SCAN Puts A Wrap On Its 2008 Spring Show

By Shannon Hicks

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN), Inc. recently presented its 39th Annual Spring Juried Art Show. This is the annual event presented in the lower meeting room of C.H. Booth Library and this year visitors were treated to a presentation of 145 works.

Original works by artists from the western Connecticut region were be selected by three distinguished jurors: Tom Brenner of Silvermine School of Art and Housatonic Community College, Edward DeVoe of Washington Art Association, and Barbara Grossman of Yale University. The trio’s selections resulted in a presentation of oils, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, mixed media works, graphics, sculpture and at least one print.

The show, which was chaired this year by Andrea Zimmermann, opened quietly on Saturday, June 7, but celebrated its formal opening with a reception and awards reception the following afternoon. During that reception it was announced that Paula Renee’s “Red Trees Lakeside III,” a hand stitched work done with hand dyed silk, had been selected for The Larry Newquist Award for Excellence/Best in Show honors.

A full listing of this year’s awards follows. The show remained on view in the Olga Knoepke Memorial Meeting Room through Sunday, June 15.

SCAN Spring Show Award Winners

*Larry Newquist Award for Excellence (Best in Show), $500: Paula Renee, “Red Trees Lakeside III,” mixed media.

*Lois Zimmermann Memorial Award, $250:Susan Jositas, “Nichols Sunset,” oil.

*Richard Ochs Memorial Award, $200: Julie Hopkins, “Blue Sky,” pastel.

*The Debra Memorial Award, $200: Vikki Bouffard, “Apples & Blossoms,” oil.

*The Bee Publishing Company Award, $150: Marilyn Caissy, “My Garden,” pastel.

*Newtown Savings Bank Award, $150: Plonia Nixon, “Asia Enigma III,” mixed media.

*Taunton Press Award, $150: Jeanine L. Greaves, “Water’s Edge,” pastel.

*Savings Bank of Danbury Award, $100: Dick McEvoy, “Poverty Hollow Idyll,” pastel.

*Union Savings Bank Award, $100: Mireille L. Duchesne, “White On White,” oil.

*Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Awards, $100 each: Paul Rawson, “Aquila,” watercolor; Eileen Foster, “Fayerweather Light,” watercolor; Ruth Newquist, “SoHo Activity,” watercolor; and Charlene Thomas, “Colorado Timiberline,” pastel.

*The Barn Gallery Award, $50 gift certificate: Steffi K. Jones, “Footbridge, Japan,” watercolor.