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Madison
Chautauqua Festival of Art
Papka
of Versailles, Ky.,
earns Chautauquas Best of Show
Children's
book illustrator
earns Best Presentation for third year
By
Don Ward
Editor
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Photo
by Don Ward
The
2011 Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art show winners pose at the
Lanier Mansion on Sept. 25 after having received their awards. They
are pictured with festival coordinator Georgie Kelly (front row
from left) Gale Bigham, Linda Barnett, Jeri Sanders, Kaska Firor,
and Melissa Oesch; (back row from left) Amy Welborn, Dieter Pfropper
(standing in for his wife, Maria), Raymond Papka and Madison Mayor
Tim Armstrong, who presented the awards.
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(October 2011) Raymond Papka of Versailles, Ky.,
won Best of Show from the judges at the 2011 Madison Chautauqua Festi-val
of Art show, held Sept. 24-25 in downtown Madison, Ind.
Papka creates encaustic painting and assemblage on wood panels and
altered books, said the description of his work. He was among several
artists honored during a brief ceremony on the Lanier Mansion State Historic
Sites North Lawn on Sept 25.
Winners were announced by Chautauqua coordinator Georgie Kelly. They were
then presented their handmade wooden trophies by Madison Mayor Tim Armstrong.
Jeri Landers, a childrens book author and illustrator from Rutledge,
Tenn., won the shows Best Presentation award for the third consecutive
year. She creates paper-cuttings and greeting cards in addition to her
childrens books.
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Photo
by Don Ward
Raymond
Papka of Versailles, Ky., receives his award from Madison Mayor
Tim Armstrong.
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Amy Welborn of Crestwood, Ky., earned the shows top
honor in the Fine Arts category. She works in oils to create her fine
art paintings and has won awards in the Arts Association of Oldham County,
where she is a member.
Melissa Oesch of Lexington, Ky., was the First Place award in the Crafts
category. She creates journals and sketchbooks from recycled materials.
Second Place in Fine Art went to Kaska Firor of Cincinnati. She is a past
winner at the show.
Third Place in Fine Art was awarded to Maria Pfropper of Dryden, Mich.
Her art is watercolor. She create lithographs in a primitive style using
textures and pointillism.
Second Place in Craft went to Linda Barnett of New Albany, Ind. Her work
is mixed media and mosaics.
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Photo
by Don Ward
Jeri
Sanders of Rutledge, Tenn. won "Best Presentation" for
the third consecutive year.
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Third Place in Craft was given to Gale Bigham of New Paris,
Ohio. His art consists of work such as bowls, pepper mills, rolling pins
and laminated rolling pins.
Rain hampered the start of two-day show until about noon Saturday, despite
a large crowd that turned out. Sundays weather was cool and overcast,
but no rain.
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