2011 Fine Arts Exhibition - Artists announced and New Events!

Congratulations to the 2011 Amateur and Professional artists who were selected to be a part of this year's Fine Arts Exhibition! They are as follows:

ACCEPTED AMATEUR
Albon, Timothy
Balson, Prem
Barnes, David
Beiter, Darlene
Benson, Kevin
Bleakney, April
Caryle, Karrie
Cook, Rob
Curry, Marilyn
Daily, Kit
Daily, Sharon
Darwin, Beverly
DeLay, Pamela
Doll, Barbara
Enterlin, John
Fogt, Juli
Ford, David
Garel, Jules
Gentilini, David
Golovin, Helen,
Gordon, Dennis
Hairston, Jr., Samuel
Halbert, George
Hart, Tom
Hazen, Judy
Hernandez, April
Jozwiak-Butler, Bethany
Kasson, Dylan
Kramer, Paul
Laxton, Bradley
Libbey, Elaine
Murray, Kristane
Nelson, Elizabeth
Ockuly, Sarah
Owen, Larry
Petrosky, Alyssa
Potts, Tara
Reeder, Douglas
Relick, Julia
Rence, Marisa
Ritchie, Melissa
Ruegsegger, Brenda
Ryan, C. Guillot
Savage, Molly
Seabaugh, Jerry
Simonson, Owen
Skapik, Aaron
Smith, Isaac
Snyders, Jim
Stewart, Laura
Taft, Rebecca
Telatnik, Sharon
Wales, Craig
Webb, Kimberly
Weller, Nova
Williams, Cherry
Young, Judi

ACCEPTED PROFESSIONAL
Adams, Janet
Antczak, Brandon
Bachman, Laine
Baker, Lawrence
Barnes, Ben
Beery, Art
Bell Smith, Catherine
Bogle, Bridgette
Borham-Hays, Carol
Borg, Rick
Brod, Undine
Brouillette, Adam
Buckland, Kevin
Bryne, Julie
Campbell, Karen
Carmean, Matt
Chrisman, Elizabeth
Cline, Georgie
Dotson, Suzanne
Douglas, Jeff
Dover, Diane
Emory, Paul
Engle, Gary
Fochtman, Frederick
Fogt, Chad
Folder, Kelley
Freeman, Elaine
Freiman, John
Gage, Angela
Glaeser, Bill
Glover, Jim
Goldie, Beverly
Graham, Amandda
Greenwalt, Tracy
Gregory, George
Griffith, Carol
Hays, Michael
Heyward, Bryan
Hill, Nicholas
Hudson, Andy
Ina, Andrew
Jackson, Morris
Jaeger, Tamara
Johnson, Dale
Kalb, Marty
Keiser, Kevin
Kella, Lori
Kistler, Virginia
Kloss, Kristi
Knowlton, Jules
Kortlander, John
Koff, Bernice
Lane, David
Langille, Nicoel
Leviton, Linda
Loderstedt, Michael
Mangino, Fran
May, Michael
Montague, Juliette
Moorhead, Emily
Mullet, Sherry
Nees, Paula
Nelson, Ardine
Oldfather, Dana
Owen, Jeffrey
Pereyma, Christine
Polansky, Tara
Quinones, Jose Luis
Reeser, Katelin
Rond, Stephanie
Rosen, Mark
Rosenfeld, Debbie
Routson, Jason
Rutkowski, Nikos
Sarri, Eliana
Schanberger, Francis
Schreiber, Daniel
Scanto, Jenny
Sheets, Michael
Shellhouse, Ashley
Siculan, Mike
Snyder, Carol
Sorenson, Alissa
Summauen, Grace
Tallan, Joan
Trout, James
Tursich, Crystal
Vogel, Barbara
Vogley-Woods, Melissa
Wesner, Linda
Wilbur, Paul
Woods, Eileen
Zimmerman, Dennis

As you can tell, there will be plenty of art to check out in the Cox Fine Arts Center this year. Plus--it's a great place to escape the summer heat and enjoy the local talent.

There are also two new events this year that you should definitely see!

New this year is The Short Film/Agricultural Film Festival Division who will showcase short films of any genre; they just have to be less than 10 minutes in length. This contest is open to any resident of the United States, so go ahead and get creative! If this is something you're interested in, check out the entry form here: http://www.ohiostatefair.com/osf/downloadbooks/specialevents/2011/2011fap.pdf.

Another new contest for 2011 called "A Roll in the Hay..." is calling for ten artists from all over the state to compete for $600 in prizes! Each artist must create their art out of straw/hay which will be judged by a panel to determine the winner. If you're up for the challenge, check out the fine arts page at www. ohiostatefair.com. To see some neat examples of hay art, go here: http://www.zuzafun.com/great-hay-art.