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On Monday, August 17, at the Way Public
Library in Perrysburg, local artists ages one through junior
high age and their families and friends celebrated the last
day of summer with an Art Exhibit Opening Reception for
“Color My World”, the first annual Youth Art Invitational
Exhibit co-sponsored by The Way Library and PRIZM Creative
Community.
The art exhibit will continue to be
available for viewing in the downstairs gallery of Way
Public Library at 101 E. Indiana Ave through Tuesday October
13, with pick-up of all art pieces scheduled for Wednesday
and Thursday October 14 and 15 from 2:30-8:30 p.m.
Youth throughout the area submitted two
and three dimensional art creations in all media. All
participants received certificates of participation and had
a chance to win valuable prizes as part of a general lottery
of art supplies provided by the non-profit 501c. 3.
PRIZM Creative Community with support
for this year’s show by art patron Susan Conda of
Perrysburg. In addition to the lottery, PRIZM provided
hundreds of dollars of FREE art supplies to the winners in
the age and theme categories represented in the show.
This unique exhibit for kids and teens
gave students and art mentors in the community a chance to
work together on completing a summer project. For some kids
they are participating in their first formal exhibition
experience. The exhibition includes both two and
three-dimensional works in all medias. As a local non-profit
501 (c) 3 organization PRIZM Creative Community and Way
Public Library seeks to enrich the community with
educational opportunities.
Some of the suggested art ideas
provided to the artists were as follows: Library-Themed Art
tying into what the artists like best about visiting the Way
Public Library, Art made from recycled materials, Way’s
summer reading theme “Every Hero has a Story”, and/or
Prizm’s 2015 Creative Challenge theme “Seasons of Change”.
Some marvelous art has been created by all ages in all
categories.
THE ARTIST AWARD WINNERS:
Of the 50 works of art submitted to the
exhibition, professional artist and exhibit juror, Emanuel
H. Enriquez of Bowling Green, Ohio chose the following
winners:
THEME ENTRIES
Seasons of Change:
1st place-
Lindsay Hubaker, Age 9, “Four Sparkling Seasons,” Canvas &
Household Materials
Honorable Mention-
Julie Siewert, Age 12, “Sidewalk Seasons,” Chalk
Library Theme:
1st place-
Penelope Giammarco, age 6, “Let the Wild Rumpus Start, ”
Crayon and Watercolors Honorable Mention- Jonah Cook,
age 12, “The Giving Tree,” Mixed Media
Recycle Theme:
1st place-
Abigail Bechtel, age 10, “Twisted Tree of Imagination,”
Acrylic and Recycled Materials
Honorable Mention-
Alexandria Hubaker, age 11, “Color Pop,” Canvas and Bottle
Caps
Hero Theme:
1st place-
Chloe Kozal, age 13, “Thor’s Map,” Colored Pencil
Honorable Mention-
Isabella Fischer, age 11 “Father,” Polymer Clay
AGE GROUP ENTRIES
Ages 1-6:
1st place-
Mary Murphy, age 5, “Egg-O-dile,” Acrylic and Recycled
Products
Honorable Mention-
Jonah Jensen, age 6, “Angry Birds in Space,” Acrylics, and
Marker
Age 7-10:
1st place-
London J. Cohen, age 7, “My Flower,” Chalk
Honorable Mention-
George DeWood, age 7, “Glazed Donut Please,” Clay
Age 11-12:
1st place-
Trenton Anderson, age 12 “Ironman’s Helmet,” recyclables and
paint
Honorable Mention-
Sydney Retting, age 11, “Batgirl in the City,” Mixed Media
Age 13-15:
1st place-
Zoe Lammers, age 14, “Musical Taste of Indy” Mixed Media
Honorable Mention-
Megan Jurek, age 13, “Mom and Baby Manatees” Colored Pencil
& Art Stix
The Way Public Library continues to provide
education, enrichment, and cultural opportunities to members
of our community. PRIZM Creative Community is a 501c.3
nonprofit organization for education, service, and
collaboration in the literary and visual arts that curates
the art exhibits at the Way Public Library.
Coming next to the Way Library Gallery
will be the second biennial Veteran’s Art Exhibit.
Honorably discharged Veterans from all branches and eras of
service are urged to apply by the Oct. 24 deadline as well
as family members of veterans who wish to honor the service
of their family members. Two-dimensional and
Three-dimensional artworks in all medias, as well as
veterans memorabilia will be displayed.
A special Veteran’s Day Program with
Opening Reception for the Veteran’s Art Show is planned for
Sunday afternoon November 8, starting at 2:00 in the
afternoon.
Stop by the Way Library for an
Veteran’s exhibit application or print one from the PRIZM
website homepage at
www.MyPrizm.com.
For information on additional educational workshops and
upcoming PRIZM opportunities in the visual and literary arts
visit the website @
www.myprizm.com,
email
prizm@bex.net
or call
419-931-8732
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