Plastic Bottle Art Contest

Water Bottle Art Winners

In conjunction with Water/Ways, the Smithsonian traveling exhibit, the LGAA conducted an art contest that challenged participants to make works of art from plastic pop and water bottles, instead of throwing those bottles into the trash.

The winners of the Water Bottle Art Contest, sponsored by the LGAA, in conjunction with the Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibit were announced at the exhibit opening. The contest was judged by artist Linda Stone Callery.

A total of $850 in cash prizes were awarded, in addition to medals.

Winners in the adult category were 1^st, Adele Collette, 2^nd, Joan Bennett, and 3^rd, Doug Robertson.

In the K-5^th grade category, winners were 1^st, Kylee Tugmon and 2^nd, Adeline Yates. In the 6^th-12^th grade category, the winners were 1^st, Briana Griffin, 2^nd, Alexa Littlefield, and 3^rd, Blaice Walkingstick.

The winners in the group category were 1^st, Gracie Sanford and Nathan Brown; 2^nd, Rachel Sontag and Stacie Henderson; and 3^rd, Zach Reed, Kaitlynn Scott and Trevor Cruikshank.

All of the art entries are on display at the VFW Hall, until Dec. 7, when the exhibit ends.

2nd Place Adult: Joan Bennett, Spring Bouquet

3rd Place 6th-12th Grade: Blaice Walkingstick, Frog with Crown

3rd Place Group: Zach Reed, Kaitlynn Scott & Trevor Cruikshank, Water Under the Bridge

2nd Place K-5th Grade: Adeline Yates, Down at the Waterin’ Hole

1st Place Adult: Adele Collette, Blooming Summer

2nd Place 6th-12th Grade: Alexa Littlefield, Aquarium

3rd Place Adult, Doug Robertson, Mission Recycle, What a Blast!

1st Place K-5th Grade: Kylee Tugmon, Life Under the Sea

1st Place Group: Gracie Sanford & Nathan Brown, Fred the Turtle

1st Place 6th-12th Grade: Briana Griffin

2nd Place Group: Rachel Sontag & Stacie Henderson, Jellyfish

Photos above by Alysha Little

All artwork will be on display during the Water/Ways exhibit at the VFW.

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Water/Ways has been made possible in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, by Oklahoma Humanities.

Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.

Water/Ways was adapted from an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul (www.smm.org), in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.

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