Paulding Fine Arts is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Juried Art Show. A special thanks to our judge this year, Nancy Nowak, a talented pastel artist from Suwanee, GA. Ms. Nowak spent over 3 hours in her decision making process and was excited about the amount of artistic talent we have in our area. Congratulations to all our entrants, you can be confident in your work in that our judge had a such a difficult time choosing the winning pieces. Without further ado, the winning artists were:
Best of Show: Robert Hale for Golf Path, Photography Oil & Acrylic: 1st-Gary Baughman, Sycamore Creek, Oil; 2nd-Judy Cooper, Peaceful Pond, Oil; 3rd-Tea Time, Janice Smith, Oil; Honorable Mention-Donna Eberhart, Red Bird Winter, Oil. Watercolor: 1st-Mary Cash, Marilyn Monroe; 2nd-Janet Deal, Railroad Crossing; 3rd-Grandmothers' Perfume Bottles, Janice Smith; Honorable Mention-Myra Hall, Caladiums and Impatiens Drawing: 1st-Gary Baughman, One Fine Morning, Pastel; 2nd-Susan Gore Gardner, Harold Schulz, Pastel; 3rd-Quiet Stream, Janet Deal, Pastel; Honorable Mention-John Kuhenbeaker, Hair Guitar, Colored Pencil Photography: 1st-Robert Hale, Foggy Church; 2nd-Sally Hale, Water's Edge; 3rd-Faye McLain, Somewhere In Time; Honorable Mention-Cheryl-Ann Kennedy, Beauty A Midst the Darkness Other Art Forms: 1st-John Kuhenbeaker, Moto Guitar, 3-D wood/mixed media; 2nd-Paul Bauer, Welcome to Rio; Mixed Media; 3rd-Joe Medina, Wild Horse, 3-D Mixed Media; Honorable Mention-Virginia Moore, Grounded, Etching/Copper.
In addition a People's Choice Ribbon will be awarded to the work that receives the most votes during the duration of this exhibit, so please be sure to come by and view the exhibit and cast your vote for your favorite work.
Our regular hours of operation are Thursday through Saturday between 10:00am and 4:00pm. We are located in Dallas GA at 11 Courthouse Square, on the 2nd Floor of the OLD Paulding Courthouse Building. For more information, check out our website: www.pauldingfinearts.org

Pictured: some of the 2016 Juried Show Place Winners: Back Row L to R: Robert Hale, Gary Baughman, Donna Eberhart, John Kuhenbeaker, Myra Hall, Paul Bauer, Cheryl-Ann Kenndy Front Row L to R: Virginia Moore, Judy Cooper, Susan Gore Gardner, Mary Cash, Sally Hale