Summer Salon Results 2026

Best In Show - In memory of Sally Holl - Sacred Cows: Rebirth of Body & Mind, Adina Simshona Keshet

Schmidt Memorial Award

Gold: Pheasant Branch #1 (pastel drawing), Joel Wish (not pictured)

Silver:  Elegance In the Breeze: A Royal Canine in the Victorian Era (oil), Rachel Mosher

Bronze:  Beauty in the Shadows (fiber), Sandi Wysock

Judge’s Awards, In Memory of Ryan Kongvick (funded by a generous donation from Theresa & Paul Drinka)

First: Evening Comes (pastel), Rebecca Brockman-Schneider

Second: The Quiet Watcher (glass), Gina Hawkins

Third: Orchid Girl (alcohol ink), Shevanthi Hettiarachchi 

Individual Media Categories

Sally Holl Memorial Award for Pastels (funded by a generous donation from the Sally Holl estate)

Mineral Poihnt Branch Tributary, Wendy Crone

Acrylics

First:  When Clouds Fall from the Sky, Karen Watson-Newlin

Second:  Flowers 1977, Irene Flores

Watercolor

First: Peaceful Yellow Tulips, Deborah Gleason (not pictured)

Second:  The Weight of Light Things, Lyndsey Standage

Photography

First:  Contemplative, John Greenler

Second: Pheasant Branch, Ken Halfmann

Dimensional & Material Arts

First: Rising Spring (jewelry), Kerri Shannon (not pictured)

Second: Elephant (sculpture), Rob Ig

Visual & Surface Arts

First:  Facing the Oncoming Storm (oil & cold wax), Karen Faller (not pictured)

Second:  She Meets Me Here (oil), Sierra Powell (not pictured)

MC: Past President Linda Krantz

Thanks to all who attended the new member meeting on November 11th at the Goodman Center.  For those interested in the slideshow and information presented, please see the attached pdf.  The AV wasn't functional for the meeting, but this is the information that was presented.

And a huge welcome to our new Artist and Associate Members!

Madison Art Guild New Member Meeting.pdf

Just an update on art in the schools. This showcase at Crestwood elementary school on old Sauk rd. was set up by myself and my sister-in-law at the beginning of November. It will be there for the whole month and we are pretty pleased with the way it turned out. 

My thanks to Barbara Koykkar who has helped mentoring me so that I can take over this program.