APH News & Press
InSights Artists to Receive Awards
News Release: Louisville, Kentucky, October 10, 2000
Artists to receive awards at ceremony at Hyatt Hotel, downtown, Friday 13, 6:30 P.M. Awards are for the ninth annual APH InSights 2000 which features art by blind or visually impaired artists
Awards for APH InSights 2000, the annual international art competition organized by the American Printing House for the Blind will be presented October 13 at a ceremony held during the annual meeting of the Ex Offico Trustees of the Printing House. Forty-two blind or visually impaired artists will be honored and seventeen of them will come to Louisville to receive their awards in person. Among the artist-attendees are: Jane Strohmeier, of Cincinnati, Ohio who has created a whimsical Wind Chime, Anita Smith, Cambridge, Illinois, who has drawn a stunning Prickly Pear Cactus and ten-year-old Jonathan Covington, of Mission Viejo, California, who has created a captivating collage titled Bird of Color.
APH InSights is organized by the American Printing House for the Blind for visually impaired and blind artists of all ages. This project reflects APH's mission to "promote the independence of blind persons" by encouraging individuals to create original art.
APH InSights 2000 features seventy-nine works by artists from the U. S. and Canada. This is the ninth year for the competition. Participants range from preschool children to senior citizens, include professional artists as well as hobbyists, and school art classes. (See list following) Two judges from Louisville selected the art works from 414 entries in a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. First, second and third place winners were chosen in each of nine categories, along with a selection of entries are included in the exhibition.
Artists listed according to state:
- Maria Isabel Guersi, Sculpture, Honorable Mention, Argentina
- Louis W. Gordon, Two-Dimensional Art, Honorable Mention, Los Angeles, CA
- Dorothy M. Mullins, Two-Dimensional Art, Hon. Mention, West Hollywood, CA
- Alejandro Saldana, Grades 4, 5, 6, First Place, Santa Ana, CA
- Amy Green, Grades 7, 8, 9, Second Place, Baker, CA
- Missy Jackson, Ungraded, Honorable Mention, Upper Lake, CA
- Jonathan Covington, Grades 1, 2, 3, Second Place, Mission Viejo, CA
- Justine Aragon, Grades 1, 2, 3, Honorable Mention, CO
- Tam Farrow (deceased) Grades 10, 11, 12, Honorable Mention, CT
- Chetan Patel, Grades 4, 5, 6, Honorable Mention, Glastonbury, CT
- Eva Maria Vandenburgh, Sculpture, First Place, Bonita Springs, FL
- Ruth A. Muns, Craft, Third Place, Augusta, GA
- Tyler Worsham, Preschool/Kindergarten, Third Place, Kankakee, IL
- Carmelo C. Gannello, Two-Dimensional Art, Third Place, Oak Park, IL
- Anita Smith, Two-Dimensional Art, First Place, Cambridge, IL
- Amanda Dobner, Grades 10, 11, 12, Third Place, Wauconda, IL
- Verne R. Sanford, Craft, Second Place, Valparaiso, IN
- Marendy L. Bellock, Ungraded, First Place, White Castle, LA
- Samantha Green, Two-Dimensional Art, Second Place, Auburn, ME
- Frank Valliere, Two-Dimensional Art, Honorable Mention, Gorham, ME
- Matthew Maiorana, Grades 1, 2, 3, Honorable Mention, St.Clair Shores, MI
- Josh Peck, Grades 1, 2, 3, Third Place, East Jordan, MI
- Amanda Stogsdill, Grades 4, 5, 6, Second Place, Hillsboro, MO
- Betty Yuhas, Craft, Honorable Mention, Cornelius, NC
- Shafeka Hashash, Grades 1, 2, 3, First Place, New Milford, NJ
- Sabrine Thabata, Grades 4, 5, 6, Third Place, Clifton, NJ
- Patrick Plunkett, Sculpture, Second Place, Napanoch, NY
- Martha B. Cowden, Craft, First Place, Dayton, OH
- Jane Strohmeier, Sculpture, Third Place, Cincinnati, OH
- Herbert M. Agueda, Grades 1, 2, 3, Honorable Mention, Lake Milton, OH
- Becky Knaub, Grades 10, 11, 12, First Place, Ducannon, PA
- Crystal Summerford, Ungraded, Second Place, McDonald, TN
- Jennifer Crick, Grades 10, 11, 12, Honorable Mention, Pegram, TN
- Meagan Yvonne Shaw, Preschool/Kindergarten, Second Place, Nashville, TN
- TSB group Student Group, Ungraded, Honorable Mention, Nashville, TN
- Velia Garcia, Grades 7, 8, 9, First Place, Baytown, TX
- Janet Devine, Craft, Honorable Mention, Lubbock, TX
- Eric Wood, Ungraded, Third Place, Austin, TX
- Shane Hill, Grades 7, 8, 9, Honorable Mention, Austin, TX
- Shelly Maas, Grades 10, 11, 12, Second Place, Austin, TX
- Tereena Woods, Grades 7, 8, 9, Third Place, Avinger, TX
- Derek Sheldrick, Preschool/Kindergarten, First Place, Orwell, VT
Contact Roberta Williams, Public Relations Specialist, for more information. Telephone: 1 -800-223-1839 or (502) 895-2405; e-mail: rwilliams@aph.org