“Mother Earth” by Hanna Lore Hombardy won The Use of Symbolism Award.

“Home Grown In California” by Pam Shelly won The Honoring Our Artistic Roots Award.

“Fresh Picked” by Eileen Maloney won Honorable Mention.

The Ag Art Alliance Announces the Winners of the The Third Annual “Art About Agriculture Exhibit” at the Santa Paula Art Museum

The Santa Paula Art Museum and the Ag Art Alliance are pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Art About Agriculture exhibit. $500 in prizes were awarded by judges Meg Phelps and David Schwabauer to the seven winners.

The Use of Symbolism Award went to “Mother Earth” by Hanna Lore Hombardy. “Home Grown In California” by Pam Shelly won The Honoring Our Artistic Roots Award. The Excellence in Technique Award was given to “Big Tom” by Marcey Sheffield. The Sense of Agriculture Award was given to “Fall Vineyard” by George Lockwood and the sculpture, “A Slice of Life” by Duanne Dammeyer garnered the coveted Juciest Award.

Honorable Mentions round out the awards with recognition going to two watercolors, “Upper Ojai Hay” by Patty Van Dyke and “Fresh Picked” by Eileen Maloney.

“Art About Agriculture” is an agricultural themed art exhibit at the Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 N. 10th Street in historic downtown Santa Paula. The purpose of the exhibit is to promote Art About Agriculture by exploring all the facets of agriculture from workers to water, from machinery to soil and to the food that goes on our plates.

Art About Agriculture features art by 40 artists working in both two and three dimensional media who create art that in some way draws its inspiration from our agricultural heritage and/or contemporary agriculture. That inspiration includes, but is not limited to, depictions of rural landscape, farm animals, farm products, rural life, and art that in a more abstract way deals with issues and ideas related to agriculture.

The Ag Art Alliance was formed in 2007 by Gail Pidduck and John Nichols to promote a greater appreciation of the place of agriculture in our lives by revealing the many facets of agriculture through the eyes of artists.
The Santa Paula Art Museum is the repository and exhibition hall for the Santa Paula Art Collection. The valuable assemblage represents the accumulation of award winning entries in the Santa Paula Art Show which began in 1937. Also featured at the Art Museum are rotating exhibits of contemporary and local artists. The Museum is open Wednesday-Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday from noon to 4:00 pm. Admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3 and members and students are free.

WHAT: Ag Art Alliance 3rd Annual Exhibit “Art About Agriculture” Winners

WHERE: Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 N. 10th St. Santa Paula, CA

EXHIBIT DATES: Through February 6, 2011