41st ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINTON ARTISTS EXHIBITION is the show that has it all (except photography) and is the one show not to miss! With over $4000 in prize money, the competition is tough and the work excellent, contemporary and thought-provoking.
Dorothy M. Prior Best of Show Award- Veronica Fowler Arends for “Memento Mori IV”
Larson Gallery Guild Purchase Award- Glen Bach for “The King Has Ass Ears”
Argus Insurance, Inc. Award- Bill Brennen for “A Break in the Clouds”
Baechler Purchase Award- Stan Day for “Stray Animals”
Oak Hollow Purchase Award for Jewelry- Sarah J.G. Wauzynski for “Small Mystery”
Inland Fruit Award of Excellence- Darwin Davis for “Behind a Good Dictator is a Good Woman”
Lloyd Garretson Company Award- E.J. Krisor for “Porcelain Envelope”
Mary H. Picatti/Louisa Siverson Memorial Award- Susan Spong for “Voyeur’s Trunk”
Felicia Melero Holtzinger Award for Best Use of Fabrics- Ann Bowker for “Vangie’s Lily Pond”
Allied Arts Award- Timm E. Wauzynski & Sarah J.G. Wauzynski for “Whose Dream?”
Chairman’s Choice Award- Don Brontsema for “Two Cathedrals for Raymond Carver”
Director’s Choice Award- Lorna Libert for “Abandoned Estate”
Harold E. Tayer Memorial Award- Dick Elliott for “Kittitas Valley Hex”
Gasperetti Award- Gary Hammer for “The Hammer House, Hillhead, South Dakota”
Award for Originality in Metal Sculpture- Richard Mansfield for “The Beginning of the World Part II”
Chott Framing Award- Leo Adams for “Untitled”
The Baha’i Faith Award for Race Unity- Richard Mansfield for “The Second Advent”
Lorene Samuelson Memorial Award- William Bitter for “Sister Sender”
Gladys & Vic Persson Memorial Award for Watercolor- Kenneth Carter for “Corral Textures”
Excellence in Drawing Award- Constance Speth for “Two Glasses on a Window Sill”
The partnership between Yakima Valley College and the Larson Gallery Guild creates an environment where ideas flourish.
The Larson Gallery Guild supports the mission of the Larson Gallery to foster curiosity and appreciation for the visual arts in our diverse community.
Your financial donations fund Larson Gallery Guild programming which includes staffing, publications and materials, special events, lectures, workshops, visiting artists, and jurors.
Yakima Valley College supports the Larson Gallery through the maintenance of the building, providing the director’s salary and benefits, technology, security, and work-study students.
During Exhibitions:
Tue – Fri
10 AM-5 PM
Sat
12 PM-5 PM
(Note: Schedule varies during opening reception days)
Fostering curiosity and appreciation for the visual arts in our diverse community.
Cultivating a Love of Art
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