Annual Jim and Ruth Howland Community OPEN!
A LONGSTANDING CELEBRATION OF ART AND COMMUNITY
February 25 – April 17, 2021
A community art event bringing all ages, all experience levels and a variety of media together in one amazing show!
Thanks to the 200 local artists who shared their creativity with us at this year’s Howland Community OPEN Show.
Awards 2021 Recap Video
Congratulations to the Howland Community Award Winners!!!
Youth Awards
| Age | Award | Name | Title of Artwork | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Honorable Mention | Aleena Sun | Bright Night | Paint and Playdough |
| 6 | Honorable Mention | Brody Christensen | Pumpkin Monster – Beware | Oil Pastel |
| 6 | Honorable Mention | Hazel Ryan | Night Sky | |
| 6 | Award | Albert Sun | Selfie | Oil Pastel |
| 10 | Honorable Mention | Eric Fan | The Color Dream Train | Oil Pastel |
| 13 | Honorable Mention | Sloane Wisor | Fleeing the Scene | Watercolor & Acrylic |
| 10 | Award | Adele Aukerman | Sweet Beginning, Fiery End | Mixed Media |
| 14 | Honorable Mention | Simone Jackson | Cats and Other Good Things | Mixed Media |
| 15 | Honorable Mention | MJ Porsche | Two Birds | Acrylic on panel |
| 15 | Award | Nyomi Figueroa | Sand Worm | Paint |
Adult Category Awards
| Category | Award | Name | Title of Artwork | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | Award | Jennifer Lommers | Finding Strength | Mixed media – oil & fiber on paper |
| Abstract | Award | Chi Meredith | Delicate Balance | Acrylic |
| Conceptual | Honorable Mention | Danuta Muszynska | Counting… Dark Pyramid | Etching, embossing, Chine-collé |
| Conceptual | Honorable Mention | Lisa Wells | Earthlove, Earthcare | Sculpture: rock and crochet |
| Conceptual | Award | Jennifer Ayotte | Holding Us All Together – The Sun, The Moon, The Stars | Textile – hand-dyed and stitched |
| Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Lill Ahrens | The Ghost in the Machine: Tiny Edition. From the Series, Hand Cranks Hallucinating | Mixed media |
| Fantasy | Honorable Mention | Louie Gizyn | The Hoopdance Starring the Imps of Wonder | Clay, fiber mobile |
| Fantasy | Award | Annclaire Greig | After The Storm | Found materials: teabags |
| Fauna | Award | Anthony Gordon | Secret Admirer | Ceramic |
| Fauna | Award | Jillian Abernathy | Portrait of a Toad | Watercolor & acrylic |
| Flora | Honorable Mention | Laurie Childers | Burled stump | Porcelain, anagama |
| Flora | Honorable Mention | Earl Newman | Poppies | Acrylic |
| Flora | Award | Anna Russell | Ceramic Vases | Ceramic |
| Functional | Honorable Mention | Carol Chapel | Rooster Flew | In print on paper (kite) |
| Functional | Honorable Mention | Annelie Haberman | Mountains Teapot | Ceramic |
| Functional | Award | Lee Kitzman | Iris | Clay – raku |
| People | Honorable Mention | Pat Berman | Conversation Piece | Ceramic and wood |
| People | Honorable Mention | Angelyn Voss | Of the Earth | Acrylic |
| People | Award | Niya Lee | Efflorescence (Proud Girl) | Earthenware, glaze, acrylic, gold leaf, graphite |
| Scapes | Honorable Mention | Peggy Sharrow | Fall Cascades Again! | Fiber |
| Scapes | Honorable Mention | Leslie Tejada | Forest Inscape #11 | Acrylic |
| Scapes | Award | Sally Ishikawa | Light House | Acrylic |
| Award | Name | Title of Artwork |
|---|---|---|
| Curator’s Choice | Laurel Brinson-Larrabee | Pressure of Leadership |
| Board Award | Greg Bal | Alcazar Palace Cistern, Seville Spain |
| People’s Choice Award | Gale Everett | Red, New Year of the Ox |
And the winner of the drawing for a December 2021 show in the Corrine Woodman Galleries?
Vincent Zettler!!
The Idea Reigns Supreme: Curator’s Award for the Howland Community OPEN 2021 Exhibit with Hester Coucke
Howland community Open Artist Talk
A Glimpse into the Howland Community Open 2021 | The Arts Center
Judith Sander, 2020 People’s Choice Award Winner
| Dates To Remember | |
| February 25 – April 17 | Exhibition dates of the Howland Community OPEN Exhibition |
| March 11 Noon | Lunch@Home, Zoom Live Artists Talk. Artists TBA |
| April 1 | Award presentation(s) via Zoom. Time TBA |
| April 19 – 21 12 – 5 PM | Pick up with masks, distance & patience |
| April 22 | Gallery walls will be painted. Art must be picked up! |
| April 24 – 30 Noon – 5 PM | Pre-Owned Art Sale |
If you love community creativity as much as we do, please contribute a “Why I Love The Howland OPEN” video. We will be recording these on drop off days!
This idea was sparked by The Lunch Bunch, pictured here. They are local artists who wanted to support this year’s Community OPEN.
Thanks also to long-time business sponsor Citizens Bank for their sponsorship support!
Special thanks to Jim and Ruth Howland for establishing a legacy fund in The Arts Center’s Endowment Fund for this special annual community arts exhibit.
