For this year’s One Read art exhibit, we asked area artists to contribute works that explore a range of experiences and views of water, whether from shore or flying across the water itself, “in a poem of motion, a symphony of swinging blades.” We were absolutely thrilled by the response and the range of artworks submitted.

At the exhibit’s opening reception on September 9, the following winners and honorable mentions were announced.

First place: “Row, Row, Row,”  fiber art, paint and paper, by Leandra Spangler

Second place: “Down by the River,” fiber art, by Rebecca Douglas

Third place: “Sunset,” oil on wood panel, by Katherine Barnes

Honorable Mentions:

Hannah Ingmire, “The Magic World of Under the Water” (mixed media)
Scott McMahon, “Light on Water” (video)
Robert Sherman, “Silver Fish” (photograph)
Tom Stauder, “Boys in the Boat” (wood sculpture boys)
Jerry Thompson, “Booth Bay” (water color)

A very big thank you to the Columbia Art League, Columbia’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Orr Street Studios for their support and promotion of this event. The One Read art exhibit will be on display at Orr Street Studios through September 20.