PHOTO GALLERY — Greater Port Arthur’s veteran & young artists shine at Museum. See the winners.
Published 12:40 am Thursday, January 27, 2022
Photographic entries to the contest. (Mary Meaux/The News)
Reneè Gordon, left, and Barry Gordon of Philadelphia made a stop in Port Arthur to see Janis Joplin memorabilia and learned a lot about the people in the Museum. The couple plans to see other areas of town where Joplin stayed. Some years ago the couple saw Joplin in concert about a week before Woodstock. (Mary Meaux/The News)
Ava Arnaud, 15, earned third place for the depiction of Pennywise. (Mary Meaux/The News)
The first place and Best of Show winner in the teen category went to “The Club” by Kylun Girolamo, 16, who is a student of Malcolm Calvin Carter. (Mary Meaux/The News)
Tom Neal, director of the Museum of the Gulf Coast, points out a painting so realistic it appears to be a photograph. It took first place in the 7th Annual MOGC Community Art Contest 2022. The painting is called “Evening Glow” Lakota Woman by Malcolm Calvin Carter, who competed in the Adult 1 pro category. (Mary Meaux/The News)
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The plethora of artwork inside the gallery at the Museum of the Gulf Coast runs the gamut from portraits, to still life, trendy to traditional and all that comes in between.
The art is hung at the Museum and will be on exhibit until March 18, Director Tom Neal said.
Judging for the 7th Annual Museum of the Gulf Coast Community Art Contest 2022 was done last week during a special ceremony.
Neal walked through the room noting the different works of art and of how the younger individuals have so much talent.
“A 16-year-old did that,” Neal said pointing to one piece. “What does the future hold? It makes you wonder.”
In another area of the Museum were Reneè Gordon and Barry Gordon from Philadelphia. The couple visited Galveston and Houston and wanted to make a stop in Port Arthur to learn more about Janis Joplin.
Reneè Gordon had a chance to see Port Arthur’s own Janis Joplin live about a week before Woodstock.
She said her mom told her she was too young for Woodstock but she enjoyed the music at the Atlantic City Pop Festival she did attend.
She recalled Janis up on stage swigging from a bottle of Southern Comfort.
“She was very tiny. I mean tiny,” Reneè emphasized. “Which really surpassed me. I guess because her voice and her pictures,” she said.
Between songs Janis would walk to the edge of the stage and swig some more of the booze, she said
The Museum is located at 700 Procter St., Port Arthur.
Community Art Contest winners’ work will be on display through March 18.
For more information, call 409-982-7000.
Art Contest Winners:
ADULT PROFESSIONAL
1st. Malcolm Calvin Carter – “Evening Glow” Lakota Women
2nd Michelle MacMahon – “Athena’s Owl”
3rd Chris Presley & Jennifer Robin – Louis XIV
Honorable Mention – J.C. Milich x 2, Kimberly Brown, Shawna Hunter, Justin Vega, Alice Powell, Sheri Callahan, Ines Alvidres, Sherry Tiger-Landry
ADULT NONPROFESSIONAL
1st Enjolo Bush – Escape 3d
2nd Zhane Prudhomme – BlueZ
3rd Enjoli Bush – Encore
Honorable Mention – Mari Hartman, Mo’e Dantoni, Darlyne Hartman
ADULT PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Joseph Reho – Jenny
2nd Paul N. Gennusa III – Steady
3rd Daniel Bowden – “I’m Not a Bee, I’m a Hover Fly”
Honorable Mention – Jerome Cabeen, Rhett Williford, Jerry Connally, Robert Vela, Linda Guillory
TEEN (13-18)
1st Kylun Girolamo – The Climb (BEST OF SHOW)
2nd Tressaly Ochoa – gay dog
3rd Ava Arnaud – Pennywise
Judges Award – J’Dynne Illa-Postel
Honorable Mention – Zachary Perez, Alissa Osburne, Kayin Landry, Keaton Colichia, Chelsea Broadus
Curator’s Honorable Mention – Jay Calcote
CHILDREN (12 and under)
1st Zoey Odom – rainbow
2nd Isabel Tindall – Tahlulah
3rd Malcolm Austin Carter – Sea Scorpion in a Pinch
Honorable Mention – Sam Bryant, Jocelyn Presco
