Nearly 300 attend Mary Hoard Art Show Part 2 kickoff reception

By Chris Spangler

Part 2 of the Mary Hoard Art Show kicked off Sunday with an afternoon reception at the Hoard Historical Museum.

The Fort Atkinson event took place from 1 to 4 p.m., with nearly 300 attendees having visited by 2:30 p.m. They were able to cast ballots for “Popular Choice.”

The show, which runs through May 14, features artwork by adults and high school students.

Winners in the adult categories are:

Local Significance

Nonprofessional: Alison Meschke, first place; Susan Porubcan, second place; and John Lupiezowiec, third place.

Professional: Kent Parks, first place; Jan Holewinski, second place; Peter O’Hearn and Angie Hamele Szabo, tied for third place.

Two-dimensional

Nonprofessional: Susan Porubcan, first place; Liz Bowie, second place; Linda Hertig and Varla Bishop, tied for third place; Alison Meschke, honorable mention.

Professional: Mary Bughman, first; Janet Nelson, second; Kelly Hausknecht, third.

Three-dimensional

Nonprofessional: Audray Weber, first place; John Lupiezowiec, second place.

Professional: Brian Szabo, first place; Karen Gomez, second place; Amy Weh, third place.

Winners in the high school categories are:

Two-dimensional

Lizbeth Gallegos, first place; Shantae Martin, second place; Allison Gosda, third place; Kylie Berryman, honorable mention.

Digital

Malia Albers, first place; Brian Trader, second place; Jack Jonas, third place; Angel Hernandez-Cruz, honorable mention.

Three-dimensional

Grace Hoye, first place; Sophia Chapman, second place; Reid Selle, third place; Kayla Fehrman, honorable mention.

The winner of the inaugural Robert Hase ‘Best in Show’ award is Olivia Nava.

Hase, a retired longtime Fort Atkinson High School art teacher, and Mary Hoard began the Fort Atkinson Community Art Show, which now is the Mary Hoard Art Show.

Several works by Hase are on display at the show.

Judging the artwork were Margaret Forystek, Diane King and Charlie Olsen.

Nasco is co-sponsor of the show.

Earlier, Part 1 of the show exhibited some 800 pieces of art made by children, grades K-8, living within the School District of Fort Atkinson, including public, parochial and homeschooled pupils.

The Hoard Historical Museum is located in Fort Atkinson, 401, Whitewater Ave.

An earlier story about the show and its history is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/mary-hoard-art-show-returning-to-hoard-museum/.

Achim and Hope Tauch, Jefferson, enjoy a drawing of the late Governor W.D. Hoard created by their son, Marcus, not pictured. The piece was among those on display at the Mary Hoard Art Show Sunday.

Clayton Cass, Sullivan, takes a photo of a painting entered in the Mary Hoard Art Show by his grandfather, Pedro San Diego. 

Jan Arndt, at left, and Paulette Crook, both of Fort Atkinson, admire entries in the Mary Hoard Art Show during Sunday’s opening reception.

Deb Moyer, Oregon, at left, and Kurt Arenz, Madison, view artwork by Liz Bowie, not pictured, who is the girlfriend of Moyer’s son.

Robert Hase, a retired School District of Fort Atkinson art teacher, from left, and district teachers Susie Belzer, Rockwell Elementary School; Frank Korb, Fort Atkinson High School; Tess Seichter, Fort Atkinson Middle School, and Angie Hamele Szabo, Fort Atkinson High School, visit at the Mary Hoard Art Show: Part 2 Sunday. 

 

Betty Haag, at left, and Mary Jurgens-Jones, both of Milton, view artwork featuring a sturgeon by Amy Weh.

Area residents stop by the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson Sunday afternoon for the opening reception of the Mary Hoard Art Show Part 2.

Pedro San Diego, Sullivan, points to his painting of crocuses.

Works made by retired School District of Fort Atkinson art teacher Robert Hase are on display at the Mary Hoard Art Show Part 2.  

Chris Spangler photos. 

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