2021 MAG Annual Judged Open Show a Big Success!

This year, our Annual Judged Open Show was mounted in conjunction with the bi-annual Oklahoma Arts Conference, October 27–29, 2021, at the Muskogee Civic Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. We had over 130 entries, professionally displayed at the entry to the Civic Center arena. The opening reception was attended by a big crowd of artists, patrons, and collectors.

MANY THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS:
DeAnn McDaniel, exhibit chair, who organized the whole affair
Terri Postlethwaite, who assisted DeAnn with registration and sales
Wren Stratton, treasurer, who handled monetary transactions and awards
Jennifer Moore, who set up a beautiful reception table
Gigi Webb and volunteers who hung the show
Becky Lucht and volunteers that brought the panels from storage to and from the Civic Center
And many more volunteers that helped set up, man, and take-down of the show

MANY THANKS TO OUR JUDGES:
Jason Wilson, Contemporary Perceptual Artist. Wilson graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with an art education degree and has been been teaching for 25 years in Oklahoma—16 years at Seminole, and 9 years at Hartshorne. Wilson has had over 30 solo shows, countless exhibition and events, and appeared in magazines and newspapers.
Gary Moeller, Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts at Rogers State University. Moeller began teaching art at the university in 1979, along the way holding several administrative positions, including department head for the Department of Fine Arts. Upon his May 2018 retirement, he was given his current title. An accomplished artist in his own right, his works have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.

MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
THE BANK OF OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma Arts Council, Muskogee Area Arts Council, Pecan Creek Winery, and to the City of Muskogee for their assistance in setup and take down of the show, and for the space in the Civic Center.

AWARDS

BEST of SHOW
Patricia Ridge Bradley – Apple Bowl Napkin

PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Kay Goad – Sea Grass

DRAWING
1st    Becky Lucht – Long Black Train
2nd   Mary White – Waiting      
3rd    DeAnn McDaniel – Listening to the Rockies
HM    Becky Lucht – Wa Watusi
HM    Jennifer Moore – Goodbye
HM    Patricia Ridge Bradley – Sky Dance

OIL
1st    Patricia Ridge Bradley – The Green Scarf
2nd   Suzanne Jobe – Cortona III
3rd    Patricia Ridge Bradley – Pensive
HM    Suzanne Jobe – Paris in the Rain
HM    Suzanne Jobe – Cortona I
HM    Suzanne Jobe – Cannonballs

MIXED MEDIA
1st    Mary Hoopes – Dog Patrol
2nd   Sandi Rosson – Not Your Mother’s Pearls
3rd    Mary Hoopes – Night Owl
HM    Paula Hefley – Time Goes By
HM    Mary Hoopes – Purple Peacock
HM    Karin Cermak – Lightness of Being

WATERCOLOR
1st    Becky Lucht – Wings Over Water
2nd   Jennifer Moore – Two Peas in a Pod
3rd    DeAnn McDaniel – Happy Meal
HM   Gigi Webb - Dandelions
HM   Jennifer Moore – Wide Open
HM   Patricia Ridge Bradley – Twin Sisters

ACRYLIC
1st    Joel Everett – Plain's Light
2nd    Patricia Ridge Bradley – Azaleas
3rd    Karin Cermak – Charm of Tropics
HM    Joel Everett – Fish Creek
HM    Joel Everett – Sentinel
HM    Sandi Rosson – No Pouting

3D
1st    Derek Gibson – Pecan Urn with Turquoise    
2nd   Jennifer Gammill – Fibula Shawl Pin
3rd    Derek Gibson – Siberia Wood Burl     
HM    Derek Gibson – Walnut Bowl with Turquoise   
HM    Derek Gibson – Pecan Lidded Vase   
HM    Jennifer Gammill – Hand Forged Necklace

PHOTOGRAPHY
1st    Gigi Webb – Jingle Dancer      
2nd   Louis White –  Sintra Secret
3rd    Gigi Webb – Head Man Dancer
HM   Mary White – Beauty at the Beach
HM   Kate Adams – Crater Lake III
HM   Mary Hoopes – Reflections