Emporia Presbyterian Manor
MARCH 2022
Local artist featured on Art is Ageless greeting card Emporia-based artist Steve Barnard, who was named a masterpiece-level winner in last year’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition, recently had his painting, “Flying with Grandpa,” featured on a commemorative greeting card that accompanied the 2022 Art is Ageless “Flying with Grandpa” by Steve Barnard, a calendar. masterpiece winner in the 2021 Art is Ageless Although Steve is a lifecompetition. long artist, 2021 marked the first time he entered a piece of his work into the Art is Ageless competition. “I’ve shown in galleries and entered into contests before, so I thought it would be fun,” said Steve. Steve’s painting, which features an almost cartoon-like image of grandpa flying a stylized jet with his granddaughter riding shotgun, is a perfect example of Steve’s unique ability to turn a mental image into a piece of art. “I just sit down, and I get these visions for what I want to do,” said Steve. But Steve’s creativity isn’t always expressed in paint. “I paint, I do sculptures, I make constructions out of recycled materials, I do a little bit of wood working—I don’t really have a style. I just like to create whatever comes to mind,” said Steve. After his success in last year’s competition Steve is already planning on entering several pieces in the 2022 competition, although he knows that the competition will be tough. “I was pretty impressed with the quality when the calendar came out—there’s quite a lot of talent here in Emporia,” said Steve. u
Calling all artists Are you a painter, a quilter, a sculptor or virtually any other form of visual artist? If so, we want to see your work in the 2022 Art is Ageless® juried art competition. Emporia Presbyterian Manor is calling all artists age 65 and older to enter or exhibit in the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit and competition at the campus, 2300 Industrial Road, Emporia, Kan. The exhibit is scheduled for April 11 – May 6, 2022. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2023 Art is Ageless calendar. Due to the uncertainty created by COVID-19, Emporia Presbyterian Manor plans to hold its event virtually for friends of the program on the community’s Facebook page, and to announce winners on Facebook following the event. Works will be on exhibit at the community for residents only. Artists may choose to enter works for exhibit only. For the competition, the artist must have been 65 at the time of creation and have completed the work in the past five years (since January 2017).
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