Art Show 2025 - Now through Sun Oct 26
Kaleidoscope Gathering Place
2500 Hardy Rd,
Hardy, Virginia
Gallery Viewing
Sat Oct 18 thru Sat Oct 25, 10 am – 4 pm
Sun Oct 19 and Sun Oct 26, Noon – 2 pm
Award Winners
Best In Show
Tranquility on the Porch
Victoria McGrath
People’s Choice (tied)
Amanda Jeffers – Pileated Woodpecker
Porschea Hancock – Dachshund with the Pearl Earring
Watercolor
1st Place
Walk in the Country
Olivia K. Smith
2nd Place
Serenity
Eddie Haynes
Merit Award
The Glorious Sea
Olivia K. Smith
Oil
1st Place
Classic
Whitney Brock
2nd Place
Roanoke State of Mind
Leah Thompson
Merit Award
Road to Highland
Ed Gowan
Acrylic/ Mixed Media
1st Place
Dusk at the Lake
Emily Wise
2nd Place
The Fuzzy Lepidopterist
Stephen Blancett
Merit Award
Blue Bottles
Harriet Madar
Other
1st Place
Sheep Creek Falls
Cristine Bass
2nd Place
Basket Illusion
Dan Madar
Merit Award
I Saved you a Seat
Karen Taylor
Student
1st Place
Untitled (with Bus)
Evie Belcher
2nd Place
Costume Matching
Isabelle Vann
Merit Award
Busy Hands
Porschea Hancock
Oct 17 – 26, 2025
Kaleidoscope Gathering Place
2500 Hardy Rd,
Hardy, Virginia
This year, the show will be open for nine days, giving more viewing opportunities. We hope you will consider entering this year’s event.
Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 6:30 pm
Gallery Viewing
Sat Oct 18-25, 10 am – 4 pm
Sun Oct 19 and 26, Noon – 2 pm
Eligibility
Adult entrants to this non-juried show must be 18 years of age or older. Limit 4 entries per person. Middle-/High School students may submit 3 pieces of art to be judged in the student category. ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL. No reproductions, copy work, computer-aided work or photography will be accepted.
Adult Awards
$400 Best in Show
$100 First Place
$50 Second Place
Judges Merit Award
Student Awards
$100 First Place
$50 Second Place
$25 Merit Award
People’s Choice Award
Cash donations collected will be awarded to the artist whose work receives the most votes.
Photo Gallery - Photos by Ray Lekich
Note: Most of the art shown is for sale. Please contact Lisa-Jo if you would like to purchase. (ljdunham9@gmail.com).
Meet the Judge - Allen Tenbusschen
Allen Tenbusschen was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He received his Master’s Degree in Fine Arts in painting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University in Idaho. Allen is currently the Chair of the Art Department at the University of Lynchburg. He has specialized in figurative art, in contemporary realism, and perceptual painting. Allen has cultivated a robust exhibition record, with shows in New York City, Boston, and Detroit winning numerous awards and accolades. With a focus on Realism, Allen’s practice is about the search for authenticity in our perceptions of one another and the spaces we inhabit. See his work at allentenbusschen.com or follow him on Instagram at @tenbusschen.
Painting by Allen Tenbusschen