Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League (2010)

Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League
Cheshire Public Library
Cheshire, Connecticut

It was time again for the 2010 Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League. I was busy taking photographs for the Cheshire Art League website assignment I was given. But, more interesting was Jennifer O’Keefe submitted a photograph to the exhibition and won an award!

Event Literature – Annual Visual Arts Exhibition

Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Event Brochure
Event Brochure

Receiving, Hanging, and Judging (3/10/2010) – Annual Visual Arts Exhibition

Exhibition Receiving Crew: Joan Shackford
Receiving Crew
Exhibition Hanging Crew:
Hanging Crew

Opening Reception and Award Ceremony (3/27/2010) – Annual Visual Arts Exhibition

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Short Video: Award Ceremony
(A short 1-minute and 43-second video documentary of the Cheshire Art League 2010 Exhibition.)
Short Video: “Old Fashion Winter”
(A short 2-minute and 5-second video documentary of Jennifer O’Keefe’s Award in Photography for best photograph at the Cheshire Art League 2010 Exhibition award ceremony.)

Concluding Thoughts

As is always the case with Chesire Art League exhibits, there was a nice crowd of friendly faces, many good conversations and laughter, food and drink, and a really good time. It is very generous that the Cheshire Public Library hosted the 2010 Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League.

About the Judge – Annual Visual Arts Exhibition

Beth Ellis publicity photograph
Beth Ellis

Beth Ellis is a dedicated en plein air artist and instructor who paints and teaches outdoors year-round along the Maine coast and in Connecticut, alongside rolling farmlands and Connecticut River sites. After graduating from Paier College of Art in Connecticut, Beth worked as a designer and illustrator. Today, Beth has a thriving gallery at Perkins Cove in Maine, where she exhibits paintings of rural and coastal New England. She has received many awards for her paintings, which she exhibits in various select and prestigious outdoor-juried shows, such as the Bruce Museum Show in Greenwich, CT, and the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in Armonk, NY. Her works in oil can be found in private and public collections from coast to coast and various Northeast galleries. 1, 2

Footnotes:

  1. Image of Beth Ellis from www.legacy.com ~ 2014
  2. Bio information for Beth Ellis from the exhibition brochure.

Jennifer O’Keefe’s Award in Photography (2010)

In 2010, the Cheshire Art League sponsored its Annual Exhibition. Jennifer O’Keefe entered one of her photographs, “Old Fashion Winter.” To Jennifer’s great surprise, she won an award for her photograph. The exhibition judge was Connecticut artist Beth Ellis. Beth commented on the photograph, saying, “So much warmth for such a cool image.” Therefore, congratulations were for Jennifer O’Keefe’s Award in Photography.

Jennifer’s O’Keefe’s Award in Photography at Cheshire Art League Exhibition

Jennifer captured the image while she and I were stuck in traffic during a snowstorm. The photograph came out so good that she decided to frame it and enter it into the exhibition. Here is the photograph.

Old Fashion Winter, Award in Photography, Photograph, 8x10, Jennifer O'Keefe, 2010
“Old Fashion Winter”
Photograph, 8×10,
Jennifer O’Keefe,
2010
Jennifer O'Keefe and Old Fashion Winter, Award in Photography
Jennifer O’Keefe and “Old Fashion Winter”
Short Video: “Old Fashion Winter”
(A short 2-minute and 5-second video documentary of Jennifer O’Keefe’s Award in Photography for best photograph at the Cheshire Art League 2010 Exhibition award ceremony.)

Our daughter Danielle took a short video clip of the award ceremony. The award ceremony was at the Cheshire Public Library in Cheshire, Connecticut. When the awards were being handed out, Jennifer was asked to describe to the attendees the circumstances surrounding the creation of the photograph. She explained how we passed by the house almost daily for decades without ever noticing it. Jennifer continued, “we got stuck in traffic directly in front of the house, and the house was the only interesting thing to look at.” The scene was quiet, serene, and captivating. At that moment, she pointed her camera at the house and took a photograph.

She never expected the photograph to look the way it did, having the snowflakes appear frozen in place as they lay across our windshield. Her story makes a person ask, how many exciting things around us do we never stop to notice? How did that one random event and the resulting photograph affect us? Ever since that day, we always take notice whenever Jennifer and I pass by the house. The award ceremony was a nice experience for Jennifer. Good job!

Also, check out the entire exhibition.