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Rehoboth Art League celebrates eight decades of art and excellence

80th annual Members’ Fine Arts Exhibit to run through Sept. 3
Rehoboth Art League unveiled its 80th Annual Members’ Fine Art Exhibition at a reception in the Corkran, Tubbs and Ventures Galleries July 27. The annual exhibition showcases artworks in a variety of 2-D and 3-D media by over 125 of the Rehoboth Art League member artists. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
Deny Howeth
August 4, 2018
Sydney McGinley took best in show for Three Graces, a mixed media piece. She said “This is my life, my passion, beyond all else, I create.”
Photographers Marta Nammack, left, and Adam Terzian pose for a photo in the photography wing of the exhibit.
Gathered for a photo (l-r) are B.J. Clark; Board of Trustee Maryanne Murray, Kathryn, Ema and Mark Harris.
Awards judge Margaret Winslow, left, with Sara Ganter, chief operating officer.
Wayne Weeks poses with his winning self portrait sculpture.
Mixed media painting by Rebecca Raubacher, Child’s Fire, left, won Outstanding work award; lower right is a Wayne Weeks sketch; top right is Best in Show winner Three Graces by Sydney McGinley.
Bob and Sherry Schnepfe wander through the gallery.
Marilyn Feldman with her pastel Endless Arches, that won an honorable mention.
Many artist chose a theme reflecting the area’s beaches and water.

The 80th Annual Members' Fine Arts Exhibition opened with a reception July 27, at the Rehoboth Art League in Henlopen Acres. Just before the reception, the awards judge, Margaret Winslow presented a gallery talk. The exhibition showcases artworks by over 125 Rehoboth Art League member artists in a wide variety of media. The exhibit will run through Sept. 3.

Awards were: 

Sara Ethel Tunnell Award for Best in Show
Sydney McGinley, Three Graces, 2017, mixed media on paper

Mary Hall Leach Award for Outstanding Work
Rebecca Raubacher, Child's Fire, 2018, mixed media on paper

Thomas McFarland Skelly Award, Painting of Exceptional Merit
John Clendening, McIntosh Apples on a Scale, 2018, oil on canvas

Faucett-Okie Award, Emerging Delaware Artist, Traditional Style
Amy Woodhouse-Handberger, Majestic Vision, 2017, photograph on metal

Louise Chambers Corkran Award, Best Sculpture
Wayne Weeks, Evan, 2018, charcoal on paper

William Horn Award, Best Photography
Kraft Romph, Lifeguard, 2017, archival digital print

Col. W. S. Corkran Award, Painting Representative of the Eastern Shore, Sussex County
Joyce Condry, Cloud Cover Over Silver Lake, 2017, acrylic on canvas

Howard Schroeder Award, Best Portrait or Figurative Work
Cathy Z. Sawdley, Reclining Woman (Turquoise), 2017, mixed media on paper

Delaware Watercolor Society, Best Watercolor
Howard Eberle, Shanti, 2017, transparent watercolor on paper

Mary Derrickson McCurdy Memorial Award, Honorable Mention
Marilyn Feldman, Endless Arches, 2018, pastel on paper

Adelia E. Chiswell Award, Outstanding Watercolor
Ruth Ann Kaufman, Iris Garden, 2016, watercolor

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