Pump House Center for the Arts holds Chillicothe Art League open house

Shelby Reeves, Chillicothe Gazette
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The Chillicothe Art League Spring Open show is currently being displayed at the Pump House Center for the Arts in Yoctangee Park.
The Chillicothe Art League Spring Open show is currently being displayed at the Pump House Center for the Arts in Yoctangee Park.

CHILLICOTHE — The Pump House Center for the Arts recently held an open house celebration for its April art show. This month the gallery was taken over by artists from the Chillicothe Art League.

The spring show featured more than 80 artworks by 54 different artists in a variety of mediums including mixed media, acrylic, ink, photography, ceramics and more. Members of the Art League said it was exciting to see their work displayed and have the chance to talk to other members about their pieces and what inspired them.

The Chillicothe Art League Spring Open show gives members, like Lanny Stout, a chance to display their work in the gallery.
The Chillicothe Art League Spring Open show gives members, like Lanny Stout, a chance to display their work in the gallery.

One member, Lanny Stout who has been a part of the league for around 20 years, said he was inspired by the sites he saw during his vacation to Ireland as he was in awe of the ruins and history of the area. In his displayed piece titled Monasterboice he used a pointillistic style of art to create the image.

Judge Robie Benve said in her comments that it was an "honor" to judge this show as it was "excellent" and had a "remarkable variety" of works. The winners were:

Best of Show:

  • Metamorphosis by John Victor

2-D Art

  • 1st Place- After Glow Exchange by Ross Wheeler

  • 2nd Place- Along Old 35 by Paul Brown

  • 3rd Place- Ross Farm by Roger Chapin

3-D Art

  • 1st Place- Run, My Precious, Run by Damianne Fischer

  • 2nd Place- The Last Siren by Kathy Burden

  • 3rd Place- Grandpas on the Beach by Rita Turner Roberts

Honorable Mentions:

  • Nature Knows No Binary by Jessica Grey

  • Flower Shadows by Ray Anderson

  • Welcoming Winter Solstice by Dennis Savage

  • I Shall Be Released by Keri Sagraves Dodds

  • Desert Magic by Joan Pelfrey

  • Garden Song by Angie Terry

Fischer also received the Patricia Best Elay Memorial Most Creative Award for her work.

The show will be displayed till the end of the month, select pieces are available for purchase. Those visiting the gallery can also vote for their favorite piece in the People's Choice award.

Shelby Reeves is a reporter for the Chillicothe Gazette. You can email her at SReeves@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @Shelby_Reeves_

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