{"id":3903,"date":"2010-09-15T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2010-09-14T23:49:36","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T04:49:36","slug":"the-clarksville-art-scene-is-alive-and-thriving-at-riverfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2010\/09\/15\/the-clarksville-art-scene-is-alive-and-thriving-at-riverfest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clarksville art scene is alive and thriving at Riverfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/riverfest2010-logo.gif\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43633\" title=\"Riverfest 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/riverfest2010-logo.gif\" alt=\"Riverfest 2010\" width=\"200\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a>A former resident of the Boston and Washington, D.C. areas, I have been fortunate to see some great artworks in my life. I\u2019ve also witnessed the recent \u201cEmperor\u2019s New Clothes\u201d variety (otherwise called \u201cmodern art\u201d by some). My feelings towards some of the obscenities fostered on the public in recent years as \u201cart\u201d cannot be printed in this format. One only has to walk through the National Art Gallery where the display is chronological to see how talent somehow was replaced with publicity stunts to see how some artists have sold their souls to pure unadulterated \u201cselling a bill of goods to the unsuspecting\u201d to see what I mean.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47078\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3081.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47078\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47078 \" title=\"Art from the Tour D' Art on display at the Smith Trahern Mansion.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3081-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Art from the Tour D' Art on display at the Smith Trahern Mansion.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art from the Tour D&#39; Art on display at the Smith Trahern Mansion.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Leaving that type of discussion behind, it was a delight to see Tour d\u2019Art, the three shows that Clarksville area artists presented at Riverfest. Here was a selection of truly talented photographers (both traditional and digital), mixed media and collage artists, painters, sculptors, and artists who could actually draw with realism! For as little as $25, one could buy work that not only had potential for growth as investment but would be a joy to live with for years to come!<\/p>\n<p>My cousin, Jerry Church, and I started our art trek at Clarksville&#8217;s Downtown Artists Co-op where the Senior Citizen Art Exhibit was mounted.<\/p>\n<p>Best of Show went to Mark Griggs for photography of \u201cShaker Village.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first place winners were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Photography<\/strong>:\t\tLuAnnette Butler, \u201cWhat\u2019s up, Friend\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Painting<\/strong>:\t\tMary Lou Baggett, \u201cColorful Zinnias\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watercolor<\/strong>: \t\tKaren Elliott, \u201cTexas Cactus\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawing<\/strong>:  \t\tLaverne Yates, \u201cKitty Violation\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawing on glass<\/strong>: \tAlice Coons for \u201cIris\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>3D-Fiber Art<\/strong>: \t\tJames Holland, \u201cRooster,\u201d a counted cross-stitch design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_47080\" style=\"width: 143px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ruth-Crnkovich.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47080\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47080 \" title=\"Ruth Burks Crnkovich\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ruth-Crnkovich-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Burks Crnkovich\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruth Burks Crnkovich<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The senior awards were presented by Tonya Vaden, Deputy Director of Administration for Parks and Recreation. Ruth Burks Crnkovich of Burns, Tennessee was Juror for the show. Special thanks were extended to the Downtown Artists Co-op, Arts &amp; Heritage Development Council, Carolanne Haggard, Rebecca Cowling and Beverly Parker.<\/p>\n<p>On hand as a guest was Gregg Schlanger, Chairman of the Art department at APSU. He mentioned an up-coming alumni art exhibit that is a not-to-be missed event coming up later this Fall.<\/p>\n<p>Also in attendance was Dr. Dixie Webb, Dean of College of Arts and Letters. Dr. Webb is not only a Professor of Art History but is a quilter of some renown.<\/p>\n<p>Our next stop was the Smith-Trahern Mansion at 311 N. Spring Street, where the Fine Art Exhibit, Amateur and Professional Division, was on display. We arrived just as photographer Beverly Parker was presenting the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Best of Show want to Grant Schryver for \u201cThe Light at the End of the Tunnel,\u201d a digital photograph taken in the First Presbyterian Church. Grant, who just began his college career at University of Tennessee\u2014Chattanooga, is a former photography student of Piper db Bell at Clarksville Academy. He said he had gone into the church to photograph it because he is a member there. After taking pictures of the whole sanctuary, Grant was about to leave.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47081\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3086.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47081\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47081\" title=\"Artists and Tour D' Art Guests  attending the awards presentation at the Smith Trahern Mansion.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3086-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Artists and Tour D' Art Guests  attending the awards presentation at the Smith Trahern Mansion.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artists and Tour D&#39; Art Guests  attending the awards presentation at the Smith Trahern Mansion.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI thought I was done but I saw that the light was coming through at the end of the hallway and it was really, really nice. I stood on the stairs to take the picture and then switched it to a sepia tone when I got home,\u201d Grant remembered. \u201cI had no idea that it had won Best of Show until I got here tonight. I had already been home two weekends in a row and hadn\u2019t really planned to come home this weekend, but someone called my parents and told them it would be very special if I could attend the exhibit tonight. I had been at the show in the afternoon and was happy that I had received Honorable Mention for \u2018Reflection of the Past,\u2019 so I was totally surprised when I found out tonight about the Best of Show award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Juror Ruth Burks Crnkovich liked the photograph so much that she purchased it for her own collection.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47082\" style=\"width: 143px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3080.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47082\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47082\" title=\"Peggy Scoville Bonnington with her second place award in the Amateur Division\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3080-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"Peggy Scoville Bonnington with her second place award in the Amateur Division\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peggy Scoville Bonnington with her second place award in the Amateur Division<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the Amateur Division, the following first prizes were given:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital Photography<\/strong>:\t\t Jim Alexander, \u201cNot in Lenin\u2019s Shadow\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Film Photography<\/strong>:  \t \t Winnie Bagley, \u201cFairground III\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawing<\/strong>:  \t\t\t George Harrison, \u201cAlmost Home\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Painting and Watercolor<\/strong>:  \t Donna Borris, \u201cKey West Cruise\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>3D\/Fiber Art:\t\t  \t Mike Davis<\/strong>:  \u201cMountain Sentry\u201d (sculpture)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixed Media\/Print Collage<\/strong>:  \t Deana Coppedge, \u201cWooden Watermill\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Professional Division, the following first prizes were given:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital Photography<\/strong>:\t\tTheresa Biermann, \u201cGarden of Light\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Film Photography<\/strong>:\t\tMalcolm Glass, \u201cWalls\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawing<\/strong>:\t\t\tLinda Pierce, \u201cAbundance\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Painting and Watercolor<\/strong>:\tKris Six, \u201cStudies in Red\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>3D\/Fibert Art<\/strong>:\t\t\tCarolann Haggard, \u201cLaLuna\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixed Media\/Print Collage<\/strong>:\tKimberly Santiago, \u201cTrue Believer\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ahdclogo.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29010\" title=\"The Logo of the Arts and Heritage Development Council\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ahdclogo.jpg\" alt=\"The Logo of the Arts and Heritage Development Council\" width=\"136\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a>Special thanks went to the Smith-Trahern Mansion, Beverly Parker, Legends Bank, the Arts &amp; Heritage Development Council, F&amp;M Bank, Neal-Tarpley Parchman Funeral Home, Planter\u2019s Bank, The Choppin\u2019 Block, Chili\u2019s, Floral Expressions, Kay Lamirande, Al and Betty Clark, Guy Bozard, Gabriele Wardeiner, and many volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>A number of the exhibits were purchased by several of the sponsors of the show. The show was heavily attended with a reception from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed meeting artists, Professor Stuart Bonnington and his wife Peggy, who is a friend on my Facebook page. Peg and I had met only on line when I was trying to search out the artist of a painting I had purchased in Clarksville a few months ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47083\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3066.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47083\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47083\" title=\"Malcolm Glass with his first place award for his photography entry in the Professional Division\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3066-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Malcolm Glass with his first place award for his photography entry in the Professional Division\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malcolm Glass with his first place award for his photography entry in the Professional Division<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was also a pleasure to see Malcolm Glass, my former American Literature professor from the olden days of my attendance at APSU. He immediately knew the year of the class when I reminded him of a terrible accident that had occurred outside the building when a student dropped what he believed to be a defunct hand grenade only to find out that it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The Customs House Museum &amp; Cultural Center having been closed on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. before we began our tour, Jerry and I went to see the High School Art Exhibit there on Saturday morning. This year\u2019s exhibit featured about 155 entries.<\/p>\n<p>Best of Show went to Nicole Santiago of the Academy for Academic Excellence (a private school in Clarksville) for \u201cCorrespondence (the Great Wait),\u201d a painting of various forms of communication.<\/p>\n<p>First prizes went to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Photography<\/strong>:\t\t\tBen Marshall, Clarksville Academy, \u201cLonely\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>3D\/Sculpture<\/strong>:\t\t\tRussell Buzzard, Christian County High School, \u201cMy Welding Swag Yo!\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Painting<\/strong>:\t\t\tPaige Smith, Clarksville High School, \u201cEternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawing<\/strong>:\t\t\tKory Polley, Christian County High School, \u201cMan in the1920\u2019s\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixed Media\/Collage<\/strong>:\tAaron Schmittou, Montgomery Central High School, \u201cDHUUMAH\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/customshouselogo.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-23392\" title=\"The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/customshouselogo-200x61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a>Special thanks went to the Customs House Museum &amp; Cultural Center, Arts &amp; Heritage Development Council, CDE Lightband, Ellen Kanervo, Terri Jordan, Randy Spurgeon, Chick-fil-A, and many volunteers. Also a special thank you went to each art teacher for inspiring their students to excellence.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage everyone to support the arts community here. The talent is unlimited and viewing the work of local artists will enrich your life immeasurably.<\/p>\n<h3>Photo Gallery<\/h3>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>For more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/photogallery\/events\/2010\/riverfest\/\" >images of the 2010 Riverfest Celebration<\/a> visit Discover Clarksville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former resident of the Boston and Washington, D.C. areas, I have been fortunate to see some great artworks in my life. I\u2019ve also witnessed the recent \u201cEmperor\u2019s New Clothes\u201d variety (otherwise called \u201cmodern art\u201d by some). My feelings towards some of the obscenities fostered on the public in recent years as \u201cart\u201d cannot be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[4743,4744,1761,4745,262,4746,4747,3461,4748,3313,4749,4750,4751,771,2110,1050,4752,4753,1641,4754,1265,3338,80,4755,4756,4757,4758,4146,4759,4760,4761,4762,4763,4764,4765,1559,4766,2142,4767,4768,4769,4770,4771,4772,4773,4348,4774,4775,3354,2593,4776,4666,3492,4777,4778],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xGYI-10X","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3903"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3905,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions\/3905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}