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What’s Inside:

• Dickinson Museum Center Photography Exhibition
• BAA Summer Workshop is scheduled
• Upcoming Arts & Craft Shows in the region

You can find the January 2020 Newsletter and all past BAA newsletters on our Members Resources page here.

The 49th Annual Badlands Art Show, November 8 – 10, 2019.
Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge, Dickinson, North Dakota.
The judge for the show was Jennifer Wheeler, Art Department Coordinator and Director of Exhibitions at Dawson Community College.

The Badlands Art Association dedicated the 2019 Show to Beverly Haas. Beverly has been a member of the Badlands Art Association for more than 40 years, joining founding members, Jan Plott, Jackie Church, Jack Stewart, and Dennis Navart. Over the years, Bev served as a BAA officer in many different roles and in participated in many different BAA functions. Over the years, Bev has won many ribbons and awards in a variety of art shows.

49^th Annual BAA Award Winners

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

ACRYLIC: 
1st place – “Dakota Thunder” by Cherie Roshau
2nd place – “Do Not Enter” by Anthony Nelson
3rd place – “Lakota Blessing” by Kim Renner
Honorable Mention – Cameron Brown, Chris Herold, Laureen Evans, Cherie Roshau, Anthony Nelson, Kim Renner.

DIMENSIONAL:
1st place – “Globe II” by Ian Mabry
2nd place – “Untitled II” by Julie Schuster
3rd place – “Around II” by Ian Mabry
Honorable Mention – 2 different submissions by Julie Schuster

DRAWING:
1st place – “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret” by Parker J. Anderson
2nd place – “Kevin” by Anthony Nelson
3rd place – “Thought Clouds” by Donovan Slag
Honorable Mention – Cheyenne Hansen (2), Tina Schloss, Parker J Anderson

MIXED MEDIA:
1st place – “Sunday Morning” by Janelle Stoneking
2nd place – “Whaling Out” by Scott Gordon
3rd place – “Bob Dylan” by Aaron Anderson
Honorable Mention – Heather Adam, Bob Thomas, Daphne Clark, Tina Schloss

OIL: (the largest category in the show)
1st place – “Memories” by Daphne Clark
2nd place – “Composition in Purple” by Anthony Nelson
3rd place – “Poinsettias and Oranges” by Laureen Evans
Honorable Mention – Larry Maslowski, Darice Taylor, Carol Retterath, Marcia Sickler, Beverly Haas

PASTEL:
1st place – “Alexis” by Barbara Nechiporenka
2nd place – “Derby Dreams” by Marcia Sickler
3rd place – “Ellie” by Daphne Clark
Honorable Mention – Beverly Haas, Marcia Sickler, Barbara Nechiporenka

PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st place – “Walking to Work” by Jason Galonski
2nd place – “Twirling at Sunset” by Sabrina Dolezal
3rd place – “Binek Coal Mine” by Bob Thomas.
Honorable Mention – Jessi Johnson, Austin Stockert, Marie Kenitzer

WATERCOLOR:
1st place – “Harmony in Green: Plains” by Anthony Nelson
2nd place – “Sun Break” by Laureen Evans
3rd place – “Old Days” by Beverly Haas.
Honorable Mention Bob Thomas, Chris Fulton, Laureen Evans, Sara Welk-Anderson

Best of Show, Professional Division “Sunday Morning” by Janelle Stoneking.

Most Innovative Award  Aaron Anderson for his overall body of artwork in the show.

People’s Choice Award (voted on by the viewing public and considered to be a very special award by all artists) – “Dakota Thunder” by local artist Cherie Roshau.

AMATEUR DIVISION

DIMENSIONAL
1st place – “Untitled Vase I” by Twig Zahn
2nd place – “Pitcher” by Samantha Wohletz
3rd place – “Teapot” by Samantha Wohletz
Honorable Mention – Keisha Sparks, Twig Zahn, Samantha Wohletz

PAINTING/MIXED MEDIUM
1st place and Best of Show – “Forgotten” by Carla Rustad
2nd place – “Sierra” by Janell Tachenko
3rd place – “Got Your Back” by Debra Kahn
Honorable Mention – Lisa Tuhy, Kristen Porter, Sasha Quijano-Edwards

PHOTOGRAPHY
1st place – “Fall Gather” by Carla Leland
2nd place – “Untitled” by Tavia Kuntz
3rd place – “Mushroom Delight” by David Evan

Best of Show, Amateur Division – “Forgotten” by Carla Rustad

Most Innovative Award, Amateur Division – Debra Kahn for her overall body of artwork in the show.

Student Art Show Awards

The judge for the 2019 student art show was Laureen Evans of Dickinson, ND.

Kindergarten – 3^rd grade
1st place – “Toucan” by Ryan Woehl, Jefferson and, “Big Sunflower in Brown Pot” by Nora Maier, Killdeer
2nd place – “Hungry Shark” by Kaci Kadrmas, Lincoln
3^rd place – “Fossil” by Mark Hystad, Jefferson, and “Fat Little Bird” by Abby Cook , Prairie Elementary.
Honorable Mention: Brier Arndt, Sawyer Pennington, Cassie Bang, Lauren Jackson,  Emerson Sickler, Adalyn Milner, Ira Haag, Keturah Haag, Kylee Sickler, Jett Fridrich, Ella Brown, Zoey Brown, David Sitter, Jacob Evoniuk, Joselyne Walkowiak, Scarlet Lucas, Brooke Barnhardt, Thaer Hussien, Breya Kadrmas, Paxon Wilkinson, Hadley Hausauer, Sage Hoots

4th grade – 6th grade
1st place – “A View from Within” by Grace Bieber, New England and ”The Moon” by Lucas Weidner, Beulah
2nd place – “Autumn on My Mind” by Emelyne Anderson, Hebron, and “Inspiration” by Brad Krebs, New England
3rd place – “My Mind on Autumn” by Emelyne Anderson, Hebron, and “Spirit Bear” by Raegan Corneliusen, Roosevelt
Honorable Mention: Joy Calkins, Landry Dvorak, Anna Leigh Hutchinson, Brandtly Klatt, Manuel Quintero, Ali Schettler, Coy Schleppenbach, Marek Ficek, Talitha Haag, Lydia Thompson, Sadie Kuntz, Gage Madler, Cary Wolf, Aram Kabanuk, Serenity Brown, Serena Schilling.

7th grade –  9th grade
1st place – “Girl and Splash” by Sofia Schantz, Beulah
2nd place – “Danny Devito” by Jenna Kopplsloen Beulah
3rd place – “Great Grandpa’s Farm Truck” by Heather Cabral
Honorable Mention – Taryn Hauf, Shay Buckman, Joey Breitzman, Abigail Sadowsky, Kadden Larrea, Morgan Vesey, McKenna Mettler, Jaycee Flesman.

10^th grade – 12^th grade
1st place – “Vase” by Mattea Binstock, South Heart and “Grapevine” by Nicole Ferebee, Beulah
2nd place – “Untitled” by Genessa Ayuyu , “Soul Sista” by ChristiAnna Schmidt, Beulah,  “Little Snail” by Magdalene Hanell, and “Untitled” by Jacob Shilman
3rd place – “Out There” by Jordanna Baumann, Killdeer, “Praus” by Shalee Praus, South Heart and “In the Wild” by Abigail Hodell, South Heart
Honorable mention – Claudia Domingo, Abigail Hodell, Meg Sibernagel, Momoha Iijina, Kassandra Rosales, Jocelyn Baranko, Merssaydees Kostelecky, Addison Krueger, Genavive Robbins, Ian Sibernagel, Daicie Mindt, Jasmine Augare, Aaron Phillips, Nicole Ferebee, Devin Askim, Tasla Homong, Sierra Kopp, ChristiAnna Scmidt, Allison Leintz.

Austin Cole Rosler Memorial Award – “Come In” by Wyatt Reis, Prairie Elementary, and “Joy” by Lydia Thompson, homeschooled

The Most Innovative – “Every BODY is Beautiful” by Emily Wenning, Beulah

The Beverly Haas Award – “Sapphire Tide” by Isabel O’Brien South Heart

People’s Choice (chosen by the viewing public) – ”Sapphire Tide” by Isabel O’Brien of South Heart junior High.

Best of Show (awarded by the show judge ) – “Wonder” by Nareen Trent, Lincoln Elementary.