CLARKSVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Riverfest kicked off on Thursday, September 5 with a Juried Art Show at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. The event showcased the work of local artists in four divisions: professional, amateur, senior and youth. This year’s show was judged by Bettye Holte and Jacqueline Crouch.
Competition Winners are as follows:
Youth Division
2D Mixed Media
First: Kaitlin McKay ( Christian County High School) ‘Untitled’
Second: Garlynn Jarrell (Clarksville Academy) ‘Ambitions Predator’
Third: Jacob Steward (Christian County High School) ‘Untitiled’
3D Sculpture & Fiber Arts
First: Lena Stanley (Clarksville High School) ‘Bent But Not Broken’
Drawing
First: Vanessa Taylor Brooks (Christian County High School) ‘Savannah’
Second: Sadie Outen (Rossview High School) ‘Cameron Boyce’
Third: Brayden Clark (Rossview High School) ‘Kiss Portraits’
Painting
First: Nadine Duessler (Rossview High School) ‘Hard Hats’
Second: Grace Sutt (Rossview High School) ‘Identity Crisis’
Third: Richard Carney (Rossview High School) ‘Woman’
Photography and Digital Media
First: Clayton Allen (Clarksville Academy) ‘God Rays’
Second: Camille St. Paul (Rossview High School) ‘Childish Gambino’
Third: Hailey Ray (Clarksville Academy) ‘Car Sunset’
Best in Show
Nadine Duessler (Rossview High School) ‘Hard Hats’
Senior Division
2D Mixed Media
First: Kitty Hale ‘Spring Forward’
Painting
First: Carolyn Loyd ‘Magical’
Second: Dorothy Malone ‘The Ballerina’
Third: Mary Bagget ‘My Backyard’
Best in Show
Kitty Hale ‘Spring Forward’
Amateur Division
2D Mixed Media
First: Roxanna Lawdonski ‘Paint Pallete Flowers’
Drawing
First: Gracie Barret ‘Chico’
Painting
First: Alicia Nodas ‘King’
Second: Nick Williamson ‘Sibling Love’
Third: Ashley Perusquia ‘You Welcome Me’
Photography and Digital Media
First: Amanda Blount ‘The Circle of Life’
Second: Houston Menser ‘Fall Time in Clarksville’
Third: Austin Zaragoza ‘What Do You See’
Overall
First: Alicia Noda ‘King’
Second: Amanda Blount ‘The Circle of Life’
Third:Roxanna Lawdonski ‘Paint Palette Flowers’
Professional Division
2D Mixed Media
First: Symphony Medley ‘Noir Habille D’or’
Second: Amanda Dudley ‘A Mother’s Burden’
3D Sculpture & Fiber Arts
First: Jennifer Shelton ‘More Love’
Second: Symphony Medley ‘Raku Gele’
Third: Jackie Lewis ‘Grand Canyon’
Painting
First: John Sharp ’23 Diesel’
Second: Carol Eades ‘Great Grandma LuLu & Sister Marian’
Third: Pamela Boyd ‘Creation Day 6’
Photography and Digital Media
First: Stephen Schlegel ‘Exile-Milk carton series’
Second:Brittany Neal ‘Summer Bloom’
Third: Stephen Schlegel ‘Race of Love’
Overall
First: Stephen Schlegel ‘Exile-Milk carton series’
Second: Symphony Medley ‘Noir Habille D’or’
Third: Jennifer Shelton ‘More Love’
Best in Show – Adult Divisions
John Sharp ’23 Diesel’