PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®) recently announced the winners of its annual, system-wide Art is Ageless® competition. The works of more than 85 senior artists from Kansas and Missouri will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar and greeting cards.
Art is Ageless is open exclusively to people aged 65 and older. Works must have been completed in the past five years. To be eligible for PMMA’s masterpiece level competition, artists entered a juried competition at one of 15 PMMA® communities in Kansas and Missouri.
More than 190 pieces were judged at the masterpiece level for inclusion in the calendar and Art is Ageless greeting cards. Artists not interested in competition were invited to enter the Art is Ageless exhibit only.
The Best of Show– Professional winner is John King with his painting “Rodeo Cowboy.” King entered the competition at Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia, Kan.
The Best of Show – Amateur winner is Linda Kobs with her painting “Just Hanging Out.” Kobs entered the competition at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kan.
Art is Ageless is a copyrighted program that started in 1980. It is an extension of PMMA’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.
The 2024 Art is Ageless calendar will again feature 16 pull-out postcards. The chosen 2024 Art is Ageless calendar and greeting card artwork (below) includes amateur and professional entries selected from winning entries in nine categories. Postcards are marked with a (P) following their name. Greeting card winners are denoted with a (G) following their name.
Aberdeen Heights: “Trade Winds,” Carole Braig, Quilting; “Clean the Palette,” Ruth Koch, Painting (P); “Koi Fish,” Larry Gross, Drawing (G).
Aberdeen Village: “Christmas Lantern,” Aileen Moise, Christmas; “Grandpa’s Work Shop,” Sharon Neson, Drawing; “Coffee and Candy,” Samuel Malsbary, Sculpture/3-D; “Pumpkin Time,” Carolyn Shomber, Painting; “Around and Around,” Sara Davina Taylor-Hinds, Needlework (P); “Pretty Pansies,” Aileen Moise, Drawing (G).
Arkansas City: “The Roundup,” Janice Hale, Mixed Media/Crafts; “First Snow,” Sharon Ternes, Painting; “In the Flint Hills,” Sharon Ternes, Painting; “Pink Piano,” Karen Johnson, Sculpture/3-D (P).
Clay Center: “Country Church,” Douglas Fowles, Painting; “Enduring Appeal,” Jane Crawshaw, Quilting (G).
Emporia: “Botanicals on Display,” Joan Butts, Quilting; “Footbridge in Winter,” Paul Johnston, Painting; “Rodeo Cowboy,” John King, Painting; “All is Quiet,” Barbara Freerksen, Drawing (P); “Kansas Sky,” Nancy Pontius, Drawing (G); “Small Crescent Santa,” Karen Wiley, Christmas (G).
Farmington: “Barn that Oscar Built,” Juanita Rapp Wyman, Drawing; “Spring Song for the Dogwood,” Jeanette Bishop, Painting (P); “Harvest Time,” Vada Galvan, Painting (P); “Biff: Tree Climber,” Dorothy Weston, Drawing (P); “Plums,” Betty Chapman, Painting (G); “Still Life with Pineapple,” Victoria Gallagher Cummings, Mixed Media/Crafts (G); “Christmas Pageant,” DeeAnne Hansen, Christmas (G); “Christmas Snow in Switzerland,” Juanita Rapp Wyman, Drawing (G); “Butterfly,” Linda Smith, Photography (G); “Tis the Season,” Dorothy Weston, Christmas (G).
Fort Scott: “Peace in the Valley,” Ronda Bailey, Photography; “Ducks,” Tony Fornelli, Mixed Media/Crafts (G); “Hen Party,” Helen Nuzum, Quilting (G).
Lawrence: “Toby Keith,” John Boyer, Drawing; “Goose Parade,” Donna Russell, Mixed Media/Crafts; “Iris in Mexican Vase,” Barbara Hall, Painting (P); “Descent,” Marsha Poholsky, Mixed Media/Crafts (P); “Arkansas Autumn,” Jewell Willhite, Painting (P).
Manor of the Plains: “Last of the Hedgerow Holdouts,” Patrycia Ann Herndon, Drawing; “Just Hanging Out,” Linda Kobs, Painting; “Gano Elevator,” Sarah Schaeffer, Painting (P); “Stained Glass Cross,” Jane Eskam, Sculpture/3-D (G).
Newton: “Weathered Windmill,” Barbara Gable, Painting; “Pigtail,” Joey Giblin, Painting; “Ready to Go…,” Connie Rhodes, Painting; “Along the Fence,” Betty Duffy Eller, Mixed Media/Crafts (P); “Second Floor Bedroom,” Velera Adams, Painting (G); “Sunflowers and Clouds,” Betty Duffy Eller, Drawing (G); “Boat on the Lakeshore,” Rita Patterson, Painting (G).
Parsons: “Coneflowers,” Lorraine Evert, Painting; “I Love Lucy,” Jane Parish, Drawing (G).
Rolla: “Winter Fun,” DeeAnn DuCote, Painting; “Time Changes Everything,” Mutz Agnes Maples, Mixed Media/Crafts; “Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival,” Ellen Reynolds, Painting; “Little Red Schoolhouse Quilt,” Mary Faulkner, Quilting (P).
Salina: “Steampunk Airship #2,” Craig Boyers, Sculpture/3-D; “Kansas Beauty,” Barb Culley, Painting; “Let Us Give Thanks,” Phyllis Johnson, Needlework; “Evening Safari,” Sharon Root, Painting; “Could I Have This Dance,” Glenn Knak, Sculpture/3-D (P); “Peace on Earth,” Stan Lauer, Christmas (P); “Blooming Garden,” Kristy Yenkey, Quilting (G).
Topeka: “Forever American,” Peggy Shrewsbury, Quilting.
Wichita: “Christmas’ Glow,” Janet Butler, Christmas; “Ring Neck Pheasant,” Charles Cummins, Photography; “Between Sea and Sky,” John Ellert, Photography; “Sitting in Spring,” Richard Haden, Painting; “Covered Bridge,” LaVerne Klassen, Photography; “My Favorite Memories,” Carloyn Jean Stahl, Mixed Media/Crafts; “Kansas Sunshine,” Patt Sharpe, Drawing (P); “Partial Eclipse,” Skip Kreibach, Painting (G).
The winners and 28 additional honorable mention works may be viewed online at ArtisAgeless.org. The honorable mention works were selected to highlight the work of amateur and PMMA resident artists throughout the PMMA system.
The calendar and greeting cards will be released this fall.