Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition Exhibit, 2010

 

View images from this competition exhibit.

 

A sculpture awarded top prize in a Beijing Olympics competition, a compelling photo of a young boxer facing a championship bout and a memento-filled binder carved from one piece of wood are among the 50 award-winning works of sport art currently on exhibit at NAMOS.

The art was selected in a global competition for sport artists conducted by the Museum and selected by a jury from entries submitted from 26 state and 6 countries representing 57 sports. 

The boxing photo, a gold-winner, is by Chris Bucher. The sculpture, a bronze of an athlete holding an Olympic ring, is by Edward Wyth, and the skateboard of glass is by Scott Darlington.
One More Round, Chris Bucher

Over 100 people, art and sport organizations and the mayor of Indianapolis came to the reception celebrating this exhibit on January 20, 2011. Artists and patrons mingled while appreciating the artwork.

The Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition Exhibit, is an annual, international competition and exhibit that supports the Museum's two-pronged mission to encourage sport artists in their efforts to create sport art and to collect, preserve and share the best examples of sport art that it can acquire. NAMOS has one of the nation's largest collections of art depiciting sport. Over forty sports are represented in the over 900 paintings, photographs, sculptures and mixed media works in the collection.

Medalists in Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition Exhibit
Gold Medalists

SubwaySeries, Gary Erbe

 Swimmer, Stefanie Rocknak                                                                 
       One More Round, Chris Bucher                  
Silver Medalists
Silver medals were awarded to Julie Dilling, Plano, Tex., for a mosaic of a bull fighter, Before the Fight; Elizabeth Wessel, Glen Cove, N.Y., for a sculpture of gymnastics, In the Balance; and Scott Fincher, Chicago, for a photograph, Sandlot Ball Ruffian.
Bronze Medalists
Bronze medals were awarded to Dmitri  Wright, Greenwich, Conn., for a mixed media of Jesse Owens, Gold Tried by Fire; Jeremy Butler, Ossining, N.Y., for a bronze, Steffi Graf; and Sarah Hyde, Boulder, Colo., for a photograph taken in Peru, el futbolito.
Other Exhibitors:
Painting/2 Dimensional Media
Nancy Barch, Clifton Heights, Penn.; Tamir Barkan, Valencia, Cal.; Joy Bauer, Skokie, Ill.; Alexander Bostic, Mississippi State, Miss.; Jeff Bye, Hershey, Penn.; Mirian Cabello, Glenfeld, NSW, Australia; H. Skip Cutting, Murpheysboro, Ill.; Steven Dennis, Chicago; Susan Durkee, Redding, Conn.  Roberta Griffith, Princeville, H.I.; Micaiah Hardison, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Cal.; Jay Johnston, Marion, Ohio; Mary Carol Kenney, Santa Barbara, Cal.; Vincent Lazaro, Madrid, Spain; Dave Medin, Santa Rosa, Cal.; Nicholas Morgan, New York City; Sean O'Connor, St. Charles, Mo.;  Matthew Olson, Brownsburg, Ind.;  Elizabeth Pead, Toronto, Canada;  Will Pealatere, North Hollywood, Cal.;  Marjorie Pesek, Naples, Fla.;  Jason Robichau, Phoenix, Ariz.; Thomas Schaller, Venice, Cal.; Carol An Schrader, Scottsdale, Ariz.;  Julie Snyder, Tujunga, Cal.;  Dilla Tingley, Lincoln, Mass.; Arden von Haeger, Nashville, Tenn.; Arlene Whiting, Novato, Cal.; Jeff Williams, Springfield, Ill., and  Richard Wilson, Greenville, N.C.
Sculpture
Edith Brown, Glen head, N.Y.;  Susie Chisholm, Savannah, Ga.;  Scott Darlington, Bowling Green, Ohio;  Edward Eyth, Pacific Grove, Cal.; Gail Folwell, Boulder, Colo.; Jamie Henderson, Edmond, Okla.;  Micahel Reardon, Huntington, N.Y.;  Micahel Redboard, Woodbury, N.Y.; Randal Rosenthal, East Hampton, N.Y.; Rick Schneider and Nikki Vahle,  Mobile, Ala.; Lynda Sumner, New York City; Harry Weber, St. Louis;  Elizabeth Wessel, Glen Cove, N.Y., and Larry Young, Columbia, Mo.