Published: July 01, 2009 11:33 pm      

MMA accepting votes for People's Choice

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The Meridian Museum of Art’s People’s Choice Art Competition is now exhibiting. 

The voting will end at 5 p.m. on July 10.

  The People’s Choice competition gives Museum visitors the chance to vote for the award winners in a variety of media categories, as well as Best in Show.

This year’s event, the 18th Annual People’s Choice, features more than 71 works of art by artists form throughout the Southeast, with works in media such as acrylics, ceramics, colored pencil, conte, glass, mixed media, oil paintings, pastels, pen and ink, pencil drawings, photographs, sculpture, and watercolors.

  Judges in the competition will be Museum visitors. For $1, each person may cast one ballot during the competition. The Awards Reception will be Saturday July 11 6-8 p.m. with the awards announced at 7:30 p.m.

  The Museum is open Wednesday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and admission is free. The Museum is located at 628 25th Ave. For more information about the People’s Choice or other Museum programs, call (693) 1501 or e-mail meridianmuseum@bellsouth.net.

Artists with work accepted into this year’s exhibit include: Orville A. Anderson; Jackie Baines; Aaron Ballard; Shondra Burrage; Larry Bustin; Amber Carraway; William B. Carter; Eleanore Catledge; Cary Crosby; Karen Crosby; Wade Demers; Donna Downey; Keith Englen; Chris Ethridge; Angela Evans; Carole Ewing; Sylvia Follis; Emalie Formica; Mary Ann Galle; Kris Gianakos; Gretchen Haien; Peggy Harmon; Melanie Harrison; Allison Harrison; Denise Harrison; Don Heiden; Marie Hill; Marsha Iverson; Ana Iverson; Katy Iverson; Keith Jacoby; Scott Jay; Patricia Kent; Charyin King; Carol Langston; Bobby Lehman; Brad Luke; Myra Mabry; Joe MacGown; Debbie Martin; Cindy McDaniel; Doris McKinney; Ruth McMullan; Elizabeth "Poky" Murphy; Diane Oliver; Ginny Parker; Jeanne Poetker; Marcella Porter; Dot Pugh; Clo Ann Rabb; Mary Ann Reed; Margaret Remy; Mouise Richards; Sarah Ellen Riley; Jane Rogowski; Pamela Sanford; Don Shaffer; Kay Shaffer; Kurt Shroeder; Celia K. Smith; Courtney Taylor; Patsy Temple; Betty Thames; Marcia Via; Wanda Warren; Susan D. Weimer; K. Holland Westbrook; Steve Westbrook; Charles Whitlock; Candie Willis; Lowry Wilson; and Judy York.