Kerr Lake Art Show on display at VGCC through June 5

Entries in the 43rd Annual Kerr Lake Art Show, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, have been judged and are on display for the public on the second floor of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County through June 5, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

This year’s competition attracted hundreds of entries from artists in two states, working in a variety of two-dimensional media, according to Lelia Brigham, the Kerr Lake Art Society’s president and a part-time VGCC art instructor who coordinates the event. Cash prizes were awarded for the best original works, as chosen by the judge, Dr. Ricarda Kluessendorf of Heidelberg, Germany, in three divisions: Professional, Amateur, and Photography. In the Professional division, the first-place award was worth $200, the second-place award, $100, the third-place award, $50 and the fourth-place award, $25. Amateur artists and photographers took home awards of $100 (first), $50 (second), $25 (third) and $15 (fourth).

In the Professional division, Laure Stephens of Oxford took home the first-place prize with “Garden IX.” William Ward Moseley of Littleton won second place for his work, “Symbols of Peace.” Mary J. Oakley of Creedmoor came in third for “Wooded Pathway.” “Hydrangeas” by Pat Fuller of Kittrell took home the fourth-place ribbon. All winners in the professional division painted in watercolors.

In the Amateur division, Madeleine Illshe of Oxford took home the first-place blue ribbon for her watercolor painting, “Morning White Birch.” An oil painting called “Pensive Boy” won second place for Dolores Wilkinson of Oxford. Denise Gill of Henderson won third place for another oil painting, “Paradise Awaits.” The fourth-place winner was Jean C. Quick of Oxford, for a watercolor, “Going Home.”

Harris Lue of Oxford was the winner in the Photography division for “Wings.” Coming in second was Adam Pinnell of Warrenton, who offered “Prince Charming.” Daniel H. Bender of Norlina took the third-place ribbon for “A New Beginning.” Fourth place went to Bernard Champa of Clarksville, Va. for his photograph, “Forbidden Fruit.”

Honorable mentions were awarded to Ann Wilson of Henderson, John Brassard of Oxford, Frances Louis of Oxford, Julia Mullin of Creedmoor, Hillary Wilson of Henderson, Michael C. Ross of Henderson, Betsy Williams of Oxford, Deborah King of Henderson and Nora Sanders of Clarksville, Va., as well as to Stephens, Moseley, Champa and Pinnell for other works.