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COLBY — Awards were handed out for the 2023 Art on the Oasis show in March at Colby Community College. Organizers extended appreciation to the donors and communities involved with another successful event.
The judge was Kris Kuksi from Lawrence, formerly of Hays. High schools at the show included Colby, Wheatland-Grinnell, and Wauneta-Palisade (Neb.). Toby Flores of Hays received Best of Show.
The top three artists, listed in each division with their current town or school, were presented with cash prizes.
PROFESSIONAL
Opaque Painting
1. Skyla Hegwood, McCook, Neb.
2. Tony Spivey, Goodland
3. Janelle N Johnson, Trenton, Neb.
Mixed Medium
1. Brian Hutchinson, Hays
2. Sally Brandon, Phillipsburg
3. Teresa Honeycutt, McCook, Neb.
2D
1. Skyla Hegwood, McCook, Neb.
2. Julie Peterson Shea, Phillipsburg
3. Molly Kay Lamb, Russell Springs
Sculpture
1. Dan Schluckebeir, Palisade, Neb.
2. Rebel Mahieu, Colby
3. Ashley Smith, Smith Center
Watercolor
1. Gulnura Taylor, Greensburg
Photography
1. Doyle Saddler, Colby
2. Alan Haug, McCook, Neb.
3. Teresa Honeycutt, McCook, Neb.
Best of Show
Tobias Flores, Hays
AMATUER
Opaque Painting
1. Theresa Reeves, Oberlin
2. Cassandra Rhymer, Colby
3. Kent Lockhart, Norton
Mixed Medium
1. Alvin Schultz, Garden City
2. Suzanne Schielke, Colby
3. Sophia Alfayo, Palisade, Neb.
2D
1. Alvin Schultz, Garden City
2. Ann Dixson, Greensburg
3. Zack Beltz, Colby
Sculpture
1. Carla Albers Johnson, Oakley
2. Laila Aufdenfarten, Palisade, Neb.
3. Cassie Sells, Hays
Photography
1. David L Wilson, McCook, Neb.
2. Wilson
3. Cliff Johnson, Trenton, Neb.
Watercolor
1. Don Schroeder, Lewis
2. Kim Benson, Colby
3. Schroeder
HIGH SCHOOL
Painting
1. Dylan Hawks, Norton
2. Ashton Wheeler, Wauneta-Palisade (Neb.)
3. Hawks, Norton
Mixed Media
1. Treyton Barnett, Wheatland-Grinnell
2. Rob Manning, Norton
3. Kierra Tallent, Norton
2D
1. Jayden Bradley, Colby
2. Mareesa Hempler, Norton
3. Dylan Hawks, Norton
Sculpture
1. Abigail Cheney, Wheatland-Grinnell
2. Patrick Johnson, Wheatland-Grinnell
3. Sophia Alfago, Wauneta-Palisade
Photography
1. Rob Manning, Norton
2. Ashton Wheeler, Wauneta-Palisade
3. Manning, Norton