Good Ole Summertime

July 28 – September 8, 2024

This year marked the 19th Annual Good Ole Summertime Exhibition, and it was a big one, with 46 artists entering a total of 84 entries! 
 
Exhibit Sponsors are Robert and Ann Scarafia of New Harmony. The exhibit was judged by Audra Lance, the Curator of the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art and Kent Parker, Founder and CEO of Round Barn Music, LLC.
 
The gallery was filled with over 100 supporter of the Hoosier Art Salon at the public open house on Saturday, August 10th.  Winners were presented with monetary awards totaling over $1,300.  So much talent and creativity filled the space, that four Honorable Mention awards were included from the judges. 
 
Congratulations to all our entries! The Hoosier Art Salon truly appreciates your dedication to our mission to create an appreciation of visual art by promoting Indiana artists and their work.
 
See the winning pieces and all entries below or stop by the gallery Thursday & Sunday, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and Friday & Saturday,
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, CST.  To purchase a piece, shop our online store on the SHOP tab!

2024 Best of Show:  Abstractionist, Oil, Anthony Schillaci, Noblesville, IN

1st Place: One of the Parliament, Watercolor, Diane Ubelhor-Wunderlich, Newburgh, IN

2nd Place: Frolicking Squirrel, Oil, Cynthia Watson, Evansville, IN 

3rd Place: Siblings in Sugar Creek, Gouache, Laura McCormick, Noblesville, IN 

People’s Choice & Honorable Mention: White Barn in Sunshine, Oil, Stacey Weisman, Otwell, IN 

Merit Award: Russell by the River, Oil, Kyle Ragsdale, Indianapolis, IN 

Honorable Mention: Riding the Wave, Calabash (gourd), Clay, Wood & Glass Beads, Jennifer Zingg, Derby IN

Honorable Mention: Two Wishes, Oil, Brandi Donan, Chattanooga, TN

Honorable Mention: Untitled, Pastel, Carol Luzon, West Lafayette, IN

Sliced Tomatoes, Oil, Amy Abuasabeh, Carmel, IN

The Beautiful Zucchini, Oil, Amy Abuasabeh, Carmel, IN 

Yun-Sook, Oil, Anthony Schillaci, Noblesville, IN 

The Gathering, Oil, Barbara Borries, Evansville, IN

Boy and His Art, Oil, Barbara Northern, New Harmony, IN 

Garden with Summer Hat, Oil, Barbara Northern, New Harmony, IN

Whitewater Canal #4 – Laurel, Watercolor, Betty Wagoner, Bloomington, IN 

Against the Grain, Oil, Brandi Donan, Chattanooga, TN

Anticipation, Pastel, Carleen O’Connor Rivera, Munster, IN

Bucket Drop II, Pastel, Carleen O’Connor Rivera, Munster, IN

Oak Meadow No. 12, Acrylic, Cedric Hustace, Evansville, IN

Beaver Moon, Acrylic, Cedric Hustace, Evansville, IN

Prairie Creek Park, Oil, Christel Gutelius, Mecca, IN

Nouveau Summer Scene, Oil, Christel Gutelius, Mecca, IN

Frolicking Squirrel, Oil, Cynthia Watson, Evansville, IN

White Blouse, Acrylic, Cynthia J. Young, Zionsville, IN

Lazy Days of Summer (Set of 5), Acrylic, Cynthia J. Young, Zionsville, IN

Cactus Flowers, Watercolor, Darrell Bryan, Champaign, IL

Little Cardinal, Watercolor, Darrell Bryan, Champaign, IL

Hello Sunshine!, Oil, David Ransom, Bloomington, IN

Chardonnay, Rose, and Fresh-cut Dahlias, Oil, David Ransom, Bloomington, IN

Turkey Country, Watercolor, Diane Ubelhor-Wundelich, Newburgh, IN

Alternate 001, Fused and Slumped Glass, James Lupkin, Fort Wayne, IN

Orchid #3, Fused and Slumped Glass, James Lupkin, Fort Wayne, IN

Frolicking Frogs, Watercolor, Janet Vayhinger, Newburgh, IN

Lunch, Watercolor, Janet Vayhinger, Newburgh, IN

All the Spilt Milk, Oil, Jeanette Hammerstein, Bloomington, IN

Velveteen, Oil, Jeanette Hammerstein, Bloomington, IN

Garden Squall, Watercolor, Jennifer Sugarman, Carmel, IN 

Late Summer Wander, Watercolor, Jennifer Sugarman, Carmel, IN 

Mason Jar, Watercolor, Jo Briant, New Harmony, IN 

Labyrinth, Watercolor, Jo Briant, New Harmony, IN 

Red Bud in the Spring, Oil, Justin Johnson, Newburgh, IN

Days Go By, Oil, Justin Johnson, Newburgh, IN

Cruising Down the Nile, Oil, Katharine Jones, Evansville, IN

Just Shucking Oysters, Oil, Katharine Jones, Evansville, IN

Rose Cream, Acrylic, Kathryn J. Houghton, Crawfordsville, IN

Oak Prairie, Acrylic, Kathryn J. Houghton, Crawfordsville, IN

Story Inn, Oil, Krista August, Nashville, IN

Elliott House, Oil, Krista August, Nashville, IN

Wave Riders, Oil, Kyle Ragsdale, Indianapolis, IN 

Russell by the River, Oil, Kyle Ragsdale, Indianapolis, IN 

Wisteria Garden (New Harmony), Pastel, Mark Millis, Bargersville, IN

Late Summer in Brown County, Oil, Mark Millis, Bargersville, IN

Berry Time, Watercolor, Marsha Bailey, New Harmony, IN

My Version of Mackenzie Child, Acrylic, Mary Beth Williams, Poseyville, IN

Amethyst Rings, Acrylic, Mary Beth Williams, Poseyville, IN

Road Trip to South Dakota, Magazine Paper Collage, Mary Mindiola, Indianapolis, IN

Summer Blue Birds, Acrylic, Mary R. Ruthenburg, Evansville, IN

Grandmother’s Favorites, Acrylic, Mary R. Ruthenburg, Evansville, IN

Just Beyond, Oil on Illustration Board, Michael Patrick Bailey, Newburgh, IN 

Steeves’ Firefly, Oil on Illustration Board, Michael Patrick Bailey, Newburgh, IN 

Favorite Sunday Morning, Watercolor, Nancy Rairdon, Newburgh, IN

Sea Lilies Dish and Vase, Wood, Ralph Buschbacher, Carmel, IN

Offering to the Sun God, Reverse Painting, Glass Etching, Rick Huffman, New Harmony, IN

Watering the Flowers, Acrylic, Rick Huffman, New Harmony, IN

Cave-In-Rock, Watercolor, Robert Pote, Evansville, IN

Calypso Roses, Oil, Rose Brenner, Bedford, IN

Koi Water Garden, Oil, Rose Brenner, Bedford, IN

Let’s Play, Acrylic Batik, Sarah L. Luginbill, Peru, IN

See You in September, Acrylic Batik, Sarah L. Luginbill, Peru, IN

The Paint Factory, Oil, Stacey Weisman, Otwell, IN

The Captain, Oil, Steve Harold, Terre Haute, IN

The Sisters, Oil, Steve Harold, Terre Haute, IN

Hornback Road, Watercolor, Ted Byrom, Mt. Vernon, IN

Mixing Apples & Oranges, Oil Pastel & Chalk, TJ Havens, Shelbyville, IN

Fruit of the Vine, Oil Pastel & Chalk, TJ Havens, Shelbyville, IN

Floral Vase, Ceramic, Tina Mangos, Carmel, IN 

Fish Vase, Ceramic, Tina Mangos, Carmel, IN 

Sidewalk Art, Spring 2020, Newburgh, IN, Light Stoneware & Steel, Todd Matteson, Newburgh, IN

Gaylord Opryland Nashville, TN 7-9-22, Light Stoneware & Steel, Todd Matteson, Newburgh, IN

In the Water, Out of the Water, and Inbetween, Acrylic Will Carpenter, Marion, IN

Folk Festival Singer, Acrylic Will Carpenter, Marion, IN

Event photos courtesy of Andy Batt.