BY JANIS GEYER SHULL –
Mena Art Gallery opened its 13th annual photography show with a reception Saturday, June 6. The gallery was filled with 100 outstanding photographs. Awards were presented to the winners in each of six adult categories and one youth category.
The Richard Shull Best of Show award went to Brittney Miller for her photograph, “Long Way Home.” The Best in Floral was awarded to a Hot Springs photographer, Sharon Prislipsky. Her husband, Vic Prislipsky, took the Best Wildlife award while Jo Eldridge received the R.L. Norris Memorial Award. By vote of those attending the reception, the People’s Choice Award was given to Jennifer Millsaps.
Other awards by category were as follows. Landscapes Only: First Place, Jim Anderson; Second Place, Michael Leonard; Third Place, Betty Acheson; Honorable Mention, Vic Prislipsky.
Landscapes with Structures: First, Ben Campbell; Second, Jim Anderson; Third, Sharon Prislipsky; HM, Michael Leonard.
Animals: First, Ken Vonk; Second, Donna Atkinson; Third, Steve Mosley; HM, Susan Sebren, Leon Fink, Jo Eldridge.
Floral: First, Larry Millican; Second, Pat Brown; Third, Pat Brown; HM Larry Millican.
People and Portraits: First, Michael Leonard; Second, Sharon Prislipsky; Third, Joseph Corcoran; HM, Jennifer Milsaps.
General: First, Brittney Miller; Second, Sharon Prislipsky; Third, Donna Atkinson; HM, Kurt Bickerstaff.
Youth: First, Mercy Chiapparo; Second, Alexiza Lawrence; Third, Mercy Chiapparo; HM, Ka See Moua; Rising Star, Ka See Moua.
This show will remain on display through June 26. Gallery hours are Tuesday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Jeri Pearson
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