
Entries can be seen at the museum starting at 1 p.m. Saturday and will be on display through December. An opening reception will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. An awards presentation, including a People's Choice Award, will be held at 3:45 p.m. Sunday.
"The guild was very pleased with the quality and variety of the work submitted," said Whitworth, who said entries had increased this year.
The Friends Gift Shop will be open during the reception, Whitworth said. It includes the recent addition of hand-painted Christmas ornaments by Kathy Dickson.
The Best of Show award is sponsored by Commerce Bank. Support for this show also comes from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
Other winners are:
Oil: First, Yevgeny Sokolov, "Pacific Yellow"; second, Steve Whitworth, "Alley Spring Stream"; third, Jack Burrows, "Wears Valley"; and Honorable Mention, Cheryl Allen, "Cottonfield Sunrise," Dave Carter, "Banyan 3 Fallen Limbs," and Steve Whitworth, "Alley Spring Mill."
Watercolor: First, Helen Towner, "Ozark Reflection"; second, Mary Taylor, "Alone Again"; third, Jean Isbell, "Sunflowers on the Farm"; and Honorable Mention, Yevgeny Sokolov, "Crimson 1046."
Acrylic: First, Mary Taylor, "Fly Away"; second, James Pinkerton, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"; third, Mike Shane, "Civil War"; and Honorable Mention, Samantha Krueger, "Cosmic Eye."
Pastels: First, Vicky Outman, "Reflections"; second, Brenda Seyer, "Sunset"; third, Marty Riley, "Reflections"; and Honorable Mention, Vicky Outman, "Hickory Canyon Feature," and Marty Riley, "Shell Creek at 8,000 Feet."
Mixed Media: First, Helen Towner, "Missouri Roots"; second, Shannon Meyers, "Leah's Dreaming Tree"; third, Mack Warren,"Woodeye?"; and Honorable Mention, Dawn Sperry Allen, "Meshia (Bee)."
Three-Dimensional: First, Adam Sobas, "Prodigious Acumen"; second, Dale Cannon, "Owl Landing"; third, Jim Pinkerton, "Chip Carved Box"; and Honorable Mention, Ruth Garner, "Trumpet."
Fiber: First, Brenda Seyer, "Azalea Garden"; and second, Mike Malone, "Tencel Scarf."
Graphic Arts: First, Alice Sudmeyer, "Moon on Mystery Planet"; second, Vic Russell, "Monica"; and third, Alice Sudmeyer, "Confusion's Reign."