We are pleased to finally announce the place-winning entries in our 48th Annual Fall Art Show!
Out of a total of 56 entries–hailing from artists located all over the Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas parts of the Ozarks–our three judges awarded a combined total of 19 honors in the Adult Divisions of Novice and Advanced, as well as the top honor of Best of Show and each individual judge’s Favorite Pick.
And the winners are……
Best Of Show
“Around The Bend” a pastel drawing by Beth Ivens of Henderson, AR
Adult-Novice Division
Because this division had the smallest number and least diverse amount of entries, the judges chose only first, second, and third place division winners from the eight total entries.
1st Place: “Sunshine Plays” mixed media by Cindy Asberry of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “Sunglass Reflections”oil painting by Margret Lohr of Hardy, AR
3rd Place: “Angel Fish” mixed media by Margret Lohr of Hardy, AR
Adult-Novice Division Entries
Adult-Advanced Division
This division had the most entries in the competition, with a total of 34 paintings, 8 drawings, and 6 mixed media/other miscellaneous art entries, making the winning selections in this division especially difficult to choose due to the wide range of superb talent and technique.
Paintings Category:
1st Place: “Street Performer” Watercolor by Beth Ivens of Henderson, AR
2nd Place: “Spring Time”Acrylic Fluid Art by Deborah Lively of Mountain Home, AR
3rd Place: “Still Life: Tea Kettle And Pears” oil painting by Rhonda Richter of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mentions: “Colors Of Fall” watercolor painting by Deborah Lively of Mountain Home, AR; “Onlooker” acrylic painting by August Earls of Thayer, MO; and “New Life Ahead” oil painting by Bonnie Heenan of Gassville, AR
Drawings Category:
1st Place: “Takin’ A Coffee Break” pastel drawing by Beth Ivens of Henderson, AR
2nd Place: “Summer Lights” pen & ink drawing by August Earls of Thayer, MO
3rd Place: “Country Roads” pastel drawing by Mark Wallen of Raymondville, MO
Miscellaneous Art Category:
1st Place: “Frankenstein’s Castle” mixed media by Donna K. Lay of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “Covid Weary” mixed media by Donna K. Lay of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Home” screen printing by August Earls of Thayer, MO
Adult-Advanced Division Entries
Judge’s Favorite Picks:
Competition Judge Craig Grassle’s Selection: “Frankenstein’s Castle” by Donna K. Lay of West Plains, MO
Mixed Media “Frankenstein’s Castle Ruins” by Donna K. Lay
Competition Judge Lee Copen’s Selection: “Around The Bend” by Beth Ivens of Henderson, AR
Pastel Drawing “Around The Bend” by Beth Ivens
Competition Judge Vicki Warren-Martin’s Selection: “Street Cellist” by Beth Ivens of Henderson, AR
Watercolor Painting “Street Cellist” by Beth Ivens
We want to thank all the artists who entered the competition for sharing their fabulous talents with us, the competition judges who donated their time and expertise to our cause, and our show sponsors:
The Law Office of Jacob Y. Garrett of West Plains, MO, and 1st Class Pest & Termite, LLC. of Alton, MO
* There will be an Artists’ Reception in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery from 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday, November 18th where the public is invited to take in the show and cast their vote for the People’s Choice Award (which will be announced at the end of the reception) while also meeting the artists who participated in the show and enjoying a variety of light refreshments. This gallery show ends on Sunday, November 19, 2023. *
Open call to artists for entry into Harlin Museum’s 48th Annual Fall Art Show Competition!
This show is an open-theme juried showwith a youth division, adult novice, and adult advanced divisions. Entries must meet competition guidelines during the juried portion of the entry process for acceptance into the competition. The jurors will select the work for the exhibition based on quality of work and technical skill.
The selected entries are guaranteed a place in the show; each selected piece will be judged using a point-based evaluation system that evaluates four areas (each worth 25 points, for a total possible score of 100 points): design composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality. Prizes will be awarded to the entries receiving the highest scores in succession in each category, including Best Of Show. The People’s Choice award will be chosen by public vote.
Guidelines: Limit five entries per artist. 2D and 3D entries; all styles, subject matter, and mediums allowed. All pieces must be original works of the artist entering. No Copies or Kits. All work must not have been previously shown in a Harlin Museum Art Competition. All 2D entries must be either framed, gallery-wrapped canvas, or otherwise secured with wire or eye screws for hanging. No saw-tooth hangers. All sculptures or other 3D art must be free-standing or be accompanied by any necessary display equipment.
To submit your entries for jury consideration, email good-quality images of each of your entries (along with the completed entry form) to by the jury submission deadline, which is Monday, October 9th, 11:45 pm.
Entry forms can be picked up at the museum, completed online by clicking HERE, or printed off by following THIS link.
We are happy to announce that of the fifty-seven entries to this year’s Spring Art Show at the Harlin Museum, TWENTY-SIX of those entries have been awarded a ribbon for excellence! The Harlin’s Spring Art Show is meant to give area artists of all calibers an opportunity to present their talent in a competition setting. This show offers both Novice and Expert level divisions, as well as a separate Youth Division. Categories this year included Paintings, Drawings, Mixed Media, and 3D (3-Dimensional) Art.
And….the winners are:
BEST OF SHOW:
“Studio” an acrylic painting by Lonnie Meuser of West Plains, MO
PAINTING CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult-Novice Division
1st Place: “Mercy” (Watercolor) by LeeAnn Tombley of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “The Vine” (Watercolor) by LeeAnn Tombley of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Earl’s Roost” (Acrylic on metal) by Rebecca Earls of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mention: “Old Car” (Watercolor) by Robert Kelley of West Plains, MO
Adult-Expert Division
1st Place: “Tools Of The Trade” (Acrylic} by Ruth Kelley of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “Peace” (Acrylic) by Kelli Albin of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “A Posse Of Rockhoppers” (Acrylic) by Ruth Kelley of West Plains, MO & “Blue Splatter” (Acrylic) by Kelli Albin of West Plains, MO
DRAWINGS CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult-Novice Division
NO ENTRIES
Adult-Expert Division
1st Place: “Whoo’s There?” (Graphite) by Lonnie Meuser of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “County Clare Cathedral Ruins” (Ebony Pencil) by Ron McGarry of Willow Springs, MO
3rd Place: “Magnified” (Color Pencil) by Brenda Taylor of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mentions: “Rocky Falls” (Ebony Pencil) by Ron McGarry of Willow Springs, MO & “Rockin’ Robin” (Color Pencil) by Brenda Taylor of West Plains, MO
MIXED MEDIA CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult-Novice Division
1st Place: “Light House Sunrise” (Mixed Media) by Cheryll Stellman of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “Bailey’s Star” (Mixed Media) by Lauren Acevedo of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Grandma’s House” (Mixed Media-Reverse Glass Painting with old sash window) by Cheryll Stellman of West Plains, MO
Adult-Expert
1st Place: “Bandit” (Mixed Media) by Brenda Taylor of West Plains, MO
3-DIMENSIONAL ART CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult- Novice Division
1st Place: “3-Piece Jewelry Set” (Mixed Media-Metal & Beads) by Cheryll Stellman of West Plains, MO
Adult-Expert Division
1st Place: “On The Road Again” (Metal Sculpture) by Jim Davis of Thornfield, MO
2nd Place: “Care To Dance?” (Metal Sculpture) by Jim Davis of Thornfield, MO
3rd Place: “Integration No.1” (Mixed Media Sculpture) by Cathie McClellan
YOUTH CATEGORY AWARDS
1st Place: “Barney” (Mixed Media-Alcohol Marker/Pen & Ink) by Jeremiah Tombley of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “The Constructioneer” (Mixed Media-Alcohol Marker/Pen & Ink) by Jeremiah Tombley of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Great Blue Heron” (Color Pencil) by MaKenna Smith of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mention: “Oriole” (Color Pencil) by MaKenna Smith of West Plains, MO
Congratulations to all of the artists! The art show is open to the public during the museum’s regular hours of operation
(Thursday – Sunday, 12 pm – 4 pm) or by appointment (email the museum at ) and will be on display now through April 30th. A public Artists’ Reception will be held in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery from 3 pm – 5 pm on Saturday, April 22nd.
The Harlin Museum is located at 405 Worcester in downtown West Plains, MO.
The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its Annual Spring Art Show and is calling for art submissions from artists from all corners of the Ozarks region. This non-juried competition show is open to all ages, types, and caliber of artists.
Entry dates for the show’s competition will be Friday, March 31st, and Saturday, April 1st from 12 pm – 4 pm on the lower level of the Harlin Museum’s Hathcock Gallery (rear entry, basement level); entrants will need to complete a short entry form, pay the flat entry fee ($15 for adults; $5 for youth) and bring their art to the museum on one of the entry dates to be considered for judging. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, from April 7th – to April 30th, 2023. Ribbons will be awarded for multiple divisions and categories.
Final categories for the competition will be determined by the entries received; artists can enter any type of art, including, Paintings (oil, watercolor, gouache, acrylics, ink and wash, tempera, or encaustic paints), Drawings (charcoal, chalk, crayon, pastel, pencil, or pen & ink), Printmaking pieces (woodcuts, linocuts, stencils, block print, scratch art, engraving, etching, and lithography, or screen-printing, foil imaging, or giclee prints), Sculpture ( bronze, stone, marble, wood, clay, metal or 3D print), or Mixed Media, as well as Digital Art (Still or Animated). Entrants will be given the choice between Adult Expert or Adult Novice Divisions, with a Youth Division for artists 17 years of age or younger. All entries will be evaluated and scored on their assessments in design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality by three individually-qualified art knowledgable judges.
Entries must meet the given guidelines for acceptance into the competition portion of the show. Guidelines for entry and other pertinent information can be found by clicking HERE.
All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at or relayed via telephone to either Cleo Cockrum at 417-293-9534 or Vicki Warren-Martin at 870-706-7863 (text or call).
The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its 47th Annual Fall Art Show this year and is calling for art submissions from all Ozarks regional artists. Entry dates for the show’s juried competition will be Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th from 12pm-4pm at the museum. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, October 10th – November 6th, 2022.
Categories and divisions for this juried competition art show will include Fine Arts (2D & 3D entries) for adult and youth divisions, and Digital Arts (Still or Animated) for adult and youth divisions. The show’s final categories will be determined by the entries received.
All entries will be evaluated for design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality. Entries must meet given guidelines and pass jury standards for acceptance into the competition portion of the show.
Guidelines for entry, as well as entry fee amounts and other pertinent information, can be found below. All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at or relayed via telephone at (417) 256-7801.
The Harlin Museum would like to announce the winners of their Annual Spring Art Show Competition for 2022, which is currently on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery through Sunday, May 1st. The generous sponsors for this year’s competition awards include West Plains Savings & Loan and West Plains Bank & Trust, two of the museum’s most ardent local supporters, who donated a collective $400 to reward the show’s winners and support the arts in the Ozarks.
The show includes twenty combined competition entries of oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, graphite drawings, and mixed media pieces—some presenting a more realistic representation of their subjects with others displaying fantastic abstract and fantasy themes that excite the mind. It is the portrait of the lady, in a style very realistic and portrayed in great detail, that has earned Best of Show. The entry, an oil paint-rendition of a lovely silver-haired elderly woman in a complimentary silver frame, is titled “Mo-Mo” and was painted by the talented artist, Bonnie Heenan, of Gassville, Arkansas.
The show’s entries were divided into the three categories of drawings, paintings, and mixed media, earning a total of fourteen awards for area artists.
In the drawings category, first place has gone to, Last Turkey Season, another realistically-drawn portrait—this one of a seemingly-pensive man in a curve-billed cap with his hand resting at his chin as if he were in a thoughtful repose—done in graphite by Bonnie Heenan of Gassville, AR. The second and third place drawing category ribbons were both taken by Ron McGarry of Willow Springs, MO for his entry Galway Girl, a black & white graphite portrait of a woman standing in an ivy-covered stone archway, and for his entry The Pinnacle, a graphite landscape of a curving cove with a water-lapped shore of boulders and forest undergrowth in tones of black, white, and grey.
The paintings category consisted of twelve pieces in oil, acrylic, and watercolor mediums. The first place in this category has been awarded to the already-two-time winner Bonnie Heenan of Gassville, AR for her entry Champion Of Time—an oil painting of the metallic mechanical inner-workings of an almost futuristic-looking timepiece. Second place has gone to the dream-like watercolor of two fish swimming amidst a swirling, blue-tinged current set against a stone-filled riverbed in Swimming Upriver by Marie Ann Robinson of Willow Springs, MO. And third place is another claimed by Bonnie Heenan of Gassville, AR for Car Show Stopper, an oil painting featuring a classic roadster in shades of crimson and cadmium yellow. Honorable Mentions in the painting category have gone to Dusk Approaching, an acrylic entry of moody florals by Angela Bullard of West Plains, MO, and to the mostly blue, squiggly-lined abstract by T. Fenske of West Plains, MO titled Came Back Home.
In the category of Mixed Media, first place has been awarded to the talented Ann Kulpa of Cabool, MO for her high-contrast abstract collage entry, House By The Duck Pond. The second-place mixed media award also goes to Ann Kulpa of Cabool, MO for her other vividly colored abstract entry, High Steppin’ Joe. The third-place ribbon for mixed media is awarded to Akasha Davis of West Plains, MO for her fantasy-themed entry, Cherry Blossom Dragon, a piece depicting the crest of a fine blue waterfall flowing through a soft pink cherry blossom forest with a silver metallic dragon flying overhead. The Honorable Mention winner of this category is the red-hued abstract entry, Under, by T. Fenske of West Plains, MO.
Finally, a special Young Artist Appreciation certificate is being awarded to young Vale Fenske for his entry, Handiwork, a modern-feeling piece featuring a black hammer on a yellow background matted in white and framed in a simple black frame with crisp corners, for being the only youth entry to this year’s competition.
The winner of the final award of the show, the People’s Choice Award, will be decided by the public through voting at the museum gallery and through online voting on Facebook, which begins on Friday, April 22nd on the Harlin Museum’s FB page (@HarlinMuseumWP). Voting ends at 2 pm on Sunday, May 1st and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its 46th Annual Fall Art Show this year and is calling for art submissions from all Ozarks regional artists. Entry dates for the show’s juried competition will be Friday, October 15th and Saturday, October 16th from 12pm-4pm at the museum. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, October 10th – October 31st, 2020.
Categories and divisions for this juried competition art show will include Fine Arts (2D & 3D entries) for novice, advanced or youth divisions, and Digital Arts (Still or Animated) for adult or youth divisions. The show’s final categories will be determined by the entries received. All entries will be evaluated for design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality. Entries must meet given guidelines and pass jury standards for acceptance into the competition portion of the show.
The award for Best Of Show will receive a $500 award donated by show sponsor, West Plains, Savings & Loan.
Guidelines for entry, as well as entry fee amounts and other pertinent information, can be found below. All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at or relayed via telephone at (417) 256-7801.
With three separate divisions and multiple class and category distinctions, the Harlin’s 45th Annual Fall Art Show has been a generous opportunity for Ozarks artists to put their best talents on display..
Due to the museum’s precautionary coronavirus closure from March to September this year, the museum was forced to cancel its annual digital art show and was also unable to host its annual photography show during the closure. That’s why this year’s 45th Annual Fall Art Show was really a mega-showwith 3 divisions (Fine Art (2D & 3D), Photography, and Digital Art), 2-3 classes per division (Novice/Advanced, Youth/Adult), and multiple categories—with the most being in the Fine Art 2D Division at five categories defined by medium: Oil Paint, Acrylic, Graphics, Watercolor, and Mixed Medium.
Offering up some of the most creative pieces our gallery has ever seen, the artists who participated in this year’s competition were varied in their exemplary talent. Out of the 79 total entries received from 17 artists in Southern Missouri (West Plains, Mountain View, Dora, Licking, Cabool, & Mountain Grove) and 2 from Northern Arkansas (Cherokee Village & Elizabeth), 17 of the competing artists won an award for their work— rounding out the number of distinctions awarded to a total of 42 prizes in all.
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The winning entries of our 45th Annual Fall Art Show are:
Fine Art Division
FINE ART DIVISION – OVERALL DIVISION WINNER: Road Grater by Bob Lee of West Plains, MO
Road Grater by Bob Lee – Best of Division Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Road Grater by Bob Lee – Best of Division Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Road Grater by Bob Lee – Best of Division Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Road Grater by Bob Lee – Best of Division Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Road Grater by Bob Lee – Best of Division Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Road Grater by Bob Lee – Best of Division Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
FINE ART DIVISION (2D)
Class: NoviceMedium: Oil
1st – Mrs. Mouse with Purple Berriesby Juanita Walker
2nd – Rusty Chevy Truck by Juanita Walker
3rd – Potsby Juanita Walker
HM – Abandoned by Juanita Walker
Mrs. Mouse With Purple Berries by Juanita Walker -1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Oil Category
Rusty Chevy Truck by Juanita Walker – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Oil Category
Pots by Juanita Walker – 3rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Oil Category
Abandoned by Juanita Walker – Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Oil Category
Class: NoviceMedium: Graphics
1st – Birds by John Cash
2nd – At Home In A Tree by John Cash
3rd – Rare Day In October by John Cash
Birds by John Cash – 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Graphics Category
At Home In A Tree by John Cash – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Graphics Category
Rare Day On October by John Cash – 3rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Graphics Category
Class: NoviceMedium: Mixed Medium
1st – Unidentified Flying Colors by Trent Young
2nd – Picasso Inspired by Trent Young
3rd – Christmas Presence by Trent Young
Unidentified Flying Colors by Trent Young -1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Mixed Medium Category
Picasso Inspired by Trent Young -2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Mixed Medium Category
Christmas Presence by Trent Young – 3rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Novice Class, Mixed Medium Category
Class: AdvancedMedium: Oil
1st – Sunday At Simmsby Lee Copen
2nd – Wildflower Hill by Lee Copen
3rd – Bunnyby Joyce Stewart
HM – Rocky Slope by Lee Copen
Sunday At Simms by Lee Copen – 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Oil Category
Wildflower Hill by Lee Copen – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Oil Category
Bunny by Joyce Stewart – 3rd Place winner in Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Oil Paint Category
Rocky Slope by Lee Copen – Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Oil Category
Class: AdvancedMedium: Acrylic
1st – Force Of Natureby Lanie Frick
2nd – Lion In Bed All Day by Raymond Popp
3rd – She Speaksby Lanie Frick
HM – From Here Begun by Raymond Popp
Force Of Nature by Lanie Frick – 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Acrylic Category
Lion In Bed All Day by Raymond Popp – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Acrylic Category
She Speaks by Lanie Frick – 3rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Acrylic Category
From Here Begun by Raymond Popp – Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Acrylic Category
Class: AdvancedMedium: Watercolor
1st – Blue Jay by Jennifer Beach
2nd – Old Mill by Carrie McIntosh
3rd – Dream Roses by Carrie McIntosh
Honorable Mention – Water Lily by Carrie McIntosh
Blue Jay by Jennifer Beach – 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Watercolor Category
Old Mil by Carrie McIntosh – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Watercolor Category
Dream Roses by Carrie McIntosh – 3rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Watercolor Category
Water Lily by Carrie McIntosh – Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Watercolor Category-
Class: AdvancedMedium: Graphics
1st – Butterfly Stampede by Raymond Popp
2nd – RBG by Jennifer Beach
3rd – Teagan by Jennifer Beach
Honorable Mention – Squirrel by Sheila Donley
Honorable Mention – Horse by Sheila Donley
Butterfly Stampede by Raymond Popp – 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Graphics Category
RBG by Jennifer Beach – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Graphics Category
Teagan by Jennifer Beach – 3rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Graphics Category
Squirrel by Sheila Donley – Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Graphics Category
Horse by Sheila Donley – Honorable Mention winner, Fine Art Division, 2D, Advanced Class, Graphics Category
FINE ART DIVISION (3D)
Class: AdvancedCategory: Mixed Medium
1st – Song Of India by Erica Humphreys
2nd – Scotty by Randy Connell
3rd – Dead Fall Leaves by Trent Young
Song OF India by Erica Humphreys – 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Mixed Medium Category
Scotty by Randy Connell – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Mixed Medium Category
Dead Fall Leaves by Trent Young – 4rd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Mixed Medium Category
Class: AdvancedCategory: Sculpture
1st – Steam Locomotiveby Bob Lee
2nd – Speed Boat by Bob Lee
3rd – 2-Wheel Motorcycleby Bob Lee
Honorable Mention – Wheel Motorcycle by Bob Lee
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Steam Locomotive by Bob Lee – Road Grater by Bob 1st Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class, Sculpture Category
Speed Boat by Bob Lee – 2nd Place Winner, Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class
Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class
Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class
3-Wheel Motorcycle by Bob Lee – Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class
3-Wheel Motorcycle by Bob Lee – Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class
3-Wheel Motorcycle by Bob Lee – Fine Art Division, 3D, Advanced Class
PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION
Class: AdultCategory: Color/ Monochrome
PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION – OVERALL DIVISION WINNER: Winding Road To Christchurch by Brent Humphreys of West Plains, MO
Winding Rod To Christchurch by Brent Humphreys – Overall Best Of Division Winner
Class: AdultCategory: Color/ Monochrome
1st – Topaz Mill by Methven Swanson
2nd – Strike by Randy Connell
3rd – He Said, She Said by Erica Humphreys
Honorable Mention – Morning Light by John Latecki
Honorable Mention – Bone Inspector by Erica Humphreys
Bone Inspector by Erica Humphreys – Winner, Photography Division, Adult Class
Topaz Mill by Methven Swanson – 1st Place Winner, Photography Division, Adult Class
Strike by Randy Connell – 2nd Place Winner, Photography Division, Adult Class
Morning Light by John Latecki – Honorable Mention Winner, Photography Division, Adult Class
He Said, She Said by Erica Humphreys – 3rd Place Winner, Photography Division, Adult Class
DIGITAL ART DIVISION – OVERALL DIVISION WINNER: Teacup by Ann Kulpa of Cabool, MO
The show is available to view in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery on Saturdays only (12pm-4pm), from October 10th – 31st, 2020.
Congratulations to all the entrants, for a fantastic show, and to all the winners, for their exemplary work!
The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its 45th Annual Fall Art Show this year and is calling for art submissions from all Southern Missouri and Northwest Arkansas regional artists. Entry dates for the show’s competition will be Friday, October 2nd, and Saturday, October 3rd from 12 pm-4 pm at the museum. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, October 10th – October 31st, 2020.
Due to the museum’s recent closure over the summer months, the categories for this year’s show have been expanded to include art forms whose regularly scheduled shows fell during the coronavirus lockdown of non-essential businesses. The categories this year will include Fine Arts (2D & 3D entries) for Novice, Advanced or Youth, Digital Arts (Still or Animated) for Adult or Youth, and Photography (Color or Monochrome) for Adult or Youth. The show’s final categories and prize amounts will be determined by the entries received and there will be a Best of Show awarded for each of the three main categories. All entries will be evaluated for artistic quality, integrity, technique, and presentation. Entries must meet given guidelines for acceptance into the competition portion of the show.
Those who are interested in entering the competition can find entry guidelines for the three main categories attached to this email, as well as on the museum’s website at https://harlinmuseum.com/45th-annual-fall-art-show/. Any questions regarding eligibility or other inquiries can be emailed to the museum at or you may contact the museum directly at (417) 256-7801.
We ask that all available artists please join us in continuing this artistic autumn tradition.e look forward to seeing what you have been working on!
Open call to artists for entry into Harlin Museum’s 48th Annual Fall Art Show Competition!
The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its Annual Spring Art Show and is calling for art submissions from artists from all corners of the Ozarks region. This non-juried competition show is open to all ages, types, and caliber of artists. 
