Missouri Top 50 winners recognized at Missouri State Fair
Award-winning entries in fine arts were recognized at a reception held Wednesday at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Winners were named in the open, photography and porcelain art categories, along with those who placed in the Missouri Top 50 and Missouri Junior Top 50 categories.
Receiving Missouri Top 50 first-money awards of $800 each were Nora Othic, of Brookfield; Brooke Buloveky, of Columbia; Steve Gorman, of Independence; and Erin Martinez, of Kansas City. Recipients of honorable mentions were Deby Gilley, of Aldrich; Maria Creyts, of Kansas City; Victoria Weaver, of Sedalia; and Beth Goyer, of Des Peres.
Receiving Missouri Junior Top 50 first-money awards of $80 each were Monica Ewigman, of Marceline; Katlynn Woolery, of Sedalia; Aundria Poort, of Stover; and Brittany Eastin, of Salisbury. Recipients of honorable mentions were Kendra Fox, of Warrensburg; Jordon Hamby, of Sedalia; Lakrista Souders, of Columbia; and Paige Selman, of Columbia.
State Fair Community College also made an art purchase at the reception. SFCC’s Daum Museum Director, Thomas Piche, presented Glenda Miller of Tipton with $500 for “Rain is Coming.”
The winning art will be on display in the Fine Arts Building throughout the Missouri State Fair through Aug. 21.
Visitors to the Fine Arts Building during the State Fair will also have an opportunity to watch photography, sculpture and pottery demonstrations. Artists sharing their skills in the building include ceramic artists Joyce Jablonski and Elizabeth Socolofsky-Howe, pastel artist Bonnie Shelton and painter David Fielding.
